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British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
This morning, British publication The Guardian reports that Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is going run ads in Xbox Live “including Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed, to attract quick-thinking 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks.” The Guardian goes on to report that the campaign will run for six weeks, using games like Modern Warfare 2,…
By AJ Glasser Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Funds Raised!
To: Crecente From: Luke Reader Phillip was kind enough to send some photos in of the big do last night. Looked like a blast! Hope you kids all had a good time. Me, well, it hit 40 degrees here (over 100 American degrees) then rained dust. I know where I’d rather have been. Here’s what…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 -
UncategorizedRumor: New MW2 Game Modes Uncovered
Take this with a grain of salt, but this clip sure looks like it’s revealing some new multiplayer modes for Modern Warfare 2, found lurking somewhere in the game’s code. There are three modes in total: VIP (just like Counter-Strike), Capture The Flag (with a single flag between two teams) and Global Thermonuclear War, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
King Of Games Go Spelunking
Japan’s King of Games – our second favourite outfitter of gaming shirts – will this week be adding some more good stuff to their line of Irem clothing. And where there’s Irem, there’s R-Type, and there’s Spelunker. The single R-Type shirt has actually been available for a while, but we’re showing it anyway. Not because…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stardock: Steam Has 70% Of PC Download Market
Just about everybody involved with digital distribution is coy when it comes to sales numbers. Nobody wants to give the game away. But that doesn’t stop some – like publishers/online retailers Stardock – from trying to guess! Stardock boss Brad Wardell says “Our estimation is that Steam – as the current market leader – enjoys…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store: Critters, Snakes & Dragons
Where last week’s PAL store update was as bleak as can be imagined, this week’s is certain to please, if only because it finally contains the re-release of Metal Gear Solid. Yes, better late than never, we know. Still, earlier is better than late. Also of note this week is the release of the addictive/adorable…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Danish Group Asks You To “Hit The Bitch”
Denmark’s Children Exposed to Violence at Home is a group dedicated towards the prevention of domestic violence. It’s a noble cause! Pity their latest “ad” – a flash game involving woman-slapping – lacks the same nobility. We can see where they’re coming from; something akin to “No Russian” for the domestic violence scene. Make you…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Bannings Summon Class Action Lawsuit
The recent spate of Xbox Live bannings – in which as many as one million users were ejected from the service – have attracted the interests of a nationwide law firm by the name of AbingtonIP. Abington are looking to get a class action lawsuit together, believing Microsoft’s actions to be both heavy-handed and suspiciously…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Saints Row 2, LEGO Indy Go Games On Demand
To help Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in a not-that-retro style, Microsoft will next Tuesday be offering two new games for download via their Games on Demand service. The first will be Saints Row 2, only a few short months after the release of the first Saints Row on GoD. If you didn’t get Saints Row 1,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Google’s New OS Runs On Metal Gear
In case you missed it, Google unveiled for the first time today their fancy new Chrome operating system. Why do we care? Because its debut trailer managed to sneak in a little Metal Gear, that’s why. Get to around the 1:49 mark of the clip and you’ll see that somebody on the Chrome team likes…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Silent Hill Movie Sequel Needs To Be “More Accessible”
As pre-production on a sequel to 2006’s Silent Hill movie plods along, a few new details are being offered up as to the direction the film is going to take, courtesy of producer Don Carmody. For starters, Roger Avary – who wrote the first movie – may not return. He’s, uh, busy. And while we…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
In many places, should the unthinkable happen and a serious emergency arise, citizens are alerted via the TV and radio. How 20th century. New York, however, are going a little more modern, and adding gaming networks to the list. There’s currently a trial program in place in the state called “Empire 2.0”, which is all…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Could Have Had Aliens, Zombies
Absurd excesses aside, Modern Warfare 2 likes to keep thing pretty straight. Real men, real weapons, real countries. But during the game’s development cycle, Infinity Ward were open to things of a quirkier nature. “In the beginning we talked about having things in Modern Warfare 2 like outbreaks, viruses, chemical warfare, and even outlandish things…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Mortal Kombat That Should Have Been
Ex-Midway artist Vincent Proce went back to the drawing board for a pitched, but ultimately rejected visual reboot of the developer’s venerable Mortal Kombat franchise, posting the results of that back-to-basics design plan on his personal blog. Proce, who contributed to Midway’s final fighting game (Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe) before being snapped up by…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Make Preparations For More Shadow Complex
You like Shadow Complex? Then you’ll be side-scrolled to hear that developers Epic are looking at bringing you more games based in the retro-tinted universe. A job advertisement for Microsoft Game Studios is looking for somebody to work “with an experienced team at MGS and the world-class developers at Epic to drive the success of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lacrosse Title Debuts on Xbox Live Indie Channel
Absolutely, it’s an exciting and physical sport. But even lacrosse fans admit the game has a niche following. But lacrosse does have its own video game now, which just went up on Xbox Live yesterday. Suck on that, water polo! Inside Lacrosse College Lacrosse 2010 hit the Indie Games channel. While it does not feature…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free-to-Play Madden Alternative Inks Four More Celebs
Quick Hit Football, the free-to-play online fantasy sports/RPG hybrid Kotaku profiled two months ago, has signed agreements with four more coaches to use their likenesses as opposing AIs within the game. Marty Schottenheimer, Jerry Glanville, Marv Levy and Herm “You Play to Win the Game” Edwards join the opposing cast in Quick Hit, which focuses…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Hardware Continues Pie Dominance In Japan
Avid readers of The Japanese Hardware Chart weekly updates won’t be surprised—especially after reading about the PlayStation family’s software dominance—that Sony hardware is selling better than the competition in Japan. No change this week. Scratch that. There was a slight change. PSP sales jumped up, PlayStation 3 sales dropped down and the two platforms switched…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s What Monster Hunter Tri Looks Like
Supposedly, the graphics of Wii exclusive Monster Hunter Tri are sexy. Sadly, I can’t make that call having played the game on a Wii that was hooked up to a computer monitor that mangled whatever the game had to offer. So instead, I give you these screen shots Capcom provided so you can make the…
By AJ Glasser Published November 19, 2009