Welcome to Kotaku Off Topic. I see you’ve survived this ban-filled Wednesday. Please, won’t you join us in some off-topic conversation? I promise the giant burger beast you see above won’t be a bother. More »
Now that Danica Patrick’s up to speed on things like multiplayer and power-ups, she has the credibility to hold our attention through this tutorial on Blur‘s basics. Or maybe it’s just the winks, shoulder-shimmys, and lip gloss. Definitely lip gloss. More »
Last month, Sony nixed the option to install a second operating system to the PlayStation 3, one of the console’s original features. That angered some folks, particularly those who bought the console specifically for that feature, like the Air Force. More »
Sometimes, games and the government are capable of doing things together other than antagonizing each other. Take the six “Game Jams” going on in two weeks, pairing developers with kids to brainstorm some games that reinforce healthy eating habits. More »
For the world traveler and fighting game aficionado, consider Kuwait on your next globetrotting adventure in search of new competitors. Yousef’s still-growing guide to the arcades of the Middle Eastern state illustrate a love for the one-on-one brawler. More »
It didn’t come close to breaking records set recently by other rare titles, but NBA 2-Ball, a freebie PSOne disc given out at the 1998 NBA All-Star game, probably set a mark for demos. More »
Patrick Jean’s amazing short film Pixels, which documents the 8-bit destruction of New York City by Donkey Kong, Frogger, Space Invader and Vaus from Arkanoid, may be coming to a theater near you, thanks to Adam Sandler. More »
Producer Mark Ronson taps into the stylings of The Legend of Zelda for his new video for “Circuit Breaker” with a little help from Jordan Galland and Gary Breslin, offering a chance to see Link’s master turntable skills in action. More »
Andre Arlovski, Lyle Beerbohm, Roger Gracie, Alistair Overeem, Kevin Randleman, Vitor Ribeiro, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Fabricio Werdum. Heard of those guys? Me either. But they’re in the roster for EA Sports MMA – and a new batch of screens. More »








