In Real Life

Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron’s Shockwave, Optimus Prime, And Jazz Trapped In Plastic Bubbles

Here’sa a trio of official packshots for Hasbro’s Transformers Generations Fall of Cybertron line, with Optimus Prime, Shockwave, and Jazz sporting the sexy Cybertronian forms they’ll be wearing in Activision’s next big bot game.


April 26, 2012
In Real Life

Hasbro Threatens Aussie Nerf Gun Blogger

Toy giant Hasbro, for reasons known only to Hasbro, do not like the fact that Australian Martyn Yang runs a blog about Nerf Guns. What they’re doing about it will make you wonder what’s come of this world.


April 18, 2012
In Real Life

Britney Spears, A Dancing Game And A $20,000 Bra

I’ve been waiting for years to put a link at the bottom of a Kotaku story to the fabulous What Would Tyler Durden Do. Today, I get that chance.


March 29, 2012
In Real Life

World Of Warcraft Monopoly Replaces Uncle Pennybags With A Miniature Murloc

Just as the money for World of Warcraft Monopoly replaces those boring old numbers with the faces of Azeroth’s most influential, the Chance and Community Chest cards replace the stale old man in a top hat with the freshest seafood Azeroth has to offer.


March 28, 2012
In Real Life

The Court Transcript For The Hasbro Vs. Asus Transformer Prime Case Is Hilarious

Last year it was announced that Hasbro was going to sue Asus over the branding of the Transformer Prime; apparently, people all over the planet were confusing a tablet with shape-shifting robots. Now the case has been settled — Hasbro lost — but the court ruling is quite hilarious.


March 15, 2012
PC

World Of Warcraft Monopoly Puts A Fresh Face On Fake Currency

Monopoly gets a World of Warcraft makeover this spring, and when the biggest name in board games meets the biggest name in massively multiplayer PC games, no simple reskinning will suffice. Blizzard has worked closely with Hasbro’s USAopoly artists to create a true Azerothian real estate adventure, and it shows in the colourful numbered pieces of paper players will be hoarding in May.


February 9, 2012
Nintendo

What? Battleship Is Evolving… Into A First-Person Shooter?

Battleship was once a strategic board game in which players had to guess where their opponents had placed their war ships. This summer, it will be an action-packed movie in which ships blow each other up. And this May, publisher Activision said today, it will be a video game in which you shoot people.


October 13, 2011
News

This Is What The Official Transformers MMO Will Look Like (Sort Of)

We’re getting a massively multiplayer Transformers game next year–a free one–and now we finally have a hint of what it’ll look like.


August 30, 2011
Xbox

Video Game Version Of Twister Offers Fewer Flirting Opportunities

In the old days, playing Twister involved a group of (hopefully drunk) friends of mixed sex, a plastic play mat and a spinner. In November, thanks to the video game magicians at Majesco, all you’ll need it a $US200 to $US300 video game console, a $US150 add-on, and a $US50 video game.


July 8, 2011
Mobile

There Are No Words To Describe Cross-Platform Mobile Scrabble

Scrabble fans might want to sit down before reading this news. During EA’s live summer preview event, EA Mobile demonstrated a live round of Scrabble played across four different platforms: iPad, iPhone, Android and Facebook. You’re probably floored right now. Catch your breath and read on.