My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
I was on the road all last week, traveling to San Francisco for Game Developers Conference and then to Boston to gaze at PAX East and piles of snow. While I was gallivanting around, Kotaku ran some good stories. My favorites:
Weird Al Singing 'Yoda' With Autistic Children Made Me So Happy
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During Comedy Central's biennial Night of Too Many Stars benefit for New York Collaborates for Autism, Weird Al Yankovic and 13-year-old autistic singer Jodi DiPiazza performed a stunning rendition of the classic "Yoda" that moved me to tears.
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
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It's always a pleasure to look back at a week's worth of Kotaku stories. You get your news, some reviews, some pointed, not-for-kids commentary about Pikachu. All that good stuff. Best five stories? Maybe these...
Contact the author at plunkett@kotaku.com.
— Michael McWhertor (@MikeMcWhertor)
February 26, 2015
It's what Tolkien would have wanted. pic.twitter.com/nQ2GsxDirQ
— Andy Kelly (@ultrabrilliant)
February 25, 2015
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Sort of a theme! These games come out on March 10, March, 10, and March 24, respectively. No word on whether you get a discount if you buy them in one triple-trenchcoat pack.
Guy With Vacuum Pretends To Be Luigi At Work
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When life gives you a giant vacuum, you damn well better pretend to be Luigi in Luigi's Mansion.
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
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We publish hundreds of stories per week, and I like quite a few of them. Here are my five favorites from last week:
For those wondering, the plural of amiibo is "an ebay of amiibi"
— Scott Nichols (@Duckols)
February 18, 2015
What's So Great About Metroid Prime
The Metroid Prime trilogy, arguably the best gaming trilogy ever, has just been re-issued as a $20 download on the Wii U. That's a good reason for Kirk "never played a Metroid Prime" Hamilton to try them out. I had to see how that went.
nope nope nope nope nope nope fuck this game nope nope nope.
waiting on the HD remake of my street pic.twitter.com/pBmNZ0SBab
— Luke Plunkett (@LukePlunkett)
February 11, 2015
Have A Nice TRIP
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See, it's just like pulling a prank on a friend in real life, only instead of helping him up afterwards you split his skull open with a pickaxe.
Metal Gear Ray Pops Up In The Weirdest Place Possible
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["Rules of Nature" lute version playing in the background] That's a perfect medieval Metal Gear by Deelekgolo created in Besiege.
who wore it better pic.twitter.com/53MwuNEWWu
— ♡ dingus ♡ (@skelet0n_tea)
February 3, 2015
My Brain Just Melted While Reading This
It used to be so easy to buy video games. But just try wrapping your head around how Tecmo explains the various ways to buy the upcoming Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters:
videogames are a delicate balance. for every small, cute game about human relationships, a AAA game loses a feature
— wild blue yandere (@m_kopas)
February 3, 2015