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10 May 2010Ever wonder what a metroid would look like if it were a real thing? Yeah, me neither, because I’m pretty sure it would absolutely terrifying. window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; Artist Jaime “Kalapusa” Margary has taken this to the next level, having just finished up a reference illustration for a “realistic” metroid specimen sculpture. It looks just [...]
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4 May 2010window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; Like movies, the design of games can often be reduced to a set of “building blocks”, various elements that you can combine to form the final product. It’s an abstract concept, but one that’s perfectly illustrated in this…card game. Put together by Liselore Goedhart, “Game Seeds” is part of the Utrecht School [...]
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28 Apr 2010Taito and silverware maker Christofle have buddied up to offer the Space Invaders fan a chance to express their love of the 1978 shoot ‘em up in style. Meet the multi-use silver Space Invader “fashion accessory,” coming soon. window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; According to Square Enix—which owns Tatio—the fine silver invader is “suitable for use by [...]
Regardless of whether or not you’ve played any of Sid Meier’s games, or whether or not you find yourself curious as to how he became a gaming luminary, or whether or not you’ve got 24 minutes to kill — you’ve got to watch Motherboard’s latest documentary. Its focus is on the history of Meier’s game [...]
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14 Apr 2010Yeah, you heard me. X-COM, the game to end all games, is finally getting its long-rumoured remake/sequel. [Boom. Internet explodes.] Wahoo, basically. Yes, it is indeed a first-person shooter – it is extraordinarily sad to wave away X-COM’s traditional genre, but c’mon, did you really think a AAA title in 2010 (or 11, or whenever [...]
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8 Apr 2010Update: changed the embed to the official one from One More Production.
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25 Feb 2010Carnegie Mellon University Professor, Jesse Schell, dives into a world of game development which will emerge from the popular “Facebook Games” era.
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23 Feb 2010The artists behind 2009′s Game of the Year and recent award hog Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be showing off the artistic talents that got them hired at Naughty Dog at the upcoming Unleashed: The Art of Naughty Dog Exhibit. That opportunity to eyeball the creative works of some 20 strong Naughty Dogs will be [...]
In: Culture|Gaming News|Humor
16 Feb 2010Gaming academic (and Kotaku guest editor) Ian Bogost shares with the world this scan from a 1982 issue of Videogaming Illustrated, in which 1982 celebrities share their thoughts on the video games. Being 1982, we’ve got a stellar lineup, including comedian Mel Brooks, Superman’s Christopher Reeve, and another comedian, Chevy Chase. And remember, this is [...]
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15 Feb 2010Forget boxes of chocolates, flowers, and stuffed animals. Those are gifts you should be exchanging every day. No, for me, Valentine’s Day is the kind of day where you and your loved one go out and get Final Fantasy tattoos. Long-time Kotaku readers might have been here when I got my first Final Fantasy tattoo, [...]