Sunday, December 19, 2010

In Real Life

Demo Now Available For Super Smash Bros De-Make

11:00AM December 19, 2010 | Owen Good

Super Smash Land, a Super Smash Bros. game remade to the constraints of the GameBoy (but not, literally, for it) has a playable demo now available for free on the PC. More »


News

World Record Claimed On Game Rescued From The Dump

10:30AM December 19, 2010 | Owen Good

A 27-year-old video gaming world record has fallen to a British man playing on an arcade cabinet he rescued from a garbage dump nearly 20 years ago. More »


News

Two New Left 4 Dead Plushies Hit Valve’s Store

10:00AM December 19, 2010 | Owen Good

Left 4 Dead 2-styled Hunter and Tank plushies are now available through the Valve store, where they are 10 percent off for a limited time. More »


Marshmallowcraft

6:00AM December 19, 2010 | Owen Good

Minecraft Guy (Steve?), a chicken and Creeper, now 100 percent more delicious. Perfect for hot cocoa on chilly winter days. Marshmallow Minecraft scene created by Kotaku reader Leala for her office’s holiday crafting project. More »


News

Doctors Who Turned To Games Elected To Hall Of Fame

4:00AM December 19, 2010 | Owen Good

Drs. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, better known as the founders of BioWare, will be the 14th and 15th members inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame in February. More »


In Real Life

Leaving Lord Of The Rings 4 Dead

11:30PM November 19, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

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As someone who loves zombies almost as much as I love Lord of the Rings, this is certainly something: it’s a Left 4 Dead map made to look like the fortress of Helm’s Deep. More »


News

Report: Foxconn Denies Protest Over Pay

11:00PM November 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Foxconn assembles your Xbox 360s, your PS3s, your PSPs, your iPhones, your iPads, your Wiis and your Nintendo DS units. And some of its workers are not happy. More »


In Real Life

Can Games ‘Hook’ You Like Movies Can?

10:30PM November 19, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

In movies, there’s a simple rule: if you haven’t hooked the audience by the time the film’s 10 minutes in, you’ve lost them. But how can this work for video games? More »


In Real Life

Assassin’s Creed Meets The Matrix With Breathtaking Results

9:30PM November 19, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

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Most glitches, serious ones at least, will ruin a game. This one, encountered during a site’s playthrough of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, is the opposite of ruined. More »


In Real Life

Dude Looks Like A Lady

9:00PM November 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Like many young Japanese males, 29-year-old Nanami Igarashi is working hard to establish his career as he lives with his girlfriend. His hobby, however, is somewhat unique. More »