In Real Life

If Soundwave And Cobra Commander Made Babies…

Look, I’m not saying it’s possible. Even in cartoon land, there are certain laws of nature that have to be abided by. But if we suspended those, just for a moment, and pretended there could be an unholy union between a giant talking tapedeck and a terrorist leader, here’s your end result.


April 7, 2012
In Real Life

GI Joe And Cobra Hired Just About Anyone In The 80s

Meet Darklon, one of Destro’s Iron Grenadiers. He lives in a cast-iron castle in the Alps, where he dispatches his powerful mercenary army via a crack squad of telephone solicitors. That’s right, he’s Cobra’s chief telemarketer.


December 9, 2011
In Real Life

Now That’s A Baroness, GI Joe

Anastasia Cisarovna. The Baroness. She’s just one of the many memorable villains that make up the GI Joe universe, but for many young men, she’s the most memorable. The suit and glasses, you know.


October 20, 2011
In Real Life

When Street Fighter Met GI Joe, The World Suffered

The year was 1993. Street Fighter was one of the biggest things on the planet, and venerable toy franchise GI Joe…wasn’t. In an effort to boost Joe’s sales, Hasbro figured creating action figures based on Street Fighter would be a really good idea!


April 19, 2011
In Real Life

Which Crappy Sci-Fi Vehicle Is Right For You?

Let’s face it. If sweet science fictional rides like Airwolf or KITT actually existed, laymen like us wouldn’t get first dibs. No, we’d probably get saddled with whatever comically impractical vehicles the Tony Starks of the world don’t scoop up.


August 5, 2009
In Real Life

Cobra Command Conquers EA HQ

As seen from the offices of EA’s campus, which could use a window wash.


July 10, 2009

A Glimpse At G.I. JOE On The Playstation 3

Due out next month, G.I. Joe The Rise of the Cobra hasn’t been making many favourable impressions around Kotaku tower.


April 1, 2009
News

G.I. Joe Goes Top Down For DS

The DS version of upcoming movie-game G.I. Joe will be a top-down shooter with a slight role-playing game element to it, the developers say.


March 31, 2009
News

G.I. Joe Taps Into Comics, Toys, Movie

The upcoming G.I. Joe video game won’t rely on just the movie, instead the game will tap into 45 years of history, from comics to toys to the cartoons, the developers say.


March 28, 2009
News

PSAs You Won’t Be Seeing in GI Joe Game

Corny early 80s public service announcements will be rearing their kitschy head in the modern GI Joe video game, but not the ones you really want to see.