In Real Life

This Is Definitely Not Nintendo’s Project Café

Mario does not approve. Sketch comedy group 20 Second Power-Up created this clip as a sort of “bizarre Marvel Comics ‘What If?’ scenario” celebrating the impending unveiling of the next Nintendo console. Here’s hoping they’re way off the mark.


May 24, 2011
PC

Watch A Woman Strip Naked Using Only Magic!

I could tell there was a sex scene brewing in The Witcher 2 when Geralt of Rivia and his comely redheaded sorceress companion Triss stumbled upon this ancient Elven bathhouse, and I wasn’t planning on sharing the resulting NSFW video. Then Triss tapped into the vast mystical forces of the universe to remove her clothing.


May 9, 2011
In Real Life

Stephen Colbert Joins Noble Team (Well, Not Really)

After Stephen Colbert joked this week that Master Chief must have been one of the members of SEAL Team Six, which took out Osama bin Laden, Bungie dusted off that image, which it had whipped up a while back in an attempt to get a mention on the show.


May 4, 2011
In Real Life

We Knew Samus Was A Girl, But Master Chief? Black Mage?

This clip from The Game Station is pretty great. Once it’s wearing out its welcome taking the piss out of secret game gender reveals, it turns into a never-ending shampoo commercial and gets funny all over again.


March 30, 2011
In Real Life

Watch An Xbox 360 Get Shot, Shotgunned And Then Exploded

FPS Russia had his fifth Xbox 360 die on him and he’s not going to take it anymore. To vent, he decided to vent the 360 with an assortment of firearms including two handguns, a shotgun and one fairly large explosion.


March 16, 2011
In Real Life

Chargin’ Chuck Never Gets Picked For Mario Sports Games

How come the one Mario villain that comes with his own sports equipment never makes it into the Mario sports titles?


February 12, 2011
In Real Life

The Best Low Budget Video Game Movie Continues Next Month

Worlds collide once more in a festival of cheesy special effects and hilarious video game references next month, when Press Start 2: Continue (Press Start 4 in Japan) hits DVD.


In Real Life

Jay Mohr Serenades Kotaku, Jokes About Video Games, Activision and Nintendo

Jay Mohr took to the stage last night to host the 14th annual Interactive Achievement Awards and, as he has five times before, warned up the audience with some biting comedy.


February 5, 2011
Nintendo

The 3DS Will Probably Not Make You Bleed Out Of Your Eyes

Despite Nintendo’s various warnings, I very much doubt the 3DS will cause spontaneous bleeding from the player’s eye sockets. Impassioned Nintendo loyalty speeches, on the other hand, are a sure thing.


January 21, 2011
Mobile

Manly Men Show You How To Be A Real Fruit Ninja

Fruit Ninja, the best-selling fruit slicing game for the iPhone, iPad and Android, is better played on a touchscreen than with a razor sharp knife in each hand. For video proof, we present two attempts at real life fruit ninjutsu.