In November, we reported that Eric Ruth Games was creating a Nintendo Entertainment System-style Left 4 Dead “de-make” for January. Guess what? It’s January. And the game is now available for free download for PCs. Here’s a description of the game from Eric Ruth’s official site: Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead is a retro de-make…
The main hallway of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City is a spiral. When you walk through it, ascending several flights in the process, paintings all to your right, you get the sense of walking through an artistic history. Last week I visited the museum to see an exhibition of the life’s work of…
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Ever download a video game to a console or handheld and want a refund? Tough. Can’t do it. But in the world of Amazon’s Kindle, you can download books digitally — and return them. A workable idea for gaming? I don’t have a Kindle nor have I found anyone yet who has returned a book…
The Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel reports that an amateur boxer has become a promising golfer, and he owes some of that to a Tiger Woods‘ video game. Usually, stories about people getting inspired by video games aren’t this… positive. The newspaper tells the story of Joshua Anglin, who went 115-15 as an amateur boxer, but…
Who is that lady who appears in the new Avatar video game from Ubisoft? Why, it’s Kendra Midori who just may have starred in another Ubisoft game under a different name. If I drank while playing games, I would have done a spit take when I first laid eyes on Ms. Kendra Midori, nature-loving scientist…
As 2010 begins, Kotaku’s monthly tabulation of the most avidly-played Wii games continues. As always, these are not the 10 games that have sold the most. These are the ones that get played the most by people who have them. (Click the chart to enlarge) We have one change in the rankings as Rock Band…
I finished more video games in 2009 than in any other year of my life, according to a big list I’ve been keeping since 2006. Dare I write this in public: I played too much. Below you will find my 2009 playing history in grisly detail. This is the fourth list I’ve made of this…
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We interrupt this New Year’s Day to bring you a new Talk Amongst Yourselves. Thank you, reader Cave_Man, for nominating this month’s classic, 1851’s Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emanuel Leutze. Do as Washington did, readers, and discuss video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
Microsoft’s Xbox Live director of programming, Major Nelson, will be our guest host on the Kotaku call-in podcast this week, filling in for … me. The good Major joins Crecente live, Wednesday, ready to field your live calls. Major Nelson will talk about anything Live-related that you can dream of. Such as: Why is there…
Are you a Zelda fan living in North or South America who hasn’t entered our Biggest Zelda Fan contest yet? We made it tough, because the prizes are grand: $1000, a signed DS, Zelda games. Deadline Dec. 31. Details here.
Out of the goodness of their hearts and the possible desire to remind us of their biggest and best brands, gaming companies of the world (and, I think, one regular reader) sent Kotaku the following batch of holiday cards. Click thumbnails to enlarge. These are the fronts of the cards, most of which were physically…
You asked for Uncharted 2 but grandma got you .hack? Did you receive that prestige edition of Modern Warfare 2 you asked for? Is your Christmas console broken already? Celebrate or vent about your gaming Christmas gifts right here. We know the hurt you’re feeling now… or the joy. Let it out in the comments…
Game delays are big news and bad news. But once a game comes out and proves to be good, game delays are often forgotten news. Batman: Arkham Asylum was delayed in 2009. Its lead creator recalled that forgotten moment. You would think that delaying a game is an awkward process. The game is closing in…
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This is Uber Entertainment‘s Aung Zaw Oo an animator and man of… other talents. Great, yet another game developer who eats potato chips. Oh, and he can juggle. And sit in a chair. But look at how he does it! You may remember Aung Zaw Oo, who goes by AZO, from April, when he posted…
To: Ashcraft From: Totilo Re: Look What I Caught This Weekend! My month or so of Day Notes comes to an end. I’m starting vacation really soon. Tonight, in theory, though some posts of mine will magically appear for a couple more days. Thanks, Ash and friends for writing back to me after each and…
The multiplayer mode of BioShock 2 isn’t just supposed to be a fun activity for multiple gamers. It’s supposed to be a prequel to the first BioShock. A prequel told through multiplayer? How absurd, I thought, before entering its lobby. Let it be known that I have ventured no further into BioShock 2’s first-person guns-and-superpowers…
Jeremiah Slaczka, the visionary behind Scribblenauts and other creative Nintendo DS games from studio 5th Cell is today’s guest on our live Kotaku podcast. We’re starting now. Call in. You could be live on the air with me and Jeremiah. Ask good questions! To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only…
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