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PS3 Owners: Here are Your Borderlands’ General Knoxx Codes
It may have taken a bit longer, but today Gearbox Software was kind enough to send along this batch of free codes for the PS3 version of Borderlands’ expansion pack The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Just grab a code and enter it over in your PSN account. First grabbed, first served. Alright, hop to…
By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal and Steam Coming to Mac in April
After much speculation and some not-so-subtle hinting, Valve has officially announced a Mac version of popular gaming service Steam coming in April, and its bringing Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life series with it. While rumblings of Steam coming to the Mac platform have been stirring for quite some…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
My Trash-80 Powered Gaming Roots
It’s easy to post pictures of your current gaming rig, your oodles of games, to brag about achievements and trophies, but none of that means a thing. True gamers have roots and I want to see them. What do I mean? Take for instance this picture, circa 1987, of my bedroom. Note the distinct lack…
By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
How to Use Psychological Warfare To Win at Video Games
As any seasoned professional can tell you, winning at video games starts way before you take controller in hand. GamesRadar has posted some key strategies for defeating your opponent using man’s greatest weapon – the power of the mind. Some would say the human mind is what separates us from wild animals. Others would say…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe “10 Minute Solution” to Fitness Now Includes a Wii
What’s the difference between Activision’s 10 Minute Solution fitness game for the Wii and established fitness titles like Wii Fit and EA Sports Active? About $40-80. With Wii Fit and EA Sports Active selling like reduced-calorie hotcakes, it was only a matter of time before Activision got in on the game, but what can Activision…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Nintendo Download: Nintendo’s Got Your Final Fantasy Right Here
Final Fantasy II spearheads this week’s Nintendo Download, which explores the mysterious worlds of fantasy, horror, and learning Spanish. It might not be Final Fantasy XIII, but Final Fantasy II, or Final Fantasy IV in Japan, makes up for the lack of newness with sheer quality. Lightning, Snow, and Hope have nothing on Cecil, Rydia,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
iPhone Chart Toppers: Monopoly…. Hits the Top?
Monopoly! Number one! Never! Here’s the full list: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Monopoly (EA) $4.99 3 11 2 Call of Duty: World at War Zombies (Activision) $9.99 6 3 3 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) $8.99…
By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 10 Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of March 1)
At last, a new game on the list! Welcome back to Kotaku’s monthly look at the 10 most avidly-played Wii games, our so-called “measure of pleasure,” that charts which Wii games collect the least dust. Lego Star Wars has fallen to #11 thanks to the arrival of Harvest Moon: Animal Parade. People sure do like…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Never-Ending Game: World of Warcraft’s Impact on Borderlands
It could become the never-ending game. Released nearly five months ago, sci-fi shooter Borderlands continues to dominate sales charts and, much more importantly, the attention of gamers. That’s because the people behind the game, Gearbox Software, keep rolling out new chapters for Borderlands, extending the mythology and fun of the game $10 at a time.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
I AM NOT DEAD…YET!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Went and got my annual physical today. Always get nervous before physicals, bracing myself for the BAD NEWS. Guess I’m okay, the doctor didn’t mention anything. …That’s good, right? What you missed last night Oscar Winning Film Features Xbox 360 Time Travel Ubisoft’s New DRM System Falls Down, Locks Out Paying…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tekken 6 Beard Man Is Awesome
On March 7, players from all over the globe competed in Japan’s Tekken 6 fighting game championship. There were two winners, one for the PS3 version and one for the Xbox 360 version, but only one player won our hearts. Hailing from America and sporting a backwards baseball cap and an epic beard, “Aris” did…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Vintage Playboy Magazines Mirror Mafia II Characters
Gangster title Mafia II is set during the 1950s. That’s not only a golden age for organized crimes, but also for photos of naked women. Created in Hugh Hefner’s kitchen and funded with a loan from his mother, Playboy Magazine launched in 1953 with a centerfold of Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe. The magazine was a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Can Hurt Locker Inspire A New Generation Of “War” Games?
Hurt Locker won some Oscars last night, and is a movie about a war. But there’s not much shooting in it. Video games could learn from that. I think a real part of the movie’s appeal is that, while set in a war – which is always exotic and exciting – it’s not really a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Another Busty Valkyria Chronicles Figure? Sure, Why Not
There’s a war going on at the moment in the land of Valkyia Chronicles. Not between the Imperials and the Gallians, though. It’s between Japanese toy companies, over who can come up with the best Selvaria figure. We’ve seen Enterbrain’s entry, and it’s a good one. This is figure company Alter’s. While the prototype figure…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Does A “Misanthropic” Film Director Think of Heavy Rain?
For films like In the Company of Men (NSFW) and Your Friends and Neighbors (ditto), director Neil LaBute has been labeled everything from a “misogynist” to a “misanthrope”. Guess that makes him equal opportunity. Even if film critics are cynical about LaBute, he isn’t necessarily cynical about everything. Just listen to him talk about Heavy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
The World’s Greatest Dungeons & Dragons Room
Devon Burntwire has, for the last two years, been working on a little project: a custom room, designed solely for games of Dungeons & Dragons. It’s now finished, and it’s amazing. In addition to the obvious things, like the table and “library” storage for game and rule books, the room is full of other neat…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Taking On FIFA & Pro Evo (Sort Of)
This May, Ubisoft will be dipping its toes into the lucrative (and highly competitive) football game market, with the release of Pure Football on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Rather than trying to take on EA’s FIFA and Konami’s Pro Evo series, Pure Football goes the “Madden Arcade” or “FIFA Street” route, focusing…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2010