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What Is The Most Expensive Game You’ve Purchased?
Hi Friday! Let’s talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us – more than you even want to,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2010 -
Man Spends Six Months Plotting Murder Of Counter-Strike Rival
A Counter-Strike player in France has spent six months plotting a revenge attack against a man who beat him in an in-game knife fight. His eventual revenge was not in-game. 20 year-old Julien Barreaux, from Cambrai, had his Counter-Strike character “knifed” in a game late last year against another man, known only as “Mikhael”. Enraged…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2010 -
Prince Of Persia: LEGO Movie Looks Like A Game To Me
To coincide with the film’s release, LEGO has let loose this short animated film, recreating the basic plot of the movie with minifigs. It’s narrated by star Jake Gylenhaal. While serving primarily as a promotion for the LEGO toys based on the movie, if I’d told you this was a trailer for a LEGO: Prince…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: My Old Friend Pete
The checkout lady asked if I found everything. “And then some!” I said. “Please thank whoever ordered Texas Pete. This is the first time I’ve seen it west of the Mississippi!” She looked at me like I was from Jupiter. Not to be provincial, but only those who grew up with Texas Pete – made…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2010 -
This Week In Comics
I recently read about a big change scheduled for a Superman comic. Superman won’t be in it. Lex Luthor will star. That raises a question you could ask for any medium: Can villains be the stars and still be villains? Luthor will be the lead guy in Action Comics starting in issue #890, which goes…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2010 -
Review Round Up: Wranglin’, Wrestlin’ & Racin’
It was a week of “transmedia” entertainment in the world of Kotaku reviews, with big games like UFC Undisputed 2010 and Red Dead Redemption (finally!) reviewed alongside new books and movies. What’s next? Reviews of chicken sandwiches?! Red Dead Redemption Review: Feel Good Outlaws Our most glowing review of the week goes to Rockstar’s wild…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010 -
Get An Inside Look At Modern Warfare 2’s ‘Resurgence’ Pack
Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward will unleash the new Resurgence map pack for Modern Warfare 2 next week and creative strategist Robert Bowling is here, in video form, to tell you all about it. When screen shots won’t do, this new look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s second (and final?) batch of…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010 -
Remember!
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Do Not Email Me About Buying an iPed Sorry you don’t get a long weekend! But take comfort in the knowledge that I plan to spend as much of this weekend and Monday as possible cooking food outside and drinking beer. Ps. Any idea where I can pick up an…
By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2010 -
Give In To The Sark Side With The Tron Bad Guy Hoodie
Like casually cosplaying as Tron characters, but found the original Tron-inspired hoodie, dubbed “My Other Ride Is A Lightcycle” lacking in evilness? The Sark-like version of that video game-inspired zip-up is now available. Be bad, be glow-in-the-dark for just $45 USD, thanks to the combined efforts of artist Rolf Nelson and Threadless. My Other Ride…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010 -
Rockstar Boss’s Sweet Ride
I asked for it in yesterday’s post about the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic and Rockstar co-founder and GTA co-creator Sam Houser delivered… along with a challenge. “Hey Brian, thanks for helping to spread the word about the race, we hope everyone in NYC can stop by! Also, if you’ve never been lapped by someone on…
By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2010 -
Left 4 Dead 2 Mutates Into Single-player Game
Zombie enthusiasts go it alone this week with the latest Left 4 Dead 2 Mutation, “Last Man On Earth.” No splitscreen, no Survivor bots, and no Common Infected—it’s just you and some Special Infected in single-player mode.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010 -
Japan’s Console War Wrap-Up, Now With Less PSPgo
The original PlayStation Portable continues its reign as Japan’s bestselling platform, with the PlayStation 3 and Wii continuing their close battle for second place. How’d every other platform fare? The Nintendo DS may not show as well in the weekly contest for install base, but combining all three variations puts Nintendo’s handheld platform on top.…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010 -
Three Gaming Products Make Time’s 50 Worst Inventions List
I poke fun at the Virtual Boy as much as the next guy, but does it belong on the same list as New Coke, Clippy the helpful paper clip, the Segway, and Agent Orange? Time’s list of the 50 Worst Inventions isn’t so much a list of failed inventions as it is a list of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This long Memorial Day weekend, I’ll be asking myself the following question: how much better or worse is this than Split/Second? Yep, this weekend shall be a Blur. Of course, there are still plenty of strangers to befriend, wild mountain cats to slay and flowers to be picked in my copy of Red Dead Redemption.…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010 -
Gary Coleman Dies
Gary Coleman, best known for his role as Arnold in the 1970s-80s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, died today of injuries he suffered in a fall at his Utah home. Coleman, who also appeared in 2003’s Postal 2, was 42. TMZ reported Coleman’s death just past 12:30 p.m. U.S. Mountain time. He had been in a Provo,…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2010 -
High School Swaps Out Textbooks For iPads
When the students of St. Catherine’s High School’s new middle school program arrive next year, they’ll be sporting shiny new iPads instead of textbooks, giving students plenty of games to play while they should be learning, until they get stolen. It’s a revolutionary idea, I suppose, but a very bad revolutionary idea. St Catherine’s High…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2010 -
Sex While Driving More Popular Than Gaming While Driving
A survey of drivers from six different countries found that while 15% of people claimed to have engaged in sexual activity while driving, only 5% admit to playing portable games behind the wheel. The survey, underwritten by hands-free mobile phone device maker Jabra and performed by Lindberg International, polled 300 drivers each from the United…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2010 -
Waiting For The Japanese Blockbusters, By The Numbers
The next Pokemon games will be released in the U.S. six months after they go on sale in Japan. Nintendo’s still not doing simultaneous worldwide Pokemon releases. Let’s see how trans-Pacific delays affect other games. These are some of the biggest Japanese games from the past year that were set for Japanese and U.S. release……
By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2010