Kotaku: Outrage

Star Wars: The Old Republic Patch 1.1 Breaks High-End PVP

Mike Fahey — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EST

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Before Star Wars: The Old Republic's 1.1 patch went live early this morning, player-versus-player combat on the level 50 world of Ilum was slightly broken, with more players focusing on completing non-PVP goals than fighting. After patch 1.1 the zone has been transformed into an Imperial PVP wonderland. More »

Parents Concerned Over High School Students Play-Acting Call Of Duty

Mike Fahey — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:30:00 EDT

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"It's too real and too much like the Columbine tragedy," says one concerned parent regarding a video shot at Rocklin High School in California depicting students pretending to play Call of Duty with imaginary weapons. Oh come on, really? More »

Dragon Age II Dev Rates His Own Game On Metacritic, EA Bets Obama Voted For Himself Too

Mike Fahey — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EDT

A glowing fan review for Dragon Age II on Metacritic discovered to have been written by a member of the game's development team sparked outrage among the gaming community yesterday. EA's response? That's how it works. More »

Who Steals Video Game Consoles From Children With Cancer? [Update]

Mike Fahey — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:40:00 EST

While PlayStation 3 thieves busy themselves punching women in the face, an Xbox thief in North Carolina breaks into a medical center and steals multiple consoles meant for children recovering from cancer. Update: The games industry rallies! More »

Final Fantasy XIV's Play-Limiting Fatigue System Explained - Update

Mike Fahey — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:30:00 EDT

A game mechanic that drops the amount of experience points earned after a set amount of play time has Final Fantasy XIV fans in an uproar. Game director Nobuaki Komoto explains the eight hour a week limit. More »

Anti-Langdell Email Raises Ire of IGDA [Update]

Owen Good — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:00:00 EDT

IGDA members yesterday received an email, purportedly from an IGDA address, asking them to vote on removing Tim Langdell from the association's board. Today, the organization denied any official connection and said it was investigating. More »

Effort Begun to Remove Trademark Troll from IGDA Board

Owen Good — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Tim Langdell's not really a developer - "litigator" might be a better job description - but the Lord of Edge is really on the IGDA board. Now someone's started a petition to remove him. More »

Trademark Troll Is At It Again [Update]

Owen Good — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT

"Edge of Twilight" was announced more than two years ago. Just last month, Tim Langdell, notorious for claiming all uses of the word "edge,"in video games, filed a trademark application for exactly that name. More »

Trademark Troll Gets Mobigames' EDGE Taken Down

Owen Good — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT

This story really sets my teeth on edge. Whoops. Sorry, I forgot to ask Mr. Game Developin' Industry Founder Dude Tim Langdell (left) for permission to use that word. More »

And The GTA Chinatown Wars Outrage Begins

Mike Fahey — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:40:00 EDT

It was only a matter of time before Rockstar's Nintendo DS offering Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars fell under the scrutiny of international anti-everything groups, and what better place to start than with the "ever reputable" UK news stable, The Sun, where the news of GTA DS's drug selling mini-game isn't going over so well. More »

More Human Tetris Rip-Offage!

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:33 EDT

Too bad they didn't copyright it. That hilarious Japanese of human Tetris was once again copied and once again made unfunny. Previously, Big Brother ripped off the concept, turning what was exactly a humorous mini-game into meh. Now, it's Spanish-language show Nadie es Perfecto, which features contestants in silver body sheets and bicycle helmets. Odd! Contestants simple step through the shapes or bust apart the styrofoam. They don't even attempt real human Tetris. Everything that was good, pure and just about the original was sucked out for this hollow artifice. It's so bad that there's audience booing! One portly gentleman does take one for the team and falls into ankle deep water. More »