Brian Crecente

Gaming’s Slingbox Backed By $1M Funding

Announced earlier this week, Spawn Labs version of the Slingbox for gamers is backed by $1 million in Series A round funding, according to the Austin Business Journal. Spawn Labs’ HD-720 is a set-top box that plugs into your console and allows you to play streamed console video games over WiFi via your PC laptop…

Tekken Much?

As seen by Stance Is Everything At Importfest in Toronto. [Thanks Dave]

iPhone Chart Toppers

With the inclusion of a new “Top Grossing” category in the iTunes’ App Store we finally get a more realistic look at which games are bringing in the most money. As a new feature we will be tracking these, posting the results as a top ten list every week. Here’s your first look: Position Title…

T-Minus

To: Ash From: Crecente Less than a week before we all start heading out for Tokyo Game Show! I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone. I’ve been working with Tim Rogers on securing a venue for our annual Kotaku Reader Party. I can’t announce the location just yet, but hopefully I can in the…

Crime Rates Drop in 08, Video Game Sales Increase

Violent crime, arson and car theft all dropped nationwide in 2008 compared to the prior year, according to the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report. But what does that mean to gamers? In reality, it shouldn’t mean a thing. Crimes and the things that cause people to commit them are far too complex to compare to…

Jack Black Cosplays at Video Music Awards

Did you watch the Video Music Awards last night? I didn’t, which means I missed a bit of Jack Black cosplay. Never mind the whole Kanye West/Taylor Swift imbroglio or the Lady Gaga performance blood bath, I didn’t get a chance to see Black walk the carpet as Brutal Legend hero Eddie Riggs. MTV Multiplayer’s…

A Guitar Hero Too Far?

As seen at Trader Joe’s in Queens, New York. [Thanks Haik]

The Weekends Are Made For

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: North Korean Booze … what? For me they’re made for spending time with my family. A wife and son I see all the time, but rarely have time to interact with during the week. It’s also made for trying to decompress and do things not video game related, in hopes…

The Problem With Reality

Video games are meant to be flights of fancy but, as with television, reality has become an increasingly popular concept to tap into. Nowhere is this more evident than in music-themed video games. Titles like Guitar Hero 5, The Beatles: Rock Band and soon-to-be released DJ Hero all use real musicians, living and dead, to…

Spyborgs Shooting Bromance

There’s a lot to like in these two short clips, but what stands out for me is just how much shooting is going on. Good thing Capcom made the call to reboot this game. It looks like it may be worth a check out.

Headshots and Spires: New Views of Brink

Here’s a game that seems to have everything, an interesting aesthetic, gunplay and even torture. How can’t you be interested.

The Making of MotorStorm Arctic Edge

With MotorStorm Arctic Edge set to hit the Playstation Portable in two weeks, Sony put together this developer diary showing us how the game came to be. In it folks from developer BigBig Studio show off a bit more of the upcoming racer. With Gran Turismo PSP on the horizon, are you planning on picking…

A Look At Daft Punk’s DJ Hero Appearance

DJ Hero won’t just be for hip-hop fans, electronic music, in the form of Daft Punk, will also be playable on the rhythm game, Rolling Stone reports. The game will feature 11 exclusive mixes by Daft Punk as well as in-game avatars and set designs. It will be the first time the duo have participated…

Cobain Attorney Calls For Activision To Limit Musician’s Use in GH5

Earlier this week the appearance of a digital Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5 irrupted into controversy with Courtney Love and former Nirvana band members calling for Activision to patch the title. Now Love’s attorney is involved. “Ms. Cobain is extremely upset about Activision’s use of Mr. Cobain’s likeness to sing the songs of others…

Tim Schafer Finally Gets His Date With Fallon

Brutal Legend designer and Double Fine head honcho Tim Schafer will be appearing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in early October, the show’s co-producer tells Kotaku. Schafer will be the second guest on the Oct. 2 show, appearing sans Jack Black, just like was asked, Gavin Purcell says. Purcell says he will be talking…

A Look At Just Cause 2’s Island of Panau

Really, I don’t care which island this is located on, all I care about is that it features water, jungles and lots of tall structures to, hopefully, jump off of. These latest screens of Eidos Interactive’s free-roaming adventure game are keeping me interested. Head over to the official site if you want to check out…

DJ Hero In-House Impressions

My experience with DJ Hero has always come in short little bursts, never affording me enough time to really play the game. Until now. Yesterday a demo build of DJ Hero landed on my doorstep. The build features a short playable tutorial hosted by DJ Grandmaster Flash, three DJ-only mixes and a DJ-guitar mix. The…

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Celebrate Scribblenauts Launch At Nintendo World Store

This weekend the New York City’s Nintendo World Store will host a launch party for DS title Scribblenauts, letting gamers pick the title up days before it hits stores. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. this Sunday and will include purchasable copies of the game, due to hit stores on Sept. 15 for sale.…

Come As You Are

To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Presents, I Love Presents, Getting Presents, Giving Presents, Presents Did you see this beef between Activision and Courtney Love? She seems pretty ticked. Even more ticked than fans of Cobain’s music. What you missed: Activision: Courtney Love Signed Cobain Contract for Guitar Hero 5 Adult Films Push For Presence on…