2011 is coming to an end. Best of lists and worst of lists, it's time to look back at the year that was.

Not all of 2011 was something you could enjoy with polite company—and especially not at work.

As Kotaku did in 2009 and 2010, here's a look back at 2011 NSFW-style. These aren't all of Kotaku's NSFW posts for the past year, but they are the highlights.

BoneCraft Is Porn's Answer To World Of Warcraft

Blizzard, congratulations. You know you've really made it when people are making pornographic video games based on your popular franchises.
BoneCraft is an upcoming parody of both World of Warcraft and StarCraft, in which space marines battle orcs for the chance to get with some elves. More »

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Whoah, Why Are There Boobs In This Tiger Woods Game?

Having spent "ages" working on a custom avatar for her Tiger Woods 11 character, Briton Jo Eley says she booted the game up to find that...well, her avatar was apparently playing topless.
So says a report on the website of Britain's The Sun, at any rate, where Eley says after discovering the... More »

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Watch A Grown-Ass Man Losing His Mind Playing NBA 2K11

Remember our foul-mouthed Street Fighter IV friend? Anything he can do, our NBA 2K11 player can do better. Both spew words of the F- MF- (and N-) variety, but our hoopster does it to DMX. More »

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The Wild, Sexy World Of Japan's Biggest Amateur Pin-Up

"I'm just a regular, amateur cosplayer," says Ushijima Ii Niku, or Ushijima "Good Meat", in a swish Tokyo hole-in-the-wall eatery. By day, she has an office job, photoshopping adult-related pictures, and in her free time, she cosplays. More »

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A Chronicle of Misspelled Slurs - Except 'Fat,' 'Ugly' or 'Slutty'

From the message that Xbox Live user ralphy305 sent a female gamer, it's clear the time he should have spent on his spelling and grammar was instead put to keying in a text representation of an ejaculating penis.
Give the devil his due, though, ralphy305's invective was also a hat trick hitting the... More »

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PS3 Hacker Tells Sony How He Really Feels

Remember when George Hotz, aka "GeoHot", appeared on television? He sounded so intelligent and well-composed, and Sony's lawsuit just seemed unwarranted. More »

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Kevin Butler, as You've Never Seen Him Before (NSFW)

Cat's out of the bag, folks. Kevin Butler is not really PlayStation's vice president of everything from First Person Shooter Relations to Rumor Confirmation. More »

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The Nintendo They've Tried to Forget: Gambling, Gangsters, and Love Hotels

Nintendo, the world's family-friendly video game maker, formed under less virtuous auspices. Before Nintendo made video games, they made playing cards for gangsters and ran their own love hotel, which some assert their own president frequented—during work. More »

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Girls Kissing, Dildos...Yup, This Is Duke Nukem Forever

Duke Nukem Forever There are times when Duke Nukem Forever, a game that was supposed to be out in the 20th century, looks brand new! And there are other times, like this NSFW clip, where it really shows its age.
I don't mean in terms of the graphics, or the guns, or anything like that. More »

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The Witcher 2 Casts A Sexy Spell On Polish Playboy

The Witcher's fiery redheaded sorceress Triss can't seem to pull a complete outfit together in the May issue of the Polish version of Playboy. Does she get this naked in the game? More »

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We'll Forgive Another Take on Catherine's Scantily-Clad Actress for Not Being Good at the Game

Launching day-and-date with Atlus' sexy Persona spin-off Catherine, Another Take on Catherine is 70 minutes of Japanese gravure idol CoCo demonstrating how much she looks like the game's title character both with and without clothes. More »

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Popularity as Judged Through Edgy Porn and Fake Goods

Earlier this year, anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica took Japan's otakudom by storm. Now that the series has finished, it's time for the vultures to swoop in and make a profit. More »

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Only at Gamescom Would (NSFW) Dark Souls Bodypainting Exist

Models wearing little more than a thong and thin layer of paint is not unheard of at German video game conventions, but the choice of hardcore action role-playing game Dark Souls as promotion-by-nearly naked woman candidate is sure... More »

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The Best Story Ever Has Sonic, Giant Boobs and Mountain Dew

Brian has a story to tell you. Of love, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Brian's story is totally true. Only, Brian's mum, don't read it, OK?
I've never seen a work of fiction take the worlds of childhood fiction, video games and teen romance novels and just...span them. More »

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The Art of Girls Licking Doorknobs

Like so many things do, it all started with a drunken tweet. This time, though, it ended up with girls licking doorknobs.
"That drunken tweet was the impetus," artist Ryuko Azuma told Kotaku. More »

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Pikachu Ain't a Dick. He Is Ash's Friend.

In a recent episode of Pokémon, Ash, or "Satoshi" as he's called in Japan, introduced himself. The show, like most shows in Japan, has optional subtitles so hearing impaired individuals can also enjoy the program. More »

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Pole-Dancing Is Not Subtle Marketing, Tokyo Game Show

The Tokyo Game Show has never been averse to showing a little flesh to get attention for a game or publisher. That said, it's normally done as tastefully (and politely) as barely-clothed ladies hawking entertainment products can hope to be.
Something these guys seemed to not give a shit... More »

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From Metal Gear to Stripping to Fugitive to Porn

Earlier this year, pin-up Minako Komukai was on the run from Johnny Law. She stood accused of purchasing drugs from a group of Iranian dealers and fled to the Philippines. More »

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Kids Shouldn't Play Games About Jerking Off

NSFW: If you're a parent — or even just an all-round concerned citizen — and think games featuring cartoon violence and mild cussing is bad, spare a thought for me. More »

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What Do A Wookiee, A Dead Or Alive Fighter and Scarlett Johansson Have in Common?

First it was planking, now it's... ScarlettJohanssonning?
Yes, that's a thing. Apparently people are posting pictures of their bare bottoms (and sometimes tops) on the Internet in solidarity with Scarlett Johnansson in the wake of her surprise Birthday Suit image popping up on the Internet,... More »

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Evidently, Dead Island's Xian Does Not Wear Panties [NSFW]

Intrepid videographer HazardHeresy noticed that when leggy survivor Xian struggles to her feet in Dead Island, you can get a glimpse of her landing strip. More »

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How Japanese Cosplay Is Moving Closer to Porn

Its beginnings were humble. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Japanese fans went to manga and anime conventions dressed as their favorite characters. More »

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Rape, Racism & Repetition: This is Probably the Worst Game Ever Made

When you think about it, commercial video games are usually pretty harmless. Sure, they can be violent, but there's rarely any larger controversy surrounding a game involving things like drugs, politics, or sex.
Which only makes 1982's Custer's Revenge all the more interesting. More »

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Activision Uninvites Celebrity from Modern Warfare 3 Party After Learning She's a Porn Star

Dutch porn star Kim Holland was invited and then quickly uninvited from a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 VIP party in Amsterdam later this month after the game's publisher discovered what she did for a living, Eigenwereld reports.
The last-minute uninvitation has Holland questioning Activision's... More »

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"Tale of the DragonBorn" Tackles Skyrim's Unspoken, Inter-Species Hook-Ups

It's the elephant in the room at the core of Bethesda's lauded action/RPG that's out tomorrow: how does one get dragon blood in the family tree, anyway? More »

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THQ Maintains It Knows Exactly Where All Its Dildos Are

THQ denies reports that they have mislaid 25 four-foot purple dildos destined for the Netherlands and France as part of a promotion for their open world, tongue-in-cheek video game Saints Row: More »

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From Amazing Outfits to Naked Man Butt: Cosplay on Stage

This Sunday saw a whole host of cosplayers take the stage at club Nicofarre in Tokyo's Roppongi. There were dudes with big swords and one dude in a dangerous bikini. More »

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If You're Going to Add a Penis to a Game, Do it the Battlefield 3 Way

Few things confirm the ingenuity of gamers as effectively as the lengths they'll go to add penises to video games that don't include penises.
Battlefield 3 may be a war video game full of phallic symbols, but it didn't ship with drawings of genitalia. More »

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World Masturbation Champion Prefers Anime Girls to Real Girls

Everybody has a special talent. It might be drawing. It might be singing. For Masanobu Sato, it's jerking off.
Since 2009, the Tokyo native has held the masturbation world record at San Francisco's annual Masturbate-a-thon for the longest continuous time spent masturbating: More »

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Have you ever had a hypothetical argument with someone over who could beat up the most children at once?

Well, Robbazdid, and he decided to see how many children it would take to kill the monsters of Skyrim. Surprisingly it doesn't take many.

In the above video, little Riley goes off on the way toys are marketed to kids: blue and superheroes for boys, while girls get pink and princesses.

While she's specifically talking about toys (she is in a toy store), I agree with so much of what she says. And so much of what she says holds true for how video games and video game hardware is sold to each sex. Game companies pander pink game hardware and pink games.

Back in 2006, I got a pink DS Lite. I wrote about it here in this post with a tongue-in-cheek title. In Japan, pink isn't always a feminine color. Cherry blossoms, which are pink, are macho—hence why Japanese gangsters get them tattooed on their bodies.

Riley's right, because sometimes boys want pink things. Sometimes girls want blue things. There's nothing wrong with that.

Riley on Marketing [YouTube via BoingBoing]

Among the games loaded up on the Playstation Vita Sony lent us last week there was one game I had very little interest checking out. Once I did, I couldn't stop tinkering.

ModNation Racers: Road Trip is the portable, very malleable take on ModNation Racers. On its surface it is a kart racer that has you turbo charging your way around a mix of tracks, using weapons and hopping your way to sharp turns and close finishes. But dig a little deeper into the game and you'll discover the ability to create your own cars, your own racers and your own tracks.

What makes this particular take on the game is that you'll be doing all of those things with your fingertips. That means fiddling with placement, sizing, and tiny points of your design is much easier than it would be if you were using a controller.

The end result are races that's just as fun to design as they are to compete in.

Back in late 2009, Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wrote on his blog: "The world of Final Fantasy XIII is starting from here on out." It hinted that FFXIII DLC was on the horizon. It wasn't.

And Toriyama apparently apologized later for the lack of FFXIII downloadable content.

Now that the game's sequel, Final Fantasy XIII-2, is out in Japan, Toriyama is once again hyping up DLC, saying that players can "look forward to successive downloadable content".

Toriyama didn't discuss further what that DLC entailed other than it would be "varied".

Final Fantasy XIII-2 had a much quicker development cycle than FFXIII, and it seems like Square Enix has its act together with the title. No doubt DLC is in the game's future.

続々とDLCが出る。 [オレ的]

Welcome back to the Kotaku Game Club. Today we're wrapping up our discussion series on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and 2011. Since we've all (hopefully) completed the game, let's talk about the game's final dungeons and the ending.

Since we'll be discussing the entire game today, including the ending. Players who haven't finished the game yet and want to stay spoiler free should come back when they're done.

Stumbled onto the page for the first time? Let me give you a rundown: The Kotaku Game Club plays one video game every month, and meets weekly to discuss their thoughts on the game as a group, looking at it piece by piece as we play. In the past I've tried to emphasize the idea that you'll get more out of Game Club by keeping pace with our discussions.

Since it's our last week with this game, and the year, I don't think you guys need a jump-off. Talk about the ending. Give your final thoughts. Based on the past three weeks, I can tell that some of you have been holding back for today's discussion.

That's it! This is our final meeting for Skyward Sword! As usual, we'll discuss the options for what game to play next month, and let you guys know ASAP. I had a blast talking games with you this past year and I'm looking forward to playing even more with you guys in 2012!

Happy New Year!

In Konami's love sim New Love Plus, you can once again talk with virtual girls. Since the 3DS features a gyro-sensor, you can also move the handheld around and see things. Hello fan service?

Japanese news site Rocket News tested online claims that you can use the motion tech to see things you shouldn't in the New Love Plus, only to discover that no matter which position you moved the 3DS, the game's fan service was kept to a bare minimum.

If you get New Love Plus when it's released next Feb., using the gyro-sensor on, say, the subway probably is a bad idea.

3DS『NEWラブプラス』がエロ過ぎて笑った！ [RocketNews]

The full trailer for the Dragon Age anime we spoke about earlier this month has been making the rounds. it's 106 seconds easily as enjoyable as any 106 seconds I spent trudging through BioWare's sloppy sequel.

It's all about the Gackt for me. Once the subject of Ashcraft-teasing jokes on my part, the girlish Japanese pop icon has grown on me over the years, his stellar performance in the movie Bunraku cementing his place in my heart. Gackt lends his voice to a Knight-Commander in the anime, and contributes the theme song "Until the Last Day."

He's so dreamy.

Dragon Age CG Anime Film's New Trailer Streamed [AnimeNewsNetwork]

It's no secret that today's soldiers train on all manner of video game-style simulators. In the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense, British servicemen use Virtual Battlepace 2 as part of their regimen. VBS2 is a product of Bohemia Interactive, who also made the first Operation Flashpoint game and now produce the ultra-realistic ArmA shooter sims for the consumer market. (The U.S. Secret Service use VBS2, too.) However, unlike the OpFlash games, VBS2 hasn't gotten an update since 2007. In the dog years of video game engine iteration, that's a loooong time. With recruits already having experienced the better graphics and gameplay of Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, British military are finding that VBS2's hoary old experience no longer holds new trainees' attention. Bored soldiers-in-training probably aren't what you want to be sending all over the world.

So, the Ministry of Defense now wants to use the tech of more modern war games to augment their current simulators. An article at Gamasutra quotes a Andrew Poulter—technical team leader at the Ministry of Defense's Defense Science and Technology Laboratory—as saying the following in a Guardian interview:

"Back in the 1980s and 1990s, defense was far out in front in terms of quality of simulation," said Poulter. "Military-built simulators were state of the art."

"But now, for £50 ($77), you can buy a commercial game that will be far more realistic than the sorts of tools we were using. The truth is, the total spending on games development across the industry will be greater than spending on defence."

With regards to acquiring or licensing the engines of modern-day titles, Poulter says that such tech would have to be tuned more towards portraying realism, as opposed to the bigger-than-life entertainment experiences they currently portray:

"The weapons need to be credible. If they fire a rifle and the bullet travels three and a half miles, then that is not right. If they are steering a vehicle, then that has to be right too. Realism is more important than entertainment."

So, if you think that BF3 or MW3 is too boring already, it's probably a good thing that you won't experience a more realistic version during military training.

UK Ministry of Defense Adapting Recent Video Game Shooters Into Simulations [Gamasutra]

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater is coming to the Nintendo 3DS as Snake Eater 3D. To mark the occasion, the game is getting a very special Nintendo 3DS. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima provided a first sneak peek.

According to Kojima, this is the first snakeskin embossed Nintendo 3DS. Of course, it's not covered with actual snake, but rather, covered in a scaly shell.

Expect more details, including pricing, to slither out on Jan. 20.

「MGSスネークイーター3D」オリジナル特製ニンテンドー3DS [Twitter]