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PC

Romancing The Gnomes Leads To Happily Ever After In Warcraft

Cutting-edge trendspotter The New York Times today tackled the phenomenon of MMO-facilitated romance, noting that the subscriber base for World of Warcraft is six times that of Match.com.

April 4, 2011
In Real Life

Gaming’s Greats (And Kotaku) Pay Tribute To Japan

Broadcasting over the weekend, Gamers Heart Japan is a one-hour program, designed to celebrate the country that’s given us so many great games as well as help with the relief efforts.

March 17, 2011
Xbox

Keeping The HD-DVD Dream Alive

The other day while watching my high-definition copy of Blade Runner on my Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive, I received an Xbox Live message thanking me for keeping the dream alive. Oh come on, where else can you buy a copy of The Bourne Identity for $US2.39?

March 3, 2011
In Real Life

A Heartfelt British Rap Tribute To A Video Game Western

Independent British musical artist Akira the Don loved Red Dead Redemption so much he wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it? Here goes.

January 6, 2011
In Real Life

Some StarCraft Player Has The Best Girlfriend Ever

Adrienne Baginski’s boyfriend loves StarCraft II. Adrienne Baginski loves him, so she made him the most adorable plush rendition of a Protoss Probe she possibly could for Christmas. Lucky bastard.

December 27, 2010
Nintendo

Dating Sim Will Prevent Your Friends From Stealing Your Virtual Love

Project LovePlus, an upcoming Japanese dating simulation from Konami, will use the Nintendo 3DS’ camera to recognise its main user’s face and make sure the virtual girlfriend in the game doesn’t stray to any of his backstabbin’ friends.

December 15, 2010

LunchTimeWaster: Wuv

Kotaku AU

When I saw the title of this flash game, Love, I expected a soppy, possibly pretentious, flash game. What I got was a fun little tactile diversion, and an interesting, fresh mechanic that I’l love to see implemented into a more substantial game.

November 30, 2010
In Real Life

True Love Is Found In Nintendo Classics

Get ready for some feel-good times, as a man and his lady agree to be wed after a night spent dining, drinking wine then playing classic Nintendo RPG series Earthbound.

The Problem With Sex As A Video Game Goal

As you thumb through dialogue trees in Mass Effect, trying to find the best lines to seduce slinky space-warrior Ashley, you’re engaging in what the developers hope is an advanced form of simulated human interaction.

September 29, 2010
News

Left 4 Dead Loves Dead Rising 2

Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 team gives Capcom a little love today with this image, hidden inside a blog post on the release of part three of The Sacrifice digi-comic. Then Chuck Greene shows up.

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