Kotaku: Los Angeles

To-Do In Los Angeles: Say Goodbye to SUPER iam8bit This Weekend at Artist Signing

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Has it already been a month since the launch of SUPER iam8bit, the LA gallery show of fine, video game-inspired art? Sadly, it has, meaning the show is coming to an end this weekend. But there's a silver lining! More »

To-Do In Los Angeles: See Art and Games Collide at SUPER iam8bit

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:20:00 EDT

Reminder! Tonight's the tonight. The iam8bit art show returns to Los Angeles, California as SUPER iam8bit, opening its doors at 7 p.m. to the public in sunny, spotlessly clean Echo Park. You may want to line up hours ago, Angelenos. More »

A Special Preview of the New SUPER iam8bit Art Show, Returning to LA This Week

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EDT

This Thursday, the iam8bit video game art show returns to Los Angeles, California more super powered than before. More than 100 artists will debut video game-inspired artwork at SUPER iam8bit, a small taste of which Kotaku can show you a few days early. More »

When Duke Nukem Forever Advertising Goes Horribly Wrong

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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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 »

Artsy Production Firm iam8bit Struck E3 With Stealth and Swag

Drew Cohen — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:20:00 EDT

Multi-media collective iam8bit knows how to advertise itself: slyly, theatrically and with neat, removable swag. More »

Welcome to Sunny Los Angeles

Drew Cohen — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:45:00 EDT

Awesome shots courtesy of Isaac Viel.

Signs of E3 Are All Around Us, as are These Mutant Things

Stephen Totilo — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:29:00 EDT

It's Sunday, two days before E3 technically starts here at the Los Angeles Convention Center. What you see here are signs of video games...and Rage mutants, climbing everywhere. More »

L.A. Noire: The Kotaku Review

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 24 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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The best trailer for the video game L.A. Noire that its creators never made would have featured a man's face. The face would have been that of an unremarkable owner of a liquor store in 1947 Los Angeles, a hard-working type. His face would be creased, just a little, from the effects of encroaching middle age. More »

The Final Night of a Great American Arcade

Owen Good — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EST

Caught in a dispute over business licenses, Los Angeles' Arcade Infinity was forced to close this weekend after 11 years. The arcade was well known for its robust collection, specializing in imported Japanese cabinets and rare finds. More »

The Next Call Of Juarez Brings Cowboys To Modern Day L.A.

Mike Fahey — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST

Trading the open plains for the sprawling streets of Los Angeles, Call of Juarez: The Cartel presents a modern day twist to Ubisoft's western first-person shooter series. More »

First Rule of Capcom's Fight Club: Talk About the 3DS

Owen Good — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:30:00 EST

Here's a stylish look at Fight Club, the celebration put on by iam8bit and Capcom last night that provided 1,500 fans a peep at Super Street Fighter IV on the 3DS, if they waited in line 19 hours. More »

At the Intersection of the Oregon Trail and L.A.

Owen Good — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:40:00 EST

An unwise choice, but something tells me all the numbers end with dysentery. Humorous sign posted on a Los Angeles street corner. As seen on Pleated Jeans. More »

Pioneering Games Developer Killed in Hit-and-Run

Owen Good — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:30:00 EST

Brigitte Burdine, a casting director with credits spanning World of Warcraft, Killzone 2 and Mortal Kombat, was killed early this morning in a hit-and-run accident as she was walking home from a late-night date with her boyfriend. She was 48. More »

Trust Me, Their Used Selection Is Terrible

Owen Good — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Seen by Kotaku reader Alsandair at Sawtelle Blvd. north of Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. More »

Explore a Hardware Store, Play Dead Rising 2 This Friday

Brian Crecente — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Do you live in Los Angeles and have an interest in slaying zombies? Then you're in luck! More »

Indie Developer Caught in the Blast of Arizona's Immigration Law

Owen Good — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Outrage over Arizona's controversial immigration-enforcement law figures to have a comprehensive effect on all business there, video games included. One indie developer says he must move operations to California because the actors he needs won't travel to the state. More »

Who Needs the Carpool Lane When You Have Red Shells?

Owen Good — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:30:00 EDT

Mario's moved to SoCal and upgraded his wheels. BMW with vanity plate spied on the 405 in L.A., as seen on The Tanooki. More »

Old Vivendi Digs Put To Constructive Use

Mike Fahey — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Vivendi's Los Angeles headquarters at the Howard Hughes Center might be gone, but what's taken its place will leave a lasting impact on LA drivers for years to come. More »

Celebrate The Resident Evil 5 Launch With A Bloodletting

Mike Fahey — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:20:00 EST

If you'll be in the Los Angeles area on March 13th and have some spare blood lying around, stop by Capcom's Resident Evil 5 Blood Drive to exchange plasma for prizes. More »

Spend Two Days With Uwe Boll In LA This Week

Mike Fahey — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST

Whether you are morbidly curious or just a glutton for punishment, there's no finer place to be in Los Angeles on Wednesday and Thursday than the Uwe Boll Film Festival at the Downtown Independent. More »

Square Enix LA Working On Downloadable Games

Stuart Houghton — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:20:00 EST

Square Enix's new Los Angeles studio is still hiring, but they now have a small core staff of coders. To ease the new kids gently into the world of Squeenix development, the new studio is going to focus on downloadable games. More »

Viva Piata Fiesta En LA, Este Sbado

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:20:55 EST

If you're in the Southern California area (Santa Monica, specifically), you might want to cruise on over to the pier this weekend for some Microsoft and Viva Pi ata sponsored fun. More »

Wii Launch At Universal Citywalk

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 13:00:22 EST

Nintendo held their Los Angeles based midnight launch at Universal Citywalk, which, on a Saturday night, is already filled to near capacity. Add an extra thousand gamers and you get a maddening crowd. More »

VGA's Nominees Announced

Brian Crecente — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:00:50 EST

So Spike TV has their nominee list up for their annual video game award show, the VGAs. While I think the show has improved over the years, it still needs a lot of work so when, earlier this year, they asked if I'd be willing to be a member of their Advisory Board and help select nominees, I said yes. More »

Like Watching Your Fat Friend Run

egauger — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:40:59 EDT

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 »

Barcade: seekrit LA-based drinking hole?

ataylor — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:00:00 EDT

Oho, what's this? More »