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Don’t Get Mad at Need for Speed: The Run‘s Biggest Star
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks’ latest role? Need for Speed: The Run According to PopWatch, the actress will play a character by the name of Sam Harper. “She’s got a relationship with the main driver player,” explained Hendricks, about her role with the game’s protagonist Jack Rourke. “They come from the same hood. She gets…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2011 -
Is Assassin’s Creed’s Ezio In Soulcalibur V?
So we’d be led to believe, going by this single screenshot. Just the one. No video. Taken at a reportedly recent Soulcalibur V press event. I’m so suspicious I’m furrowing my brow, but we’re checking with Namco Bandai just to be sure. Ezio Auditore a guest fighter in Soulcalibur V? [Scrawl] You can contact Luke…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
An Official Portal Turret Replica (That you can Snuggle With!)
This Portal 2 turret stands 14.5″ tall. It’s soft. It’s cuddly. And it talks. Due out in mid-December, it’s an officially-licensed product available at ThinkGeek, and will go on sale for only US$30. While the plush’s product listing doesn’t specify which phrases the little darlings will utter, they do say the turrets will know all…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
This Ryu Cosplay Is an Animated GIF Waiting To Happen
Cosplay is not easy. And this Ryu cosplayer gets the costume part totally right. He also does a solid job uttering “Hadouken!” It’s when he actually starts trying to pull off Ryu’s moves when things go south. Also, cartwheels? Wait, what? You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2011 -
Lord of the Rings Online’s Forums Might Have Been Hacked
Turbine, developers of Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online, have sent out an email this evening warning users that the studio’s forum accounts may have been compromised. The guts of the message read like this: Turbine is concerned that a third-party recently may have attempted to access forum account information. There…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
LEGO Gears of War is as Amazing as it Sounds
Animation team Kooberz Studios figured, you know, all LEGO ever cover is kid’s franchises. There’s never anything with real gore in it. So they whipped up their own LEGO Gears of War video. And it’s pretty great. Clocking in at just under two minutes, the Locust could have been better, but Marcus and the way…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
Akihabara Stabbing Massacre Inspiring New Motion Picture
June 2008 was tragic. Then 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato went on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo’s geek district, leaving seven dead and ten injured. He was sentenced to death earlier this year. Not exactly the feel-good backdrop for a movie. Written and directed by prolific filmmaker Ryuichi Hiroki, the movie, dubbed River, follows a young woman…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2011 -
Mojang’s Next Game Can Still be Called Scrolls
For now. Minecraft creator and Mojang boss Markus “Notch” Persson has just tweeted the above, meaning the legal tussle between his studio and Elder Scrolls publishers Bethesda, while not over, is for now at least in his favour. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
The World’s Most Amazing (and Painful) Video Game Setup
When Battlefield 3 is out next week, we’ll all be playing it on either a TV or a monitor. Some of us on a big TV. Sadly, we won’t be playing like this guy is, on a rig that includes five HD projectors, surround sound, a treadmill and…paintball guns? Britain’s The Gadget Show got a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
Felt Mario Bombs Are Dangerously Cute
And so is Chain Chomp, the 1-Up Mushroom, and pretty much every other Mario character that crafty-seller nerdJERK knits its crochet magic on. Nintendo series, such as Mario and Kirby, are represented. Those interested yarning yearning to own one of these, check out nerdJERK’s online shop in the link below. nerdJERK [Esty] You can contact…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2011 -
Nintendo’s 3DS Circle Pad Coming to America by 2012
The 3DS’ circle pad, a monstrosity so far seen only in Japan, will be released in the US in early 2012. A Capcom representative has revealed that the attachment, which gives the Nintendo handheld a second thumbstick (well, circle pad), will be “available for use” with Resident Evil: Revelations, which is out in the US…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
Testing a Boob Pillow Is Tough
Working at Japanese game site 4Gamer ain’t easy. Just ask the poor sap who had to bury his face in this boob pillow. The cushion is for chesty 3DS ninja game Senran Kagura, a title that already spawned its own well-endowed idol group. 4Gamer gives the cushion, priced at ¥5,980 (US$78), the serious coverage it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2011 -
What Happened To Evony?
“Come play, my Lord”, the ad beckons. “Save your lover!” it cries, as two seductive porcelain-skinned women lean into each other. “Start your journey now, my Lord”, says another ad, this one featuring a busty, blonde bombshell in the process of removing her clothes. Any of this ring a bell? The year was 2009. Ads…
Tracey Lien Published October 18, 2011 -
47 Billion Shots Were Fired In the Battlefield 3 Beta
Time for some fun with numbers! With the open beta for Battlefield 3 now over, developers DICE and publishers EA have shared some stats from the slaughterthon. It’s the really big ones that grab you first, like 47 billion shots being fired, 1.5 billion kills being recorded or over 8 million players taking part. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
The New Shadowrun Game is a Little Old, a Little New
Last week, Cliffhanger Productions revealed they were working on a new Shadowrun game, a franchise beloved of old-school role-playing fans (and SNES and Genesis gamers as well). Given people’s passion for the source material, it’s a project that’s going to come under a lot of scrutiny. So it was with a little trepidation, then, that…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
The Vita’s ModNation Racers is now ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Sony’s been making a big deal out of ModNation Racers on their upcoming handheld, the Vita. I still shudder to think about the ten minute stretch of their E3 press conference when (very nice, I should say) ModNation guys came onstage to demonstrate how to build a track and customize things in the game. I…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 17, 2011 -
Pro Battlefield 3 Gamers And “Real World” Stars Team Up for a Shot at $50,000
Well this certainly sounds fun-slash-frustrating. On CBS Interactive’s upcoming show The Controller, six pro gamers will be competing against one another in Battlefield 3, but not in the way that you’d think. Rather than sitting down and demonstrating their skills in the game itself, the pros will be competing in real-world physical challenges, then training…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 17, 2011 -
Your Nose Just Told Me Cowabunga
Among the things that beloved editor Michael McWhertor left behind was his curation of the nightly off-topic open thread. And so the responsibility to keep the OT up falls to me, Kotaku‘s sole west coast editor on Mondays and Tuesdays. So, bear with me as I track down random things I see in the news…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 17, 2011 -
Behold: A New Rubik’s Cube World Champion
Last weekend, a new Rubik’s cube world champion was crowned in Bangkok. Polish speedcuber Michal Pleskowicz won the event by completing a Rubik’s Cube in 8.65 seconds, almost a second faster than the first runner-up, American Rowe Hessler, who clocked in at 9.56 seconds. Good gravy. That is some fast ‘cubing. The event was held…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 17, 2011