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Before He Killed Zombies, Leon Kennedy Was A Badass Cop

This short claymation clip by Lee Hardcastle is a Resident Evil prequel. Of sorts. Leon Kennedy, a rookie cop, gets a little too eager on a drug bust, and it costs him.


Starcraft II’s Marine And Hellbat Units Clash In An Epic Rap Battle

The Hellbat would win in a one-on-one battle against a single Marine in Starcraft II, but in an epic rap battle it’s anybody’s game. Video creator Temp0 is well-known for his hip-hop songs about Starcraft. Hopefully he’ll do more rap battles in the future.


BioShock Infinite Makes For A Surprisingly Hilarious Reality Show

If you stop and think about it, Booker DeWitt’s life is kind of a mess. And you know what works great for reality TV? People with messy lives. This reality TV take on BioShock Infinite by timtimfed, then, is kind of perfect.


Nintendo Japan’s Early-1990s VHS Commercials Are Incredible

Kotaku reader Toad has gotten hold of a heap of old VHS promos for Nintendo games, played in game stores in Japan in the early 1990s. These aren’t short TV spots or trailers. They’re long, detailed looks at each game, some running for over five minutes and including custom animation and live-action sequences.


Patton Oswalt’s Amazing Star Wars Episode VII Rant, Brought To Life

The totally improvised, seven-and-a-half minute filibuster from an episode of NBC’s Parks & Recreation last month, in which Patton Oswalt outlines his vision of Star Wars: Episode VII (with Marvel crossovers) could not possibly have been more perfect, could it? Well, yes, it could, actually…


The Inevitable Minecraft Parody Of Psy’s ‘Gentleman’ Is Here

Worldwide musical sensation Psy spends the entirety of his music video for “Gentleman” griefing real people. Now it’s time to grief some virtual block folks.


A Moving Tribute To Garry’s Mod

Because it’s often so silly, here’s a surprisingly touching ode to Garry’s Mod, maybe the best thing there is about PC gaming. OK. Maybe it’s mostly touching.


New Zealand Boy Band Pays Tribute To… Steam Sales And Indie Games

New Zealand “boy band” (read: StarCraft tribute act) Viva La Dirt League have released this track called Indie Game Anthem (Thrift Shop). It’s an ode to both the affordability of indie games and the fact you can buy them en masse during Steam sales.


Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: The Movie: The Awesome Trailer

If Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is the encapsulation of C-grade 1980s sci-fi and action figures, this mock trailer for a Blood Dragon movie is the encapsulation of Blood Dragon. Check it out.


Lucas Arts Characters Are Hilarious In This Butt-Kicking Tribute

LucasArts might be gone, but the characters from its classic adventure games live on. In YouTube user Felipe Machado’s video, the worlds of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Indiana Jones and almost everything else LucasArts did in the 90s collide for terrific a mini-adventure.


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