Category Archives: Videos

Robert Duvall Has Wooden Words for Godfather II [The Godfather Part II]

Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Posted by Owen Good from Kotaku.

Robert Duvall is a fine actor, and doesn’t need an uncredentialed drama lecture from me or anyone else. But watching him read off his lines in Godfather II … I’m not feeling it.

In this video, Duvall gives a little insight on how he understood Tom Hagen, the iconic consigliere of the Corleone family. He’s the only character voiced by his original actor in this game. But frankly, the Hagen impersonator in the first Godfather video game Duvall sounded like he had a little more heft as Hagen in the first game.

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Lisa Miskovsky Performs Still Alive For Your Listening/Viewing Pleasure [Music]

Friday, December 12th, 2008
Posted by Stuart Houghton from Kotaku.

Lisa Miskovsky - the lady behind the Mirror’s Edge theme song Still Alive - is apparently a household name in her native Sweden, although has yet to crack the US charts with her musical stylings.

Her ‘people’ think that Still Alive might be about to change all that and are offering you lot the chance to see the music video for the track and to hear a remix of the song by Teddybears (who are presumably also household names in.. wherever they are from).

A full album of Still Alive remixes is on the way featuring mixes by Junkie XL, Paul Van Dyk, Benny Benassi, and Armand Van Helden.

Click here to read more.

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Tic Tac Toe In LBP [Lbp]


Posted by Stuart Houghton from Kotaku.

We were pretty certain the fully functional calculator was the most complex LittleBigPlanet mod around. Surely nobody could top that for sheer intricacy, could they?

Oh Internet, you spoil us. PSN user ‘Cristel’ has gone and implemented a basic Tic Tac Toe engine, armed only with the LBP level creator, a lot of free time and a catering sized carton of WIN.

Unless we are very much mistaken that counts as actual artificial intelligence - albeit of a simple variety. Hell, in a global thermonuclear war situation this mod could save the world, which translates as some serious modding chops.

[Thanks to Laurens Simonis for the tip]






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Strong Bad’s CGFAP Episode 5 - The Trailer [Strong Bad]

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Posted by Stuart Houghton from Kotaku.

At this point, Strong Bad and his Cool Game For Attractive People will have split the room already. You either ‘get’ the gruff-voiced lucha libre fella and his antics or you don’t.

For those in the former camp, this trailer will tantalise and intrigue with its subtitle “8-Bit Is Enough” and chiptunish musical sting promising 8-bit era parodies and retro goodness.

For everyone else.. well, there can’t be that many of these left. Go play something else.


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YTPodcaster Creates Podcast Feeds from YouTube Usernames [Podcasts]


Posted by Kevin Purdy from Lifehacker.

Wanting to watch the latest YouTube videos from particular YouTube channels, one Lifehacker Australia reader created a free tool for making RSS feeds from YouTube usernames. Rather than just offering a straight-up feed with enclosures, though, YTPodcaster makes it easy for users of the iPod, Zune, or most any podcast-friendly player to grab MP4s from any YouTube user. So if you’re, for instance, addicted to the Monty Python channel, you can have its latest clips instantly dropped on your mobile device. YTPodcaster can also quickly download video files from any YouTube URL. If you’re looking for a broader feed of videos related to a search term, try Vixy’s podcaster tool.

YTPodcaster [via Lifehacker AU]


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Boom Blox Does 8-Bit [Boom Blox]

Monday, December 8th, 2008
Posted by Stuart Houghton from Kotaku.

LittleBigPlanet may be the stunt-modder’s level design palette of choice these days, with some truly spectacular creations, but its not the only game in town.

Speilbergian Wii favourite Boom Blox comes with a nifty level editor too, and someone has spent a lot of time waggling that WiiMote to create Boom Bloxified recreations of 8-bit classic including Galaga, Duck Hunt, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.

8 Bit Games Recreated in Boom Blox [GoNintendo]


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Gameloft Launches Brothers In Arms: Hour of Heroes For iPhone [Gameloft]

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Posted by Stuart Houghton from Kotaku.

Gameloft have released Brothers In Arms: Hour Of Heroes for the iPhone, bringing 14 missions over 3 theater campaigns to your pocket.

Control is via a ‘fire’ icon and a touchable movement circle, that at least looks like it might be a bit more analogue than a fake D-Pad and which changes according to whether you are on foot or in a vehicle. The accelerometer comes into play too as a natural way of lobbing grenades at your foes. (Be sure to hold on tight, lest you lose your precious phone)

During the 3 campaigns in Normandy, Ardennes & Tunisia you will use bazookas, machine guns sniper rifles and grenades, drive a Sherman Tank and a Jeep and die in a hail of bullets.

Click here to read more.

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How The Vault Dweller Got His/Her Groove Back - Fallout 3 Machinima [Machinima]

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Posted by Stuart Houghton from Kotaku.

Did you ever wonder what Fallout 3 would be like as a musical? Neither did we.

Nevertheless Fallout 3 - Wasteland Dancin’ is a piece of musical theatre machinima made with the PC version of the game and a handful of mods including Umpa’s Animation MOD, GoreTweaks, and the ever-popular killableChildrenVer1-376. Music is by Shawn Lee from the Bully soundtrack.

Say what you like about the quality of the animation in Fallout 3 - those double and possibly even triple-jointed lifeless mannequins can really bust some moves.


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Starry Starry Night, Light ‘Em Up With SMGs [Counterstrike]

Friday, November 28th, 2008
Posted by Stuart Houghton from Kotaku.

Van Gogh’s De sterrennacht (The Starry Night) is widely hailed as the Dutch post-impressionist’s masterpiece - a landscape drawn from memory and a perfect example of the Master’s fascination with the nocturnal.

Also, it makes a kick-ass Counterstrike map.

de_vangogh: Counterstrike goes “The Starry Night” [Offworld]


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LBP Nuts Recreate R-Type [Lbp]

Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Posted by Stuart Houghton from Kotaku.

You have to admire the commitment that this must have taken. A whole R-Type level lovingly recreated in LittleBigPlanet by insane Japanese gamers. There is something really charming about the the mechanical feel of the animation - as though a deranged toymaker had recreated the game in clockwork and paper mache.

It does go on a bit - nearly six minutes - but it is clearly a labour of love, so we can forgive them for wanting to take their time.

[thanks to Glenn Usher for the tip]


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