Kotaku: Kotaku Originals

Kotaku Originals: Wonder Septuplet Powers, Activate!

Owen Good — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 MDT

This being the E3 week, we churned out a huge amount of reporting and you consumed it in record-breaking numbers. Knowing that this post would serve as an E3 recap of sorts, I've categorized some things out in the jump. This covers stories that we tagged original; there might have been some others from the conference that didn't get that tag. Either way, this is our comprehensive E3 coverage list, so if you're not seeing something below, check that.

As a part-timer and the least experienced game writer on this staff, I had my own impressions of E3 which I will write up later, from an outsider's perspective. (I was only there Sunday and Monday). We all work in separate cities, and this event allows us a time to work together, in person. And the Kotaku staff of Fahey, Bash, McWhertor, Leigh, Adam, Maggie and of course, Crecente — with help from Gawker managing editor Noah Robischon in Los Angeles, and Jim Reilly working offsite on multimedia assets — came together like a team of superheroes to put out one hell of a report for you this week. They're all recovering this weekend, but show the Supa-Kotakufriends a little love in the comments.

Highlights
Nintendo Introduces Wii Motion Plus
Xbox Division FINALLY Reports Profitable Year
Tretton: Sony Considering PSP with Harddrive
Mario & Zelda Teams Both "Hard At Work" On Wii Games
The New Xbox Experience: Just The Facts (And Maybe Some Conjecture)
Ladies And Gentlemen, We Have Booth Babes

Much more after the jump.

Liveblogs, News Conferences and Fact Checks:
Liveblogging Microsoft e3 2008 Press Conference
Fact-Checking Microsoft's E3 Presser
Nintendo E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog
Fact-Checking Nintendo's E3 Presser
Sony E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog
Fact-Checking Sony's E3 Presser
Liveblogging Konami's E3 2008 Press Conference
Liveblogging Take-Two's 2008 E3 Press Conference
Capcom E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog - Lost Planet The Movie
Ubisoft E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog
The EA E3 2008 Press Conference In Pictures

Page K Blind Items

New Game Announcements
PS3 "Massive Action Game" Announced; Promises Battles Up to 256 Players
Ratchet and Clank Future: Quest For Booty Announced For PSN
Galaga Gets First True Sequel
Fable II Coming In October
Is Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Coming To Japan? "Ask Them"
Tretton Says No 360 Final Fantasy XIII Coming to Japan
GTA Coming To The DS With China Town Wars
It's Official - Animal Crossing Wii Is Coming

Statements and Executive Speak
Miyamoto: Wii Music Is "Better Than A Video Game"
ESA: This Is The "Golden Age" Of Gaming
ESA Prez Gallagher: Industry Must Not Abandon Its Base
CEO Ben Feder On Turning Things Around At Take-Two
Texas Governor Perry Encourages Game Biz
Exchanging Words With John Schappert
Interview: Catching Up On Microsoft's Big Announcements
Interview: Riccitiello Doesn't Fear Activision Blizzard
Interview: EA Boss Riccitiello Aims To Win You Over
Tretton Explains the Long Road to Home

Non E3
Coming To XBLA: My Frequent Death, Castle Crashers
NCAA 09 Glitch Corrupts Pre-Release Roster Files
Game Marathons: Fad, or Going the Distance?
The Meaning of Ninjy
PS3 Video Service Is Region-Locked

General Coverage:
The Miracle Of Science: Checking Out Monster Lab
DC Universe Online - Opening The Door
Fun With Trivia: Passing Around Buzz! Master Quiz
Bionic Commando Has Control Issues
Damnation - One To Watch
Portal Still Alive Will Include New Puzzles, But No New Plot
MadWorld - Black, White, And Red All Over
Silent Hill: Homecoming Gets Pyramid Head, PC Version
How Power Outages and WTO Protests Influenced inFamous
Alpha Protocol - Mass Effect For The Solo Spy Set
Flock: Sheep Death In A Toy World
Sonic Unleashed: Half Classic, Half Stretchy Werewolf
Rethinking Kids' Games: Disney Interactive At E3
Jizz Mopping Through The Dildo Wonderland
Bayonetta - Beware The Hair Dragons
Resident Evil 5: Killing Zombies WIth My Best Girl
Not Excited About Lips? Maybe You Should Be
Wii Sports Resort Will Sell Like Hotcakes, Hands-on Impressions
Free Realms - The Best MMO At E3?
Funcom - Age Of Conan Reviewable In A Month
Flower - Petals On The Wind
Rock Band 2: Perfecting The Game
Left 4 Dead May Get Machinima Maker Post Launch
Hands On: Spore On iPhone Is Pretty Much FlOw
Sega: No Plans For Shenmue III, Seaman 2
John Riccitiello, Little Sister Killer
Sony Announce New $200 PSP Bundle
PS2 "Family Value Pack" Is Indeed Good Value
Wii Music Impressions
The New 80GB PS3: Just The Conjecture (And Maybe Some Facts)
Why A Castlevania Fighting Game? Ask Iga!
Dead Space Producer Chuck Beaver Talks Survival Horror In Halo's Era
Hands On With Castlevania Judgment
LittleBigPlanet Sorta Dated, Slightly Delayed
Carmack Talks: From id/EA to Mac gaming and PS3 Programming
More DS Strumming - Guitar Hero On Tour Decades
id Leave Activision For EA
Microsoft Releasing LE Red, Green 360 Controllers
Guitar Hero News From MS Presser - Van Halen, The Eagles, Metallica
Fallout 3 Getting Exclusive Downloadable Content For Xbox 360 And PC
Visited E3 Hall... In Intensive Care
First Peek At E3 2008 (Boxes And Furniture Crap)
Microsoft Announce 60GB 360, Confirm 20GB Price-Cut

Kotaku Originals: Make It a Blockbuster Week

Owen Good — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Epic week for the KO-riginals, friends. And this is just the runup to E3. Only next week could make this week's avalanche of fresh reported copy pale in comparison. Lots of pre-E3 leaks and reportage dominated Originals, not to mention Leigh digging into the bitchslap handed Jack Thompson to tell us he faces a fat fine, and Bash's hee-larious translation smash of the faek Wii HD. It was a lively half fortnight of reporting in Kotakopolis, refresh yourself with these highlights (and more after the jump.)

Body Types: Why Ivy's Boobs Are Such A Big, Big Deal
Will Sony Inflict Massive Damage At E3 08?
Rare Denies X-Waggle Rumor, Chastises Kotaku Comments
Inside The 169-Page Thompson Report: Judge Recommends $43k Fine Also
Nintendo's E3 Lineup - Oh, So Quiet
Kotaku's E3 2008 Predictions
Leaked Screens Of Duke Nukem 3D XBLA
Rock Band 2 Features Drum Trainer, Wireless Instruments, Full Backwards Compatibility
This Wii Hard Drive Is So Damn Phony (And Funny)
GameStop's Leaked Xbox 360 Price Drop Info
2.41 Firmware Brings New PS3 Platinum Trophy
Hands-On The Force Unleashed Impressions

Xbox 360 Price Drop Already In Effect At Target Stores?
Motus: It's Up To The Console-Makers To Make Motion Control Announcements
The PC At E3 - The Keyboard And Mouse Brigade
Kotaku's Pre-E3 Party
Circuit City To Offer $30 Gift Card With Price Dropped 360
Activision Blizzard Merger Finalized
Riot Games Get a $7M Launch
Microsoft Denies Motion Control Revealed Via Banjo Kazooie Preview
The E3 2008 Kotaku Fantasy Betting Pool
Frankenreview: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Thompson: Judge Recommends Permanent Disbarment
EA's Steve Schnur Explains The Hype Behind The Madden Soundtrack
What's Coming From Microsoft At E3?
How's Wii Skate It? We Skate It To Find Out
Game Club Beyond Good & Evil: Discussion One
Cyan Outlines "Hurdles" In Reclaiming Myst Online
The Five Finalists For Kotaku's New Comment Czar
E3: Dud or a Blast?

Kotaku Originals: We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident

Owen Good — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:00:00 MDT

That's right, four score and seven years ago today at Valley Forge, John F. Kennedy and the Lone Ranger chopped down the cherry tree that Squanto ate at the first Thanksgiving, and Paul Revere hung a light in the Alamo to alert Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders: "N00B, red team has taken teh control point, FAIL." Then Batman crossed the Atlantic in an X-Wing Fighter to accept the Heisman Trophy from Winston Churchill, and Martin Luther King Jr. said "God bless us, every one of us."

Oh wait, today's July 5th. Shit.

Well, for those in the USophile-speaking world, this is a three day weekend and you should still be burning large amounts of animal flesh on a grill for the next two days, or else you hate freedom. And for that reason, Kotaku's U.S. staff is on an abbreviated schedule today and tomorrow. Our updates will come every two hours today and tomorrow, then it's back to full-strength when Luke Plunkett and the freedom-hating Australians take up the cause late Sunday evening. Until then, I regret that I have but these stories (more after the jump) to give to my country:

Battlefield: Bad Company Review: Going For The Gold
Once a Labor of Love, Sales of Football Rosters Now Inflame Passions
Former CEO Of Struggling Atari Got One Hell Of A Golden Parachute
Is Chrono Trigger DS Coming To America?
Xbox 360 Getting a 3D Dashboard Make-Over?
Too Human Hands-On: Six Hours In And Half-Way Home
The Man Behind Diablo III Talks Plot, Lore and Battle.Net

Playfire Launches PS3 Trophies Gamercard Service
Best Buy Ad Shows Xbox 360 Price Drop
Can You Really Win A Wii As A Carnival Prize?
Ninja Gaiden II Mission Mode Coming This Month
Come Party With Kotaku
Call of Duty: World at War Figures Show Off U.S., Brit Might
Too Human Online Co-op Hands On: Does Double The Baldur Mean Double The Fun?
Alpha Protocol Aims Ambitiously For RPG, FPS Fans
Frankenreview: Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360)
Infogrames-Controlled Atari Gets 49 Percent Of Publishing Revenues From DBZ
Devil May Explode BAM! BOOM! POW!
George Romero Clueless About Dead Rising?
Minority Report Designer Behind New, Motion-Controlled 360 GUI?
Aussie 360 Price Cut Official, Now Cheaper Than Wii<br />
Pachter: Rumored Xbox 360 Price, Feature Set Sprucing Could Squeeze Sony'
Game Club Beyond Good & Evil: The First Assignment
GameTap: Myst Pass-Back Benefits Fans
Sporelebrity Contest Kicks Off
Playing Spore: A Lesson in Teabagging
First Look At FIFA 09, PS3 Gets Exclusive "Game Mode"
Bling Gnome Pays Visit with Golden Offering
I Meet The Band, Get Sauced At The GH: Aerosmith Launch Party
Neil Young Launches iPhone Games Company
List of First PS3 Trophy Supported Games
$299 Price Drop Xbox 360 Is Refurbish? (Bwah?) [Updated]
Blizzard Worldwide Invitational: Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain Level Up
Blizzard Worldwide Invitational: “There Is No Penguin Level.”
Blizzard Worldwide Invitational: Day One
Blizzard Worldwide Invitational: How Much Is Your Goody Bag Worth?
Blizzard Worldwide Invitational: Diablo III In-Depth

Kotaku Originals: Recipe for a Douche Simulator

Owen Good — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:00:00 MDT

I know the headline and the picture should try to say something about the story, but in truth, neither are in any way related. I just wanted to quote from Crecente's brilliant backhanded compliment to Ultimate Band for the Wii, which he said is "quite a bit of fun" despite acknowledging it "looks like a recipe for a douche simulator." I also could not resist repubbing McWhertor's awesome mashup (left) of Old Snake and the PS2, which ran in a report about Old Reliable's declining contribution to the Console Wars. Suffice to say that's my new comment icon. Because Playstation 2 is no hero. Never was. Never will be. Just an old killer, hired to do some wet work.

This Samsung Xbox 360 TV Looks Fake (But It's Not A Bad Idea)
Sony's Stringer Foresees Profitability This Year
First Shots Of PS3 Video Download Service, Due In "Summer 2008"
Crave's ESA Departure Due To Impending Acquisition
Increasing PS3 Sales, Strong PSP Helped Sony Narrow Losses In FY08
Console War Has Changed, PS2 Declines In Old Age
Hands On With Ultimate Band: Disney's Peripheral-Free Band Game

More highlights after the jump.

Survey Leaks Guitar Hero IV Playable Rockers Including Hendrix, Ozzy, And Sting
Rock Band 2 To Get A Jolt Of AC/DC, Survey Says
Will Half-Life 2: Episode Three Be At E3? Valve Says 'No'
I Beat Harry Potter's Executive Producer In A Wand Duel
Actually, Zubo Is Fun For All Ages
Blizzard Splashwatch Day Five - Death Knights, Protoss, And Purple Penguins
Hirai: "True Generation" PS3 Titles To Come
Frankenreview: Alone In The Dark (Xbox 360)
A Terrifying Glimpse Into The Future Of The Halo Franchise?
Square Enix Classics Start Hitting Japanese PSN
ESA Responds To Crave Departure
Red Alert 3's Cocktail Menu
Skate It Wii May Get Skateboard Frame for Balance Board
NECA's Ninja Gaiden II Figure
MGS4 Ships A Million In Europe
Left 4 Dead Impressions: Sloppy Seconds
Hasbro Family Game Night Invades the Wii
Industry Apologetics: It's Not Just A Game
Sony Lost Over $3 Billion To PS3 Cost, Pricing Imbalance
Zubo Hands-On Impressions
Gabe Newell: Left 4 Dead is All About Directing Action
Call Of Duty 5 Screens, Details (4-Player Co-Op)
PSN Cards FINALLY Hitting Stores

Kotaku Originals: Power to the Paper Trail

Owen Good — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Sunday's major security breakdown in a marketing research firm's website opened up a flood of info and set Kotaku Originals off to a strong start early in the week. McWhertor then came up for air from leak coverage to give you a full breakdown of the epic (in scope, and in length) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

Also, Tecmo asked everyone to be extraspecialcareful with rumors, and denied Team Ninja is bolting and suing everyone in sight, expecting that to be the end of that. Bash responded by digging up lawsuit docs and other reportage, with voluminous translation, that shows, yes, this is in fact about more than two semigruntled coders.

Major news week here at Kotaku, people. It pays to stay informed, and here's a roundup in case you missed anything. Full list follows highlights after the jump.

Hard Proof That Tecmo Japan Is Lying? (This Seems Like It)
Tecmo Says Team Ninja Exodus Rumors False, Calls Out U.S. Media
Microsoft: Leaked Concepts "May Or May Not" Be Real Products
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Review: Kept You Waiting, Huh?
SCEE: We're Dedicated To Our First Party Studios, No Problems Here
Legal Mess Over Euro Alone In The Dark Reviews
"DS Hardware Demand Has Now Peaked Globally, Software Downturn To Follow"
EA: Best Of Luck To Former EALA Head Young In Amicable Parting

Civilization Revolution Review: Compromise, Or Compromised?
Guitar Hero World Tour Drum Controller Outdoes Rock Band
Guitar Hero World Tour First Look
Pac-Man T-Shirt Spreads The Word Take-Two Settles FTC Compliance Issues In EA Bid
Sporepedia: 350,000 And Counting
My Trip To Ninjatown
Russian Gaijins Go Anime-Style With X-Blades
Behind Enemy Lines With Velvet Assassin
Source: Leaked "Crucible" Is Oblivion Designer's New Console RPG
Riccitiello: Take-Two Bid Focused On Holiday Season, Not GTA IV
RZA Keen To Checkmate New Wu-Tang Game
No End In Sight: EA Extends Take-Two Offer Again
NECA's Gears Of War: Series 2
Wii Update 3.3 Kills Freeloader Too?
Alrighty Kids, Pick The Best Snake Stache
Blast Works Review: Build, Trade And Destroy
Massive Leaks Are Rumors, Says Marketing Company Responsible
Interview: D3P's Takenaka Talks Coraline Game, Universal Pictures Agreement
Microsoft/Activision News Leak: The Round-Up
XNA Games "Most Likely Less Expensive" Than XBLA Ones
You Don't Know Jack Probably Announced For The Wii
Racing Equity Probably Announced
New Tony Hawk Game To Employ Motion-Controlled Peripheral?
Microsoft Avatars Will Be Playable, Licensed?
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance II Details, Platforms
Powers & Titans Probably Announced For 360, PS3, PC
Rumor: "Trioxide" To Allow Console Games To Be Played On PC?

Kotaku Originals: With a Name Like (Fruit) Fuckers, It has to be Good

Owen Good — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Brian's repeated use of "Fruit Fucker" in headlines — Kotaku Originals, no less! — this week will be a watershed moment in my development here. Sort of like the time my father made the mistake of laying down guidelines for "acceptable" swearing when I was 11. Yeah. No putting the genie back in the toothpaste tube once your pre-pubescent son launches his first parentally guided F-missile (I claimed the "under duress" exemption). With that example of permissive child rearing, thank God there were no M-rated games in 1984. I might have grown up to be something truly reprehensible, like a boxing promoter or a congressman.

Where the fuck were we? Oh yes, our originals coverage. Here it is. Another big week in Kotakopolis. Enjoy.

Be the King of Kotaku Commenters
Interview: Pachter Says Console Sales Still OK, But Expect Holiday Price Drops
SCEA Has No Plans To Offer Sixaxis Bundles In North America
Lunchtime With The Brothers Chap: Strong Bad's Creators Speak And Eat
No Place For Hideo: MGS 4's Hidden Themes
Rumor: Details On Sony's Motion Controls, No "Break-Apart"
Frankenreview Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots
Return of the Game Club
Gunmetal PS3: The Unboxing
Do We Have Our First Rock Band II Artist?
Checking Out Rise of the Argonauts
Spore's Fruit Fucker, Or Why I Love the Creature Creator
Stan Lee, Ellijah Wood, Carlos Santana... and Crecente Duke it Out With Spore's Creature Creator
Our Metal Gear Solid 4 Review In Beta, Pushed Back
Bangai-O Spirits Circumvents DS Codes, Blows Minds
Get Paid To Comment and Ban
Hideo Kojima At NYC's Metal Gear Solid 4 Midnight Launch
Metal Gear Solid 4 Japan Launch - Osaka
Early Impressions: Crash - Mind Over Mutant On Wii
Early Impressions: Ghostbusters
Become Kotaku's Next King of Comments
The Incredible Hulk Review: The Beast Within
Take-Two Gets Into FTC Pissing Match
Metal Gear Solid Twin 'Staches!
Zelnick: Take-Two Experimenting With Microtransactions
More Details On Portal 2's Bad Guy
Interview: Turbine Confirms Console Project, Talks Future Plans
Impressions: My Pokemon Ranch
Interview: Flagship Studios On Life After Hellgate Launch
Hands On With Eternity's Child
Ninja Gaiden II Review: Swan Song or Death Knell?
Pachter: GTA IV So Did Not Drive Console Sales
Rumor: Casting Call Reveals Portal 2 Details?
Metal Gear Mustache Maniacs!
Digital Legends Bring 3D Fantasy To The iPhone
Pangea Bringing Enigmo And Cromag Rally To iPhone
Want to buy Metal Gear Solid 4? Head to Kuwait.

Kotaku Originals: Enhanced Bar Dissment

Owen Good — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Big newsy week round these here parts of Kotakopolis. Lucasarts celebrated Lego Indiana Jones by pinkslipping a shitload of coders. Jack Thompson stomped out of his big parent-teacher conference and missed hearing a judge read the preamble to his professional obituary. Crecente and ESA's head rapped about the trade org's problems, namely big-name members walking out. Also developments in the big "Will and For Whom Will Take-Two Put Out?" saga. In all, a lot of stuff that had Kotaku's crack staff — special hat tip to News Editor Leigh Alexander — making phone calls, pulling docs and getting it all put together fast against the deadline. The week in Kotaku original reporting, with more after the jump, because there was lots.

Edit: Yes I changed the headline. I agonized for hours over how to pun that one, and it just now came to me. Carry on.

Analyst: LucasArts Layoffs About EA, Studio Politics
LucasArts Confirms Layoffs, Says The Dev Is Still Healthy
Zelnick: We're "Actively Engaged" In Talking To Potential Acquirers
Breaking: First GTA IV Episodic DLC To Come To Xbox 360 In Q1 09
ESA Talks Problems, Perceptions, Promises
Jack Thompson Walks Out On Hearing, Court Recommends Enhanced Disbarment

Turnin' Around: Highlights From THQ's Press Event
The Olympic Gamers
Why My GRID Review Is Late
Rumor: Ex-Lucasarts Staffer Talks KOTOR 3, More Indy, Wii Lightsaber Game
Rumor: LucasArts Sees Massive Layoffs, Outsources Jobs
Eww, Cool! Deadly Creatures Impressions
Awwwww, Look At Him: Checking Out Wall-E
SpongeBob Drawn To Life Like Drawn To Life, But With SpongeBob
First Impressions Of Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise
Strong Bad's Cool Game Slips To July
Zelnick: Expect BioShock Film Alongside BioShock 3
GTA IV Sold 8.5 Million, Shipped 11 Million So Far
Rainbow Connection: Hands On With De Blob
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures Review: Whip it, Whip it Good
Impressions: Lock's Quest Mixes Old-School With Innovative Ideas
So What's Our Metal Gear Solid 4 Surprise?
Kojima Productions Responds to MGS4 NDA Complaints
Kojima Productions Says "No MGS4 90 Minute Cutscenes"
Fishy Copies Of MGS4 Already In British Hands
EA, FTC Agree On Take-Two Bid Deadline, Another Extension Likely
Frankenreview, Lego Indiana Jones (Xbox 360)
TECMO: Itagaki's Last Day is July 1, Team NINJA Still Developing
Sony Make In-Game Ad Deal Official
Tecmo Responds To Itagaki
Guitar Hero: Metallica Doesn't Affect Rock Band's Plans
Resident Evil 5 Not Redesigned After Race Criticism, Says Producer
In "Creatively Dead" Industry, Change Comes From The Outside
About Kotaku Reviews
Interview: Halo Designer Leaves Bungie For Academia
Microsoft Thanks Itagaki For Years of Support
Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness Review
Hands-On With Street Fighter IV: The Final Arcade Version
Why You Should Comment On Kotaku
Dark Void Gameplay Impressions
Bionic Commando Hands-On Impressions
First Resident Evil 5 Gameplay Impressions
Japan Gets The Blue PSP As Well
Japan Gets A New, Red PS2
Itagaki Leaving Tecmo, Suing Tecmo
Missed Darkrai? You Might Have Another Shot
Hands On With Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Metal Gear Solid 4 Shibuya Billboards
The Video Game Defense That Wasn't

Kotaku Originals: Smooth Characters Aged in Oak

Owen Good — Sat, 31 May 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Welcome back fair weekend readers. I promise a full two days of posting this go around, unlike my Memorial Day snafu that left you high and dry after half of Saturday. That said, we still pounded out ~~a reason to mock Owen's alcohol tolerance~~ worthy features and videos in the abbreviated week/end preceding.

Just to let y'all know, I seriously thought about pouring Lipton iced tea into an Early Times bottle and releasing a video of me downing two 16 ounce glasses of it in succession. But that would make me feel like Nicholas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas and after the thrilling conclusion to GTA: DUI, figured you could do without the self-pity and self-destruction, however staged.

Anyway, here's the week that was in Kotaku original reporting. Crecente doubled up on Wii Fit and tripled up on Far Cry 2; Fahey swooned over Age of Conan. Even if you didn't, something might pique your interest. Give it a look.

SITE Refutes Fallout 3 Goof, Is Not "Red-Faced"
Wii Fit Review: An Identity Crisis
Raving Prince, Assassin and Fischer Rabbids
Pokemon Pizza Party
Grants Awarded For Inspiring Health Games Research
Far Cry 2 Dev and Port Teams Range from 175 to Three
Making Far Cry 2's Africa
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway Hands-On
Far Cry 2: No Girls Allowed
Prince of Persia Ditches Roots, Gets a Final Fantasy Make-Over
Shaun White: Wii Play, Pics and Press Release
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Hands-On
Ubisoft Officially Announces Beyond Good & Evil 2
Shaun White Delivers Death to Snowboarding with an Assassin's Creed Engine
Far Cry 2 Brings GTA Sandbox to the Serengeti
And Now, The Metal Gear Solid 4 Soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto: DUI
Yes, Age Of Conan Is Having Problems
Wii Fit: Innovation in Gaming or Marketing?
Korea Getting That "Very, Very" Limited Edition MGS4 Pack, Too!
Square Enix President Laying Down The Law
Age Of Conan - My New Best Friend
Let Me Show You The Dragon Balls
Square Enix Lose Money, Need More Greenbacks
PSN Cards Must Hit Soon
Who Teases a Teaser, Anyway?

Kotaku Originals: Whole Lotta Whorelore

Owen Good — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:00:00 MDT

You know, I could sit here and encapsulate the entire preceding week in Kotaku original journalism for you. But once you see that we reported on teh boobie (I saw your pageviews for the Jo Garcia feature), all else is static in your ears. So yes, there was a porn-slash-video game post this week. And it was barely beaten out by a look at live-action Chun Li, who more resembles someone cast for China Beach in her publicity shot (above left). Like I said, as a young boy, I loved the old ~~Roy Thomas~~ John Buscema/Barry Windsor-Smith tits-and-axe "Savage Sword of Conan" paintings. Until I saw that M*A*S*H* where some wounded soldier got a POV sponge bath from Hot Lips Houlihan (no, I'm not making that up, it was Nov. 20, 1978). So this week, we have synthesis.

The week in original copy:

G4, Gamespy, Gamestats Reporting Imaginary VC Soul Blazer
Nintendo Not Attending Leipzig This Year
Capcom Looks Into Crystal Ball, Makes Resident Evil 5 Sales Prediction
Nolan Bushnell Looks To Social Gaming, "Holodeck Come True"
First Look At Kristin Kreuk As Chun-Li?
Ubisoft Profits Surge On Rainbow Six, Rayman
Whorelore Incites The Rage Of Bonan
GameStop Reveals New Stores, Top 5 Q1 Sellers
Dead Space: Hands-On Impressions
Pachter Earns Financial Times' Number One Award
Sonic Unleashed Impressions
Which Publishers Can Think Globally, Act Globally?
Bethesda Teams with Splash Damage
PS3 Guitar Hero Gets Free God Of War Song
Frankenreview, Haze (PS3)
Age Of Conan Impressions
Capcom: Console Expansion, Gas Prices Hurting Arcade Biz
Shareholders Stick With Take-Two
Europe Gets Three New DS Colours
Xbox Live "Gay" Crackdown MIGHT Be Getting A Little Out Of Hand
Wii Fit Going For Silly Prices, To Silly People, On Ebay
Haze Review: It Sure Beats Pumping Gas
SOCOM Confrontation: Sixaxis, Running and Armor Bring Slight Changes
Wii Fit Shipments Late? Not Exactly
Controlling Content in LittleBigPlanet or You Got Your Penis On My SackBoy
WiiWare Launches In Europe/Australia, Gets Demos With A Catch
My First Steps Into The Age Of Conan
The Dog Island Promotes Puppy Piracy
ESA Spent $5 Million To Move E3 For a Year
Creating My Own Level In LittleBigPlanet
Ted Price Talks Resistance 2, We Go Hands on With Multiplayer

Kotaku Originals: Grab Your Meat Shields

Owen Good — Sat, 17 May 2008 08:00:00 MDT

We were back to the usual forty-elebemteen-million Originals posts this week, and not all of it was Crecente mining EA Games Spring Break 08 or the Xbox 360 Spring Showcase, either. LucasArts and the ESA are splitsville. Sony announced its PS3 lineup through early '09. EA announced some numbers and said it's no longer providing quarterly guidance which, snark aside, I'd like to see more public companies do.
But of course no news sells like sex, and Leigh's interview with Playboy Cyber Girl of the Year Jo Garcia on her gaming habits trafficked some amazing readership. The week in Kotaku original reportage, below:

ESA Confirms LucasArts Exit
CBS Snags GameSpot In $1.8 Billion CNET Acquisition
Sony Announces 2008 and Early 2009 PS3 Line-up
EA Makes Three-Year Growth Plan, Quits Quarterly Guidance
Interview: Playboy Cyber Girl of the Year Is A True Player

Interview: Frontier Hopes LostWinds Breezes In More WiiWare Innovation
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Hands-On
Former SEGA Idol Opens Meat House
Meet Sony's New Phil Harrison
Talking To The DBZ: Burst Limit Demo
Madworld: A Fun Romp Through Dismemberment
Microsoft, Here is Your Number One Customer
The Best Worst Game URL On The Internet Right Now
Waitin' Until Friday: Where Things Stand On EA-T2
Two Humans' Hands On with Too Human
Penny Arcade Game Impressions
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise and Pinata Vision Impressions
Fable 2: A Glimpse at the Beginning and A Co-Op Surprise to Come
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Hands-On Impressions
Second Level Gears of War 2 Play Through
So... Will There Be Another Metal Gear Solid?
It's Sony Financials Time (incl. PlayStation Sales Data)
Yup, The PS2 Is Still Buttering EA's Bread
New MGS4 Screens Want To Sell You Things
Itagaki: No More Ninja Gaiden, This Was My Swan Song
EA's Riccitiello Still Sees PC Opportunities
EA's Riccitiello Talks "Holographic" Madden Interface, No Need For Take-Two
Battlefield Heroes: Hands-On Impressions
Skate It Wii Hands-On Impressions
Battleforge Impressions
Left 4 Dead Hands-On Impressions
Acquisitions Cause $454 Million In Losses For EA In Fiscal 08
Shane Kim: Rare Hasn't Realized Their Potential on the 360
Gears of War 2 Getting Meat Shields, But Does it Need Romance Too?
Take A Look At Uniqlo's New MGS4 Shirts
You Really Did Get Assassin's Creed In My MGS4!
Presser Start!
Metal Gear Movie Update
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: Using Facebook For The Games Industry
Where In The World Is Brian Crecente?
Talking Over LostWinds WiiWare
What Would Be Your Perfect VC Update?
Rare: Just Hang On, Banjo 3's No Racer!
The Games My Mother Played
What Game Makes You Pull Your Hair Out?
Niko Bellic's San An Flight Priced By Airways

Kotaku Originals: The Cool Sub

ogood — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Good morning class. Your cool substitute teacher Owen is here to let you goof off and get away with shit that Mr. Crecente doesn't allow. For the next two days anyway. Just so long as you keep your spitwads and paper airplanes away from me.

So, uh, here's your reading list. Komrade Kayce, please pass these out to the rest of the class. Thank you. Be prepared to discuss the nature of symbolism, specifically themes regarding coping with death, in "My PlayStation 2.5". Now, let me pour a mug from this thermos that is absolutely nothing but coffee and don't you little bastards dare suggest otherwise or spread rumors.

On another note, does anyone have any useful or economical suggestions for doing console video-game footage captures onto a Macintosh (with no RCA video board input)? I've tried the Pinnacle "Dazzle" video transfer for Mac. It's a piece of shit. Can't even get a signal. This question is germane to something Adam Barenblat and I hope to deliver next weekend.

My PlayStation 2.5
EA Takes Out $1 Billion Loan For Take-Two Acquisition
Call of Duty 5 Already Playable
echochrome Review: Poppin', Lockin' and Thinkin'
Gran Turismo: 50 Million Served
Rumor: Microsoft May Debut New Xbox 360 Motion Controller Next Week
Battle of the Bands Review: Musical Smackdown
Wii Nintendo Channel Video Walkthrough
Analyst: Record GTA Sales Change Nothing For EA's "80/20" Take-Two Bid
A 70-year-old's Take on GTA IV
Sony PlayStation Day London '08 Roundup
Boom Blox Review: Explosive Casual Play
Target: Terror Review: 90s Arcade Action
Spongebob Savior: Will Kid-Friendly Licenses Save THQ?
The Only Mother's Day GTA Ad You'll Ever See (I Hope)
What's Worse: RRoD or GTA IV Lockup?
Capcom's Sushi Muse?

Kotaku Originals: A Mighty Tr**kload of Copy

ogood — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Hola cheet meng, we gotta wholatta originals this week. Sixty-two in all. Here are some fine examples of our wares, with more after the jump. I'm gonna keep the intro short because, hey, we're putting these out in case you missed some of our work and of course you'd rather read that than listen to me talk and I'm not one of these people who doesn't know when to shut up so I'll just leave you alone and let you read what you want here and come back in an hour ...

Industry Insiders Discuss ESA, E3's Future
Five Publishers Drop Out of E3 This Year, Some Blame ESA President
Capcom Fuck Clover's Sad Panda Corpse
How To Visit The Beating Heart Of Liberty City
God Of War III To Feature Online Play?
GTA IV Multiplayer Impressions: What You Should Play First, Last And For Forever
Mario Kart Wii Review: I'm Not Angry, Just Disappointed
Rockstar Support: No GTA Freeze Fix in Sight
EA: We're After More Than "Game Of The Year" GTA IV
My Second Gaming Tattoo - Reader's Choice

Blockbuster Not The Best Game Store So Far
Wild Earth: African Safari Review: A-Wiimoweh
ESA Confirms Activision/Vivendi Departure
Japan Gets *Another* Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle
Bay vs. Uwe Boll Round 3: "Bay Agreed To Fight"
Why Penny Arcade's Game Isn't On PSN
SCEA Responds to PS3 GTA IV Issues
Obama Name Checks GTA, Says Video Games Are Raising Our Children
The Homes and Graves of Fable 2
Box Contest Finished
Advocacy Groups Want Games Locked Up
How To Bring The West to Japan
SEGA's Valkyria Chronicles SEGA Cameo
Newer, Better Halo 3 Toys
Your GameStop "Reservation" For GTA IV May Be Meaningless
In The "Real" Liberty City, GTA IV Might Be Cathartic
GTA IV Multiplayer Down For Some PS3 Players
Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?
GTA IV Launch - A Tale Of Two GameStops
Buy GTA IV, Get Xbox Live Free For A Month
Konami Adds Stuff To Metal Gear Online
Everything You Wanted To Know About GTA IV (So Stop Asking!)
Amazonians Buying Wii Fit And Mario Kart Faster Than GTA IV
Take-Two Stock Trading Higher Than EA's Offer
Let's Unbox My GTA IV CE Together!
Grand Theft Auto IV: Our Review, The Hyperbole, Lots More
Sierra Gamer's Day: Ghostbusters to 50 Cent
Mario Kart Control Schemes: FIGHT
50 Cent II Impressions
GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism
Prototype Impressions
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant Impressions
World in Conflict 360/PS3 Impressions
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon: Spyro Grows Up,
Sierra Online's XBLA Offerings
You've Got IGN Watermarks On My Okami Strategy Guide
Ghostbusters Impressions
Where Bionic Commando And Nintendo Stand
Grand Theft Auto IV Review: Life, Liberty City And The Pursuit Of Happiness
SIXAXIS Brings Nothing to GTA IV (But Frustration And Burning Helicopter Chassis)
Which Version Of GTA IV Should You Buy? We Compare The PS3 and 360 Versions
Mario Kart Wii Friend Code Dump
Grand Theft Auto IV Is In The House
Meditations Upon Chun-Li
Grade the Draft!
The Inaugural All-Time Video Game Character Draft

Kotaku Originals: Leaked Online Now

ogood — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Busy times for the last full week leading up to the GTA IV release. We had two pirated releases, a probe into gamers stupid enough to play them with Xbox Live enabled, and a desperate attempt out in Holland to get stores to sell it early. Nuh-uh. Nice try though. And no one stateside was able to convince their local Gamestop to slip a copy early. Someone will, though. Just wait.

Oh and there was some other news this week too, such as:

What's On GTA IV's Soundtrack?
Are You Buying Xbox 360 or PS3 GTA IV?!
Five Days with GTA IV: A Newspaper Diary
And The Winning Tattoo Is...
German Govnt Approves Possible Take-Two Aquisition
Teenage Zombies Review: Brains, Braiiiins, They Need Enemies that aren't Braiiiins
Xbox Live Preps for GTA IV Server Riot
Mario Kart Wii in the House
That "Release GTA IV Early" Letter? It's Not Real
Ubisoft: Years Of Assassin's Creed To Come
Going Off the Deep End: Has Gaming Grown Up?
RIP: Xbox Boys
Microsoft Looking into Early GTA IV Players
The Bourne Conspiracy Impressions
Nintendo To Increase Wii Production to 2.4 Million a Month
Pirated NTSC GTA IV Leaked Online Early
Club Nintendo Expands Its Reach
Third-Person Call Of Duty Game Cancelled Because It Was "A Mess"
ESRB Levels Thorough Pre-Emptive Strike
Korn Debuts Haze the Song
Microsoft, Rare, Gyration Talk 360 Wii Remote Rumors
Choose My Next Gaming Tattoo My First Gaming Tattoo Microsoft: "Perception," Not Us, is PC Gaming's Big Problem
Gears 2 Gameplay Footage Hits May 9
Hands On With Super Famicom
Wii Controller Justify Your Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii Driving School Impressions
Spider-Man: Web Of Shadows To Contain Never Before-Seen Villains
The Kartokumentary
Gears 2: "Bigger, Better, More Badass"
Mario Kart Wii Across America
A 6 Year-Old's Take on the Wii Wheel
Two Brothers Meditating Upon Questions of Pac-Man

Kotaku Originals: System is Very Busy Now

ogood — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Sweet Baby Jesus. I'm keeping this originals intro ridiculously short because the originals list is ridiculously long. Forty-one pieces of original reporting, mostly because we were at Midway Gamer's Day and Namco Bandai Editor's Day. The proverbial one legged man in an asskicking contest is the Maytag Man next to us. Because when we kick ass, we use both legs and both arms, and a headbutt or too. Scan the list for what you might have missed since we last did this.

Iron Man Weekend Party Fun Time!
Midway Gamer's Day '08: Wheelman
Midway Gamer's Day 08: NBA Ballers: Chosen One
Midway Gamer's Day '08: This Is Vegas
Midway Gamer's Day '08: TNA Impact
Midway Gamer's Day '08: Unreal Tournament III Coming to Xbox 360
Talking To The Iron Man Demo
NES Controller Car Engine Mod
Midway Gamer's Day: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe First Characters Announced
EA: Clock's Ticking For Take-Two Deal
Rock Band's First Album Announced, Our Harmonix Q&A
MK v DC Has Little Blood, NO FATALITIES?
Sony Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
Nintendo Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
InstantAction.com's Rokkitball Trailer
Take-Two's Zelnick Goes All-Out In Annual Meeting
Nintendo Takes March, 360 & PS3 Neck-And-Neck
Smash Bros. Dojos Past The Competition To Take #1 Spot In March
GTA: Remembrances of Cars Jacked
Shareholder Sues Take-Two Over EA Bid
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: And the Rest...
Konami ID Dojo: "System Is Very Busy Now"
InstantAction.com Readies Rokkitball
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: Tales of Vesperia and Tales of Symphonia
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: Down The Slope With We Ski
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: Pom Poms On With We Cheer
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: More Soul Calibur IV
Medic! Hands On With The New TF2 Map Plus New Medic Achievements And Weapons Revealed
EA Versus Take-Two: How The Takeover Works
Amazing Core Gamer Stuff Pooh-Poohed By Focus Groups
Metal Gear Online Is Ready For Download, Not Play
Jumpgate Evolution: The First Fifteen
Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions
Hands On With LostWinds, The WiiWare Game You Should Be Excited About
Shakin' It With Samba de Amigo For Wii
Going Online With Mario Kart Wii (And Hands On With That Wheel Thing)
PSN Store Makeover Is Live, Broken
Ikaruga Review: No Refuge For Wimps
Oh, That MGS4 Headset Is Real
Devil May Cry... Darts?
How Are You Preparing for GTA IV's Arrival?

Originals: The Eyes of Fanboy Are Upon You

ogood — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Happy Saturday to all of you out in Kotakopolis. Here's a quick recap of our original stories in the past week, highlighted by Flynn getting sucked into a real-life, real-time spy mystery like a wide-eyed, amnesiac Matt Damon.

We also got looks at child labor inside the Bashcraft origami household sweatshop, and a set of diapers for leaky bladder Fahey. Let's not forget Crecente's magnum opus on Grand Theft Auto IV's multiplayer modes, four in all, and a followup.

Finally, for a week that began by asking for gamers to confess their neurotic behavior, we got a picture of that guy to the left, which does a fine job of answering the question. If you missed any of these stories now's your chance to catch up before we hit the weekend report.

(Also, this is as good a space as any to ask this, since it isn't worth a post unto itself. I'm looking for some good gaming headphones. If any of you have a favorite pair, let me know in the comments. I take my audio pretty seriously. Thanks.)

Telltale Games Demos Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People For WiiWare
The Nintendo Media Summit Day One Wrap-Up
Nintendo Demos Mario Super Sluggers For Wii
LE Metal Gear Solid 4 Will Only Be Available at GameStop
Growing Up With Fallout 3
Why The Bad Company Win Isn't A Win At All
Teen Dating Violence Design Challenge Extended
Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal
Rock Band European Release Doesn't Include Australia
The Ultimate Fanboy
GTA IV Multiplayer: Just the Facts Please
Creepy Crawlers: Hands On With Deadly Creatures
Arcana Heart Review: Fatal Fists Of Female Fury
Hands on With GTA Multiplayer: City of Chaos
Monolith Wasn't Taking The Piss
Red Planet: Hands on With Red Faction Guerrilla
Undiscouraged, Mini Bash Creates Seven Origami Lites
Rough Riding: Hands on With Baja
Ninja Gaiden II Impressions: Bloodbath
Doodle Hex Gameplay Video
Are You a Neurotic Gamer?

Kotaku Originals: Say It With Cake

ogood — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:00:00 MDT

Kotaku's grand bake sale this week delivered almost two dozen piping-hot reports, led by Crecente's hands-on breakdown of Grand Theft Auto IV. It got much love on the social bookmark sites and clocked in more than 100K reads, which massages Brian's ego nicely. And that's just what we need more of. Have I told you about the time he asked me if I thought people practiced their laughs? He was serious. I guess he works on his.

Other heavy-hitters included reviews by Fahey and Luke on Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for the PSP and Grand Turismo 5 Prologue for the PS3, respectively. Flynn was our man at THQ Gamers' Day '08 and brought back looks at three titles. We also kicked the week off with a pissin' contest with the lawyer-mans over some Sonic Unleashed leaks and such.

In all Kotaku was on a mission of justice for you, dear reader, and that's not even counting the chuckalicious Kaketaku series on April Fool's. Check 'em out.

GTA4 Hands-On: The World is Yours
Sega Confirms Sonic Unleashed Leaks
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Review: Quality, Yes, Quantity, Hrm...
Crisis Core Review: Zack Fair In Love And War
THQ Gamer's Day '08
Color My World: Hands On De Blob
Life As A Trash Compactor: Eyes On Wall-E
Eyes On Darksiders: Wrath of War
Down And Dirty With Saints Row 2's New Features
Kaketaku: Glucose, Whip and Leaf for Obsessive Game Cakers
The Kaketakumentary
The Man Who Fired Jeff Gerstmann From GameSpot Has Been Sacked
Battlefield: Bad Company Impressions
Mercenaries 2 Invades Venezuelan Newspaper
Saints Row 2 Release Date Announced
Uwe Boll Can Write His Name
Dualshock 3 in the House
Westin Renting Wiis For Free
Objection! THIS is the Greatest Cake Ever
Confectionery Mods: Pac-Man Cookies
Dark Sector Review: A Difficult Journey
SCEA: Portable Copy Hitting PSP Later This Year

Kotaku Originals: Video Games in the City

Brian Crecente — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:00:47 MDT

This was a pretty busy week for us. We managed to get two reviews up this week as well as a plea to someone named Brain. There was plenty of Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword news from reviews and interviews to loose talk about it being connected to the stabbing rampage of a 24-year-old in Japan. Next weekend we'll have our new weekend writer on board and later in the month a new mystery writer. WRITER X!!! I totally need to get her a wrestling mask.

Tom Clancy's EndWar Voice-On Impressions
A Basket Full Of Easter Eggs
Dear Brain, Rock Band Broken, Please Help
Harmonix: No DLC for Rock Band Wii...Yet
Hot Shots Golf: Out Of Bounds Review: Insert Golf Term
A Second Look At The God Of War/PSP Bundle
Bionic Commando: Restitched
Take-Two Pondering BioShock MMO, Movie?
Atari Delisted From Nasdaq Stock Exchange
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword Review: Tap That Assassin
Team Ninja Thinking of More DS, Wii Games
Team Ninja Reacts to Kanagawa Rampage
The PlayStation Network's Next Big Games

Kotaku Originals: From Gygax to Our First Review

Brian Crecente — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:00:15 MST

It was a pretty packed week here at Kotaku Tower. We managed to roll out our first review under a new system we created to cut through the BS. Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons and Dragons, passed away quietly in his home. We clued readers in on Larry Nivens' new game and liveblogged the unveiling of Gizmonodo 2.0... which sounds surprisingly similar to Gizmondo 1.0. Oh and don't forget everyone and their mother is now making iPhone games.

Hit the links to read our originals, if you missed out this week.

HD DVD, redux
XBL Headset: My Hate / Hate Relationship
Datel Say Freeloader Can Beat Firmware Upgrades
Holy Crap, King of Fighters XII Is 100 Percent Hand Drawn
A First Look At SSBB In North America
Sony's PlayStation 3 Video Store Sounds Ready To Go
Japan Getting New AV Cradle For PSP
Larry Niven Teams With Alchemic For Free Fall
Guitar Hero's World Domination Plans: Europe, Asia, "Multiple Instruments"
Rumblings About Heavenly Sword 2
User-Generated Guitar Hero Content At Least Five Years Away
Army of Two DLC Avalanche In-Bound
Army of Two Review: Me and My Shadow
SpongeBob SquarePants Drawn to Life
EA Tells Jack Thompson to Get Bent
Gary Gygax's Video Gaming Legacy
THQ Bring Cheerleading To The Wii Balance Board
THQ Boss Says Wii Hasn't Won Just Yet
Toshihiro Nagoshi? Dirty Pants.
Liveblogging The Gizmondo GA Tech Lecture
EA Confirms iPhone Spore, Other Games Coming
LiveStreaming Super Smash Bros Brawl Play
PSP2 Concept Mega Gallery Extravaganza

Kotaku Originals: From GDC to RIP HD-DVD

fdemarco — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:00:00 MST

It's Saturday so it must be time for Kotaku originals. This week the Kotaku crew explored the halls of GDC, we analyzed the analysts and the end of the format wars was reached with the defeat of HD-DVD.

APB's Geek Squad: Miyamoto, Molyneux, Spector & Garriot

Portal Devs Reveal The GLaDOS That Never Was, Inspiration Behind Weighted Companion Cube

Will Wright Gets all Brainy on Drunk Audience

Still Alive Rock Band Hands On

Square-Enix Rechristens White Engine, Plans To Bring It To Wii

Microsoft Responds to Royalties Cut Rumor

Analyzing the Analysts, Episode Two

Liveblogging Sakurai's Super Smash Bros. Brawl Design Talk

Microsoft Cuts Indie Royalties in Half

Liveblogging the Msoft Blogger Breakfast

Kill Uwe Boll in Postal 3

Miyamoto's Plans For Wii Fit Pre-Date The Wii's Release

Xbox Live By The Numbers

Fable 2 To Feature Co-Op, XBLA Minigames

Liveblogging Microsoft's GDC Presser

Levine Agrees, BioShock's Ending Failed

Europe Gets Wii Fit A Month Early

Too Human Hands-on Impressions

Our Best Guesses for Microsoft's GDC Keynote

Liveblogging: The Changing Face of Casual Games

HD-DVD Deathwatch: GameStop Edition

Evolving Aquaria: From Bloody Shooter To Indie Exploration

GDC's Own Most Wanted Playing Cards

Analyzing the Analysts, Episode One

Microsoft Not Worried About HD DVD

Kotaku Originals: From DICE to Energy Drinks

fdemarco — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:00:00 MST

It's time once again for your weekly dose of Kotaku Originals. This week McWhertor bring us the latest from the DICE conference, a fancy new PS3 color is revealed for Japan and Fahey helps us navigate the amped up world of energy drinks.

Space Invaders Invade Snow Festival

Crytek Talks Crysis 2, Far Cry Movie and CryEngine 2

EA CEO Calls Spore The Greatest Creative Risk In The Industry

Riccitiello On How Not To Blow It, The EA Way

Afro Samurai Trailer Makes Surprise Appearance At DICE

Mizuguchi: I'm Too Artistic, I Know

Microsoft's Shane Kim Says The Console War Isn't Over

Blizzard Has Canceled More Games Than You Know About

Jaffe: PS3 Twisted Metal Next Project

Bedingfield's Pocketfull of Sunshine (Simlish Mix)

Everyone's Nintendo Channel U.S. Bound Soon

Gore Verbinski Kicks Off DICE With Peppy, Often Clueless Keynote