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The Bestest College Webpage Ever

Pictures of student sitting under trees? Crowded libraries? Professors lecturing? Boring! A school campus in retro 8-bit? That’s more like it. Art and design website Tokyo Zokei University has launched a special site to promote its Open Campus event for high school students. The page has a Mother (Earthbound in the West) vibe to it.…

Wait, There Was A “Recipe” For Meth In GTAIV?

Proof that in a world as big as Grand Theft Auto IV’s you can play it for months and never see all the game has to offer: apparently there’s a “recipe” for the production of methamphetamines hidden somewhere in the game. I’ve got no idea where, exactly, but it’s been revealed that during a playthrough…

What Will Happen To The Madden NFL Franchise?

NFL Hall of Famer John Madden lent his name to the popular EA franchise Madden NFL franchise. This spring, the 73-year-old Madden retired from broadcasting. What does this mean for the video games? “Probably gets better, because now John is home, in the Bay Area, where we’re headquartered,” says Peter Moore. “And in fact our…

Pirated Copies Of Sims 3 Are A “Demo Program”

Prior to the retail release of The Sims 3, the game leaked onto popular torrent sites. Hundreds of thousands of people then illegally downloaded the game. Which you’d think would make publishers EA really cranky. But it doesn’t. Not really cranky, anyway. EA boss John Riccitiello can see the positives in the piracy, and –…

Gary Busey Laughing A Lot, Very Scary

Hollywood actor Gary Busey is back again to promote Saints Row 2. This time around, it’s the free DLC "The Unkut Pack" with a wild-eyed Uncle Gary laughing like a maniac. You know, acting normal — for Gary Busey. A Laughing Matter [Saints Row 2 via Shacknews]

What Would You Like To See In Command & Conquer 4?

Us, we’d like to see more Kane. And more Tim Curry. Still, EA would like to know what all of you would like to see in the next – and possibly final – Command & Conquer game. To that effect, a survey has been doing the rounds, listing several planned features for the title, and…

Duge Huge: “You Can Call Me Whatever You Want”

When Cliff Bleszinski was born, he was “Clifford Bleszinski”. Then he became “CliffyB”. Then he didn’t want to be “CliffyB”, he wanted to be “Cliff”. Then we made a typo, and he became “Dude Huge” — well, Bleszinski jokingly wanted us to call him “Dude Huge”. Now? In an interview with OXM, the designer doesn’t…

Yeah, Looks Like Mass Effect Is Getting New DLC

Over the weekend, a retail listing seemed to indicate Mass Effect would be getting some new downloadable content in the near future. Today, a BioWare announcement has confirmed it. Sadly, it’s only confirmed that an announcement on it will be here by Friday, and says nothing about what it actually is. Sounds like the weekend…

Watch Lord British Officiate Zero-G Wedding

Earlier this month, we heard that Richard Garriot — son of an astronaut and granddaddy of science fiction/fantasy games like the Ultima series — would officiate a wedding in zero gravity. Here are the pictures from the blessed event. Note the lack of vomit and the lack of upskirt shots on the fabulous wedding dress.…

Rock Band Gets Even Pearl Jamier

Just when you thought you had all of the Eddie “Crazyeyes” Vedder you needed with the full album release of Ten, Harmonix slips in three nearly-new tracks into the game this week. Now I am not saying the man can’t sing. I am only saying that he can’t sing without his eyes rolling up into…

Growing Up Kotaku

To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Tomorrow, Mini-Bash Is Six Wow, six! Tristan just turned 8 not too long ago. So strange to see our kids growing up as we continue to thrive on Kotaku. One of these days we’re going to need to have a Kotaku family picnic. What you missed: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown…

MAG Devs Talk About How Awesome MAG Is

In this developer diary for the PlayStation 3’s MAG – Massive Action Game, Zipper Interactive talks about the challenges of creating a first-person shooter in which 256 players can participate all at once. While this clip does go into some of the technical side of creating a game for 256 simultaneous players at once, the…

Is there anybody who vists Kotaku who is either aspiring to be, or is a Game Journalist? I’m entering University this september (hopefully, just finished A-Levels) to do English and Media Studies, with looking to eventually become a Journalist in the Games Industry. Just wanted to know if there are any likeminded people on here.

MX Vs. ATV Reflex Preview: Right Stick Re-Imagined

Like the King Kong Vs Godzilla movie, the MX vs ATV gaming series cannot provide a satisfying answer about who or what would win in its titular contest, but the newest installment, Reflex, at least has a few very good ideas in it. Few dirt bikes or ATVs are driven in close proximity to Kotaku’s…

Give Your iPhone A Control Bone

Love playing games on your iPhone or iPhone Touch, yet hate using simulated touch screen control pads? Australian company 22Moo looks to throw you a bone, with the GameBone Pro iPhone controller. It looks like the answer to the iPhone gamer’s prayers. The bone-shaped device features an 8-way D-pad, four face buttons, and two shoulder…

Ghostbusters Breaks New Ground In… Jewish References?

Video games arguably have not had their Citizen Kane. Less debatable is the absence of a video game Seinfeld or Mel Brooks movie. Enter Ghostbusters, the rare game with a Jewish joke. A writer from the online magazine of Jewish news and culture, Tablet, reports delight at playing enough of the new Ghostbusters game to…

Xbox Live Team Working On Their 360 Dash Speed

According to Major Nelson’s latest podcast, the Xbox Live Team is working towards making a harder, better, faster, and indeed stronger Xbox Live Dashboard for the next update later this year. Some of you have taken issue with the slow speed of the New Xbox Experience, and Major Nelson and the rest of the Xbox…

The Fake, Half-Transformer Portable Xbox

No official portable Xbox is on the horizon, but that can’t stop people from dreaming. The latest mock-up comes from a reader in Vancouver who has some creative ideas for advanced portable gaming. Vancouver-based Video game artist David Delisle is building his portfolio and looking for feedback. He writes to Kotaku that he’s not a…

Like Sands Through The Warhammer Online Office

We might have received a fake human skull, but we were much better off that Mythic’s Gabe Amatangelo, who found his office transformed into the very Land of the Dead he helped create. Office pranks are always entertaining ,and that goes double for video game developer office pranks. Seeing as the new Land of the…

This Week In Live Arcade: Garou Marks And Droplitz

Puzzles and punches come to Xbox Live Arcade this week, with the release of SNK’s beloved fighter Garou: Mark of the Wolves, and Atlus’ Xbox Live Arcade debut, Droplitz. One of the best Dreamcast releases comes to the North American Xbox Live Arcade this week in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. The latest title in…