Brian Crecente, Author at Kotaku

Realism Will Be Key to Beatles Rock Band Experience

When The Beatles come to Rock Band it may not be as different an experience as many had hoped, but what it lacks in new ways to play it will make up for in nuance. When MTV Games, Harmonix and Apple Corps announced an exclusive partnership in October to create a new video game featuring…

By Brian Crecente Published March 6, 2009

An Open Letter From the ESRB to Utah’s Parents and Leaders

With Utah legislators on the verge of passing legislation that expands the state’s Truth in Advertising statute, imposing fines on video game retailers and movie theaters that provide M- or R-rated products to minors, ESRB President Patricia Vance has written a letter. Here, in it’s entirety, is Vance’s open letter to Utah’s Parents and Leaders:…

By Brian Crecente Published March 6, 2009

MadWorld Bosses Screens

With MadWorld hitting next week, this will likely be the last batch of black, white and red screens we’ll be seeing from Sega before you can see the gore first hand. These 13 screens seem to be giving us a glimpse of some of the bosses for the Wii brawler.

By Brian Crecente Published March 6, 2009

New Pac-Man in the Works for 2010

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Hirokazu Yasuhara is working on a new Pac-Man title set for a release on the original game’s 30th anniversary in 2010, Gamasutra reports. “We are in the midst of making Pac-Man come back because his 30th anniversary is in 2010 actually,” said Namco Bandai Games America EVP and COO Makoto Iwai…

By Brian Crecente Published March 6, 2009

Have You Ever Seen A Dog Smile?

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: What Makes A Quarter Pounder A Quarter Pounder? I noticed something today. When our puppy LittleFoot is really, really happy, he smiles. I don’t mean like when a dog pants. I mean his lips actually curl up into a smile. It happened twice today. He was wagging his tail so…