Sunday, November 15, 2009

New Super Mario Bros. Wii In-Game Tips

3:00PM November 15, 2009 | Brian Crecente

New Super Mario Bros. Wii has the Super Guide, in case you ever want the game to autopilot for you, but it also has a whole collection of video tips you can view before a gaming session. More »


In Real Life

If You Don’t Have A Holiday Card List, Make One

1:30PM November 15, 2009 | Owen Good

Perhaps taking a page from the Team Fortress 2 Valentines from last year, Valve’s offering four sets of gift cards — with characters from TF2, Left 4 Dead and L4D2 — that are simply a holiday must. More »


Lego Indiana Jones 2: You Won’t Like How This Ends

1:00PM November 15, 2009 | Owen Good

The finale from Raiders of the Lost Ark, as interpreted by Lego Indiana Jones 2, has been posted and, unlike the witty rendering of the Nepal shootout, this one’s sanitised to the point of condescension. Disco-dancing replaces face-melting. Yes, really. More »


News

Your Comprehensive Guide To Just When The Hell L4D2 Will Unlock

12:30PM November 15, 2009 | Owen Good

We deal with “midnight” a lot as an embargo time, and you know, it’s always confusing. Valve knows, and has laid out specifically when Left 4 Dead 2 (PC) will unlock in all the major time zones of the world. More »


In Real Life

Heist Nets 100 Copies Of Modern Warfare 2

12:00PM November 15, 2009 | Owen Good

Conflict currency — it’s not cash, but goods or valuables that are small, easily liquidated, easily smuggled. Diamonds are the classic example. We might have to add Modern Warfare 2 to the list after what just went down in Pennsylvania. More »


In Real Life

Pac-Man, In Cans, Before Cans Were Cool

11:30AM November 15, 2009 | Owen Good

Tuna-can Pac-Man, as seen at Walyou, via Hawty McBloggy. Original photo from March 2008.


Weekend Timewaster: Elevator Fart, The Game

11:00AM November 15, 2009 | Owen Good

The great thing about working weekends is I can blast gas with impunity in the Kotaku Tower elevator, and then on Monday when the car smells like Donkey Kong’s taint, Fahey gets blamed for it once Crecente comes in. More »


Nintendo’s Temporary Mario Museum, The Video Tour

10:30AM November 15, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Couldn’t make it to Nintendo World Store in New York City today? Kotaku went for you and shot this nearly gaffe-free video of Nintendo’s Bill Trinen and Kit Ellis showing off a Mario Museum. More »


Totilo, Talk-Show Star, Visits Fox News

9:30AM November 15, 2009 | Owen Good

This doesn’t qualify as shameless self-promotion because, well, it’s not about myself. Kotaku’s own Stephen Totilo went on Fox News’ “Strategy Room” on Friday to discuss Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and other hot topics. More »


In Real Life

Activision Customer Support, Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto You

9:00AM November 15, 2009 | Owen Good

Bernard, a customer support rep for Activision, proclaimed that if he got more Twitter followers than his colleague, Randolph by Friday, he’d pie Randy in the face. Bernard came up short but carried out the attack anyway. That’s customer service. More »