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Yoostar 2 ‘300’ Performance
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 -
Masked Avengers Doing Good In Japan
A forty-year-old manga starring a mask-wearing wrestler is inspiring Japan to do good. Only, they are dishing out presents instead of punches. Rwar. This holiday season, child welfare facilities around Japan were inundated with anonymous gifts under the name of “Naoto Date”, the hero of retro manga and anime Tiger Mask. Tiger Mask followed the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2011 -
Yoostar 2 ‘Terminator’ Performance
By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2011 -
Does The World Really Need A Wireless Graphics Card?
It would seem the answer is a tentative “yes”, with the release of the KFA2 GeForce GTX460 graphics card. Those spindly extensions are wi-fi antennas, meaning the card can transmit its video signal over thin air. Why, you may ask, would I want to do that? The thinking is that it lets people separate their…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2011 -
Jumping The Flagpole In Super Mario Bros. — On The First Level
Jumping the flagpole in Super Mario Bros. is possible. This has been proven. Have you seen it on World 1-1, though? Well, thanks to this glitch, you will. [NSFW audio because this guy’s nom de plume is ‘Motherfucker Mike’]. Mike says this video is 100 percent real and was done on a console, not on…
By Owen Good Published January 13, 2011 -
GameStop Wants Access To Your Xbox Live Account
While GameStop is perfectly happy selling you Xbox Live points cards at the moment, in the future, the retailer wants to do more than that. It wants your Xbox Live details, so it can send you the stuff it’s selling. “Today you pick the card up off the rack that’s associated with that map pack,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2011 -
FBI Pulls Online Game Records Of Accused Tucson Shooter
The FBI on Wednesday asked for communications logs from Earth Empires, the massively multiplayer online game played by Jared Loughner, accused of the shooting Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. that left six dead and 14 wounded, including a member of Congress. Earth Empires’ administrator told the Wall Street Journal that the Federal Bureau of Investigation asked…
By Owen Good Published January 13, 2011 -
Football Player Loses Part Of Finger, Call Of Duty The Big Loser
Tom Alexander, an up-and-coming Rugby Union player from Canberra, Australia, lost the top of his finger in a freak accident earlier this week. And he’s bummed, not because he’ll miss any football, but because it affects his Call of Duty. I like this story. Not just because he plies his trade for my beloved hometown…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2011 -
The Big Open Thread
Please take this post and use it as your nightly open thread to talk about video games, cinema, news, music and everything else you’re interested in, but can’t find a smooth segue while commenting in a post about Mortal Kombat. We’re leaving the key with you tonight, so please turn the lights off when you’re…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011 -
Stamina Is Much More Hard In Fight Night Champion
“Women weaken legs,” said the famous trainer Mickey Goldmill. So does a sledgehammer to the kisser. Fight Night Champion’s going to bring a more sophisticated stamina system that you’ll need to know to keep from being a two-punch chump. Now, that thing Goldsmith also said about eating lightning and crapping thunder, that’s not part of…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2011 -
Mass Effect 2’s Launch Trailer Strikes Back
BioWare is giving PlayStation 3 owners a chance to play Kotaku game of the year contender Mass Effect 2 next week, priming them for sci-fi excitement with a new launch trailer for the game. How does it compare? Specifically, how does it compare to the original Mass Effect 2 launch trailer for the Xbox 360…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011 -
Pro Evo Star Caught In Hotel Liaison With FIFA 11
At FIFA’s awards gala, Gerard Pique, FC Barcelona teammate of Lionel Messi, outed the Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 – and 2009 and 2010 – cover athlete as a secret admirer of the competing title. Via FIFA Interactive World Cup’s Twitter.
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2011 -
THQ’s New Look – Love It Or Loathe It?
The people who publish video games Red Faction, Saints Row, UFC Undisputed and, soon, Homefront are putting the old THQ out to pasture. At least, that’s where the logo is going. This is the new “THQ.” This type of re-branding is something we’ve seen a lot of recently, with companies like Starbucks, Myspace and the…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011 -
Quick, How Many Ads Can You Spot On This NASCAR Box
Let’s thank the crew behind the Activision Eutechnyx NASCAR 2011 The Game Lowe’s GoDaddy Cheerios Impala. They gave us some super box art that run real good today. The game releases March 29, part of a sportspocalypse month in gaming.
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2011 -
Is Nintendo Bringing Back The Insufferable ‘Friend Code’ For The 3DS?
Nintendo’s clumsy method for connecting Wii and Nintendo DS players to others online, the dreaded Friend Code system, may be returning for the Nintendo 3DS if a report from magazine Famitsu is accurate. In a preview detailing online multiplayer for Capcom’s Super Street Fighter IV 3D, the Japanese magazine writes that players can manage an…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011 -
By Super Mario’s Beard, Batman!
Robert Mangaoang went all out with his latest mash up drawing. Honest Abe, Mario and the goddamn Batman make for one awesome little crime fighter. Related Zombies: Vader | Ackbar | Ewok | Ryu | Ghost | Master Chief Super Batman Lincoln Mario by Robert Mangaoang (Etsy) (Twitter) Via: doomsdaily Need your daily fill of…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011 -
Ghostbusters Sanctum of Slime Screens
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2011 -
A Deeper Look Inside Ghostbusters’ Sanctum of Slime
You know, Atari’s taking a big risk with its next Ghostbusters game. Huge risk. You say something like “Sanctum of Slime” and you’re just asking for nasty double entendres about, well, you know … goin’ up ol’ mustard road. That’s not what these eight screenshots are about, however. No, they’re about the weapons the ghost-fighting…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2011 -
Glass Monkey, That Funky Monkey
What’s made of blue glass and shaped like a monkey with a joystick in its hand. Weird, right? What you missed The Xbox 360 Tries Again To Replace TV Programming Batman Would Completely Dominate World Of Warcraft Accused Tucson Shooter Asked Fellow Gamers If They Had ‘Aggression 24/7’ Was Modern Warfare 2 An Act Of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011