Retro

You Won’t Sleep After Seeing Soft & Cuddly

Soft & Cuddly was a 1987 game for the ZX Spectrum. It was neither soft, nor cuddly. It was horrifying.


May 4, 2012
PC

Asshole Sims Won’t Let Fish Babies Sleep

When Stephen said an eye needed to be kept out on the “Sims Gone Wrong” tumblr – showing the wonderful ways one of the biggest games on the planet can break – he wasn’t kidding.


April 18, 2012
In Real Life

This Real Metal Gear Can Now Climb Stairs

We first told you about this project last year, but DARPA’s new FastRunner – which bears an unsettling resemblance to something from the Metal Gear universe – has come on in leaps and bounds since then. Quite literally.


April 12, 2012
Uncategorized

The Greatness Of Terrible Voice Acting


February 15, 2012
In Real Life

The Terror, And The Wonder, Of A Street Fighter X Mario X Mortal Kombat Mashup

GI Joe. M. Bison. Cammy. The Mushroom Kingdom. Mortal Kombat. I’m 31, and what is this.


February 3, 2012
Uncategorized

The Well-Spoken Horror Of Video Game Novel Audiobooks

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.


January 24, 2012
Nintendo

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

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.


December 8, 2011
PC

Good Evening. Welcome To Terror.

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


November 21, 2011
In Real Life

When Custom Characters Become The Stuff Of Nightmares

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.


July 1, 2011
Nintendo

This 3DS Box Art Just Got Ugly

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