News

Forget Unreal: I’m All About Twisted Pixel’s ‘Beard’ Engine

Like many folks, I’ve got a complicated relationship with pre-game splash screens. On the one hand, I like that series of middleware introductions, publisher logos, and various other graphical preamble that flash across my screen, largely because of how I savour them the first time I’m playing a game that I’m excited about.


August 2, 2010

Linkin Park Brings The Music, Medal Of Honor Brings The Beard

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As promised, the Medal of Honor video, directed by Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn, featuring both live-action and gameplay sequences set to the band’s new song “The Catalyst,” went up today. Someone certainly grew an epic beard for this trailer.


July 5, 2010
In Real Life

Video Game Beard Wars: The Winners And Losers

For the past few days, the video game industry has waged a beard war in our inbox, grown men doing battle not with fists or firearms, but with braids, themes and names. Names for their beards.


July 2, 2010
In Real Life

This Means Beard War

Yesterday, I had the audacity to say that former Ubisoft man Patrice Désilets had the most beautiful beard in the video game industry. Other developers, however, disagree.


July 1, 2010
In Real Life

Science Proves Facial Hair Is Sexy…On Fish

Here at Kotaku, we’re big proponents of facial hair, even if some of our esteemed colleagues aren’t with the program yet. Now science proves that a bushy moustache does indeed make males more attractive to females. Well female fish, at least.


May 7, 2010
In Real Life

Beards Make Games Better!

Fallout 3 knows the rules: beards make video games better. Take these pics as example, showing that even some of the all-time greats – like Mario, Metal Gear and Zelda – can be made greater by handing out beards.


June 26, 2009
In Real Life

This Is (Probably) The Longest Beard In Video Games

Probably. I’ll have to revisit Quest for Glory II, and check the Dervish’s to make sure. Regardless, the LittleBigPlanet Druid’s beard is long. Longer than Tim Schafer’s. Longer, even, than Gandalf’s. And that’s official.


December 19, 2008
Uncategorized

Home Beta Gets Beards, Loses Voice With Latest Patch

Early this morning Home Beta version 1.04 hit, bringing with it some much needed beards. But it took away voice chat.