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In Real Life

Transform! Ridiculous Transformations And Showboating In Games

8:38AM Today | Chris Person

Sailor Moon magically changing clothes. Ultraman wasting precious minutes posing before battle. Spiderman summoning a giant robot. There’s just something special about watching a Japanese superhero show off. More »


News

Tim Schafer Raised $23,000 While We Interviewed Him

8:30AM Today | Kirk Hamilton

Tim Schafer sure is having a hell of a day. After asking the world to help his studio Double Fine make a classic old-school adventure game, he has destroyed Kickstarter’s records for having the fastest-earning page. As of this posting, they’re at $US875,000. That will change in mere seconds. More »


In Real Life

Depressing Heavy Rain Makes For Good Comedy

4:30AM Today | Evan Narcisse

Yes, the jokes about the weird deconstructed gameplay in Heavy Rain get laughs, even from people in the audience who may not have played it. But the best thing about Kumail Nanjiani’s stand-up bit on the PS3 psychological thriller is how he notes the changes in the gaming medium and the difference in the kinds of experience that are available now. He’s acknowledging maturation while getting some yuks in. More »


In Real Life

Bowser’s Wife Seems Like The Brains Of The Family

3:30AM Today | Jason Schreier

Look, Bowser, we all know that plumber-killing and princess-snatching can take a lot out of you, but come on. If you’re going to buy a gigantic clown death machine, at least get your wife’s permission first. More »


Mobile

I May Stink At Wind-Up Knight, But You Should Play It

1:30AM Today | Stephen Totilo

I’d like to recommend a game I am bad at. I think you’d be better at it than I am. Plus it’s pretty and, did I mention that on Android it’s free? The game is called Wind-Up Knight, and I’m having trouble timing my wind-up knight’s jumps. More »


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See How Well The Vita Plays With/Against PS3

12:30AM Today | Mike Fahey

The PlayStation 3 and PS Vita share the sort of relationship that the Previous Sony Portable could only dream of. Maybe the PS3 thought the PSP was the one, but now it’s found something much more intimate and personal. More »


In Real Life

Chinese Tifa Goes Camping. She Makes Curry Fried Rice.

9:30PM Yesterday | Brian Ashcraft

Kotaku has posted tons of cosplay over the years. Yet, I cannot remember any pieces the site did on cosplayers who cook, let alone camp. Tifa — that’s her name — does both. More »


In Real Life

America’s Next Top Model Winner: World Of Warcraft ‘Really Dropped The Ball With The Pandas’

4:30PM Yesterday | Chris Person

Yesterday we posted an interview with former America’s Next Top Model winner Adrianne Curry, in which she tried to sell Stephen Totilo on her new pheromone fragrance Erox. In the end, though, we mainly talked about armpits. More »


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How I Improved My Life With A PS3 Controller

2:00PM Yesterday | Anushveron Saidmuradov

Picture this: After hours of web browsing, your body is contorted in various unnatural positions over time. Your legs up on the table, or you’re lying on the bed sideways with the laptop rotated sideways as well. Does that sound familiar? More »


In Real Life

This Is All The Free Stuff You Get If You Attend The DICE Gaming Summit

1:15PM Yesterday | Stephen Totilo

People pay thousands of dollars to hobnob with their fellow captains of the video game industry here at the DICE Summit just outside of Las Vegas. Or they call themselves a gaming journalist (that’s editor-in-chief to you!) and attend for free. More »