In Real Life

Do Not Attempt These Video Game Pickup Lines

“A lot of black girls, some of them are too light. Some of them are too dark. But you? You’re like the Perfect Dark.” When Bay area pickup artists Simple Pickup are tasked with getting girls’ phone numbers using lines incorporating video game titles, that was the best they could do.


February 7, 2012
In Real Life

Who Needs Kissing Cosplay Ladies When There Are Video Games

And those who don’t have video games, they have cell phones, soft drinks, and cat masks. Talk about being totally set.


October 17, 2011
In Real Life

A Visual Of Australians In Video Games: The Trilogy Is Complete

Kotaku AU

Andrew Burdusel has a great habit of summing things up in a visual form, but with this piece – Australians in Video Games 3 – he has finally completed his incredible Aussies in Gaming trilogy. If you want to see a brilliant visual representation of practically every Australian character ever featured in a video game, then look no further.


July 16, 2011
In Real Life

Lana Del Rey Sings A Lonely Song Called ‘Video Games’

Lana Del Rey, 25, certainly has a lot to be sad about: she’s gorgeous, talented, and has excellent taste in old Hollywood indulgence. But as a bald traffic cop once wandered by my car and told me, everybody hurts sometimes.


July 12, 2011
In Real Life

The Electric Dock Ellis Acid Test: An Attempt To Recreate His Drug-Addled No-Hitter, On Xbox

Only once did I feel a brief flicker of hallucinatory terror. We were in a pizza parlour, in the friendly Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn, and I was having difficulty deciding which slice to purchase because even though my stomach said “plain slice” my mind begged for “chicken jalapeño with shredded garlic knots”, which wasn’t even available but, dammit, it should have been that day.


May 31, 2011
News

ShockedFish Lets You Compare Prices At Multiple Online Game Retailers

Digital delivery services for video games have completely changed the way many of us buy video games. There are several to choose from, but ShockedFish is a new web app that lets you price compare the most popular ones to see which has the best price on the game you want to buy.


May 27, 2011
Xbox

Forza Motorsport 4: Five Preorder Cars Show Off Showroom Shine

Three hits of news on the Forza 4 front today. First, Turn 10 Studios has revealed the official shot of the game box art. Second, they’ve announced that the “Hero car” for the game is the Ferrari 458 Italia. Third, they’ve announced the five preorder cars – along with “showroom” shots of each. I can’t tell you more about this “showroom” function – or even if it’ll be called that in the game – but I can say these are absolutely in-game renderings.


May 24, 2011
In Real Life

How Many Game References Can You Find In This Pixel Music Video?

Inspired by the 8-bit era of gaming, artist and animator Mike Scott created this astounding pixel music video for South African band Goldfish’s song “We Come Together”, riddled with references to classic video games. How many can you spot?


May 7, 2011
In Real Life

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid’s Wheel Is World’s Most Insane Controller

Leave it to Porsche to see the steering wheels of Formula One as just a starting point for the controls of its 911 GT3 R Hybrid racer – a Porsche with a flywheel system so awesome it’s designed to kill you by stopping your heart.


May 5, 2011
News

Player One Or Player Two? Chimps Can Tell The Difference

Using the vast power of science, researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have found another good reason for a chimpanzee to play video games: to determine if they are self-aware enough to know which pixel represents their primate self.