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Gotta Catch Them All
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Egg Allergy Gone, Gone, Gone Tim sent over his column this morning. As usual it was quite lengthy, but man was it funny. It’s unfortunate that some people don’t get Tim. But I suppose, like a fine wine or meth, he’s an acquired taste. What you missed: The Everything Disease:…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 -
Get Your Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 Codes (360 and PS3)
Exploding monkeys, zombies, new maps? It must be time to give away some codes for Call of Duty: World at War’s third map pack. We’ve got five Playstation 3 codes and ten Xbox 360 codes. I’ve decided to bury the codes in two old posts on Kotaku. You’ll just need to find them. Here’s a…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 -
The First 10 Minutes of Batman: Arkham Asylum
Click to viewMTV’s Russ Frushtick is showing off the first 10 minutes of Arkham Asylum over on Multiplayer. This five minute taste gives you a really good sense of the broody, dark feel of the upcoming Batman title. Check out the link for the second half, which shows off the rest of the intro and…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 -
Get Your Tweets Here
Twitter may be down, perhaps the victim of the same denial-of-service attack that knocked Kotaku and Gawker Media out earlier this week, but that doesn’t mean you have to start working. Not if we can help it. Go ahead tell us about that coffee you just bought, about the game you’re playing, the boss who…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 -
Brink, WET, Red Steel 2 Added to Growing Gamescom List
With less than two weeks to go before Gamescom kicks off in Cologne, the list of games that will be present and playable continues to grow. Today Bethesda confirmed that WET, Wheelspin and Medieval Games will all be playable at the show and that they will be talking up Brink. Ubisoft’s list of games at…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 -
Our Live Podcast Today
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Two Words: Cancer Sucks. Yes it does. My mom is a cancer survivor, for quite awhile now fortunately. Finding out is always a shock. Few words have as much an impact on a person as the C word. We recorded our first live podcast today with live call-ins from readers.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 -
Kotaku Talk Radio: The Pilot Episode
We did it. The show is in the can and you can now listen to it not live and pretend you can call in. Despite one technical snafu (Fahey’s early bit is quite quiet), the show seems to have worked out quite well. UPDATE: And here’s the iTunes link for Kotaku Talk Radio. Please subscribe…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 -
Kotaku Talk Radio Live: We Were Taking Your Calls
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Kotaku Talk Radio. In this first show we’ll be talking about the DSi’s new Facebook photo integration, playing outside with video games, racism in gaming, Comic-Con and listening to some music from Supercommuter. We’ll also be taking calls from you. To participate just listen in starting at 11 a.m.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 -
Work and Play: An Updated Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming’s Greatest
More than a year ago we hosted a slew of photos showing off the work desks and gaming set-ups of the world’s game developers. We’re now in the process of updating Work and Play: A Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming’s Greatest with new desks and new developers. We’ve decided to move the entire project…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 -
Gamescom Set to Explode with Rage, APB, Modern Warfare 2 in Two Weeks
With Gamescom just two weeks away, the recently transplanted show is heating up to outshine its already white hot predecessor in Leipzig. The new European games convention, shifted this year from Leipzig to Cologne, will feature most of the major game developers, plenty of press conferences and an absurd amount of games. The list of…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 -
Kotaku Talk Radio: Another Podcast Experiment
We’ve long played with the concept of podcasts for Kotaku, doing late-night chats over drinks and food and trying various video formats, but we’ve never really landed on one I’ve liked. That’s because I’ve never been a fan of podcasts myself. They feel a bit too canned, too introspective for my tastes. This week we’re…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 -
Namco Eyes Tekken, Soulcalibur As It Expands iPhone Development
It’s a modern day gold rush and Namco’s not above admitting it, or trying to profit from it. Earlier this week the developer announced that they were opening up a new division dedicated solely to the creation of iPhone games. That means more Namco classics, new in-house titles and even third-party games for Apple’s inordinately…
By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2009 -
Sending Your DSi Pics to Facebook (No Pre-Teens Allowed)
As of this evening DSi owners in North America can now directly upload the pictures they took using the portable to their Facebook account, with one caveat. While the uploading is fairly seamless, Facebook’s own terms of use prevent anyone under the age of 13 from using it because you’re not allowed to set up…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
Down and Out
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Don’t Interview Pretty Actresses When You Have A Runny Nose Wow, this has been a fun day. Something horrific happened to our servers (I imagine it involved wolverines or piranha or piranha wolverines) and we’ve essentially been knocked out all day. You actually could load the site, but it took…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
Reviews
Space Invaders Infinity Gene Micro-Review: Evolve or Die
Earlier this year Taito released the original Space Invaders on the iPhone and iPod Touch to average reviews and little fanfare. Now, less than six months later, Taito has re-imagined its classic shooter for the iPhone in Space Invaders Infinity Gene. The new game has you controlling the laser cannon with your finger, breaking it…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
Netflix ABC Deal Means More Lost, Grey’s Anatomy for 360 Owners
You may have noticed that you can now watch the first five seasons of Lost on your Xbox 360 through Netflix. That’s because Netflix and Disney recently signed a deal to stream the first five seasons of Lost, seasons four and five of Desperate Housewives, season five of Grey’s Anatomy and seasons one and two…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
Modern Warfare: Mobilized Coming to DS
The latest DS-version of Modern Warfare will include multiplayer and horde modes, Activision announced today. Modern Warfare: Mobilized is being developed by n-Space for a Nov. 10 release. Previous DS titles by n-Space include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Mobilized will have…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
Start Sending Your DSi Pics to Facebook Tonight
The ability to upload photos to Facebook with your DSi hits North America tonight, Nintendo said. The free downloadable system update should be available after 5 p.m. Pacific, according to Nintendo. The update will allow DSi owners to tap on a Facebook icon while reviewing pictures in the portable to send them to the user’s…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
K7
TABLE OF CONTENTS August 2009 Original Exergaming Backyard Adaptations Of Video Game Classics by Brian Crecente Book ‘Em, Halo Kotaku’s 2009 Summer Reading List by Mike Fahey Beat The Heat Kotaku’s 2009 Summer Playing List by Owen Good Gee, Thanks Thanks, Hollywood, For These “Summer Blockbusters” by Luke Plunkett Space Marines Forever And Now For…
By Brian Crecente Published August 1, 2009 -
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Right Now, Mrs. Bashcraft Will Start Reading Kotaku No, not me. I wasn’t the one diagnosed today with carpal tunnel syndrome, Lucy was. Lucy is our 15-year-old border collie. She’s been having a lot of trouble with one of her front paws lately so Trish took her to the vet…
By Brian Crecente Published July 31, 2009
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