Tuesday, December 21, 2010

In Real Life

The Ultimate Valkyria Chronicles Tribute

11:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Crystal Graziano, one of the world’s finest cosplayers (and whose Metal Gear Solid outfits blew us away at the Tokyo Game Show), is also a big fan of Sega strategy series Valkyria Chronicles. More »


In Real Life

The Devil Made These Mario Hoodies

10:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Mario is normally a bringer of joy. Of happiness. But not here. Wear this hoodie and you will bring naught but terror. More »


In Real Life

Mario Isn’t Just About Jumping, You Know

9:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Comics legend James Kochalka (American Elf) has penned this great comic in the second issue of Kill Screen magazine, in which we get to the core of why so many people love playing as a tiny plumber in red overalls. More »


In Real Life

What If Indiana Jones Was A… Classic PC Adventure Game

8:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Oh, wait, it was. Twice. OK, then, if it was an even older adventure game, maybe it would have looked like this! More »


News

Rock Band Creators Suing For A Cut Of The Rock Band Money

7:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

A group of former shareholders in Rock Band developers Harmonix – including company CEO Alex Rigopulos and his co-founder Eran Egozy – are suing parent company Viacom, amid claims massive bonus payments are being avoided. More »


In Real Life

Ten Years Of Threadless, Ten Years Of Video Game T-Shirts

6:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Online clothing store Threadless, purveyors of t-shirts for nerds, turned ten this year. Happy Birthday, guys! In celebration, here are some of the site’s best gaming t-shirts. More »


News

Minecraft Enters Beta, Is Now V1.0

5:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Indie darling Minecraft took a big step towards a final, proper release today, with the game officially leaving “alpha” stage and entering “beta”. Next time you play, you’ll be playing Minecraft v1.0. More »


News

Kotaku Goes Mobile

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4:15PM December 21, 2010 | Mark Serrels

Yep, it’s taken a while, but we’ve listened to your pleas and responded! We now have a mobile version of the site for smart phones – and it’s quite clean and sexy if you ask us! Gordon Gecko approves of this message – need we say more? More »


News

Splinter Cell Re-Releases Creeping Up On The PS3 In 2011

4:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

As we expected, seeing as it was leaked earlier in the year, Ubisoft will next year be re-releasing a box set of older Splinter Cell games on the PlayStation 3. More »


In Real Life

Halo Mega Bloks > LEGO Black Ops?

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3:00PM December 21, 2010 | Mark Serrels

Early last week we showed this video – a rough LEGO recreation of Call of Duty: Black Ops, now a joint effort by 343 Industries and Mega Bloks has resulted in this monstrosity. More »