<![CDATA[Kotaku: Chicago]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Chicago]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/chicago http://kotaku.com/tag/chicago <![CDATA[What Do Boobs And Goombas Have In Common?]]> I dunno, they're both kinda smooshy? They also form the title of a video game burlesque show running this weekend and the next two in Chicago. Can we officially call this a fad? Tickets here. Seen via Reddit. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5665644&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Capcom Brings Marvel VS. Capcom 3 And Special Swag To Chicago Next Week]]> Capcom is rolling into Chicago on September 22 to let fans play the Tokyo Game Show build of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and potentially score "something very special." Want to know where it's at? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5641262&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gamer With Stolen Credit Card Leads Cops To Parents' Pot]]> A kid in suburban Chicago boosted a credit card and bought some games and virtual currency online. When the cops showed up to ask some questions, they found his folks, uh, "Victory Garden." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5605942&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Court Puts A Stop To CTA's Mature Video Game Ad Ban]]> The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the Entertainment Software Association a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Chicago Transit Authority, temporarily lifting the CTA's ban on mature game advertising. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5443707&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DSi Goes Retro In Chicago This Weekend]]> The Nintendo DSi tour bus is hitting this weekend's Retro in Roscoe street festival in Chicago, bringing the high-tech glory of handheld gaming to a celebration of art and antiques. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5327405&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How To Waste $5 on the Xbox 360 in Chicago]]> This weekend the GAME ON! This Spring We're All Fun and Games event kicked off at Chicago's Navy Pier. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5200201&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chicago Comic Cons In 2010]]> Good news, Windy City nerds. You're getting your own Comic Con! While it may not share the name of its New York Comic Con sibling, it will give conventioneering Chicagoans cosplay options in 2010. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5144778&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chicago Wants A "Horn Hero," Apparently]]> Pop-rock-jazz outfit Chicago doesn't want anyone, especially Activision, to encroach on the soon-to-be-burgeoning trumpet, sax, and trombone video game scene. Therefore, Chicago has protected "Horn Hero" to prevent anyone else from making said video game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5133167&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GTA IV Bus Ads To Terrorize Chicago Riders Once Again]]> Billboard advertising for Grand Theft Auto IV will return to Chicago buses and bus stations for six weeks as part of a settlement with the Chicago Transit Authority. Rockstar Games parent Take-Two Interactive sued Chicago's public transportation body in May after the GTA IV ads were pulled following a Fox News report. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5093862&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Settlement in Take Two - Chicago Bus Ad Suit]]> Remember the lawsuit over the Chicago bus ads for Grand Theft Auto IV that the city took down after a TV report created bad publicity? Seems a settlement is in the pipeline. GamePolitics is reporting an agreement has been reached but there's no comment and no specifics. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5059045&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chicago Transit Authority Pulls GTA IV Ads Following Fox Affiliate Reporting]]> Last weekend, Chicago saw quite a bit of violence. At the moment, CBS is reporting a total of "37 Shot, 2 Stabbed, 7 Dead," while pointing out that 13 of the victims were Chicago Public School students. Fox News Chicago noticed-in a moment of divine correlation-that Grand Theft Auto advertisements appear on CTA buses and train stations. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=382184&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA Confirms EA Chicago is Closing]]> EA Chicago has gone down for the count. I can exclusively report that EA is closing the studio effective immediately. Word is that EA is working hard to place many of the 150+ employees at its other studios around the world. What does this mean for the future of the Def Jam fighting franchise and the forthcoming Marvel fighting game? I'm still looking into that, but it sure seems like those games won't be coming anytime soon. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=319516&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA Chicago Shutting Down?]]> According to a reliable industry tipster, EA Chicago is closing its doors. Here's our info in full:
Just heard from some friends still working at EA Chicago that the studio is being closed. A company meeting to announce this is going on right now. Also, the Def Jam Icon sequel is canceled. No word on who will be finishing the Marvel fighting game. Roughly 170 people work at EA Chicago now.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=319496&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Want to Attend a Wii Party? Prove it!]]>
As a Wii Ambassador, Chicago's Endangered Gamer gets cool schwag like an Onyx DS Lite and a cardboard Wii controller signed by Nintendo honcho Reggie. And better yet, he's giving awat two invites for the big Wii Party in Chicago. The Endangered Gamer writes: More »
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