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UncategorizedShirtless Old Spice Man Explains Joys Of Shirtless Gears of War Play
What questions burn within the big brain of Gears of War designer Cliff “Clifford” Bleszinski? “Does the huge dude in those Old Spice commercials do everything with his shirt off?” is one. The deodorized one responds, praising shirtless Locust chainsawing. Bleszinski inquires on his Twitter account, “@OldSpice Do you do everything with your shirt off?…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Existence of Black Ops Controllers Confirmed [Updated]
Shots of MadCatz’ new line of Call of Duty: Black Ops peripherals have surfaced and well, yes, the controllers are in fact black. The lineup was announced way back at E3; earlier today Josh Olin, the Treyarch community manager, tweeted a link to the controller bling. The images actually come from Games Radar, a week…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2010 -
ReviewsDeathSpank Review: Best Game Involving A Purple Thong
If you like laughing and you like loot, if you can catch a Monkey Island reference and know why purple text is a positive thing, then DeathSpank is your game. Plus, it is gorgeous. DeathSpank is a comedy game from adventure game great Ron Gilbert and Hothead Games. It mixes the action gameplay of Diablo…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mad Catz Call of Duty: Black Ops Peripherals
The Xbox 360 controller is $49.99 and offers a “precision aim” mode that slows down the analog controller’s input to allow players to line up tighter shots. Some features also are re-mappable, and it comes in two designs. The wireless PS3 controller is essentially the same except for the ability to charge it via USB…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Spider-Sackboy Has Proportionate Strength, Cuteness Of An Adorable Arachnid
Your friendly neigborhood Sackboy swings to LittleBigPlanet soon, perhaps the most amazing, spectacular addition to Marvel’s line of downloadable superhero get-ups. As seen at Marvel.com
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mom Cleans Up Beatdown, Gets Back to Frontierville
An hour after hosing blood off the street and ordering a bystander away from the guy her twins had beaten into a seizure, according to cops, a Staten Island mom was back in Frontierville in search of tools and hardware. Deborah Berardi, 55, faces felony gang assault charges along with her two sons, Thomas and…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Monkeys
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Falling Down You know what Kotaku needs? More Monkeys! Commenting hiccup today, otherwise mostly uneventful. What you missed: Double-Decker TVs Perfect For His and Her Gaming LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 Review: The Best LEGO Game to Date The Future of Xbox 360’s 1 Vs. 100 Remains Unclear…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Spanks
Who’s ready for adventure? Then you’d best fire up an instance of the North American PlayStation Store, where the adventures of DeathSpank awaits thee! It may be the brightest shining star of this week’s downloadable additions to the PS3. The developers of the other purchaseable, playable PSN game this week, Landit Bandit, may disagree, of…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
ESRB Apologizes for Email Leak
Calling it a “truly disappointing” mistake, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board has apologized directly to those whose email addresses it exposed in a reply concerning Blizzard’s now-abandoned plans to require forum members to use their real names. The reply, sent to all who were on a list of about 1,000 who complained about Blizzard to…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Are Your Online Gaming Friends Really Your Friends?
You spend your days playing with them. Maybe they’re your backup in a first-person shooter. Perhaps they heal your World of Warcraft guild raids. You count on them, and they count on you, but do you count them as friends? As I was wondering through the morning news, I stumbled over a Charm City Moms…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Best Snowboarding Skateboarding Video Game Rap Video You’ll See Today
Video games, from Space Invaders to Bubble Bobble(!), invade the slopes and skate parks of Mt. Hood’s High Cascade in the best video ever to combine snowboarding and Super Mario World, pool tables and Portal, chiptunes and hip-hop.
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Is California’s U.S. Supreme Court Argument Against Violent Video Games
In a 59-page brief filed to the U.S. Supreme Court this week, the state of California makes its best argument about why it should be a crime to sell a child a very violent game. The brief reiterates arguments California officials have made against violent video games during its five-year battle with the video game…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mars Looks Like A Great Place For Some Destructible Buildings
NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to deliver an amazingly detailed view of Mars to Microsoft Research’s free Worldwide Telescope application, with images so detailed you can almost see the Google Maps camera cars roaming about the surface. The Worldwide Telescope is a nifty little Microsoft program, available for free download or as a Silverlight…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Dumb Reasons Publishers Passed On PS3 Hit Joe Danger
Hello Games’ Joe Danger has wheelied its way to sales success on the PlayStation Network, but the indie creators of the fun and vibrant stunt ’em up had a hard time convincing publishers that “fun” would sell. No really. According to Hello Games’ Sean Murray, the creators of the PSN exclusive stunt racer ran into…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
American McGee’s Alice Vorpal Blade Goes Snicker-Snack For Real
In American McGee’s Alice, an older, abuse-ravaged, mentally unstable Alice cuts a bloody path through an equally twisted Wonderland using her trust Vorpal Sword. Now Epic Weapons brings the Vorpal Sword to life. Epic Weapons is creating the replica Vorpal Sword to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the release of American McGee’s Alice. When the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Video Games Get The Most Hate
Nintendo is determined to transform hatred of video games into love for video games. Not easy. Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata recently reminded an audience of Nintendo stockholders that video games have, as recently a 2009, generated more disdain among the Japanese public than any other form of entertainment. “We should try our best to produce…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Creator of Sony’s Fake Exec Hero Moves To Activision
Activision Publishing’s new head honcho may be the man who created Sony’s tie-wearing, trash-talking fake spokesman Kevin Butler, but that doesn’t mean the largest publisher in the world will be getting their own fake executive hero soon. Eric Hirshberg, who becomes Activision Publishing’s new CEO in September, acknowledged some of the issues Activision faces when…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Worlds Within Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Take a trip through Disney Town, the Dwarf Woodlands, the Castle of Dreams, the Enchanted Dominion, and Deep Space, in this Worlds trailer for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PSP. As I was viewing this video for the first time, my nephew, busy playing my Xbox 360 in the other room, shouted out,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedFt. Wayne, Indiana, Do The Right Thing
The Ft. Wayne Indiana History Center is honoring one of its local heroes, Philo Farnsworth, a television pioneer. A resident writes in to the local paper requesting that another great local creation be celebrated: The Magnavox Odyssey. In a letter to the Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette, a man named David Lee Ennis writes: Regarding the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Medal Of Honor Limited Edition Won’t Cost You Extra
EA’s modern take on the Medal of Honor series is getting a special Limited Edition version that costs exactly the same as the regular version. Of course you get what you pay for. It’s hard to figure out what the angle here is. The Limited Edition version of Medal of Honor, now available for pre-order…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010