Owen Good, Author at Kotaku

Video Games Gave Him The Chance To Prove He Is American

Video games aren’t what kept José Muñoz in his parents’ basement for much of the past seven years, slipping into depression. They aren’t why the former honor roll student dropped out of college, and they aren’t why he couldn’t get a job. Video games aren’t what sent him to a therapist’s couch, and video games…

By Owen Good Published September 6, 2017

Long Gone

My first job out of college, I was fired. I used two words with my editor that proved career limiting. I have quit with no notice; I’ve given two weeks and had cake on my last day. I’ve signed paperwork at the long conference room table twice. And I’ve had a farewell so tearful I…

By Owen Good Published March 5, 2014

Guacamelee! is coming to the Wii U, PS4, Xbox One and Xbox 360 as Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition This version includes all previous DLC for the game and adds some new levels and boss battles. No word yet on a release date, other than “coming soon.”

By Owen Good Published March 5, 2014

Kids’ ‘Call of Duty Bomb’ Gets Their Neighbors Evacuated at 3 a.m.

Some kids in Pennsylvania made a prop bomb they were using when they played a real-life game of Call of Duty out in the yard. This is why you don’t leave your toys laying around outside, boys. A neighbor found it, didn’t know what the hell it was, and a very real bomb squad evacuated…

By Owen Good Published March 5, 2014

Titanfall Will Add Paid DLC—and a Season Pass to Get It All

Titanfall will get both free and paid downloadable content, and the latter will be available through a season pass subscription, Respawn Entertainment’s co-founder said yesterday in an interview with GameSpot. The plans for post-release content for Titanfall had been unclear until Zampella laid down the details yesterday. “We’re going to do paid DLC, we’re also…

By Owen Good Published March 5, 2014

Peggle 2 launches on Xbox 360 on May 7, Popcap said this morning. This version of the game will add a multiplayer Duel Mode.

By Owen Good Published March 4, 2014

The maker of Battlefield 4 has posted another long account of what it is doing to fix problems in the game. “We are working on fixing glitches in your immediate interactions with the game world: the way you move and shoot, the feedback when you’re hit, and the way other players’ actions are shown on…

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2014

Carmen Sandiego and Myst Among Huge Collection Donated to Museum

The original publisher of household names such as Myst, Prince of Persia and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is donating its software library and corporate records to the museum known as the home of the National Toy Hall of Fame. The Strong museum, of Rochester N.Y., announced the acquisition of Brøderbund’s collection today.…

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2014

Fez is coming to all PlayStation platforms on March 25. Polytron’s indie hit is a cross-buy offering, meaning the copy you buy for PS3, PS4, or PS Vita is good on all the other devices, and save files may be shared among them.

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2014

Cortana has a Different Look on the Windows Phone

Cortana, the digital consigliere coming to Windows Phone 8.1, won’t be represented by the light blue apparition of a woman. Cortana will, appropriately enough, be a halo. It, uh, she? will be represented by a blue ring that animates whenever she’s speaking or thinking, says The Verge, citing sources inside Microsoft and providing some screenshots…

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2014

Culture

The Week in Games: Humble Folks Without Temptation

This week we’re going down to South Park to have ourselves a time. Other releases include the next episode of The Walking Dead: Season Two and hot damn, some simulation farmin’, hell yeah. Tuesday, March 4 South Park: The Stick of Truth (PC, PS3, 360) The Walking Dead: Season Two—Episode Two: A House Divided (PC,…