Grand Theft Auto IV Is In The House

Rockstar Games and the UPS corporation—sorry for calling you Fed Ex yesterday!—came through in a major way this morning, dropping off a hot (but legit) copy of Grand Theft Auto IV at Kotaku Towers West. Naturally, I took an appropriate amount of time playing the game before posting that it had arrived. But this isn't one of those disgusting bragging posts, where some schmuck editor taunts you with an early release; it's a reminder. More »

It's Chessmaster Live Hip Hop Weekend!

Don't forget folks, this weekend is the Chessmaster Live Hip Hop Weekend on Xbox Live, where you could win fabulous prizes just for playing a Chessmaster Live match online! Sponsored by the Hip Hop Chess Federation and Xbox.com, players who register either online or by downloading the Chessmaster LIVE Registration Gamer Picture Pack and then play an online match are automatically entered to win an hourly drawing for a 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscription and 1500 Microsoft points. All hourly winners are then entered to win the grand prize - a custom chess board signed by Grandmasters, and a copy of the PC version of Chessmaster: The Art of Learning. Woot! The chess action will be slow and furious this weekend! See you there! More »

Halo 3 Heroic Maps Set Free On Tuesday

Today's Bungie Weekly Update features a handy reminder for the frugal. Next Tuesday, March 25 at 2 AM PDT, the Heroic Map Pack for Halo 3 will become a free download on Xbox Live. Good things come to those who wait (and reject microtransactions). That will coincide with the reveal of the third map from the soon to be released Legendary Map Pack, which, if you're getting greedy, has no current plans for becoming an eventual freebie. Who knows if that may change. God and The Shadow, probably. Maybe Luke Smith. More »