Brian Crecente

APB Needs 2Ghz, 2GB, 20 GB

For those of you waiting for the free-roaming cops vs. robbers massively multiplayer APB: All Points Bulletin to hit later this month, here are the PC minimum specs: Core 2 Duo 2Ghz or equivalent, 2GB RAM (3GB for Vista64 / Windows 7 64), nVidia GeForce 7800 – 256MB or equivalent, 20GB Hard disk space, headset…

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Demo Hits This Month

A demo for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Demo hits Xbox Live on June 7. The demo comes to the PC and PS3 later this month. The actual game comes out on June 26 in Europe and June 29 in North America.

This Unicorn Shirt Is Inspirational, Realistic

Adult Swim’s Robot Unicorn is here! On your iPhone now. And the shirt, the shirt hit my back the second it showed up on my doorstep. Is it bad that my wife asked me if I realized that I was still wearing the shirt, after we left the house?

Company of Heroes Online in Glorious Motion

Company of Heroes Online isn’t just a straight remake of the original, addictive real-time strategy game, it takes that experience and fixes almost everything wrong with it. Not that Company of Heroes mulitplayer gaming was tragically broken. But as Tim Holman, Relic’s director of Company of Heroes Online said at a recent event for the…

We’re giving away Call of Duty Codes Later Today

Remember when I said we’d be giving away codes for Armored Core Last Raven Portable on Facebook today? Well, we’re also going to be giving away ten codes for the Xbox 360 version of the Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence DLC on Facebook as well today.

Quincy

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The Shortest Night Note Ever? Man, I forgot how wonderful Quincy was. It was a pretty fucking deep, pretty amazing show back in its day. I spent the day watching old shows and answering a surprising number of questions from readers about my hair What you missed: You Say Apocalypse,…

Live Chat: With Crecente

It’s been a long time Kotaku. How are things? Have time for a chat? No, don’t worry this isn’t an intervention. You don’t drink too much, really! Why don’t you drop in and ask me a question, I’ll then answer and we’ll proceed. Before you know it: Conversation! It’s like magic, but without all of…

Get The Latest Armored Core PSP For Free

We’re going to be giving away five codes for Armored Core Last Raven Portable this Thursday on Kotaku’s Facebook Armored Core Last Raven Portable is the latest Armored Core port to make its way from the Playstation 2 to the Playstation Portable. The PSP version of the third-person mech shooter includes Ad Hoc mulitplayer for…

Have Singularity Questions? We have Singularity Answers. LIVE!

Time-warping? Gunplay? Raven Software? Sounds like Singularity to me. Give us a call for a chance to talk to the producer behind the upcoming game. Jeff Poffenbarger, a producer at Singularity studio Raven Software, will be joining us live today on Kotaku Talk Radio to discuss the upcoming game and take your calls. Before working…

Going on A Harry Potter Killing Spree

Harry Potter is on a rampage and I’m in control. Armed with a wand, I dispatch a gathering of witches and wizards as I maneuver Potter deftly through an abandoned factory. Swirling red lines spew from Potter’s wand as I watch over his shoulder, the dancing lights lance into an enemy wizard until he collapses…

New Japanese Pro-Wrestling Goes Street Fighter

This New Japan Pro-Wrestling video shows off the Street-Fighter inspired moves of Canadian wrestler Kenny Omega. Among his arsenal is a hadouken and an ultimate atomic buster. Enjoy? [Thanks Jamie]

Watch Nintendo’s E3 Presser Live

This year you can watch Nintendo’s E3 press conference, and all of those glorious charts, live on a special website the company is setting up. The presentation kicks off at 9 a.m. Pacific on June 15 and we’ll be there liveblogging to analyze and comment as well.

Surprise! No Portal 2 Party at E3

This just in from Valve: Dear Subject Name Here, Aperture Science is pleased to inform you that we have partnered with Valve to announce the gala CANCELLATION of the June 14 Portal 2 event at the Regal Theater. The event will be replaced by a surprise. And even though the cancellation of the event certainly…

Prince of Persia Rebounds in Foreign Box Office

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time didn’t exactly blow critics away when it hit theaters in the U.S., but that didn’t stop it from bringing in a total of $95.5 million worldwide in just under two weeks, according to Box Office Mojo. The country that loved their Prince the most? Russia!

A Quick Look At Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s New Trailer

The next trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution won’t be hitting until Friday, but here are a handful of stills. Interesting design choices. I especially like the look of the future city. I can’t wait to see how well this mock-up turned out when it become moving graphics.

iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry, Angry Birds

The continuing success of Angry Birds just goes to show you what a difference aesthetic can make in a game. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry…

Each year the biggest and brightest game developers gather in Los Angeles to showcase the best video game innovations and titles of the year. The annual invitation-only event takes place over three packed days at the Los Angles Convention Center. This year’s lead up to the show will include press conferences from Microsoft, Nintendo and…

Latest Harry Potter Video Game is a Third Person Shooter?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One looks like it will be a much darker game than fans of the series are used to and will play like a third-person shooter. No more puzzle solving and exploration for Harry. This time around Electronic Arts’ take on the popular wizard will be all about the…

How Mario Celebrates Memorial Day

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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The New Trailer

Fahey asked, no begged you to help unlock the new Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World trailer. And now it’s unlocked and I’m sitting here watching it. Pretty cool.