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My Favorite Indie Fest Entry So Far: The Swapper
I have for a number of years now been fortunate enough to help judge entries for the annual Independent Games Festival. Judging usually means playing around with early builds of an eclectic mix of games from unheard of developers, some of whom go on to have a very profound impact on the industry. Each year,…
By Brian Crecente Published December 11, 2009 -
Reviews
Tekken 6 PSP Review: One Is the Loneliest Number
Tekken: Dark Resurrection was not only the best fighter to ever hit the Playstation Portable, it is still considered one of the top games to hit Sony’s portable. The arrival of Tekken 6 on the PSP could only mean great things, right? Loved Graphics: The PSP version of Tekken 6 is a surprisingly attractive game.…
By Brian Crecente Published December 11, 2009 -
The Age of Internetz
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: In Flight Movies Isn’t the Age of the Internet grand? I write these words to you as I sit on a rural train rocking and rumbling its way to Sydney, Australia from the Blue Mountains. I’ve spent the past hour tapping out my week’s column on my magazine-sized laptop while…
By Brian Crecente Published December 10, 2009 -
Kotaku Sydney Meet-Up Tonight
As you may or may not have realized by now, I’m on vacation this month in Australia. But I couldn’t let the trip pass by without trying to chat with folks I rarely get to see. We won’t be having an open bar or anything fancy, but if you’re in the neighborhood of Central Station…
By Brian Crecente Published December 10, 2009 -
Reviews
Call of Duty: World at War Zombies Review: Zombie Nazis!!!
Nacht Der Untoten was a surprisingly fun little addition added on to the end of the otherwise realistic and slightly unsettling Call of Duty: World At War. In the console version of the online mini-game you and up to three others fight off a never-ending horde of Nazis. When it came time to try and…
By Brian Crecente Published December 10, 2009 -
Your Guide To Nintendo’s Gameplay-Helping Super Guide
Did you know that playing through New Super Mario Bros. Wii without Super Guide help will net you a special reward? Or that the hand-holding play-throughs are the result of a team of gamers? I didn’t. That’s why after playing through the entire game, even before it came out, I decided to bug Nintendo with…
By Brian Crecente Published December 10, 2009 -
A Life Well Written
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Are You Canadian? Are You Familiar with “Moe”? As I know you know, I spend a healthy chunk of my annual vacation reading, reading voraciously. I love books, but always find myself unable to read during the rest of the year due to time constraints. So I spend the three…
By Brian Crecente Published December 9, 2009 -
Sony’s Svelte Australian Gaming Digs
Earlier this week I dropped by Sony Computer Entertainment’s Australia offices in Sydney to catch up on things Playstation and Antipodean. Spokeswoman Rebecca Rice was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to show me around and chat for a bit. While most of what we talked about was boring insidey-stuff, she…
By Brian Crecente Published December 9, 2009 -
Blazing Angels: Squadron’s of WW II the Arcade Cabinet
This may be widely available out there, in some forgotten arcade Shangri-la – a land of plentiful cabinets and quarters – but in the work-a-day, arcade-free world I live in I’ve never seen it. For $2 Australian wouldbe fighter pilots can climb into this cabinet and play a bit of Ubisoft’s Blazing Angels: Squadrons of…
By Brian Crecente Published December 9, 2009 -
Kotaku’s Zelda Contest Continental Clarification
In case you missed it, we launched a pretty impressive Legend of Zelda giveaway yesterday. But one point of clarity. When we said it was open to anyone in the Americas, we did mean anyone living in either North or South America. So if you live in any of the many countries those two continents…
By Brian Crecente Published December 9, 2009 -
Win A DSi Signed By Zelda Director, $1000 Shopping Spree (And More!)
If you’re a Zelda fan you’re going to want to sit down before reading this. We’ve got an amazing prize pack to give away to the biggest Kotaku Zelda fan: A copy of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, a Spirit Tracks t-shirt, a $1,000 Nintendo World Store gift card, a Zelda’s “biggest fan” trophy…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2009 -
Kotaku Talk Radio Signs on With CBS Radio
As part of an agreement signed earlier this month with CBS Radio, Kotaku Talk Radio will be broadcasting live from Chat About It’s broadcast studio in New York City beginning next month. Chat About It.com is heard on the CBS Radio Digital Network. The show will also be heard live on AOL radio, YAHOO launchcast…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2009 -
Reviews
PSPgo In-Ear Headset Review: A Nice Price
With any new hardware, gadget or platform comes a slew of peripherals and add-ons, some good, many worthless. The PSPgo’s pickings are still fairly slim, but there’s already several cases and one headset available for the portable. The PSPgo in-ear headsets from Sony are silky black, ring in under $20 and come with their own…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2009 -
iPhone Chart Toppers: Zombies Neeeeed YUR Brainzzz
It’s that time again. Time to look at the top grossing games on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. World at War’s zombies managed to hang on to the top spot while a skate title hit the number ten. Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2009 -
The iPhone’s Online Identity Crisis
Initially conceived as a multimedia device, the iPhone overcame a number of hurdles to become a popular gaming portable. But one surprising problem still haunts the device’s gaming capabilities. Despite being a phone, the iPhone doesn’t have a single cohesive online experience for playing games. Where the DS, Playstation 3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360…
By Brian Crecente Published December 4, 2009 -
Gaming For Good
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Domino, James Brown – Denver’s historic Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom has seen them all since its inception as a ex-servicemen’s club in the 20s. On a night earlier this month, the people packing into the club didn’t come to listen to the famous sing. They came instead to stand on a…
By Brian Crecente Published November 27, 2009 -
Why Shop When You Can Enter Contests?
Yesterday we rolled out two fairly-easy-to-enter contests for some neat give aways. The first contest has you sending in a photo to prove how metal you are for a chance to win a kick-ass Mishka Brutal Legend Tee. The second involves a bit of Tekken Cosplay with a chance to win a limited edition Tekken…
By Brian Crecente Published November 27, 2009 -
How to Comment and Not Get Banned
When we first started our Star commenting system, someone emailed me to ask that their Star be removed. Why? Because they said they didn’t like the pressure of having to think carefully about what they were going to write before they typed it and hit enter. That’s not what we want from Star commenters. That’s…
By Brian Crecente Published November 27, 2009
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