Kotaku: Boston

PAX East Is Staying in Boston for the Next Eleven Years

Jason Schreier — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:15:00 EST

Penny Arcade's annual convention has committed to a new contract with the Massachusetts city that keeps it in Red Sox land through 2023. Unless it decides to bail and sign with the Yankees. More »

From Portal to Smash Brothers The Video Game Music Choir Does Not Disappoint

Chris Carolan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:20:00 EST

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The Video Game Music Choir is a Boston based group that exclusively sings video game music . With arrangements from Portal, Uncharted, and Sonic Adventure 2, they have a little bit of something for everybody. More »

An Expensive Way To Keep Your Sprained Ankle Elevated

Mike Fahey — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:20:00 EST

Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo recovers from a sprained ankle with his new video game, a full-sized H2Overdrive arcade cabinet. As seen on Rondo's Twitter page. More »

Registration Opens For PAX East 2011

Mike Fahey — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:20:00 EDT

With the Penny Arcade Expo's habit of selling out far in advance, fans eager to attend next year's PAX East should probably register as soon as humanly possible. More »

Penny Arcade Expo East Inks Deal For Three Years in Boston

Brian Crecente — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:40:00 EDT

The organizers of Penny Arcade Expo have signed a three year agreement with the Massachusetts Convention Center to bring PAX East back to Boston for at least three more years, the Boston Herald reports. More »

Lost Planet 2, Chillin' on a Street Corner

Owen Good — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EDT

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E.D.N. III is thawing out in Lost Planet 2, and so are the game's cases, encased in ice blocks on Massachusetts Ave. in Boston. As seen by Kotaku reader Edward D. More »

Get Your PlayStation Move On At PAX East

Mike Fahey — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:00:24 EDT

Our PAX East party might be the convention's must-attend Friday night event, but what can you do on Thursday night? Why not get some hands-on time with the PlayStation move at Sony's PlayStation Blog meet-up? More »

Venture Capital Backs Off, and Boston Development Suffers

Owen Good — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST

Venture capital investments in U.S. video game efforts dropped by more than $60 million from 2008 to 2009, of particular concern to developers in strong but outlying areas such as Boston. More »

Mom Calls 911 When Kid Won't Stop Playing Console

Owen Good — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:00:00 EST

In Chicago last month, a kid called 911 when the 'rents took away his Xbox 360. Saturday in a Boston suburb a mom dialed the law when her son wouldn't stop playing. Oh yeah, Grand Theft Auto's involved here, too. More »

PAX East Tickets Go On Sale

Mike Fahey — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Are you an East Coast gamer tired of watching the West Coast gamers having all the fun? Registration has opened for PAX East, the more sensible version of Penny Arcade's celebration of games and gaming. More »

EGM/Maxim Subscription Swap Not a Hit with Moms

Owen Good — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:00:00 EDT

When news passed that Electronic Games Monthly subscribers would have their subscriptions to the folded, venerable mag replaced with Maxim, you just knew something like this was gonna happen. More »

Boston Mayor Now Hearts Gaming Biz Dollars

Owen Good — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Boston Mayor Tom Menino has transmogrified from a do-it-for-the-children pol backing unconstitutional laws against video games to a guy touting that industry's heft in his city and its backyard. More »

Rock Band Gets Boston Six Pack

fdemarco — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:20:00 EDT

An announcement has gone up in the Rock Band forums that next week's DLC will be a Boston pack. And not just three measly songs, but six and each and every one a Master Track! The list of songs is as follows... More »

Boston Mayor Backs Games As Porn Bill

Mike Fahey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:20:02 EDT

And yet another state takes a stab at the consistently failing "Games As Porn" bill, which would classify violent video games in the same category as pornography, making it illegal to sell them to minors. This time around it is Massachusetts, whose legislature will consider House Bill 1423 tomorrow. Among the bill's supporters is Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino

"Children aged 17 and under should not be sold this stuff, so they are not getting into the hands of 9- and 10-year-olds," said Larry Mayes, Menino's chief of human services.

Journey To Boston With Foreigner - New GHIII DLC

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:20:29 EST

While they haven't been officially announced yet, three classic rock tunes have shown up on the leaderboards over at GuitarHero.com, which is pretty much a dead giveaway that they're on the way. One of the first Guitar Hero III download packs I feel is truly worth the cost, the three new songs are Journey's "Any Way You Want It", Foreigner with "Jukebox Hero", and Boston's classic "Peace of Mind". These are three songs I listened to so many times in my youth that I can actually smell them, if that makes any sense. The scent is the heady mix of incense and pot smoke slipping from under my older brother's bedroom door in the middle of the night, and the crinkled pages of the first Playboy I ever discovered in a dumpster behind my elementary school, which I secreted home to try and figure out what was wrong with those women's chests and how they could possibly urinate without the proper equipment. Even to a seven or eight year-old, these three songs are linked inexorably to sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. We'll keep you posted once Activision makes with an announcement. More »

Video Games Evolve In Boston

Mike Fahey — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:20:33 EDT

Visitors to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Adventure Gallery will get a unique chance to explore the history of video gaming this fall. "Video Games Evolve: A Brief History from Spacewar! to MMORPGs" is an exhibit running through January that seeks to teach visitors the rich history of our favorite hobby. The exhibit features a simulation of Spacewar!, the first non-commercial game created in 1962, reproductions of Ralph Baer's prototype notes on the Odyssey, a timeline of video game history, and an exploration of the motion-capture process. In the MMORPG portion of the exhibit you'll find games like Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft, and of course, Second Life.

"This is a wonderful exhibit not only for video game lovers, but for anyone who wants to know how science, technology, and art come together to form an industry," said Dr. Peter Raad, Executive Director of The Guildhall at SMU.

And in case you don't want to learn, they have Donkey Kong, Ms. Pac Man, Frogger, and Space Invaders cabinets set to free play. Hear that Boston? Free Donkey Kong! More »

Feature: Game Ad Plague Continues in Denver

Brian Crecente — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:00:00 EDT

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Scumbags Swipe Cancer Victim's Xbox 360

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:40:59 EST

Bone cancer victim and high school varsity basketball player Jeffrey Cota is off the court, but kept his game going on his Xbox 360. That is, until he underwent surgery in Boston and had his 360 stolen from his home by three (alleged) sons of bitches. Two have been arrested, with a third expected in the clink soon, say police. More »

GTA Ads Yanked From Portland Mass Transit

fdemarco — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 16:00:10 EST

Following in the footsteps of Boston, Portland's Transit Authority, TriMet, has removed ads for Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City citing multiple rider complaints. While Boston's Transit has taken a stance that it will not remove the ads due to contractual issues and First Amendment Rights, Portland has seen fit to remove them all together no matter what the consequences. Trimet stands to lose upwards of $71,000 for broken contracts. More »

Boston Mayor to Send Sony The Bill For Chaos

fdemarco — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:30:11 EST

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is calling shenanigans on Sony and their PS3 launch. The mayor blames Sony for Friday night's riot at Copley Plaza where 12 squad cars had to be called in to enforce some crowd control. Five hundred angry customers were gathered outside the Sony store anxiously awaiting the moment when they could purchase their rare prize. When the doors were finally opened at 5am, the crowd surged inside wreaking havoc. There was trampling, broken escalators and people getting arrested in droves. More »