Brian Crecente

Christian Science Monitor Wrings Hands Over Modern Warfare 2’s D.C.

Over the weekend Infinity Ward unveiled a trailer for Modern Warfare 2 in the middle of the Steelers-Chargers football game. The two-minute ad gave a national audience a gander at a war-torn Washington, D.C. Too soon after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? The Christian Science Monitor thinks so. Does the game go too far?…

Scare Tactics

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: So I Started Listening To CDs Again Do you get Scare Tactics in Japan? Such a great show. Here’s the premise: Someone offers up a friend to the Sci-Fi channel show as a way to get back at them. They’re usually in on the scare. The show then puts together…

Live Test of Facebook on the Xbox 360

Browsing through Facebook on the Xbox 360 is much like browsing through the community portal on your computer – with one exception. Sitting on a couch in a hotel suite opposite the Tokyo Game Show last month, Microsoft’s Scott Austin, director of digital games at Live, ran me through a quick demonstration of the service…

Star Fox in Iraq: Do A Barrel Roll!

Click to viewHilarious. But I’d think it was hilarious if the Star Fox crew was badgering just about anyone… like say ASH!!!

Yes, It’s Real and $60 a Six-Pack

As seen on Wine Woot. Thanks Brian.

Steam Brings Another Half-Dozen EA Titles to PC

Six more Electronic Arts games are now available for purchase and download on Steam. Need for Speed: SHIFT, Battlefield 2: Complete Collection, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Godfather, Godfather 2, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising all hit the online-only store today. That brings the total number of EA titles on Steam up to…

Eat McDonald’s Get High Cholesterol, Maybe Win a 360

McDonald’s’ annual Monopoly contest kicked off this week, giving burger-eating, fry-loving fatties everywhere a chance to win cash by collecting Monopoly pieces from their fast food purchases. Among the list of goodies you can win is an Xbox 360 Arcade Entertainment System. The official site for McDonald’s Monopoly says there are thousands of the systems…

Super Meat Boy: The Comic! The Activity Book!!

Team Meat, makers of upcoming PC and Wii game Super Meat Boy, want you to know all about their game. So they sent along this comic and activity book to try and spread the word. Buried inside its shiny pages, along with papercraft and lots of pictures of meat, are details of the upcoming “tough…

Eight Minutes With Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

G4’s look at this new section of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories shows just how disorienting and unnerving the Wii game can be. In Shattered Memory you’ll be running around in the dark, your only light source a flashlight you aim with the remote. The mechanic does a great job of immersing you in the gameplay.

Tony Hawk: Ride: The Soundtrack

It must be music list day at Activision. First they sent out their full set list for DJ Hero and then they drop the full soundtrack for Tony Hawk: RIDE. The game, due to hit shelves for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 on Nov. 17, includes 50 tracks and here they are: Adam Tensta…

All 93 of Dj Hero’s Mash-ups

From the late DJ AM to Grandmaster Flash, from 2Pac to Wild Cherry, the full track set list for upcoming rhythm game DJ Hero is packed with unique mash-ups from the world’s best DJs. Activision today finally spilled the beans on all 93 mash-ups, featuring 100 songs. DJ Hero hits stores for the PS2, PS3,…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Zombies? Architecture? What are they waffling on about? This is your time, your space. Do your own waffling. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

Frankenleg

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Me With A Newspaper On My Face, Running Puppies are cute. Puppies with giant Frankenstein’s monster stitches running nearly the length of one leg, not so much. Littlefoot has been hopping around like a tiny little peg-legged pirate all weekend. We finally took him off the pain killers because he…

A Blue Blood’s Xbox 360 Controller

The $30 Blue Blood kit from XCM as seen on Technabob via Slippery Brick.

The Other Wii Nerf Gun

Electronic Arts isn’t is the only company selling a Nerf gun that doubles as a Wii remote holder. Performance Designed Products sent me this N-Strike Switch Shot Ex-3 last week (which they produced in conjunction with EA). The Nerf gun comes with three whistler darts and a red viewfinder. You can take the viewfinder off…

PSP Game Price Check: Playstation Store Vs. Used UMD

As of last week the Playstation Store is the only place PSPgo owners can go to pick up their games. Just how do the prices of the Sony-operated online store compare to the prices of the same games sold as used at retailers? We checked with four online retailers and online shopping services to see…

iPhone Chart Toppers: Attack of the Diablo Clone

It’s that time again. Time to look at the top grossing games on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Madden continues to cling to the top ten, but check out what hit the number one spot this week. Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Dungeon Hunter(Gameloft) $6.99 1 – 2 FIFA 10(EA) $9.99…

Why Everyone Should Be Watching the PSPgo

Video games stored on a disc of plastic and tucked away in a case are approaching extinction. You can quibble about the when and the how of this happening, but the inevitability of games being sold online like music, free of their plastic prisons, is certain. The first real sign of that step away from…

K8

TABLE OF CONTENTS Sept/Oct 2009 Kid And Play Gaming Before Chemo, A Child’s Escape by Owen Good Star Power Four Out Of Five Stars: How User Ratings Will Boost Your Xbox Experience by Blake Snow $40 For That Old Thing? How Used Games Are Priced by Mike Fahey Visit Scenic New Mombasa Halo 3 ODST…

Friday

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Look What Books I Got For Free! Man, I don’t think I’ve relished the coming of a Friday this much since back when I was a night cop reporter. I am drained, it’s been a long three weeks without any sort of break. And I shouldn’t be the only one…