- Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves: The Revenge
So, it’s pretty clear that my two month TAY-less experiment was something of a dud. It takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong and, of course, I do weigh more than 200 pounds. An explanation for why we went without TAY: In May opened the sports thread, Box Scores, on Saturdays, and changed…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Anonymous Winners
A bit more of an interpretive dance last week, as we tried to make the contest timely to Blizzard’s notorious (and aborted) Real ID plans. We still got some amusing looks at the secret lives of video game characters. Last week’s challenge, I asked everyone to anonymizify a game character in a recognizable way. Sounds…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
The Incoming Class of the International Video Games Hall of Fame
The International Video Games Hall of Fame inducts its first class in August. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, known for its ties to the gaming’s early arcade days, the Hall will enshrine more twice as many high score champions as developers. Perhaps that’s appropriate. To be taken seriously, this museum must honor real people, as opposed…
By Owen Good -
UncategorizedThe Delights of the Tokyo Toy Show
Yesterday we brought you the Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix Board Game from the Tokyo Toy Show. Just so you know, the show’s still going on, and we’ve got video to prove it. As guy who doesn’t buy toys, doesn’t speak Japanese and has never visited the country, I might not be a trendspotting authority…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Reconsidering Backbreaker
This past week I had so much fun tinkering around with a game that I’m almost embarrassed to go back and read my original review. Because I was very hard on Backbreaker I was far from the only one. Praised for its exceptionally realistic animations and luxurious visuals, Backbreaker was ripped, deservedly, on the building…
By Owen Good -
UncategorizedTime-Lapse Videos Reveal the Beautiful Designs of Red Dead Redemption
Didn’t know this: Red Dead Redemption has an “afk” mode – don’t move the controller, and Marston and the HUD disappear, revealing a panoramic view. Digital Foundry used this mode to create startlingly lifelike time-lapse videos that you may download. The video, hosted at Eurogamer, is embedded on that site, so I can’t put it…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Killer Gets Two Life Sentences in Xbox-Motivated Murder
A Colorado Springs teen who killed a developmentally disabled man – investigators said he wanted the guy’s Xbox – will spend the rest of his life in prison for it. Kyle Sebastian Stott, 19, killed Jason Holley 22, in January 2009, hiding his body in a ravine near a hiking trail west of Colorado Springs.…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Box Scores: Let’s Go to the Tape!
Kotaku reader OTCIXS faced worse than an embarassing loss; as a diehard Penguins fan, he faced losing to Philadelphia – and to a live opponent assuredly ready to talk trash about it. And then a miracle unfolded. We have video! Tied 1-1 in overtime, OTCIXS took one of those ticky-tack penalties that has you believing…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Kane & Lynch 2 Demo a Week Early
If you’ve bought into PlayStation Plus, on Tuesday you can get the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days demo shipped to your console via automatic download. Everyone else gets it July 27. Automatic downloads are a feature of PlayStation Plus, though the demo is available through the PlayStation Store for subscribers too. The demo announcement…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
The Moneysaver: If You Can’t Spot the Sucker in the First Half Hour
You spot a man’s tell, you don’t say a fuckin’ word. I finally spotted KGB’s. And usually I’d’ve let him go on chewing those Oreos ‘til he was dead broke. But I don’t have that kind of time. Hardware • Reminder: Walmart’s offering Kinect preorder bundles – get the device and a $30 gift card…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
The Week in Review: One Hundred to One
News that 1 vs. 100 wouldn’t see a third season was hardly shocking. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t disappointing. True, no one was going to buy an Xbox 360, or any other console, because of a clever gameshow being run over its online service. That probably wasn’t the measuring stick for 1 vs. 100, either.…
By Owen Good -
-
-
-
-
-
- Uncategorized
Valve Unleashes An Alien Swarm On Steam
The Alien Swarm Unreal Tournament 2004 mod becomes a full, Source-powered four-player co-op tactics game, available for free on Steam this Monday, courtesy of the nice folks at Valve. Valve hired on the team responsible for Alien Swarm two years ago. Since then, they’ve been busy working on the Left 4 Dead series and now…
By Mike Fahey