A Young Gamer's Closet

Hats and Square Heads –A view inside Tristan’s closet today revealed that he likes fancy hats and video game characters with square heads. We’re going to be rich when he grows up! https://kotaku.com/your-cable-box-is-dying-long-live-the-game-console-5846022 Your Cable Box Is Dying. Long Live the Game Console! Your cable box is headed for obsolescence. It may not be within the next year, but it could be within the next three that having a box dedicated to TV programming sitting under or next to your television will no longer be the norm. More »(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/pixel-ranger-for-iphone-is-old-school-arcade-action-get-5845950 Pixel Ranger For iPhone Is Old School Arcade Action Getting By On Good Looks & Charm Pixel Ranger for iPhone and iPad feels as deep, engaging and modern [[link]] as most Atari 2600 games, a CMYK-colored blend of Pitfall! meets Galaga, light on substance, heavy on visual charm. Conceptually, Pixel Ranger is simple to the point of bordering on dumb. More » https://kotaku.com/get-your-name-in-the-smithsonian-thanks-to-the-power-o-5846027 Get Your Name in the Smithsonian, Thanks to the Power of [[link]] Video Games (and Cold, Hard Cash) When the Smithsonian American Art Museum opened voting for their upcoming Art of Video Games exhibit earlier this year, the resultant frenzy from gamers wanting to make sure their own personal Best Game EVAR was among the chosen crashed the institute’s servers. More » https://kotaku.com/imagine-the-oregon-trail-as-made-by-rockstar-games-5846046 Imagine The Oregon Trail as Made by Rockstar Games Before he died of dysentery, commenter Fernando Jorge had a rather fine idea about the rebirth of a classic educational PC game, and he knew just the developer to handle it. More » https://kotaku.com/u-s-supreme-court-kicks-gamings-1-4m-request-for-cash-5846086 U.S. Supreme Court Kicks Gaming’s $1.4M Request For Cash to Lower Court The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to rule on a request by the video game industry for $1.4 million in attorneys’ fees tied to the landmark video game freedom of speech decision earlier this year, opting instead to kick the request down to the circuit courts. The Court chose not to rule on the… More » https://kotaku.com/kefs-t205-surround-sound-speakers-are-1-800-worth-of-a-5845959/ KEF’s T205 Surround Sound Speakers Are $1,800 Worth of Audio in a 35 Millimeter Package No, that’s not my beautiful house in the picture above, with its color coordinated pillows, strategically scattered magazines, and perfectly misplaced popcorn, but with the low profile KEF T205 Surround Sound Speaker System in place it sure sounds like it. More » https://kotaku.com/dark-souls-reviewers-like-it-long-and-hard-5846045 Dark Souls Reviewers Like It Long and Hard In 2009, From Software introduced gamers to a whole new world of pain with the PlayStation 3 exclusive Demon’s Souls, a game that challenged the growing player handholding trend in favor of gripping that hand firmly and slicing it off at the wrist. More » http://kotaku.com/5846075/you-can-kill-and-rob-facebook-strangers-in-mafia-wars-2/gallery/ You Can Kill and Rob Facebook Strangers in Mafia Wars 2 Your Facebook friends will help you in the sequel to Mafia Wars. They’ll help keep you safe while you take a bat to the knees of some Facebook stranger. More » https://kotaku.com/mojang-v-bethesda-or-i-hate-it-when-mommy-and-daddy-5846111 Mojang v. Bethesda, or: I Hate it When Mommy and Daddy Fight Since I just spent the weekend playing Minecraft, my thoughts have unavoidably turned to the ongoing dispute between Mojang (makers of Minecraft) and Zenimax Media (parent company of Bethesda, makers of Oblivion and Skyrim among many other games) over the trademark on the word “Scrolls.” For those… More » http://kotaku.com/5846095/half+real-gives-australia-a-dose-of-game+inspired-theater Half-Real Gives Australia a Dose of Game-Inspired Theater To the frustration of its native gamers, the Australian government’s got some sort of fetish for banning violent video games. But that doesn’t mean that the medium isn’t making its way into the cultural fabric over there. More » https://kotaku.com/the-life-changing-20-rightward-facing-cow-5846080 The Life-Changing $20 Rightward-Facing Cow The past year has been one of the strangest ever in the life of game designer, lecturer and author Ian Bogost. It started with the launch of the most successful game he’s ever developed, and ended with him bringing it to a strange, cathartic end. More » https://kotaku.com/notch-offered-to-give-up-scrolls-trademark-bethesda-5846240 Notch Offered to Give Up “Scrolls” Trademark, Bethesda Sued Anyway Markus “Notch” Persson, the maker of Minecraft, says his company Mojang volunteered both to drop the trademark request [[link]] for the title of their upcoming game “Scrolls” and to add a subtitle in order to to avoid being sued by Skyrim juggernaut Bethesda, but that Bethesda refused. More » We like tips! Got tips for our editors? Want to show the world your latest creation? Ready to anonymously share an unannounced game? Email us at [email protected]. Or leave us an anonymous voicemail at (612) 568-2581. Want a different layout? Click here for the Speak Up or Tips forums. Want a more “blog-like” look? Click the button up top next to “Top Stories.” Get more Kotaku! Want even more Kotaku? 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