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Battlefield Bad Company 2 Reborn As A Tabletop Game
In July 2010, internet person Akula started a new project – and a very ambitious project at that. Akula wanted to turn video game Battlefield Bad Company 2 into a tabletop game. Writes Akula, “My plan is to build a table, based upon the ‘Arica Harbour’ map, in BF:BC2, paint up the necessary miniatures/vehicles represented…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
Children Pledge Allegiance To North Korean Masters
Homefront might be out – and not living up to the hype. But that’s okay! The game has a creepy Easter Egg. Spotted by website Genuine Gamers, the Easter Egg can apparently be found during the second mission (checkpoint “Meet up with Rianna”). After entering an old school, some boxes sit in front of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
If You’re Gonna Play SOCOM 4, Use A Shotgun
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy Seals is an upcoming tactical shooter for the PS3 that is in multiplayer beta. Want to know a good tactic? Use the shotgun. Excuse the music and the on-screen text additions (ungh), but this clip shows the shotgun in use – namely, how it is able to pick off enemies at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
Bring Your Xbox 360 Avatar Kicking And Smiling Awkwardly Into The Real World
Your Xbox 360 avatar lives on your Xbox 360. And the internet. If you’d like him or her to live on a shelf in your office as well, you should speak to custom toy company FigurePrints. For USD$50 they’ll take your avatar and produce a figure replicating its appearance and dimensions. The only catch is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
Xbox Predator Drives Girls To Strip Club, Sends Them Condoms
A man from Washtenaw County, Michigan, has been charged with attempting to accost children for immoral purposes after meeting a number of young girls over Xbox Live and, among other things, sending them condoms. Robert Lynch, who is 20, is accused of forging online relationships with “several” girls from Saline Middle School in January of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
Kinect Powered Glass Eye Is The Stuff Of Nightmares
Sure, Kinect can be used for good – stuff like possibly helping the blind. But it also can be used for evil. And I’m not just talking about rumored Forza 4 motion controls. UK-based Pufferfish design makes spherical displays for a variety of uses that range from Coldplay’s Viva La Viva Tour to Disney’s Epcot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
Looks Like Grand Theft Auto V Has A Child Molester In It
A casting call currently open for publisher Take-Two is asking for somebody to play the role of James Pedeaston in a new game. James Pedeaston being a character from Grand Theft Auto IV. And a paedophile. The call, which was first published yesterday, is seeking voice actors to play five characters in what is most…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
Some Guy Made A Portable GameCube
Not sure why. It seems the guy wants to sell it or something. Not sure how I feel about the exposed disc drive and the ever-so-close shoulder buttons. Or the sides, which seem to be held by stitching. After talking about the portable, he shows three games running on the machine. The whole clip is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
Gun Loco Was Apparently In Development For A Crazy Long Time
That is, according to a pair of LinkedIn profiles. The crazy shooter, which Square Enix suddenly killed this month, seems to have been in development since 2007 and not by Square Enix. But now, it’s dead. [via Siliconera]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
Meet The Queen Of Metal Gear Cosplay
Noted for her detailed and highly realistic cosplay, Omi Gibson is a regular at events like the Tokyo Game Show. But there’s one thing she does better and more passionately than any other female cosplayer. And that’s Metal Gear. “Metal Gear cosplay is most representative of what I do,” Omi tells Kotaku. “I pour everything…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
Vice City Looks Ready For The 21st Century With These Fan Mods
Vice City is my favourite Grand Theft Auto game. Yet Grand Theft Auto IV has the best visual effects and physics in the series. What to do? I know. Let these guys rebuild Vice City using GTAIV’s engine! Using the OpenIV set of mod tools, two teams are currently working on recreating Vict City using…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
George Hotz Was Clueless About Sony Computer Entertainment Of America
When not hacking hardware, rapper George Hotz likes to spend his time in South America. And when he’s not in South America, he’s in court. The legal wrangling between Hotz and Sony Computer Entertainment of America continues to drag on. Hotz’s latest maneuver, reports Ars Technica, is not knowing that Sony Computer Entertainment of America…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
There Was An Angry Birds Championship. It Was Held In A Shopping Mall.
Finland’s two biggest exports are Nokia phones and casual game Angry Birds. Here, the two combine for a popular-as-hell live tournament that brings this shopping mall to a stand-still. Seriously, if you ever needed proof of just how popular this game is with regular folk, look at the crowds being pulled here. And yes, it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
Don’t Wait For Samuel Beckett’s Lawyers, They’re Already Here
Mike Rosenthal made an absurdist game based on the absurdist play Waiting for Godot. It’s a parody, a send-up of Samuel Beckett’s famous work. But you know what’s really absurd? How Beckett’s estate reacted to the game. Rosenthal says he was inspired by Beckett’s work, because Waiting for Godot asks the audience to interpret the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
EA’s Founder Needs To Pay His Taxes
Trip Hawkins, who not only founded EA but was the driving force behind the 3DO, is often described as a “colourful” figure in video game history. Part of that is because he’s been so important, but it’s also because he’s in a world of trouble. Over the decades, Hawkins amassed enormous profits from his stake…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
How Otaku Annoy Other Otaku
Are you a nerd or a geek? If calculations are correct, I’ve probably pissed off oodles of others, who have also pissed off their fair share of fellow nerds. It’s a vicious cycle: otaku (loosely “geek” or “nerd”) pissing off other otaku. But it exists and, otaku being otaku, there’s not much one can do…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
The Real Voice Of Halo Is Not Who You’d Expect
This is veteran actor Jeff Steitzer. He’s done Broadway. Law & Order. Oh, and if you’ve ever played Halo, chances are you’ve heard his voice more than Master Chief’s, Sgt. Johnson’s and Cortana’s combined. Why? Because he’s the voice of the game’s multiplayer announcer, meaning any time you’ve heard a gravelly, distant voice grunt “DOUBLE…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
How To Tear A 3DS Apart With Your Bare Hands
These days it seems breathing on your gaming hardware is enough to void your warranty, so there’s something cathartic about watching a man turn a 3DS from a single unit into hundreds of tiny, tiny pieces. What’s so great about this is how thorough they’re being. This is no repair job or simple how-to on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
You Will Wish That Gnome Chompski: The Game Is Real
The pint-sized ceramic co-star of Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 may be deserving of his own video game, as evidenced by the trailer for the sadly nonexistent Gnome Chompski: The Game. Expertly crafted in Garry’s Mod by the folk(s) at Fine Leather Jackets, Gnome Chompski: The Game has everything we now demand of our video…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 28, 2011