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In an effort to make a dent in the violence surrounding the Tepito area drug trade, Mexican police are now attempting to get guns off the streets by offering to trade firearms for cash. And Xboxes! Instead of engaging in real life firefights, gun owners in Mexico City can hand in their pistoles and get a console and free software, the latter courtesy of Microsoft. More »
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It would seem that our world's blue haired seniors haven't moved on to the next big fad. They still love the Wii! Sure, complaining about how their kids never visit and shaking your fist at whippersnappers is still fashionable, but Wii is where the action is. More »
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The only thing people like doing more than playing the Wii with their friends and family is writing positive mainstream press articles about how much people just love the damn Wii. More »
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According to Reuters and their unnamed sources, Microsoft is looking to start selling the Xbox 360 to the Chinese within "the next few months." Maybe even as early as February, according to some Shanghai retailers. More »
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Nintendo prez Reggie Fils-Aime virtually sat down with Second Life embedded reporter Adam Reuters to talk about the Wii. With the Second Life crowd obviously a big fan of avatar creation, Reggie was asked about the future social aspects and customization of the Mii. More »
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I finally tracked down that rumor, it turns out it came from Electronic Arts own Larry Probst, who told Reuters today that a supply shortage meant that Sony was only able to ship 200,000 Playstation 3 for the launch. More »
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Worried that you won't get a Wii this holiday? Those day one shipments did seem a bit lower than expected. But don't you worry your pretty little heads about it, Kotakuites. Reggie says they're definitely shipping 4 million Wiis worldwide by December 31st, meaning you should get one if you try hard enough. More »
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Electronic Arts CEO Larry Probst was practically crowing today, it seems, over the expected revenue the company expects to be earned from the in-game advertising found in Need for Speed Carbon. More »
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Speaking at Reuter's Media Marketing Summit in New York City today, Reggie said that the Game Boy Advance has at least one more holiday sales season left in its life cycle. More »
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Second Life is the new internet, says embedded Reuters reporter Adam Pasick, whose SL name is Adam Reuters. The news outlet is just one of many descending on the virtual landscape, which is an appealing 3D successor to the net. Pasick will be bringing in real life Reuters news as well as writing news stories for SL residents and covering the community. And what about those who are hesitant to enter? Pasick says: More »
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Reuters is reporting that an Iranian group, using state-sponsored development, has modded the fan favorite team based FPS Counter-Strike to allow players to virtually train for demolition runs against oil tankers. From the report: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=204451&view=rss&microfeed=true U.S. video game sales jumped 25 percent in June, hitting $844.5 million, according to Reuters. The article seems to be crediting Nintendo's DS and DS Lite as well as the craptacular game Cars for a bulk of the bump. More »
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