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Former LulzSec Leader a Troublemaker Both Offline and Online
It’s now a well-worn adage that online, each of us can be anyone. You recognize an individual by their typed words and actions. It’s possible to get to know someone very personally indeed, and yet know virtually nothing about their daily lives. Where do they work? What city do they live in? How do they…
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WTPT: Wario and Waluigi Paint Their 8-Bit World, And Then Dance Around It
Graffiti artists Edertron Onerski and Kid NES have teamed up to present this awesome mural. But for the sake of hilarity and a little bit of fun, they danced around in Wario and Waluigi costumes while painting it. Even Gumby makes an appearance to spin tracks for the painting/dancing party. The mural was made as…
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NFL Kicker Is Up, and It’s Good
I figured I had the perfect last name for an NFL placekicker. I’d come in and toe an impossibly long game-winner in the Super Bowl, and the next day, over a picture of me with both arms raised, the banner headline would read “IT’S GOOD.” Of course I am. The truth is that the breed…
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Five People Playing the Tetris Theme on One Guitar? Sort Of…
Either these five people look amazingly similar, or there’s some brilliant digital trickery going on. Either way, this clip is bound to remind you of a video game you used to play. Of course there’s video trickery going on here, but you’d be surprised how many people in the YouTube comments for this splendid little…
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The Future Does Not Look Like Fun for Retail Chain GAME
Trouble first appeared to be brewing for major games retailer GAME in February, when pre-orders of Mass Effect 3 were suddenly canceled. All other new EA titles followed suit, and reports began to surface outlining the company’s troubled financial state. GAME’s prospects have (perhaps unsurprisingly) failed to turn around as March progresses, MCV reports. The…
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Mass Effect 3 Has Serious Intimacy Issues
Don’t get commenter KillerIri5h wrong; he loves Mass Effect 3. He just wishes the game would love him back just as accurately. What does that mean? Find out in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Could someone ask Mass Effect 3 to stop looking away from me? Mass Effect. This series is one of the reasons…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Gather around, friends. We have the finest surgeons ready to take care of your every medical need, or we could just discuss video games in Kotaku‘s official forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves. Your choice! Pan1da7 makes his triumphant return to the TAYpic spotlight with this startlingly accurate commentary on American healthcare. You too can mix video…
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Tribes: Ascend‘s “Llama Island” Trailer Is Heartbreakingly Familiar
Tribes: Ascend officially launches on April 12, a day when llamas will rain from the sky, filling multiplayer maps with fresh corpses until they’re nothing but islands of dead… oh! See what they did there? For those of you confused about llamas (we’ve all been there?), that’s what we call a Tribes player that rushes…
By Mike Fahey
