russia
PC

Next Year Will See Return To Metro 2033′s Russian Underground

They call it their flawed masterpiece. Released last year, 4A Games’ Metro 2033 gave gamers a chance to experience a different sort of apocalypse, one untainted by Western views and culture. Metro 2033 was an apocalypse shaped by old world fears, and Russian ethos.

May 12, 2011
News

Man With Laser-Sighted Sniper Rifle Hunting Rats In Moscow

Look, everyone needs a hobby. I like to read, and stare solemnly out my window. It’s good to stay active! But this Russian fellow has a particularly engaging pastime: hunting down Moscow’s rat population and blowing them to rodent hell.

May 11, 2011
In Real Life

Kinect Has Finally Found Its Way Into The Women’s Change Room

European clothing giant TopShop ran a little test in a Moscow store recently: hook a Kinect camera up to a mirror and let the ladies try on clothes without having to actually try them on.

May 4, 2011
Retro

This Game Boy Has Been To Space. For Real.

In 1993, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov blasted off for a trip to the Mir space station. Onboard his Soyuz rocket was this Game Boy, and it can now be yours.

April 13, 2011
News

And Here I Was Thinking Tetris Was A Random Game

I had long believed that the cruel, torturous selection of what bricks are coming next in Tetris was random. Turns out, they’re not! Which makes sense. Nothing that cruel can happen by accident.

March 25, 2011
News

Russian Devs Blame Antiseizure Requirements For Crummy Sturmovik

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover, bravely carrying the flag for the decimated flight combat genre, has released in Russia where its devoted following is complaining of crippled gameplay and terrible framerate issues. One of the game’s developers says anti-seizure controls mandated by Ubisoft, the game’s Western publisher, is the culprit.

March 19, 2011
Nintendo

In Russia, Raving Rabbids Make Your Salads, Not Mischief

Who would want to co-opt Ubisoft’s bothersome mascots, the Raving Rabbids? Russian salad maker Belaya Dacha, apparently, who have swiped the leporine mischief makers – or a very, very close approximation – to shill their pre-packaged salad greens.

February 26, 2011
In Real Life

This Half-Life 2 Fan Movie Is From Russia With Love

Let’s be honest. There are two types of fan films: crappy looking ones and great looking ones. Freeman’s Days? It looks great.

February 4, 2011
In Real Life

Humanity Poised To Take Its First Steps On Fake Mars

Following up on one of our earliest daily Kotaku science posts, the Mars500 Project is now in orbit, with three crew members preparing to become the first humans to set foot on fake Mars.

February 3, 2011
Retro

Nintendo And The Soviet Union Got Along Just Fine

In today’s day and age, if people want to see a whole bunch of Nintendo characters appearing in the same game, they can play Smash Bros. In the 1980s, they could play…Tetris.

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