olympics

How The Walking Dead Helped Win Olympic Gold

Nicola Adams, a boxer and freshly-minted Olympic gold medalist, is currently facing Britain’s media answering countless questions about her preparation, training, state of mind, reaction to winning, blah blah blah.


Eight Events For An ‘Arcade Olympics’ Capture The Spirit Of Our Games

With the Closing Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics set to begin in an hour, this seemed like an appropriate time to spotlight this series of eight posters by the artist Jay Lee Walsh, paying tribute to eight very well known feats of video gaming athleticism, as if they were events in the Summer Games.


Google’s Olympic Doodles: The Kotaku ‘Review’

As the 2012 Olympics come to a conclusion this weekend, Google this week released four playable versions of its famous doodle, the company’s logo on its minimalist front page.


What A Video Game Olympics Could Look Like

Earlier this week, Stephen wondered if video games could ever be considered as an Olympic sport. He meant the medium as a whole, but if they ever did make it, they’d need specific events.


The Prettiest 8-Bit Montage Of The Olympic Games Around

If you were wondering what the Olympic games might look like in 8-bit form, this montage video is here for you. As a bonus, the chiptunes track is just as pretty as the 8-bit art.


The Case For Video Games As An Olympic Sport

If archery is an Olympic sport and shotput is an Olympic sport, consider the Olympic prospects of pulling back a virtual slingshot with one’s fingertip, mentally calculating the best trajectory and then letting an Angry Bird fly and smash into some green pigs.


Nothing Says Olympic Glory Like A Sonic The Hedgehog Tattoo

You know the Sonic Cycle meme, right? Gamers hear about a new Sonic game, they get excited. Then, the game comes out, and it’s a huge disappointment. With that kind of letdown baggage, you’d think Sonic would not made a good lucky charm. Then again, you’re not Puerto Rican runner Javier Culson and you didn’t just win an Olympic medal.


Have You Been Watching The Olympics?

Every Tuesday we try and talk about non-video game stuff. Today I thought we could talk about the Olympics. Have you been watching it? Ignoring it? Can’t wait till it’s over?


Has GLaDOS From Portal Invaded The Olympics?

It’s been a long time since I’ve played Portal, but this Olympic Stadium rig sort of looks like GLaDOS from Portal.


This Olympic Medal Winner Has A Dream. She Wants To Voice Video Games.

Twenty-one year-old Satomi Suzuki won two medals at the London Olympics: a silver for the 200m breaststroke and a bronze for the 100m breaststroke. Winning two medals is the stuff of dreams. But Suzuki, has another dream entirely. She wants to voice video game and anime characters.


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