It’s Black Friday and many of you are probably already in the shopping trenches, elbow-deep in hysterical deal-hunters and holiday shoppers. Over the week we’ve compiled a number of platform specific reference guides for you to use to help decide which games to buy and which to avoid when shopping for gaming friends and family…
Just in time for the holidays, and a great reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving, we’ve got a neat giveaway for you. We’ll be giving away five sets of limited edition Tekken 6 fight sticks. That’s three for the Playstation 3 and two for the Xbox 360. Here’s the details for the contest. To enter…
To: Luke From: Crecente I know the concept of roasting a mostly-flightless, absurdly fat bird and eating it to celebrate the survival of a winter in a strange land, is a foreign concept to just about anyone who isn’t from North America. But that’s how we roll. And man is it fun to do. Not…
There are things you can debate about Brutal Legend, but one thing is an absolute fact: It’s METAL, pure METAL! But how about you gamer? Are you metal? I’m sure you say you are, but are you really metal? Like as metal as the German guy who stopped me at the train station in Cologne…
Over the years sound has increasingly taken the back seat to the other important elements of a PC gaming experience from mouse and keyboard to the graphics and light-kits. But Creative and Sound Blaster have never given up the good fight. Are their Arena Surround gaming headsets a must have for PC gamers or just…
To: Luke From: Crecente Trish’s almost new laptop was infected with a nasty virus this week called Security Tool. By the time I got involved it has deleted massive amounts of files, taken over the backups and had even started blocking other virus programs from running. I spent my down time yesterday and today manually…
In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about the upcoming holiday, what we think were some of the best games of the year so far and the week’s gaming news. Call now! Ask away. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only listen live on the BlogTalkRadio…
Sure, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars has been out for a bit, but that didn’t stop Rockstar from sending along copies of the game along with a bizarre fortune cookie. Inside the swivel-hinged brass cookie were two fortunes along with fun, easy to learn Chinese. One taught me how to say fellatio (chui) (bao), and…
You can’t have hardware without having accessories. That’s just the way gadgets work. The PSPgo, out now for hefty chunk of the year doesn’t have a ton of choices yet, but some are intriguing. Take for instance, The Cradle, a dock used to both charge your PSPgo and hold the portable while it is connected…
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: When Did You Stop Believing in Santa Claus? I spent today doing my posts, pre-writing columns and features, and playing fames lots and lots of games. Fun. No sarcasm this time. What you missed: The DS and DSi Gift Guide Excitebike: World Rally Micro-Review: Race back to 1985 It’s Amazon…
Over the weekend, Owen reported on the marriage of one very lonely guy and his in-game video game character. BoingBoing’s Lisa Katayama watched the “wedding ceremony” online and reported on what she saw, noting that some who viewed the event wondered aloud if Japan was coming to an end. I’m not sure about Japan, but…
For every form of expression there is a Yoko Ono, but for every Yoko Ono there is a Call of Duty. Think about it. It’s deep. Seriously. Watch the video. Rock Band Yoko Ono
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Hello Swine Flu Because we’re going to be in the fun and sun of Australia for Christmas this year we decided to celebrate it a bit early here in Colorado with my mom and step-dad. Do you plan on carting your presents to Texas and back to Japan when you…
If you own a Wii, a charging kit, any charging kit, is almost a necessity. Unless you enjoy to constantly purchasing double A batteries. And if you’re going for a charging kit that charges a Wii remote without the need to remove the batteries from the controller there are plenty of options. And I’ve tried…
Thanks to everyone who came out to last week’s Child’s Play fundraiser in Denver. That includes the reader who drove, DROVE, from Florida to partake in the raising of funds for a good cause. Also to Harmonix who flew from Boston to hang for a night. It was the best event in Denver to date…
With the holidays starting next month to bring good will and cheer to people around the world, now’s probably a good time to start thinking about what games you want to give… and get as presents. We’ve compiled an easy-to-read list of some of the year’s top games, how much they’ll run you and who…
Last week Electronic Arts put a bullet in the head of Pandemic Studios, putting many of their 200 staff out of work a week before Thanksgiving. Today Pandemic ex-staffers let EA know how they feel. Maybe the publisher should be happy that all they lost was a printer in the mass firings of developers skilled…
It’s that time again. Time to look at the top grossing games on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Monopoly isn’t just on the chart, it’s on the chart twice. Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews. Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1…
David Campisi’s life is all about exercise and sports. As president of Sports Authority, Campisi runs the largest sports goods retailer in the country. His wife, Beci Campisi, runs a garage gym based on the grueling fitness methodology of CrossFit which uses medicine balls, weights and nonstop exercise to mold “the quintessential athlete.” But when…
With the three best Indiana Jones movies already tapped in the first LEGO Indiana Jones game and rage over the fourth Indy film still not fully dissipated, LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues may be on shaky LEGO bricks. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues spends much of its time focused on the…
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