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That Time Wario Made A Deal With Satan, And Mario Went To Hell

Nintendo Power in the US had a monthly comic called Howard & Nester. It was, with one exception, totally kid-friendly. Fairy floss and rainbows.


This Game Awards You Points For Smashing Real-Life Cameras

Gamification — the use of game mechanics in the real world — remains largely a joke, often relegated to a bullet point in a marketing strategy or manifested as an ineffective experiment. Some might even call it bullshit. But sometimes you see something noteworthy and interesting — and in this case, gamification has found an unlikely outlet: protesting in Germany (or vandalism? You decide.)


Final Fantasy Blamed For Brutal Murder

A grisly killing in Munich left a 31-year-old woman dead. She was stabbed 18 times with a katana, and now some members of the German press are pointing the finger at Final Fantasy.


German Scientists Have Built A Real, Functional Laser Turret

You say the words “laser turret”, and you think strategy games. Maybe shooters. They’re as clichéd a defensive tool that science fiction stories can get, but now, thanks to German scientists, they’re real.


Some Germans Want To Burn Video Games In Front Of The Reichstag

There’s a movement afoot in Germany to hold a mass burning of “killerspiele” — their word for violent video games — in front of the Reichstag in Berlin on January 27. Leni Riefenstahl died eight years ago, so if this really happens, someone else will have to film it.


It’s Not Every Day You See Link Stabbing An X-Wing

In fact, it’s usually one of two days. The first being in January 1999, when this issue of German mag Video Games hit news stands, and the second being… today.


Nintendo: Wii U’s Weird European Store Restrictions Due To German Law

Last week, it was revealed that European Wii U owners can only purchase 18+ rated games from the Wii U eShop during certain hours of the night. It seemed like a curious decision by Nintendo of Europe.


Can People Still Get Dead Island In Countries Where It’s Censored? ‘I Hope So,’ Says Developer

Like the original Dead Island, the sequel, Dead Island: Riptide won’t have a German release, because that country is really weird about depictions of killing video game zombies, who technically are not even human and literally are not real. The game’s creative director was asked if he thinks Germans are still getting their hands on the game.


Metal Gear’s Stealth Is Creepy, Annoying In The Real World

It’s entirely acceptable behaviour in desolate military installations and remote jungles, but busting out Snake’s repertoire of stealth moves in public places is a little less advisable.


Germany’s ‘Pick Up Dog S**t’ Game Is Coming To Japan

Kackel Dackel, the infamous German game in which a plastic dog craps rainbow turds, is coming to Japan as “Buriwan” for short (the full title is “Burittoderuwan” ブリッとでるワン, with “buri” referring to the noise made while pooping).


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