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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Culture

No Mercy In Left 4 Dead Hospital “Reviews”

12:30PM Owen Good | Mercy. The hospital in Left 4 Dead’s “No Mercy” campaign, and the name of a real one in Pittsburgh. And Louis, Zoey, Francis and Bill are sowing panic about its conditions, the access to medication, and patients you’ll find there. More »
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Culture

Prank Rated A for Blood, Comic Mischief, Cop Involvement

12:00AM Owen Good | Cops at an Atlanta shopping centre recently found a box of clothes covered in fake blood – and “Grand Theft Auto in China” promo material. A GameStop employee contacted Kotaku to claim responsibility. More »
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Drawn To Life Devs Punk Vacationing Staffer With Drawn To Life Desk

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | This will teach Matt Cox to take a holiday. Two of the more sadistic employees from Drawn to Life and Lock’s Quest developer 5TH Cell cruelly, but amusingly, gave their lead designer something to tear through upon his return from recent down time. They encased every bit of the 5TH Cell team member’s desk in sturdy-looking brown packing paper, then drew to life everything contained within. More »
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MIT Pranks Harvard With a Bit of Halo Lovin’

3:00AM Brian Crecente | In the great tradition of decades of “hacks” (us, non-collegiate types call them pranks), the folks at MIT snuck into Harvard Yard on the day of the Halo 3 launch and dressed book-donor John Harvard up as the Master Chief, complete with a fancy Spartan Helmet and Battle rifle. What amazes me is how they manages to make the additions look like they were made of the same material as the statue. Halo 3 John Harvard [Thanks Jeremy and everyone else who sent in tips] More »
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