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The future of airborne gaming may include a full-sized monitor, surround sound and plenty of legroom, if you've got the cash to drop on a plush, "Not For Wimps" airline seat. More »
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Video games are meant to be an escape from the real world. Yet sometimes, escape be damned, they do such a good job of depicting real locations that the player can't help but want to pack their bags and go travelling. More »
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Have you ever played an online game while flying? More »
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Consumerist reader Adam thought it was safe to take his Xbox 360 on a plane with him. He'd received assurances from US Airways that it was. Uh, no. It wasn't. More »
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The Associated Press is reporting that increased security measures on international flights inbound to the United States have been eased. The government has not publicly announced any changes, but the AP's report cites unnamed airline officials "familiar with the matter." More »
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I found myself doing something strange as I prepared for a 14 hour flight back to the United States this week: Buying games. More »
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It's not a petty concern. Since Friday's incident en route to Detroit, airlines are ramping up security procedures at the behest of the government, and "approved portable electronic devices" have long been a whipping boy for this sort of thing. More »
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In light of the fact this is a holiday weekend, here's a lighter look at how video games are a context for our cultural experiences, and may one day be a substantial basis for them. More »
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Probably not. This one is located in the Indian city of Darjeeling (yes, like the tea). And while it's not much of an arcade, that's still pretty high. More »
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With an aging gaming population comes more gamers with money, which means ... money to spend on travel. Bonnie Ruberg takes a look at where gamers would go given $1,500 for expenses for a 'game-related' vacation. PAX? E For All? Tokyo Game Show? ... Disneyland? I can't remember the last proper vacation I had, but I can say definitively I wouldn't be planning it around a convention or expo. In fact, a weekend off with time to do nothing but hang out would be a treat right now: 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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Two game development companies are planning to release games that will deal with the "practical" and "efficient" side of handhelds. More »
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This wee lad's shit-eating grin shows that he fully understands the ultimate gaming power that only the blessing of one Mr. Jesus H. Christ can grant. He's pictured touching his clamshellerific Game Boy Advance SP to the The Stone of the Anointing, "believed to be the place where Jesus' body was prepared for burial" in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, way over there in Jerusalem. Why? He's absorbing the sanctity of Our Lord into a portable gaming device, of course. More »
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I've traveled to over 40 countries in the past nine years. Through all of my trips, I've invariably carried two things with me: a Lonely Planet guidebook and a Gameboy (or Gameboy Advance. Or Nintendo DS.) But when you're backpacking, space is at a premium. So it would have been awesome for me if I could have rolled my portable and my guidebook together into one package. More »
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This should techinically be titled "shitting iPods = terrorism" but this is, after all, a gaming blog. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=196960&view=rss&microfeed=true As you read this be content that I am sitting on my ass at Denver International Airport waiting to board a plane to lovely Seattle with my wife and son. My two betters are going to check out the city while I check out the Penny Arcade Expo. More »
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London game blogger Guy Cocker over on Gamespot has posted a video of his hapless attempts to use Talkman, the new PSP travel phrasebook. If this video is true to form, the thing is worse than useless: More »
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GDC doesn't officially get cracking until a bit later, so today's an odd day for us Control + C / Control + V monkeys. The air is filled with the electric thrill of anticipation, making the atmosphere here at Kotaku Towers much like that before a violent lightning storm at the chimpanzee pen at the local zoo. Come on, GDC — start going so we can start posting! More »
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After the tremendous success of the brain games in Japan, Nintendo has decided to experiment with some even stranger "games." More »
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