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Dress Your Family Room In Asteroids And Centipedes
Kitchen not Asteroids-referencing enough? Have a Centipede problem in your foyer, as in not enough Centipede stickers slathered upon your walls? Wall experts Blik and retro-game rights holders Atari can fix that right up. Two of Atari’s most recognizable classic games join the long list of Blik wall graphics that can express your personal nerd-style…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get DeathSpanked With Our Latest, Lisa Foiles-iest Podcast
This week’s very very special episode of our weekly Kotaku Talk Radio podcast is here! Actually, it’s there, on servers across the internet, waiting for your download. This week, our hosts Stephen Totilo and Brian Crecente talk about video games. The video games being discussed include titles like the recently released DeathSpank and LEGO Harry…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The First Named Roster is Out for NCAA Football 11
PS3 gamers with NCAA Football 11 only had to wait one day after release for the first custom, fully-named roster to become available. Xbox 360 rosters are still being written, and we’re told they’ll be available shortly. To get rid of those unsightly HB #3 and SS #21s, or those autonamed rosters that cause you…
By Owen Good Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Over the Hump
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: This Photo Brought Memories Flooding Back Hump day is done. That is all. What you missed: The Changing Nature of Gaming Interfaces Microsoft Brings Halo: Reach, Gears Of War 3, Fable III, And Kinect To Comic-Con The Ranger Brings Pets To Guild Wars 2 Theft and Recreation ‘I Just Don’t…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Activision Responds To Accusations That Its CEO Is A Total Prick
Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango creator Tim Schafer labeled Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick a “dick,” “total prick” and, most damning, a ball bearing enthusiast. Fair enough. Just don’t accuse Mr. Kotick of not liking video games, Activision says. Activision has responded from the video game industry’s playground today, firing back at Schafer (sort of)…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
MLB 2K10 Resolves Server Problems; All-Star Achievement Still Available for Today
2K Sports says it’s resolved freezes and server outages in MLB 2K10, which came as gamers went to collect a rare Achievement/Trophy timed to the All-Star Game. Users still have until the end of today to pick that up. The publisher says the server outage beginning the mess was not related to any rush caused…
By Owen Good Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Science Answers One Of Life’s Greatest Questions
Which came first, the chicken, or the egg? Thanks to a brave group of British researchers, the age-old question finally has an answer. It’s easy to see how the question would puzzle people. Chickens are born from eggs, so surely the egg formed first, right? But wait, chickens lay eggs, so in order for there…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Way You Played Batman: Arkham Asylum Made One Man Very Sad
Rocksteady Studios’ Batman: Arkham Asylum was surprisingly excellent, but not without its “mistakes,” including one that made the game’s art director “want to cry a little bit.” It’s a mistake that will be corrected in the sequel. Rocksteady’s David Hego, responsible for the game’s exaggerated aesthetic, said at this week’s Develop conference that Arkham Asylum’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Your Friends Are Already Following Kotaku On Facebook, Why Aren’t You
Your friends are probably already following Kotaku on Facebook why aren’t you!?! And besides being super cool, they’ve already had a chance to win neat prizes and are passing around the best of Kotaku’s stories. THE BEST!!! Check out who’s already hooked up and then join them and bask in the sunny glow of being…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Tour Of The Hulu Plus PlayStation 3 App Is Brought To You By Skittles
Join me as I take a brief look at the Hulu Plus app running on the PlayStation 3, developing a killer craving for bite-sized candy in the process. As a temporary PlayStation Plus member, I am able to download the Hulu Plus app from the PlayStation Store. Since I am not a member of the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why You Need To Follow Gears Of War’s Executive Producer On Twitter
Gears of War’s executive producer Rod Fergusson is exchanging Twitter followers for bonus experience points in Gears of War 2 over the San Diego Comic-Con weekend. He’s already in over his head. Let’s make him suffer! If you’re a Gears 2 player low on rank, then next weekend is your time to play. Baiting players…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedBrilliant ‘Sonic 2 XL’ Hack Adds Onion Rings, Morbid Obesity
You know what the Sonic the Hedgehog series has been missing? Dangerous levels of obesity resulting in adult onset diabetes and eventually death, a glaring omission corrected in the Sega Genesis hack Sonic 2 XL. It makes Sonic a fat-ass. The trick here is to avoid the onion rings scattered about Emerald Hill Zone and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
GameStop’s Buy Two Get One Free Used Sale Starts Tomorrow
Various sources have confirmed to Kotaku that GameStop will be holding a two-day buy two, get one free sale on used titles starting tomorrow and running until July 17. They hate to sell them, but they’re forced to.
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedSome of The Best Fights of EVO 2010
EVO, the annual fighting game world championships, draws thousands of players competing in six games. It has helped create gaming stars like 2010 Super Street Fighter IV champion Daigo Umehara, and a reputation for unbelievable game-play seen nowhere else. Here’s a look at some of our favorite videos from this year’s throw-down. This year’s EVO…
By Aulistar Mark Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Layton Gets a New Date
Puzzle fans can look forward to enjoying the third installment in the Professor Layton series for Nintendo DS earlier than expected. Nintendo announced today that the launch date of Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, a tale surrounding a time-traveling letter from 10 years in the future, has been moved up a week to September…
By Amber Nichols Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Move Bundled Up, In Pictures
Are you ready to invest in motion control for your PlayStation 3? Sony has laid out your options for hopping onto the PlayStation Move bandwagon, three ways to make your PS3 Move-ready when the control scheme launches in September. As it already specified at E3 2010, Sony is planning on offering two Move bundles. One…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Hulu Plus PlayStation Plus Preview Is Go
Starting today, select subscribers to Sony’s premium PlayStation Plus service will have an opportunity to pay to preview Hulu Plus on the “first and only” console to feature the service in 2010. A Sony press release continuously stresses one point: “PlayStation 3 will be the only console to offer Hulu Plus in 2010.” It’s true…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2010 -
Uncategorized‘I Just Don’t Like Living In A Culture Focused On Meaninglessness’
Nick Marroni wants to expose corruption, one video game at a time. That makes Nick Marroni a dissident, a rebel, and, well, a very odd game designer. He’s 28. He lives with his folks in Detroit. He once sold lawn care and was good at it, though he regrets the chemicals that work foisted on…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedRed Orchestra Developers Go Full Circle With The Ball
Tripwire Interactive, the studio formed by members of the team responsible for the award-winning Unreal Tournament 2004 mod Red Orchestra, has picked up Teotl Studios’ award-winning Unreal Tournament 3 mod The Ball and is running with it. Tripwire Interactive is a studio built from the winnings of the Intel-sponsored Make Something Unreal contest. Since the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2010
