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Why Games Should Have a Few More Senior Moments
In video games, senior citizens are largely stereotyped NPCs. Rare is the kind of game like Metal Gear Solid 4, with a truly aged, playable protagonist. Can games create more roles for the elderly? Should they? Matthew Kaplan of GameCritics thinks games have a lot of growing up to do, especially as the median age…
By Owen Good Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Valve: Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Did Not Reveal DLC Names
Speaking at an event today sponsored by Eurogamer, Valve’s Chet Faliszek said the names for DLC packs found in the Left 4 Dead 2 demo were spaceholders only, put there as a test required by Microsoft. According to audio of the event, Faliszek said: If you’re reading in the forums and you’re reading about the…
By Owen Good Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hungary Prevails in Dragon Age 24-Hour Contest
Hungary made goulash out of a 10-team field in BioWare’s 24-hour competition called Dragon Age: Origins Wardens’ Quest, netting each team member a cool $12,500. Second place was, apparently, a separatist nation-state known as “BioWare Community,” with Canada and Poland in third and fourth place, respectively. Good ol’ U.S. of A finished ninth, not lasting…
By Owen Good Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
With NCAA 10, EA Guns for Two Shining Moments
Connor Dougan had me at “Nana-na-na-na-NA-na-naaaahhh!” Anyone who’s hoisted a driveway three has hummed a TV sports anthem to set it up, and that one’s the CBS Road to the Final Four theme, one of two in NCAA Basketball 10. “You hear that,” Dougan, a producer in EA Sports‘ Vancouver studio, said after humming the…
By Owen Good Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekend Coupons: Keep on Diggin’
You might strike oil. Or China. Ain’t much out there, but it’s to be expected as the zenith of the new release season crests right before the holiday retail splurge. Hardware • The standard Wii config (Wii Sports, ‘mote) is $20 off through Dell. [TechDealDigger] • The typical PS3 Slim SKU is $25 less through…
By Owen Good Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: T&A
That would be Terrorism and Alexis. Modern Warfare 2 stirred up plenty of controversy, and then came Crecente’s interview of gamer pornstar Raven Alexis. Afterwards, we still found room for more than 60 original headlines over the past week. Top Stories Games, Not Porn, is Adult Actress’ Secret Pleasure Modern Warfare 2 Features Skippable Scene…
By Owen Good Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Smashes Mass Banhammer on Pirates
“A small percentage” of Xbox Live users with modded consoles that allowed pirated games to play woke up to find an early treat in their Halloween bag: a banhammer. IGN noticed scuttlebutt about bannings in technical feedback forums and asked Microsoft about it. A spokesperson confirmed they banzored some modded consoles. Said the spokesperson to…
By Owen Good Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Scariest Game Ever Is…?
Happy Day Before Halloween! Let’s talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us – more than you even…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
[Update] Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Doesn’t Name Upcoming DLC
PC gamers dissecting the Left 4 Dead 2 demo found files that might reference the names of future DLC packs, CVG reports. [Update] Valve’s Chet Faliszek shot down this rumor. They were spaceholder test file names. Original story follows: “Miracle Pack” and “Apocalyptic Pack” are both mentioned in the demo files. The original L4D survivors…
By Owen Good Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Week (Or So) In Comments
Awesome Gamer Lesbian Wedding Comment by: TheOmnitron Nominated by: (Human) Gyaruson Unfortunately, this wedding was refused classification by the Australian marriage board… Breaking Down the Sex in Dragon Age: Origins Comment by: iqbalicarus Nominated by: Showmeyomoves! “But the casual sex, which could be used as a tool to deepen your understanding and empathy for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10: It’s Fargin’ War
Because of exclusive arrangements and wide disparities in quality, pro basketball is really the only sports title where there’s genuine head-to-head competition. And it’s getting nasty between 2K Sports and EA Sports. Earlier this week, Pasta Padre found a forum post – since taken down – in which a 2K Sports representative questioned whether NBA…
By Owen Good Published October 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta Xbox 360 Selling Out?
Kotaku columnist Tim Rogers brings word that store after store in Tokyo is selling out of the Xbox 360 version of Bayonetta. But why? The Xbox 360 version was awarded a perfect 40/40 score from Japanese game mag, while the PS3 version was not — it received a 38/40. The above picture is from the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Milla Jovovich Offers Video Game Advice For Parents
Star of the Resident Evil film series, Milla Jovovich is more than an actress. She’s a mother, too! And as a mother and star of a series of action films based on zombie games, she probably has a good take on entertainment, kids and parenting. She does! The actress tells Parade.com, “I think parents need…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Patch Means Lilith’s Power Now ‘Works as Intended’ in Borderlands
I’ve logged about a zillion hours in Borderlands, none of it as Lilith. But apparently her phase strike “now works as intended” thanks to patches for the PS3 and 360 versions that rolled out today. Here are the PS3 fixes, from the Gearbox official forums (fora?) • Load times have been improved • Lilith’s Phase…
By Owen Good Published October 30, 2009 -
UncategorizedCole Hamels Reminds You That Grenades are “for Pussies”
Well. This is edgy as all get-out. Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels comes to Modern Warfare 2 to tell us that mindlessly hucking grenades is a dickbag cop-out. And then there’s “Fight Against Grenade Spam,” which makes a cheerful acronym. It looks like this video (NSFW language), posted by Infinity Ward, just went up. I’m not…
By Owen Good Published October 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lego Indy Trailer Discreetly Avoids Dr. Jones’ Creepy Past
Here’s the Nepal bar shootout scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, for Lego Indiana Jones 2. I guess the Lego-talk gibberish can’t get across the sequence’s subtle implication that Dr. Jones was boinking Marion when she 16. Then again, it’s rated E10+, so maybe we should just let Marion’s fist do all the talking.…
By Owen Good Published October 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pumpkin Overload
Oh wow, there are SO many pumpkins to post today. In fact, too many — I broke the website when I tried to upload them all. So the blow-out post will be done in piece work and you’re only going to get a spoonful of awesome today to make up for all of the brokenness…
By AJ Glasser Published October 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Home Manager: Exec was Misquoted
And finishing off the PlayStation Home priorities controversy, the service/virtual world’s community manager has told users on the official Home forum that the Sony executive was misquoted in reports that he’d said Home is “not a priority.” From CydoniaX: Allow me to put your minds at ease about this recent press. The coverage of what…
By Owen Good Published October 30, 2009