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Up until now I figured I had picked a profession in which under no circumstances would I ever have to look at a blown-up picture of Lindsay Lohan's gunk-covered, smoke-stained teeth. I thought you were better than this, Saints Row the Third. More »
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This has nothing to do with Duke Nukem Forever the game, but it's still a sad tale as far as game advertising goes. More »
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Multi-media collective iam8bit knows how to advertise itself: slyly, theatrically and with neat, removable swag. More »
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Awesome shots courtesy of Isaac Viel.

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Do you live in Los Angeles and have an interest in slaying zombies? Then you're in luck! More »
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This is 8-Bit Shit, from LA, who may well be the world's only video game-themed dodgeball team. More »
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One word: "Daigo". More »
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Reader Christopher was down at his local animal shelter in Long Beach, California recently when he noticed something a little odd. More »
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Dracula teaming up with the Red Cross? Can you say dream team? Encore Software is celebrating last month's release of their PC mystery adventure game Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon, with a Dracula Blood Drive. The event is taking place October 3rd and 4th in either different locations throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties, with donors being entered in a drawing to win a copy of the game and various other prizes. While many of you have never heard of the game, to quote an imaginary out-of-touch 80's marketing executive, "Giving blood is rad, dudes!" More »
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Live in LA? Drive an automobile? Call it gas, and not petroleum? Oh boy is this your lucky day. Starting at 6am today (so SOON), the Mobil at 8489 Beverly Blvd will be taken over by EA. They'll be there to shill Mercenaries 2. There'll be attendants dressed up as mercenaries, there'll probably be all kinds of various promotion materiel lying around, but most important of all: there'll be free gas. Yup. Free. Gas. There's a statement to be had about gas, American consumer culture and the resource-driven conflict that drives Mercenaries 2's storyline somewhere in all this, but really, it'll be lost amidst the fact EA are practically giving away money. More »
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E For all is really starting to become a force to be reckoned with. First came the announcement of Nintendo as an anchor exhibitor, then Sony got in to the mix and now Video Games Live will be making a special appearance at the new expo. Video Games Live will be the first event to take place at the Nokia Theater in LA's all new "LA Live", an entertainment hub which is being described as the "Times Square of the West." More »
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Nintendo today announced that they are going to be an "anchor exhibitor" for IDG World's Entertainment for All Expo slated to hit the Los Angeles Convention Center this October. More »
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By: Colette Bennett More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=212235&view=rss&microfeed=true Nintendo this morning unveiled dual Wii launch parties for Los Angeles and New York City. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=211926&view=rss&microfeed=true Los Angeles is disgusting. From the game store/check cashing combo, to Melissa's blas pep, to Batman's creepy laugh, to the Hulk hustling for a tip ( and being denied), this whole segment gives me the jibblies. More »
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"Dude, they didn't have a single Xbox 360 for sale." More »
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