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Orlando Sentinel: Blu-Ray is a Needless Expense
The Orlando Sentinel took at look at the now years-old tech of Blu-ray players, trying to determine whether it’s worth investing in a new player. Their conclusion: Yes and no. The articles author seems to think that the Blu-ray could eventually come into its own if you are able to use it for more than…
By Brian Crecente Published December 30, 2008 -
UncategorizedNo, Tim Burton’s 9 Is Not Riffing On Sackboy
Several readers have sent in tips pointing to the trailer for Tim Burton’s latest animated feature, 9, suggesting the film’s characters are homages to Media Molecule’s Sackboy of LittleBigPlanet fame. Not the case! While the characters do bear a certain similarity, what with the sackcloth construction and zippers at their necks, Tim Burton’s 9 is…
By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Here Is Your New Kotaku Editor For The Day
This is it, the last contest of the year for Kotaku. The lucky winner receives a sweet schwag pack, and guest editing privileges here on the site. What does that mean? They get to hang out in the tower, maybe write a few posts and appear in one of our podcasts. And now for the…
By Brian Crecente Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
PS3 Keyboard Remote Is Elegant Solution To Home Chatting
Rather than rely on a controller add-on or a full blue tooth keyboard, Success HK has just released a 3-in-1 wireless keyboard controller that provides a more convenient way to navigate PlayStation Home. From the looks of it, the remote-sized 3-in-1 wireless keyboard remote functions as your standard Blu-ray disc remote, with a slide-out keyboard…
By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Ah, The Delicious Taste Of Tentacle Rape
When the folks at Mnemosyne aren’t busy running MMORPG Rubies Of Eventide, the busy themselves with other pursuits, such as developing the world’s first beverage with the great taste of anime tentacle rape. Tentacle Grape is a caffienated grape soda that Mnemosyne is targeting at gamers, cosplayers, and comic book fans. It is also perhaps…
By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Home Could Remain in Beta Indefinitely
Jack Buser, director of Home, was kind enough to join us for this podcast. He let Fahey, Adam and I drop in to his surprisingly stark virtual home on the Playstation 3 were he talked about the future of the free virtual world and surprised all of us by saying there’s a good chance it…
By Brian Crecente Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
What Are Your New Year’s Plans?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Here Comes The New Year Tomorrow is the New Year’s Eve in Japan. We’re gonna eat soba, which symbolize longevity, and I’ll probably polish off some sake, which symbolizes a good time. Mmmmm, sake. Later in the week, we’re gonna go to shrines and pray and toss money at the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero’s European Vacation
Guitar Hero Tour has, this week, gotten a little more exotic. On offer today are three tracks from bands that aren’t American, aren’t British, aren’t Canadian, aren’t even Australian. Instead, they’re three tracks from three bands from continental Europe. Spain’s Fito & Fitipaldis bring us “Por la boca vive el pez”, Holland’s Di-rect bring us…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2008 -
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BioShock PS3 Japanese Ad Slightly Frightens US
Yes, BioShock, been there done that — even on the PS3. But the game is just hitting Japan this month. Here is the game’s official ad. Not sure if it’s just me, but it is actually kinda freaky. Is it just me?
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
IBM: World of Warcraft Is Good
It’s a seesaw. Somedays playing World of Warcraft is good, good, good. Somedays it’s bad, bad, bad. What about today? Today, David Laux, global executive in charge of games and interactive entertainment at IBM, tells us that WoW makes good human beings. This is in the wake of job recruiters avoiding WoW players. Here are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Get Your Own Customized Japanese Arcade Chocolates
Anyone who has been to a Japanese arcade has seen sticker booths. Popular with young girls, sticker pictures these days can be downloaded straight to cell phones. That, and put on chocolate wrappers. Yum. Japanese chocolate maker Tirol has been offering its DecoChoco service since earlier this year. Users take pictures of themselves, upload them…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts
These British sales charts are for the week ending December 27. Or, as it’s more commonly known, the “oh my Lord I’ve got last-minute Christmas shopping to do” week. Which explains why Mario Kart Wii sits atop the charts. And why Wii Play is right behind it. And why, when we thought it had breathed…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
You Can Stop iDOLM@STER Adult Videos But Not Macross?
Rui Saotome, the actress who blogged about her difficulties dancing in the now cancelled iDOLM@STER porn parody, is back. She now blogging about yet another adult film parody. Dancing, too. This time, Ms. Saotome is appearing as green-haired Ranka in a Macross Frontier send-up. She blogs: Today, TMA filmed the Ranka from XXcross cosplay. I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008 -
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Video Game Addict Is A Real, Sad Case
Straight from the TV show of the same name, this intervention is from an episode earlier this year February 2005. And is sad, sad viewing. Oh, except for the Shinobi part. That part, totally understandable. [via NeoGAF]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Game Promotion Done Right… Until The Cops Show Up
Wanna know how to promote your game? With a bus. A giant bus. A giant bus with images of your game plastered all over it. And not just any bus, a Mercedes bus. A Mercedes bus with TV monitors looping your game’s trailer over and over and over again. Upcoming Xbox 360 title Chaos;Head Noah…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Punch-Out Hoodie Borders On Punch-Out Cosplay
I’ve been a little down on King of Games lately. Not enough new shirts, not enough good shirts. But this Punch-Out hoodie may well be a return to form for the team. Not necessarily for the print itself, but because it captures the spirit of the game. You get a cityscape, boxing gloves and game…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Four Titles Most Likely To Make You Throw Your Controller
It’s that time of the year. Time for lists. Website Bits, Bytes, Pixels & Sprites has a list of this year’s most frustrating titles. They are: HOME: “Having to wait for an arcade game to be unoccupied in order to play it was the final straw, and I quickly logged out before winging my controller…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Hollywood Composers Finding Work (And Money) In Games
Once was a day that if you were in the movies, games were something to be shunned, not sought out. And hey, for many actors, that’s still the case. But for composers, no. The Seattle Times have a great piece up on how many Hollywood and TV composers are now flexing their creative muscles in…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2008 - Uncategorized
Gackt, Your New Favorite Pachislot PS3 Game Sound Producer
Japanese musician Gackt in video games? Nothing new. Japanese musician Gackt making game music? New. For PS3 pachislot title Bounty Killer, out this past fall in Japan, Gackt did just that. The former Malice Mizer singer lent his likeness and music to the pachislot title. Check out the Bounty Killer tune called “Justified.” You can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008