http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/press http://kotaku.com/tag/press As the internet (and our comments) stirs with news about the upcoming Guild Wars 2 press beta weekend, rest assured that Kotaku will be there, doing Guild Wars-y things. You'll read all about it Monday, February 20. More »
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Gamers get tons of swag, and we post just about all of it here on Kotaku. But there's one thing we've never shown off. More »
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Been to a game's official site lately? You probably have. Probably noticed while there that it was a bit crap, full of useless flash pages and 320x240 "screenshots". Here's five ways to fix that. More »
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Some lucky gamer has seized the chance to splurge next month's rent on a limited-run Mega Man 9 press kit. Capcom have knocked out a bunch of these to selected press and community members. One such has just earned a cool $750. More »
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John Keefer has a nice piece up on Crispy Gamer regarding the issue of embargoes — are they really necessary, or do they simply encourage lazy journalism and sometimes inappropriate relationships with publishers? The issue at stake here isn't so much embargoes, which are a symptom of the problem, as much as journalistic integrity (or lack thereof) and moving from an 'enthusiast press' to 'real journalism': More »
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One of the coolest parts of being a member of the gaming press is waking up every morning and getting new copies of pre-release games at your doorstep. Some companies just send you the game disc in a jewel case. Others make the arrival of their game into more of an event. Take Uncharted: Drake's Fortune as an example. This morning the final review code arrived in a book called The Chronicles of Sir Francis Drake, which opens up to contain a whole wealth of goodies. There's a letter from Nathan Drake, a few pages of diary entries, a soundtrack CD, a remix CD from DJ Shadow, and of course the Blu-Ray disc of the game. It's a well put together package that ties into the game in a meaningful way. Believe me, it's so much better than getting the game disc wrapped in a Hanes XL white t-shirt with the game logo slapped on the front. (You'd be surprised how often this happens). While we aren't yet allowed to post impressions or reviews of the game, I wholeheartedly recommend the press kit. More images of it after the jump. More »
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At last, the full potential of the Nintendo Wii has been realized! When the system was first announced the great minds of the world began to fill with interesting, innovative and truly breakthrough uses for the unique gaming console, but this one trumps them all. Now you can use the Wii to buy travel insurance! More »
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Sad panda press members unable to procure invites is only one of the effects of the new, downsized E3. Another profound area of impact was this year's GDC, which saw a 30 percent increase in attendance over last year, according to Jamil Moledina, boss of GDC and all-around nice guy. More »
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Now this here's a press release. UK online game rental company Gametart has randomly sampled 200 British women and decided to let the world know the ins and outs of their sexual appetites. To the point, they asked them how often they had sex, and if they regularly played video games.
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I told you I was going to be the Bully flagbearer, and so I am. A tip from reader Matt points to this San Francisco Chronicle article on the game, titled "Bully a Far Cry From Columbine": More »
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We've heard the rumblings for quite awhile now, but it wasn't official until today. Sony is holding one last press gathering before the launch of the Playstation 3. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=204758&view=rss&microfeed=true After a painful 2 hour bus ride back into Tokyo (the show is in Chiba), we were ready to drink away the pain of interviewing unhappy developers and suffering of being elbowed in the flanks by otaku charging for the Dead or Alive hump pillows. Fortunately, for the burdgeoning alcoholics in the group, Sony obliged. We were bussed to the Sony Computer Entertainment TK building, elevated gently to the 16th floor, and let loose upon the hors d'oeuvres. While the rest of us were drinking and shoving sushi in our pockets, Mr. Spatola was filming the action. Take a look. Michael McWhertor More »
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Dennis McCauley of GamePolitics addresses the recent appearance of 2008 presidential hopeful Mark Warner in MMO Second Life, a move which some have called smart and others suicide. More »
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Presidential hopeful Mark Warner recently held a press conference in the MySpace of MMOs, Second Life. The coverage of the event was decidedly subdued, and I've seen very little followup worth reporting. More »
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The Microsoft insiders over at Gamescoreblog have kindly thrown up a link to the official top-secret XBox E3 online press kit. It's a bit skimpy now, but expect this site to pubertally blossom over the week with press releases, screenshots, videos, developer headshots and logos for all of the games highlighted or to be revealed by Microsoft at this year's E3. All the information that the on-floor press will have access to is promised to make its way up on the site in a timely manner. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=172121&view=rss&microfeed=true Several sites have confirmed that Sony will be holding a press conference tomorrow at 3 p.m. Tokyo time featuring Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi. More »
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And I thought David Jaffe just produced kick-ass games, little did I know he also had some hardcore ranting skills. Last week Jaffe posted a "Plea to The Game Journalist" to stop being such fanboy, industry suck-ups and start doing their jobs. I couldn't agree more. Here's his excellent P.S. More »
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