Kotaku: Future

Does Digital Distribution Do More Harm Than Good?

Mike Fahey — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:40:00 EST

Isn't moving from disc-based software to downloadable digital products a step in the right direction? Commenter Paradox Me isn't so sure, and explains why in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »

The Solar-Powered House of the Future, Controlled With Xbox Kinect

Kirk Hamilton — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:30:00 EST

The brainy brains at SCI-Arc and Caltech have designed an entirely solar-powered house that is clean, green, and energy-efficient. It's also remarkably easy to use, thanks to the fact that the entire thing is powered by Xbox's Kinect motion controls. More »

Gameloft Flies Game-Laden Rental iPads Across Australia

Mike Fahey — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:20:00 EST

Wouldn't it be nice if you could rent an iPad filled with nifty Gameloft-brand game product to keep you occupied during lengthy flights? Next month customers of Australia's Jetstar will find out first hand. More »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Is a Confusion of Excellence

Brian Crecente — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:30:00 EDT

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Our second look at Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, a year after it was first revealed, shows a much-changed, much more tech-heavy, augmented-reality shooter than what we remember seeing in 2010. More »

Space Games Don't Have To Be Cold And Lifeless

Mike Fahey — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:20:00 EDT

Kotaku commenter Jezuz feels that games set in outer space have become too cold and sterile. He shares his idea on how to liven up the airless void in today's Speak-Up on Kotaku. More »

Nintendo's Keynote Starts Soon

Brian Crecente — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:24:06 EST

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata kicks off the Game Developers Conference this morning with a keynote about the past and future of gaming. We'll be live blogging it, starting in about an hour. More »

Stephen Hawking Thinks The Earth Should Probably Start Packing

Mike Fahey — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:00:00 EDT

"I see great dangers for the human race," begins noted theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. As a human myself, that's exactly the sort of thing I don't like to hear. More »

Layton Gets a New Date

Amber Nichols — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:55:28 EDT

Puzzle fans can look forward to enjoying the third installment in the Professor Layton series for Nintendo DS earlier than expected. Nintendo announced today that the launch date of Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, a tale surrounding a time-traveling letter from 10 years in the future, has been moved up a week to September 12. More »

Intel Inside Your Mind, Serving You Drinks

Mike Fahey — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:20:00 EDT

We're one step closer to browsing the internet with our mind while our robot butler brings us drinks, and it's all thanks to Intel. PC Magazine tells us about the wonderful tech on display at the company's latest R&D day. More »

Here's What Ubisoft Is Bringing To E3

Mike Fahey — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:35:37 EDT

E3 is right around the corner, and the big publishers are rolling out lists of what they'll be bringing to the show. Ubisoft's list includes Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Shaun White Skateboarding, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, the next installment of the Driver series, and "many other titles" that haven't been revealed yet. Keep an eye on Kotaku on Monday, June 14, when Ubisoft's annual press conference kicks off at 5PM. More »

Game Nation: A Massively Multiplayer Offline Role-Playing Game

Mike Fahey — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:20:00 EDT

Game Nation is gearing up to make your live-action role-playing dreams come true, now scouting locations for the world's first "Experiential Video Game Theme Park and Resort." Sounds like some expensive LARPing to me! More »

Mass Effect 2 Predicts Super Bowl Winner — in 2185

Owen Good — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:30:00 EST

No word on how Madden is doing with its predictions 175 years from now, but Mass Effect 2, via Cerberus Daily News, says the New York Giants, with a Krogan quarterback (pictured), beat the Beijing Dragons in Super Bowl CCXIX. More »

Six PADDs I Would Actually Buy

Brian Crecente — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST

I may be tempted to one day buy the iPad as a crossover e-reader, but there's nothing magical about the device for me. Not unless you replace one of its vowels with a consonant. More »

Older Ratchet Games Unlock Bonuses In New One

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:00:01 EDT

One perk that an old Ratchet game unlocks in the forthcoming Ratchet sequel is useful. The other perk, is not. More »

World of Warcraft: The Magazine

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:00:00 EDT

The title is self-explanatory. But here are the details: More »

Another Games Mag Bites The Dust

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EDT

The sad, slow decline of gaming print media continues, with the announcement overnight that Future Publishing's PSW (PlayStation World Magazine) is no more. More »

The Death Of Print: January 2009 Edition

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:30:00 EST

No question that print media is dying. Only question is how long it'll hold out. In the interests of keeping tabs on things, then, let's take a look at Future Publishing's latest British circulation numbers. More »

The Ghost of Gaming Future

Maggie Greene — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST

The topic for this month's Blogs of the Roundtable has led to some fantastically diverse answers: "What role will gaming play in your familial relationships in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?". More »

Four Future Trends of Entertainment

Maggie Greene — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:30:00 EST

Jane Pinckard of game girl advance has come up with four future trends of entertainment, and they all apply to gaming — while her ideas aren't necessarily 'new,' she does really boil down some of the tensions and innovations facing the industry right now. She points to four trends — tension between immersion and transparency, asynchronous instant communication, credible advertising with integrity, and tools as the content. This last issue is one that's come up a lot, and I really like her take on it — the move from passive consumer to active user: More »

Europe's Version Of Qore: The Details

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:30:00 EDT

Like we told you last month, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe are putting together their own version of Qore. Presumably because European PlayStation owners haven't suffered enough. The program will be called Official PlayStation Magazine HD, will of course be a premium (ie you pay for it) service, and will be distributed weekly over the various European PlayStation stores. A job listing for the program says that the show will feature "hi-def video, game demos and other content", so basically, expect Qore, but with a much longer name. More »

Win Imagine Babies From Girl Gamer Mag

Mike Fahey — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:20:58 EST

Hey girls! The second issue of Future's Girl Gamer - the UK's first Nintendo-centric games magazine for girls - is coming this March, and have they got a contest for you! Within the pages the pink titled magazine with its pink DS sporting cover girl is a giveaway that you can't afford to pass up, considering your unique role in populating the planet. They're giving away 10 copies of Ubisoft's ~~pet~~ baby simulator, Imagine Babies, along with a shiny new and most likely pink DS to play it on. Combine it with the cover story on Cooking Mama, and you'll snag yourself a husband of strong breeding stock in no time! Hit the jump for the cover in all its glory, along with a little more exposition. More »

Futurist Kurzweil to Predict 20 Years of Gaming at GDC08

Brian Crecente — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:00:23 EST

The Game Developers Conference just announced that renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil will be delivering one of the keynotes at the upcoming GDC in San Fan. His talk, entitled The Next 20 Years of Gaming, will look at the future of the video game world and electronic entertainment. I expect there will be talk of sex with robots, but maybe that's just me.. and that guy Mark and Mike fell in with at Leipzig. More »

User-Drawn Characters Coming to PS3 Games?

Brian Crecente — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST

Can Print Gaming Media Survive? Maybe.

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:20:42 EST

With online video game news coming from powerhouses like IGN, 1UP and Gamespot, can old fashioned glossy print media survive? How can once-monthly publications compete with up to the minute news sources, say, for instance Kotaku, and established gaming media updating throughout the day? That's the focus of the New York Times look at print publishers Ziff Davis Media and Future US, both of whom publish not only on paper, but online as well. More »

Lost Odyssey: Opening Cinema

fdemarco — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDT

I don't really know that much about Lost Odyssey. I missed out on opportunities to see at at several conferences so I was looking forward to checking out this opening cinema. Now that I've seen it, I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it. It definitely looks very slick, but the extensive brown color palette is a bit off putting. Why is the future always brown? Also something doesn't seem quite right about the walking animation that they show around 1:47. I guess they are trying to make everyone look like they are exhausted and coming in from battle, but they're all doing this weird shuffle that makes them look like they are limping. That said, I'll reserve final judgment until the game actually comes out and I get a chance to play it for myself. After all, you can't judge a game by it's opening cinema. Or can you? More »

Playstation The Official Magazine Returns

Brian Crecente — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:27 EDT

OPM rises again this November with a new set of letters and a brand new publisher. Exactly one year after Ziff-Davis set Official Playstation Magazine adrift into the sea of dead print media, Future U.S. will relaunch Playstation: The Official Magazine. More »

Future Takes Over Nintendo Power

Mike Fahey — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:30:09 EDT

Future US continues it's domination of the official console magazine market as Nintendo hands them the reins of the long-running and well-respected publication Nintendo Power. For nearly two decades Nintendo has handled the publishing of the mag in-house, but starting with the December issue (on sale next month), it's all on Future.

"We are honored to be selected as the new publisher for an industry touchstone like Nintendo Power," says Future US's President, Jonathan Simpson-Bint. "This is an opportunity for Future to use its core competencies - great editorial, deep knowledge of young men's lifestyles and technical expertise - in service of one of the world's great entertainment brands. We couldn't be more excited to get started."

Deep knowledge of young men's lifestyles? First off, that sounds slightly creepy, and secondly...just young men? Hopefully they'll eventually get around to creating a Nintendo magazine for girls. More »

Sony Exec Talks PSP Future, Says Nothing

Brian Crecente — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:00:49 EDT

UPI tracked down Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment America, to "grill him" about the future of the PSP. More »

Video E306: Neil Young Talks EA Culture

Brian Crecente — Wed, 17 May 2006 21:00:48 EDT

In the final part of my interview with Neil Young, the EA LA studio head talks about his job, the culture of EA and the future of the industry. I was impressed with Young's take on game development and the need for gaming to think outside the box. Kotaku and EA have had a few run-ins over the past year, but Young has always been professional in his dealings with us and his ability to do a video interview says a lot about him. Oh, and he says he loves the site. More »

Battlefield To Officially Jump Shark?

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:33:31 EST

Is DICE crazy? Surely they must know that setting your next game in "the future" is the cheesy death knell for your franchise. Anyone remember Street Fighter 2010? No? Okay, bad example. More »

Long Live PC Gaming

lsmith — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:40:04 EST

Every few years the whole "PC gaming is dead" argument creeps out of the woodwork. However, the story is something different altogether this year. A piece written by Kotaku's editor supreme Brian Crecente for the Rocky Mountain News looks at the medium of PC gaming as a market for a potential renaissance. The article looks at some of the hurdles that need to be leapt in order for PC gaming's rebirth. Among them? Piracy, lack of innovation and a failure to capitalize on the upgradeable nature of PC gaming. More »