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Real Cosplaying Girl Versus Cardboard Cutout
This isn’t just some lady. It’s Yuka Saito. As a third-year student at Gakushuin University, she was awarded a prize at the Miss Campus Queen pageant. She also models for Japanese fashion magazine CanCam. Here she is in Akihabara. She’s dressed as Sigyn Erster, a 25-year-old pistol wielding, science studying queen from manga/anime Broken Blade…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2010 -
Farmville Gets Official…Ice Cream & Slurpees
Social gaming phenomenon/scourge Farmville is about to invade your personal space every time you walk into a 7-Eleven store, with publishers Zynga plastering 7000 stores with Farmville junk. Just like every trip into Facebook is interrupted by pointless crop growth updates, soon innocent pit-stops for chewing gum and Coke will be interrupted by a promotion…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2010 -
Nintendo Employee Arrested!
Nintendo’s Jin Nakanose, 37, has been arrested by Kyoto Police for kicking the crap out of another driver at a strip shopping mall. On the afternoon of the 23rd of this month, Nakanose was waiting to get into a parking lot, when another driver (a 29 year-old male) pulled in front of him. Nakanose apparently…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2010 -
Who Wants Zombie Meat?
Mmmm… Nothing says “yum” like the walking dead. Or eating the walking dead. De-licious. Spotted by website Pink Tentacle, here is some grayish-bluish “zombie meat” beef jerky which claims to be aged to dead perfection in the graveyard. It also claims to be “juicy”. (The fine prints points out that this is, yes, beef jerky.)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2010 -
Ubisoft Ruins Prince Of Persia Box Art
2003’s Sands of Time holds a special place in Prince of Persia fan’s hearts, its cheery tone and beautiful colours a pleasant break from the series’ usual browns and greys. Six years later, Ubisoft has gone and messed with this. How? By changing the game’s box art. Up top there is the original cover art…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2010 -
Maybe The Greatest Baseball Pitch You’ll See Today
Politicians. Actors. Singers, too. What do they have in common with Xbox Japan mascot Sanrokumaru? They have all thrown out the first pitch at baseball games. Sanrokumaru stars in a new series of TV ads in which he and the rest of the “Xbox Mission Department” attempts to secure titles like the new Virtual-On for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2010 -
Using A PlayStation As A Tattoo Gun
A man detained in the United Kingdom has had a PlayStation – or what was left of a PlayStation – confiscated by authorities after he was caught using it as a tattoo gun. The man, from Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in West Sussex, had apparently been using the internal motor of a PlayStation 1…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2010 -
Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh And Let’s Talk About Jesus
As seen on Boing Boing
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2010 -
What Would You Do?
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Meet the Elements Stuck in My Brain Getting back from Texas on Wednesday after midnight, I remembered that my car had about a spit’s worth of gas in the tank, and I was still 120 miles from home. And in Oregon, by law you cannot pump your own gas. Period.…
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2010 -
Nothing Says ‘Welcome’ Like a Pitfall! Croc
Bill collectors, petition gatherers, creepy neighbors, cheerful-looking people who want to talk to you about your relationship with God, tell them all it’s safe to cross into your home when this Pitfall! croc shuts his mouth. This rubber welcome mat runs $50 from gadget house Meninos. They also sell a black-and-white one featuring the Pitfall!…
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2010 -
What About “Evil Monkey Clanging Cymbals Man”?
This video goes back to the drawing board on Mega Man III‘s promise of "all-new terrifying foes." But what about Backhair Man? Sudden Cop Light in Your Rearview Mirror Man? Envelope From the IRS Man? Girlfriend Missed Her Period Man? Too Many Mega Man Bosses [College Humor]
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2010 -
The Week in Games: Galaxy Quest
Mario returns to the heavens in Super Mario Galaxy 2, out today. Tuesday sees three big releases, two in motorsports (Blur and ModNation Racers) and one in bloodsport (UFC Undisputed 2010.) Sunday, May 23 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) – Mario and friends return in the long-awaited sequel to one of the Wii’s most acclaimed…
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2010 -
Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Video Game Enemies We Love to Kill [Planet Xbox 360] I guess GTA hookers aren’t exactly enemies, so, they don’t make the list.…
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2010 -
Dead Skate: Code Unlocks Isaac and Board
Seen this screen on Skate 3‘s Facebook page? You might be wondering how to get Dead Space‘s Isaac Clark into the game. No, he’s not DLC, there’s a code for that, actually. Go to the Cheats section of the Extras menu in Skate 3 and plug in “deadspacetoo” and he’s yours. You also get a…
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2010 -
Blackhawks Down With Mario Kart Wii
The puck just dropped in Chicago, with the Blackhawks seeking to ice a 4-0 sweep in the NHL’s Western Conference finals. Chicago sports a formidable 7-1 playoff road record, partly because they keep it loose with Mario Kart Wii The Tanooki’s Matthew Dominick works for the team and shot this video for the Blackhawks’ site…
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2010 -
Collector Who Wanted Crappy Demo No One Wanted Speaks
Isn’t $710 a bit much for a crummy PSOne demo – seemingly worthless when it was handed out 12 years ago? The collector who won the bidding for NBA 2-Ball thinks he got a steal on the price. Speaking under the pseudonym “Richard,” the winning bidder told Multiplayer Games that the disc’s rarity and the…
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2010 -
Prepare For The Lost Finale With Every Unanswered Question
The series finale for Lost airs tonight. Fans, like me, want a great ending and some answers. Here are the biggest questions that remain. These are things I need to know! Bear in mind that the series’ creators have said we won’t learn the name of the Man in Black or the identity of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 23, 2010