News

New Space Marine Unit Found In StarCraft II

Kotakuite Harejordna was exploring the Zero Hour level in StarCraft II when he stumbled across a decidedly different sort of Space Marine. Find out how to spot this elusive creature before his portable toilet blasts off. Spoilers ahead!


In Real Life

That Laser Drill Could Use An Operating System Upgrade

Reader Jake discovers why the StarCraft II laser drill is taking so long.


July 25, 2010
In Real Life

YouTube Easter Egg Lets You Play "Snake"

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How long this has been available, who knows, but someone just found an Easter egg in YouTube that allows you to play a game of Snake on the video while it’s paused or plays.


April 5, 2010
In Real Life

Someone Found Some Left 4 Dead Easter Eggs

Left 4 Dead Easter Eggs, made by a friend of Kotaku reader Jeff R. When the infected eggs start to rot I bet they smell like authentic zombie, too. Two more pictures on the jump.


March 26, 2010

WIN! Tickets To EA Sports Easter Show Event

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For those around the Sydney area, the Easter Show is almost here. EA Sports are hosting the biggest video game related event within the show ever, with its own mini-games, tournaments, and entertainment, from the 1st of April until the 14th. They’re offering tickets to whoever can send in a pic of the coolest gaming Easter egg.


January 5, 2010
News

Think Of It As James Cameron’s Beyond Good & Evil

Who is that lady who appears in the new Avatar video game from Ubisoft? Why, it’s Kendra Midori who just may have starred in another Ubisoft game under a different name.


July 20, 2009
News

Capcom Still Teasing Mega Man 9′s “Final Secret”

At Evo 2009, Capcom community-mans Seth Killian gets cornered about the final undiscovered secret in Mega Man 9 but vows it does indeed exist, and that it is still out there.


July 5, 2009
In Real Life

Donkey Kong Easter Egg Discovered 26 Years Later

Last year, the coder who wrote the Atari 400 port of Donkey Kong revealed it had an Easter Egg but it’s “totally not worth it.” Someone has gone to the trouble of finding it.


April 28, 2009
In Real Life

The Konami Code Makes ESPN.com Magical!

Sports fans with a taste for glittery unicorns should run, not walk, to ESPN.com and remember their Konami Code, because it appears that some soon to be possibly unemployed web designer is having a laugh.


April 13, 2009
In Real Life

Kotaku’s Old-School Easter Egg Hunt

It’s become something of a tradition ’round the Tower to observe Easter with, what else, lists of Easter eggs. So here is my dirty half-dozen, from well before the 8-bit days.