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Look Ma, Sudoku
To: Luke From: Owen Out for a jog on the Willamette today I was passed by a kid, riding no-hands on a BMX bike – and doing Sudoku. If that’s not multitasking, I don’t know what is. I’m off in about 10 days. I’ll be in here next weekend though. Here’s some highlights of this…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
A-Ha! ESRB Outs Lips: I (Heart) the ’80s
Yes, yes, simmer down, I know you were all dying for another installment of konsole karaoke. Happily, the ESRB issued another of its fabulous spoiler alerts, letting us know we’ll be wailing along with one-hit wonders sometime soon. It’s rated T for “Lyrics, Mild Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco,” but any objectionable…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Finally
This is Final Fantasy XIII’s week, as the game arrives in North America on PS3 and Xbox 360. Other releases of note: Assassin’s Creed II, DRM and all, on the PC, BlazBlue on PSP, and the BioShock 2 DLC. Let’s not forget Mega Man 10 on the PS3, Yakuza 3 getting its North American and…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Top Five List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top Commercials with Video Game References [The Kartel] I don’t know how you top the Pontiac Spy Hunter ad. Not only was it a great…
By Owen Good - Reviews
MLB 10 The Show Review: The Game for All America
The game of baseball was brought to video game consoles long ago. The total experience – the Pastime – represents the next frontier of simulation, for a public delighted by every stat and detail, no matter how small. This is the direction in which MLB The Show now strives most noticeably. Having nailed the essential…
By Owen Good - Reviews
Major League Baseball 2K10 Review: Pitching With Two Strikes
If MLB 2K9 had been an actual ballplayer, last year’s performance would have sent it to the minors, if not the waiver wire. After a soul-searching offseason, 2K Sports decided to focus on the fundamentals for MLB 2K10. This year’s game fixates on the batter-pitcher matchups that infuse every at-bat with suspense and dramatic potential.…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Javelins, Zerg Rushes, Ninja Looting and Other Social Dilemmas
It’s there, and you know how to use it. It’s an exploit or a glitch or some imbalance in the AI. Morally, it’s wrong. But what if everyone else is doing it? Or just the potential for them doing it? Jamie Madigan, well known as the gamer with the Ph.D in psychology, tackles an adaptation…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Hard Times Edition
Some recent weekend screengrabs of Sonic and Mario engaged in vice and loansharking supply fodder for the latest edition of Kotaku’s ‘Shop Contest. Three weeks ago, reader Aaron S. sent us that picture of a pawn shop on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Sorry, Mario, but our hunting knife, stereo and moped are in another…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Blur Devs Promise “Massive” DLC Strategy, Just Not at Launch
Blur‘s developers do have plans for DLC but they don’t intend to put any out at launch. In fact, no dates have been set, and they’ve made clear they’re not going to tackle DLC until the main game’s finished. Bizarre Creations is still putting the final coat of polish on the arcade racer, which entered…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published March 3 PvPonline published March 1 ActionTrip published March 1 Digital Unrest published March 3 EXTRALIFE published March 4 GU Comics published March 4 Dotgif published March 5 Dueling Analogs published March 4 Nerf NOW published March 5 Rooster Teeth published March 6 Monday Night Crew published March 3 Virtual Shackles published…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off-Topic: Oh, Hell, When is Daylight Saving Time Again?
Surprise, it’s not today. Made you look! Which I had to do because, once upon a time, we had these things called “newspapers” and on the day of the switch, if all else failed, the front page reminded you. Instead it is next week, March 14. That’s when you take that bonus hour of sleep…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Next-Gen Cereal System Edition Winners [Update]
The Shop Contest, it’s for breakfast now! Our call for entries for new game-themed cereals produced another raft of strong entries, including two from the same commenter, a first. Update: I apologize for the deleted comments in the original post. This was an erroneous double post and unfortunately the only one the system let me…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Nintendo Patent Implies a New DS Cartridge Design
Siliconera found a patent application from Nintendo that is one of either two things – a new cartridge for existing DS configurations, or a new cartridge for a new DS. Or it could be both, come to think of it. Although the DS is not named in the application, and the outline of one shown…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Kit Now Sold Separately
Time was, if you bought a used 360 hard drive, you could call a toll-free number and dupe Microsoft into sending a free transfer cable. Then they got wise and charged $12. It’s now a fully listed accessory, for $15. The cable went up on the Microsoft Store, sold separately, for $14.99 this past week.…
By Owen Good
