In Real Life

See Kinect’s Thousands Of Points Of Invisible Light

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Kinect works by projecting infared light throughout the room it’s situated in. Under normal circumstances, it’s invisible, but switch to night vision mode and you can actually see the dots floating around your living room.


August 3, 2010
News

Kevin Butler Gets A Gift Basket Of Sorry From New Zealand

The New Zealand TV network that ripped off a PS3 ad and was called on it by fake executive Kevin Butler sent the PlayStation “vice president of everything” a large gift basket as a gesture of goodwill.


July 22, 2010
News

Sony Rip-Off Ad Pulled!

New Zealand television network TV3′s recent ad seems incredibly similar to a PS3 commercial from earlier this year. No wonder it won’t be running again.


News

Kevin Butler Responds To New Zealand Copycats

Hey, New Zealand TV, you can’t go ripping off a PlayStation ad and not expect Sony’s VP of Antipodean Beard Standards Kevin Butler to bring the thunder.


July 20, 2010
News

Sony Commercial Ripped Off

TV3 is a television network in New Zealand. Its latest ad seems very similar to this Sony PS3 spot.


July 19, 2010
News

Where Isn’t StarCraft II Launching?

On July 27, 2010, real-time strategy game StarCraft II is going on sale in over thirteen countries. There are more than thirteen countries on Earth.


July 8, 2010
In Real Life

Centaurian Shows How To Make A Game Trailer

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Flash game Centaurian already has one great trailer under its belt. But I think this “live @ E3″ one is even better.


April 19, 2010
News

Microsoft: One Million Australians (And Kiwis) Now Served

Kotaku AU

Microsoft dropped us a line this morning to let us know they’ve just reached a major milestone. They’ve now sold one million Xbox 360 consoles across Australia and New Zealand.


In Real Life

Splinter Cell Stunt Almost Gets Someone Shot

Note to flacks: Cops aren’t considering concepts like viral marketing or cosplay when an actor staggers into a pub district to point a plastic gun at the patrons. Promoters of Splinter Cell Conviction just learned this in New Zealand.


January 26, 2010
In Real Life

+ Muscle, + Stamina, – Fat

Poster seen by reader Reagan M. in a gym – not in Ganton, but New Zealand.