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The Legend Of Minecraft: A Link To The Past
Kotaku reader and Minecraft player Roman DeNu delivers a retro gaming Christmas present, completely recreating the over world from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past with the building blocks Notch provided. Who wants a video walkthrough? This is an excellent example of what folks with too much free time and a deep…
By Mike Fahey Published December 25, 2010 -
The Rocking Chair Controller, The Buckets Of Water Controller
Students at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program weren’t trying to make video games when they found ways to use a rocking chair or two buckets full of water as controllers. They didn’t make games. They made tech art that I want to play. While I scoffed at the inflatable rubber boat that I recently…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 25, 2010 -
Marvel vs Capcom vs…Scott Pilgrim?
By Master Angel, as seen on HeroChan
By Luke Plunkett Published December 25, 2010 -
A Video Gamers’ Christmas
It was the winter of 1980. My brother and I, wrapped in blue robes, ran down the stairs to be greeted by a brand new Atari 2600 and bevy of games under the tree. It was my first Gamer’s Christmas. What was yours? Since that cold Maryland winter 30 years ago I’ve had many other…
By Brian Crecente Published December 25, 2010 -
There Are No Silent Nights When Santa Rides A Tank
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even…Santa’s Second World War-vintage self-propelled gun? This is a Christmas greeting from Wargaming, developers of the amusing World of Tanks. So, yeah, the reindeer are out, replaced by tanks. Few games, or developers, could pull this off without it…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 25, 2010 -
Making Games Accessible For All Shapes And Sizes
You may never have stopped to consider how a developer tailors their game to suit the needs of a disabled gamer. You really should, though, it’s fascinating stuff. Valve, developers of Half-Life and Team Fortress, have shared with Gamasutra the lengths to which they go to ensure as many people can enjoy their games as…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 25, 2010 -
Finally, Some Realistic Video Game Hair
You know how EVE Online has an amazing new character creation utility? The cutting-edge technology doesn’t end there. It extends past the face, to flowing locks and beyond to…pretty dresses. It’s strange, and slightly shameful, that games have for so long been able to model guns, and cars, and grass, and smoke and fire so…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 24, 2010 -
Cheap Christmas Cards For The Broke-Ass Gamer
There are plenty of guides out there to help you pick a Christmas gift. But what about the card to go with that gift? Those short on cash but big on love for the old video games can just print some of these adorable little pixel gift cards off and stick ’em on their gift…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 24, 2010 -
Prima Says Happy Holidays With Two Decade’s Worth of Guides
Always ahead of the game, literally, Prima Games sent us a card to wish us not a happy holiday, but a happy New Year. The fold-out card includes 20 years worth of covers. Impressive! Can you spot your favorite?
By Brian Crecente Published December 24, 2010 -
How Mötley Crüe Helped Save Christmas
Everyone knows that skoad who stole gaming consoles from a children’s cancer ward was just arrested. We didn’t know that, in addition to industry samaritans, Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx was one of the secret Santas replacing the kids’ games. Electronic Arts and Microsoft’s Halo Waypoint team were among those contributing game care packages to the…
By Owen Good Published December 24, 2010 -
Texas GameStops Robbed, Re-Robbed, Robbed Some More
Bandits have struck three San Antonio-area GameStops this week, two of the incidents involving armed confrontations and the latest ending with employees duct-taped on the floor as the thieves raided the till. Police aren’t saying how much money the suspects got in this instance, which happened Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. But the spread of circumstances…
By Owen Good Published December 24, 2010 -
Tekken Washes Away The Gray, But Don’t Touch The Hair, OK
Heihachi Mishima finds some jet-black locks in the men’s hair care section; but Tekken’s evil patriarch would kindly prefer that you not punch his hairdo. Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada sent this latest trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 out over Twitter yesterday. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (TTTT?) will release sometime in 2011. New Tekken…
By Owen Good Published December 24, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Holiday Weekend?
Can’t put this one off any longer. It’s time to try (and quite possibly fail miserably doing so) to play some NBA 2K11. Here’s why that’s going to be a problem… The extent of my video game basketball experience is a few games of NBA Jam played during my part-time arcade job and a few…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 24, 2010 -
He Kept His Faith In Music Games This Year — And In Kinect
Greg LoPiccolo didn’t have to leave his office in a brick building near Boston this year to see how two of the biggest trends in the last half-decade of video games were playing out. There were doubters outside. Inside? In the offices of Harmonix Music Systems, the place where the hit Rock Band games are…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 24, 2010 -
Thank You Sandwiches, Thank You!
To: Owen From: Bash RE: From Rafts To Surfboards In 24 Hours Happy Christmas, Owen! What you missed last night Does The New Pokémon Copy NYC, Ground Zero And All? What’s The Worst Christmas Game You Ever Got? Did Nintendo Just Copyright A Goddess? Motorola Wants Ban On Xbox 360 Sales Super Meat Boy’s WiiWare…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 24, 2010
