Kotaku: Digital

A PC Gamer Dragged Kicking and Screaming Into the Digital Age

Mike Fahey — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:20:00 EDT

In today's digital-only edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter TaylorEatWorld tries to find a physical copy of a hit PC game, not knowing what a monumental challenge that is these days. More »

Space Combat Goes A Little Appleseed: Ex Machina, Steel Battalion

Brian Crecente — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:35:54 EDT

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The folks behind Burn Zombie Burn are working on a new space shooter that features a transforming fighter designed by the man behind the mechs of Appleseed: Ex Machina and Steel Battalion. More »

Here, Have Some Download Insurance

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:00:00 EDT

In case you forget, GameStop adds it to your shopping cart. The US$3.95 download insurance is a back up copy for future digital game download. That future is a short one, because the insurance expires after 18 months. More »

Forbes Predicts the Rise of Apple and Google Gaming and Decline of Sony and Microsoft

Brian Crecente — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST

In light of Forbes amazingly perceptive 2000 piece about the computers of 2010, Forbes' Paul Tassi decided to take a stab at predicting what gaming will be like in a decade. More »

The PS4 Doesn't Sound Like It'll Be Download Only

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EDT

The PlayStation 3 was released in 2006. Sony has famously said the console will have a ten year console life. By that math, we can expect the PlayStation 4 sometime after 2016. But can we expect a digital-download-only console? More »

The Oregon Trail, Now With Stunt Jumps

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:30:00 EDT

For all the fond memories American kids have of educational game The Oregon Trail, the fact is the game itself stinks. What it needed was to be more like ExciteBike. More »

The Game That Makes Chores Fun

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:30:00 EDT

Chores suck! Video games don't! If only there was some way to combine the two, it'd be like chocolate sauce on broccoli...oh, hello, what's this? More »

Now This Is What I Like In An iPhone Game

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:30:00 EDT

I'm not the world's biggest iPhone gamer. Sucky controls and a flood of crapware sees to that. If only more games took advantage of the hardware as elegantly as FixPix does! More »

Play Dr. Peter Venkman (On Your iPhone)

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:30:00 EDT

ESP Training is a new game/application for the iPhone that, were it not for a fantastic connection to Ghostbusters, would be a fairly nondescript app. Lucky for that connection, then! More »

The iPhone Game That Will Wreck Marriages

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Football Manager, Sega's famous sports strategy sim that's renowned across Europe for being so addictive it destroys marriages, is now available on the iPhone. More »

Sword & Sworcery, The iPhone's Mysterious Adventure, Is Powered By The Moon

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:30:00 EDT

What is Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, the mysterious adventure game with a funny name? If you read our GDC coverage of the game, you know. If not... More »

What You Could Buy Instead Of An iPad

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Apple's iPad will be capturing the imaginations of millions around the world this week. But when you consider what you're getting for your money, well, buying one may not seem like such a great idea. More »

Hydrophobia Impressions: Mix Water With Exploding Barrels, Please

Stephen Totilo — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:30:53 EDT

The best parts of Hydrophobia are, not surprisingly, wet. More »

Finally, A Mos Eisley Cantina Simulator

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EDT

THQ has revealed a new Star Wars game in development for the iPhone, that forgoes the usual stiff like lightsaber duels and X-Wing dogfights in lieu of...simulating the experience of running the Mos Eisley Cantina. More »

Electronic Arts Plans to Make You Pay for Glorified Game Demos?

Brian Crecente — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Electronic Arts plans to grow its digital game business to become one-third of their total revenue over the next few years and that includes starting to charge for what one analyst described as very long game demos. More »

Gravity Hook HD, From The Makers Of Canabalt

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EST

Before they made the excellent Canabalt, Adam Saltsman and Danny Baranowsky made a game called Gravity Hook. It was like Bionic Commando vs Peggle. Anyway, they're remaking the game in "HD", and you can play it right now. More »

New Digital Store To Sell "Pre-Owned" Games

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:30:00 EST

Green Man Gaming, a company based in the United Kingdom, is about to launch a digital download shopfront for the PC with a difference, claiming its store will be able to offer "pre-owned" digital sales. More »

Reports: EA Working On Apple Tablet, Kindle

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:30:00 EST

According to a report on the Wall Street Journal, when the Apple Tablet is revealed later this month - as seems almost certain - it'll have Electronic Arts along for the ride. More »

Ten New Cars Added To Forza 3's Downloadable Content Roster

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:30:00 EST

The Detroit Auto Show's going down in...Detroit this week, and to help market some of the new cars on show get people back into Forza 3, Microsoft have released a new DLC pack for the game. More »

Report: Only 15% Of Gamers Buying Downloadable Content

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:30:00 EST

A survey conducted by media firm Frank N. Magid Associates has found that only 15% of active video gamers purchase downloadable content. More »

Xbox Live Officially Heading For Mobile Phones

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:00:00 EST

While the news has been coming for some time now, you always need to break out a confirmation to make everything official. And it's now official: Xbox Live is on its way to mobile phones. More »

Final Fantasy Creator Working On iPhone Game

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:00:00 EST

Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series and boss of Lost Odyssey developers Mistwalker, isn't just working on a "long-awaited new blockbuster project". He's doing an iPhone game as well. More »

And 2009's Biggest iPhone Games Were...

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:30:00 EST

With December 31 almost upon us, Google have released two lists, each showcasing the biggest iPhone games of 2009. More »

Apple Want Someone For "Interactive Multimedia Experiences" On The iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:30:00 EST

Gizmodo have turned up an interesting job advert for Apple, the computing giants on the look-out for somebody to handle a project involving 3D graphics & environments, character design and multimedia experiences. All for the company's iPhone. More »

Mirror's Edge iPhone Trailer Slides Into The Second Dimension

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:30:00 EST

As a game, it looks like it's missing the point of Mirror's Edge entirely. But as a trinket for Mirror's Edge fans, who just want to hear that music and see those blue skies again, it looks great. More »

Voltron Gets Served, Skulks Off To iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:30:00 EST

It's a Voltron game! Yeeessssssss. And it's for the iPhone! Hrm. More »

Mirror's Edge Running Straight To The iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST

Hey, it's not a sequel, but it's something; EA announced this morning that Mirror's Edge will be coming to an iPhone near you in January 2010. More »

Turn Your Car Into Pac-Man

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:00 EST

Waze is a free app for the iPhone that works like Wikipedia for street maps. And to encourage users to help the service grow, the owners have devised a cunning plan: get you playing Pac-Man with your car. More »

DSi Now Comes With Pre-Installed Software

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST

Best Buy's Black Friday catalogue has popped up online, and amidst the bargains is an interesting offer from Nintendo: a DSi console that comes with downloadable DSiWare pre-installed on the machine. More »

Bad Ideas: R-Type, Ghosts 'N Goblins For iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:30:00 EST

R-Type is coming for the iPhone. Ghosts 'N Goblins came out over the weekend. Who keeps signing these cheques? More »

iPhone Games Caught Stealing Phone Numbers?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:30:00 EST

The fact the iPhone is a veritable wild west for developers can often be a good thing. Then again, when shadier outfits start releasing shadier apps, it can also be a bad thing. More »

Commodore 64, Now On iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Manomio's C64 emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch - which was originally knocked back by Apple in June - has now been cleared for release. More »

12% Of Americans Buy Digital Goods

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Data taken by research firm Magid and Associates has revealed that an estimated 12% of Americans bought some kind of virtual or digital item over the past 12 months. More »

Watchmen Artist Working On New Beneath A Steel Sky

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:20:00 EDT

My. What a pleasant surprise. Dave Gibbons, the artist responsible for Watchmen (the graphic novel, not the movie), is working with Revolution Software on Beneath A Steel Sky: Remastered. More »

Madden, FIFA Coming To iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:30:00 EDT

EA have quietly, perhaps even accidentally, revealed that their two biggest sporting franchises - Madden and FIFA - will be coming to the iPhone "soon." More »

Monkey Island, Now On Your iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:30:00 EDT

Hey, kids! Time to put that iPhone (or iPod Touch!) to good use, as Lucasarts have just released the rather excellent The Secret of Monkey Island: Special edition for Apple's handhelds. More »

The Nintendo Download: My Life As A Darklord

Mike Fahey — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Nintendo only adds four titles to the Wii and DS this week, with the Virtual Console passed up completely, but hey...one of the games has "Final Fantasy" in it, and the kids love Final Fantasy. More »

Streets Of Rage, Now On iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:30:00 EDT

Open up. Time for your weekly dose of "let's port a game to the iPhone for a quick buck", this time featuring Sega, and a re-release of Streets of Rage. More »

Some Guys Get "Portal" Running On The iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Now, we don't even know if this is real. And if it is, whether it's Portal, or just a pared-down imitation of it. More »

Resident Evil 4 iPhone: Coming Soon

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:30:00 EDT

Yes, that version of Resident Evil 4 on the iPhone is real. And it's coming soon, with Capcom hastily scrabbling together a release date timeframe following the game's accidental reveal earlier this week. More »