Oh yes, this is another post about piracy and video games. These men, photographed this month, are members of the Swedish Embarked Military Force on board the warship HMS Carlskrona. They hunt Somali pirates on the high seas. They also play Mario Kart Wii. Good prep for nabbing pirates? (AP Photo/Tim Freccia)
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We are up to Alan Wake’s fifth episode and a well-lit room. Time to talk about a few things. -How’s the gameplay holding up for everyone? Enough variety? I’d already played a preview version of the game, which included the spotlight moment on the dam. So that was spoiled for me. There is just enough…
Don Mattrick, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, lives in this house. I think this qualifies as a Gold-tier home. Definitely not Silver. I came across this aerial view of Mattrick’s Vancouver abode during some reporting and researching involving yesterday’s Microsoft executive shake-up. Mattrick’s still at Microsoft. In fact, he now not only runs the Xbox…
For two decades, people have been paid to make fun of Nintendo. These professionals are hired by big companies that either hate Nintendo or consider Nintendo to be semi-ridiculous. (Irony: These pros never laugh last.) Here are their finest works. We’ll start with a recent example, to put this trend in a modern context. We’ve…
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We’re far into Alan Wake now people. It’s Episode 4 and Alan says he feels like he’s in a horror movie. Your thoughts? Do you agree with the narration at the beginning of this chapter, that the game has begun to turn into a horror experience? You’ve been playing as Alan for a while. What…
The departure of two key men involved in the Xbox 360 from Microsoft won’t cause major changes in the Xbox division, a source close to Microsoft told Kotaku today. But the timing of the next steps for the Xbox brand was a factor. The source, who was not authorized to speak in any official capacity…
Insomniac Games, makers of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance are, as of today, no longer a weapon for PlayStation fans to wield when arguing about which console is the best. The studio is making Xbox360 games now too. But PlayStation and Insomniac fans, history says you shouldn’t panic. PlayStation fans may have one less studio…
Kotaku Talk Radio will be recording live on Wednesday. 11am Kotaku Time. 1pm ET. 10am PT. Host: Me. Guests: Dan Sochan talking about his new game, the PS3’s ModNation Racers. Call-in and live-streaming details will be on Kotaku at showtime.
Ubisoft Toronto, the new big-game studio overseen by former Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond, is making the next Splinter Cell. Development will involve tech and talents from Splinter Cell Conviction studio Ubi Montreal. No title, details or release date. [Gamasutra]
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To: Ashcraft From: Stephen Re: What’s It Like To Be Reviewed In Japan? If I’ve learned one thing today, Mr. Brian Ashcraft, it is that the people of the Internet like answers. Not all of them. About half of those who watch a show like Lost expect the deep mysteries of the things they like…
Let’s go back to me in high school. Sophomore year. English class. Camus’ The Plague. None us read it. The teacher made us sweat it out silently. You talk about Alan Wake Episode 3 please. I, uh, am behind! Sorry folks, but your Game Club hits rough waters today thanks to a skipper spending his…
One of the creators of ModNation Racers, the next big PlayStation 3 exclusive, joins us for Kotaku Talk Radio this week. I invited him, so I guess he won’t technically be crashing United Front’s Dan Sochan will hang out with us for one hour, taking your calls about anything you want to know about, including,…
Pac-Man is on the charts. Welcome back, old man. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: — Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 5 1 2 Pac-Man (Namco) $4.99 1…
Infinite Yoshi jumps in Super Mario Galaxy 2? That ain’t right. And it doesn’t sound good, either. [Thanks, MASTERLINKX]
Lost went out, last night, like the first Star Wars movie, in the same excellent, sweet way. Beyond the defeat of a man in black, here was a group of friends, gathered joyously in a smiling, winking celebration of the bond that enabled them to triumph together. Star Wars: A New Hope ended with Han…
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September 14 is Halo Reach launch day worldwide (except in Japan), according to an Associated Press report. Reach just enjoyed a popular and now-completed multiplayer beta. The game is Halo creator Bungie Studios’ last Halo project and likely one of the biggest Xbox 360 games of the fall. Future Halo projects are being developed under…
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