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About The Time My Ferret Died
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Prepare for April Fools A long, long time ago, back when Mrs. Bashcraft and I were first married and back before I started working at Kotaku, I got a call from Mrs. Bashcraft. I was out and about, and she was at home. Our ferret, Milk Tea, had escaped from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
College Parties These Days Are Like This?
As seen on UK:R.
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Uncategorized“Orthodox” Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Play Through
Stealth PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, which was originally going to be called MGS5, is coming out this spring. War might have changed, but not MGS’s orthodox gameplay. Before it does, here is a look at a a player named “Hideo” playing the game in the traditional manner. Hideo? Sounds familiar.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update: Dust Off That PSP
I don’t normally draw attention to the regular sales held on the PAL PlayStation Store, but this week, there are some damn good sales going on for anyone who hasn’t bought a PSP game in a while. Games like God of War, LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo and Chinatown Wars are now around half price. Bargain. There’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Want To Watch Amazon Box Your Games?
Online giant Amazon is one of the world’s largest sellers of video games. And soon, you might get the pleasure of…watching Amazon’s workers pack your games before they send them? Sounds equal parts kooky and creepy, but it’s something Amazon has in mind, with a patent recently submitted for a system that would capture the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Have Video Games And Computer Graphics Killed Puppets?
If you grew up in the 1980s or before, chances are puppets delighted and frightened you. Later generations have become increasingly exposed to computer graphic creations. That’s the norm. And puppets…. Thanks to the brilliance of puppeteers Jim Henson and Frank Oz, the 1970s were a puppet Renaissance of sorts with Henson creating Sesame Street…
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UncategorizedBayonetta, Watching Bayonetta, Playing Bayonetta
The gag’s played out fifteen seconds into a 47-second clip, but I digress: this is Bayonetta. Being played by…Bayonetta. While Bayonetta watches. That’s it! Sorry, nothing else. Just some leather on leather on console action to start your morning. It’s going to be a rough day. You may as well get going with something that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan Getting Lost Planet 2 Xbox 360 Bundle
On May 20, sci-fi action game Lost Planet 2 will be released in Japan. Know what that calls for? An Xbox 360 bundle. You got it! Priced at ¥24,800 (US$265), the bundle comes with an Xbox 360, a 60GB HDD, a copy of the game and 2GB of premium game content in a USB memory…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Guitar Hero Is Made
Already feeling bogged down by April Fool’s Day fluff? Why not settle in with a meaty feature on how Guitar Hero games are made, right down the excruciating details of audio programming. It’s the perfect counter-measure to a day’s worth of stupid jokes and red herring news pieces, as it plunges straight past the fluff…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 DLC Launched Broken
When the Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Pack” downloadable content launched, it did not work. Surely there had to be a reason for that. Turns out, there is. Issues included: Multiplayer lobbies not working, images for maps not showing up and no option to play private matches. According to Xbox LIVE Operations Manager Eric Neustadter, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Porn Star Gives Gamecrush Something To Think About
I won’t link to them, but you should just…know, there are plenty of porno flicks based on movies, books and comic books. But video games? There’s some, but not many. One porn star would like to change that. “I’ve actually talked about It with my guy before”, Belladonna, a former winner of the “Dirtiest Girl…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Twitter Becomes A Japanese Role-Playing Game
Even those who find social networking tool Twitter a vapid waste of time might be interested in this, a new role-playing title from Japanese publishers Marvelous that takes a person’s Twitter feed and builds a game out of it. Called Followars, it builds a role-playing party for you out of whatever’s on your Twitter feed:…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Milla Jovovich All Set (And Totally Wet) In First Resident Evil Afterlife Images
Set photos for the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife film have already made their way to the internet. But not production stills of the survival horror film. Until now. Loosely based on Capcom’s horror series by the same name, Resident Evil: Afterlife’s official plot summary reads like this: In a world ravaged by a virus infection,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let’s Watch Game Trailers in ASCII Art
Put down our April Fool’s Survival Guide and get to YouTube. Pronto! To commemorate the day, YouTube has a “TEXTp” option to turn videos into ASCII form. You can see the “TEXTp” option games ranging from Super Mario Bros. Galaxy to Uncharted 2. Enjoy it while you can! This feature will most likely be on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Your April Fool’s Survival Guide [Update]
Oh dear. It’s now April 1, making this officially the worst day of the year for all things internet. Over the next 24 hours things might get a little rough. But it’s OK. We can get through this. Together. In this post, we’ll collect all the pranks, jokes and ill-advised attempts at either we come…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
NSFW: Is This The Most Violent Recruitment Site In Japan?
There are a lot of companies in The Land of the Rising Sun. The majority of them have boring recruitment sites. Not this company. Shinji Mikami, the creator of survival horror series Resident Evil, has started a new game development studio called Tango. Mikami, who was previously based in Osaka, is setting up shop in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Killzone, Resistance Sequels Added To PS3’s Greatest Hits Line
According to this scan from a new Walmart catalogue, Sony has just added some big-hitting new games to its line-up of budget “Greatest Hit” titles for the PlayStation 3. Games like Killzone 2, Resistance 2, Infamous, LittleBigPlanet’s fancy Game of the Year edition and even surprise multiplatform hit UFC Undisputed (the latter of which readers…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Who Makes More, Game Designers or Game Programmers?
Maxim has listed the the average game industry salary, courtesy of Game Developer Research. Let’s have a look: • Business and marketing: US$131,000+ • Producers: $129,000 • Programmers: $90,000 • Sound designers: $80,000 • Artists and animators: $70,000 • Game Designers: $67,000 • Quality Assurance: $32,000 Huh, the average game designer salary is lower than…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA Jam Also Features 80’s Basketball Legends
The new NBA Jam may be set in the present day, but that doesn’t mean every player in the game is on a 2010 NBA roster. Two in particular stand out: legends Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Yes, pitched at those aged 30 and up, the game will include a campaign mode which culminates…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Screenshots: Levels, Yoshi & A Dense Mario
To go along with the new trailer released earlier today, Nintendo also let loose some new screenshots and character art for one of 2010’s most eagerly-anticipated Wii games. So, yes, there’s Rock Mario, along with Yoshi and some of the game’s many planet levels. All of it looking exactly the same as Super Mario Galaxy…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010