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Why Robin Makes Batman Better Occasionally there’s a story that hits on April 1st that you only wish was a prank. Pii Pii Brothers, a $US 35 import for the Nintendo Wii, is such a story. OK, it’s actually just a prank. But still.
The play mechanics are simple. Prepare yourself by strapping on the included belt harness and jacking in your Wiimote.
Oh man. And it only gets worse.
No one does April Fool’s Day quite like Blizzard, and this year is no exception. Today they’ve unleashed not one, but three separate April Fool’s Day jokes on the completely suspecting (for the most part, see below) masses.
When worlds collide, they go BOOM! What do you get when you insert Assassin’s Creed’s Altair into Metal Gear Solid 4? Well you get this video clip, which shows the smoking assassin watching patiently while countless soldiers get slaughtered before leaping into action and finally revealing what he’s been hiding beneath that robe…Solid Snake! Feel free to insert your own “Is that a Solid Snake under your robe?” jokes in the comments section, while we try to figure out where the hell this clip came from.
Assassins’s Solid [YouTube - Thanks furilla187!]
Welcome readers to the new face of Kotaku, a site rededicated to the minute coverage of all things Game Cake. It was a long time coming, but over the years we’ve noticed that while sites like GameSpot, IGN and 1Up voluminously cover the video game industry, little time is spent on that sweetest of tangents, the artful Game Cake.
The Cake Decorator’s League announced the locations and dates for 2008-2009 North American professional frosting league matches today, with the pro-cake icing qualifying competitions kicking off this June in Wisconsin. That will give the Milwaukee Frost the home field advantage against the Boston Creamers, the first official match to kick off the ’08 pro cake decorating season. You may remember that the Creamers drafted Loren “P-Bag” Friberg—last year’s Lambeth Cup winner—after he became a free agent at the close of last season. Should be a good match up.
Some hardcore cakers (coughFaheycough) will tell you that Gingerbread cakes aren’t in fact cakes. Well that’s insane. Take for instance this amazing Companion Cube cake created by surprise birthday cake given to Game Cake’s reader Fred Zeleny by his mum. Sure there’s no frosting, really. Sure it lacks toppings. (Not even a whisp of fan-fave Ganache). But it’s sweet, you eat it, and it’s about a game. I think what Zeleny’s mum has taught us all is that the audience for game cakes is much broader than what the big cake companies will have us believe. Sure the triple-A Mario cakes will always be top sellers, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a success with something as simple and down-to-earth as gingerbread.
Gingerbread Companion Cube [GameCakes]
What an elegant little game cake! We see a lot of cakes here at Kaketaku (naturally), ranging from the sublime to the bizarre, and this entry is one of the more elegant and understated I’ve seen. The little beauty not only looks pretty, but sounds delicious (chocolate buttercream under the sugarpaste icing and raspberry creme filing? Sign me up). The creator has even posted the recipe and a nice visual how-to for those of you who prefer not to set off into uncharted culinary territory without a little help.
1up Mushroom Cake [A cat in the kitchen]
Wedding cakes, even the most elaborate ones, tend to be reasonably boring: tiers, white or off white, flowers, topper. Why not spice your wedding up with a celebration of just how geeky you are and buck the routine of ‘same old, same old’ wedding cakes?
Console Wedding Cake [Flickr]
Dance Dance Revolution makes you sweat. Cake makes you fat. This? This looks yummy. Created by blogger Lafemmereaper, this 20cm Dance Dance Revolution cabinet fruitcake (yes!!) is covered in marzipan and fondant icing.
