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The Well-Spoken Horror Of Video Game Novel Audiobooks

3:00PM February 3, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

If you need help sleeping tonight, why not curl up and listen to a man with a very proper accent read you a novel based on a video game about men with giant necks shooting monsters in the face. More »


Nintendo

Sex Up Your Nintendo Console With Giant Stickers Of Cats. Or Horses. Or Seals.

3:30PM January 24, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

I’ve been meaning to post about these for years now, but they keep slipping my mind. Or does my mind sweep them out to preserve its own sanity? Probably the latter. More »


PC

Good Evening. Welcome To Terror.

5:00PM December 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Good evening, Kotaku. I hope you weren’t trying to get any sleep tonight. More »


In Real Life

When Custom Characters Become The Stuff Of Nightmares

8:30PM November 21, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

I don’t know about you, but when I sit down to create a custom character, I take my time. Make sure he or she is looking as good, or at least as appropriate, as possible. More »


Nintendo

This 3DS Box Art Just Got Ugly

6:00PM July 1, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

The box art for 3DS game Nintendogs + Cats looks similar to the box art for Nintendogs. Make that looked. More »


In Real Life

The Control Pad Of Your Nightmares

7:30PM June 22, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

When I need to use a control pad with my PC, I use an Xbox 360 pad. It’s reliable, it’s comfortable, and best of all, it’s subtle. This controller? Not subtle. It couldn’t even tell you what subtle meant, let alone spell it. More »


In Real Life

Let’s Check Out The Resident Evil Restaurant

5:00PM May 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

To mark Resident Evil‘s 15th anniversary, Capcom turned Tokyo airsoft gun shooting bar EA into a S.T.A.R.S.. It’s kind of pricey! More »


In Real Life

Scary Lady Art You Can Wear And Frighten Friends With

7:00PM February 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Yu Kobayashi is beautiful. Her drawings are not. They are totally messed up. But don’t let that scare you from, you know, buying them printed on a tote bag or t-shirt. Yes, show your Kobayashi pride. More »


In Real Life

The Horror! Prepare For Scares This Week At Kotaku

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3:00PM January 24, 2011 | Mark Serrels

I have a soft spot in my flimsy, weak heart for horror games. I’m easily scared and, for some bizarre reason I enjoy being scared. It’s for this reason, and partly because the incredible Dead Space 2 is being released this week, that we’re kicking off ‘The Horror’ – a week of terror-filled video game related posts on Kotaku. More »


Retro

Remember When Box Art Gave You Nightmares?

10:30PM January 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

And yes, before you ask, it’s a real game.