In Real Life

What The Hell Is In The Water In Barrie, Ont.?

Remember Barrie, Ontario? It’s the home of Brandon Crisp, who ran away after his console was confiscated, and was later found. It’s also home to a teenager who ran away to meet his 42-year-old “soulmate” from World of Warcraft.


December 24, 2009
In Real Life

Gold, Diamond-Covered PS3 Needs A Price Cut

Let’s say the world’s most expensive Wii doesn’t appeal to you. You figure, “If I’m paying $US300,000 for a console, the least it can do is play Blu-Ray”. So you instead focus on the world’s most expensive PS3.


December 22, 2009
In Real Life

Mum Calls 911 When Kid Won’t Stop Playing Console

In Chicago last month, a kid called 911 when the ‘rents took away his Xbox 360. Saturday in a Boston suburb a mum dialled the law when her son wouldn’t stop playing. Oh yeah, Grand Theft Auto’s involved here, too.


December 7, 2009
In Real Life

So, Now We’re Leaking Cooling Fan Footage. Mkay.

Not only that, for $US50 you can make your Xbox 360 sound about three times as loud. Here is “leaked R&D” video of ZooZen’s “Overcase,” which turns your Xbox 360 into a stereo tuner from 1982.


December 4, 2009
In Real Life

Star In Your Own N64 Freakout Kid Video

GameStop’s holiday promo puts you in the feeted jammies of the infamous Nintendo 64 Freakout Kid. Or puts your face over his. Anyway, the point is they expect you to react this way to any gift bought from their store.


December 2, 2009

Mickey Rourke Raps Over Game’s Closing Credits

These are the closing credits of Bethesda’s Rogue Warrior. And while he’s not technically rapping – they’re soundbytes from the game arranged almost perfectly – the effect is the same: it’s amazing. Completely, and utterly, amazing.


November 25, 2009
In Real Life

Is The DSi LL Bigger Than Uncharted 2, Nolan Ryan’s Autograph, A Can Of Beer?

Comparing the DSi LL to other DS portables? Seen that. To other handhelds? Ditto. But what about comparing to other things — like cabbage, a baby, a baseball signed by Nolan Ryan? Haven’t seen that yet. Until now.


November 18, 2009
In Real Life

Evony Ads Go From Bad To Worse To Awesome

You live on the internet, so we know you’ve seen them: ads for Evony, pathetic attempts at enticing people to play an online game run by shady types by using boobs. Least, they were pathetic. Now, they’re hilarious.


In Real Life

Where Assassin’s Creed II Meets Shitscared

Kotaku AU

Parkour is incredibly dangerous. Yet in both Assassin’s Creed games, Altair and now Ezio make it look so easy. But how easy is it, really? The lads at IGN AU endeavour to find out in what is surely a tribute to the late Late Show’s Shitscared skit.


November 15, 2009
In Real Life

Activision Customer Support, Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto You

Bernard, a customer support rep for Activision, proclaimed that if he got more Twitter followers than his colleague, Randolph by Friday, he’d pie Randy in the face. Bernard came up short but carried out the attack anyway. That’s customer service.