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  Could Gaming Soon Overshadow Music in Seattle?

  This Labor Day weekend two giant shows took over Seattle: One dedicated to music, the other to video games. But only one of them is growing. Bumbershoot, Settle’s annual international music and arts festival, has been drawing a crowd to the Seattle Center since 1971 when 125,000 visitors showed. This year attendance appears to be…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2009
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  At Last, An Easy Pokemon Game

  Pokemon experts may snicker. They may laugh at me the way they laugh at a pale blogger caught next to a flexible cos-player. But can they deny that Pokemon games are confusing to newcomers? And that simplicity might help? I’ve always been able to remember that water Pokemon are good against Fire, but I’m not…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 7, 2009
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  Should I Drink Placenta Jelly? Should I?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Got this as a freebie over the weekend. It’s “Placenta 10000”. It’s a jelly drink that is supposed to make you beautiful. If you’ve ever wondered what a placenta jelly drink tastes like, it’s peach flavored! And there are ZERO CALORIES. What you missed last night PS3 Slim Racks Up Biggest…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  A Fistful Of Red Dead Redemption Screens

  You know, for all the big sequels and big new games due in the next year, none have me as excited as Red Dead Revolver. What can I say. I’m a sucker for scowling cowboys.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  A Boy And His Blob Trailer Invokes The Spirit Of The 1980’s

  A Boy and His Blob was first released in 1989, but this trailer throws back to a slightly earlier time. I can see this running in a cinema, in 1985. And I mean that in a good way.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  Call Of Duty 4, Meet Star Wars

  Dark Forces & Battlefront fans, you may want to watch this clip from Galactic Warfare, an upcoming Star Wars mod for Call of Duty 4. Oh, sorry, I just called it a “mod”. It’s not just a “mod”, it’s a total conversion, meaning the entire game – from handling to graphics to the menus –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  The U.K. Loves PS3 Slim, Too

  It’s not just Japan that is going bonkers over the PS3 Slim. The United Kingdom is going bonkers, too. PS3 sales are up over a thousand percent, apparently! Sales tracker ChartTrack hasn’t revealed specific numbers, but told game site MCV: “The sales increase is very impressive, making the PS3 the top selling hardware in Week…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  EA Sports, It’s In The…Toys Section

  As seen on Ian Cummings @ Twitter.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  PS3 Slim Racks Up Biggest PS3 Sales Ever in Japan

  In The Land of the Rising Sun, Sony has a hit with the PS3 Slim. A really, really big one. In its first three days on sale, the newly redesigned console sold 150,252 units. Not bad for a platform that was originally released in November 2006! What’s more, this is the biggest weekly sales figures…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  Wood, Chainsaw, iDOLM@STER

  Hockey-mask-wearing chainsaw-wielding sculptor Mr. Jason brings iDOLM@STER character Haruka Amami to life from a block of wood. The video is on the long side, part 2 of 2 and over six minutes. There are other videos of Mr. Jason wood works as well, so check them out. Namco’s pop idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER originally started…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  Finally, Some Responsible In-Game Ads

  You mention “in-game ads”, people get shirty. Don’t like the fact they’re being sold stuff within something they already bought. But there’s less ground for complaint with in-game ads bought for a good purpose. The Transport Accident Commission of Victoria, a state in Australia’s south-east, have signed a contract with Massive – the Microsoft-owned in-game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  Tokyo Game Shop Manager On Problems With PS3 Slim Launch

  Kazuyuki Inakoshi, manager of Akihabara’s Messe Sanoh, doesn’t pull any punches in his Famitsu.com column about the recent PS3 Slim launch. In short: The launch could have been smoother. “If you are talking about the basic demand for the newly designed PS3, it seemed so-so,” Inakoshi blogs. There was no line in front of his…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  Sony Backs Down On 3D Gaming Timeline

  At the IFA Consumer Electronics show in Berlin last week, a Sony rep told Engadget that 3D gaming would be coming to “all” PS3 games via a firmware update in 2010. Turns out he may have been slightly exaggerating. Sony corporate quickly reached out to clarify the rep’s statements, saying that when it comes to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  Playing DS On The Highest Peak In North Africa

  As seen on Shot in the Wild.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  Measuring The Time It Takes Between A Button Press And On-Screen Action

  Digital Foundry’s long-running blog on Eurogamer often throws up some interesting technical studies on games, but few have ever been as interesting, or as comprehensive, as this piece on controller latency. What’s controller latency? DF explain it neatly as: In basic terms, controller latency is very easy to define. It’s the time, usually measured in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  Moe Military Airplane Game Coming To Xbox 360

  Futuristic military sorcery franchise Strike Witches has been announced for the Xbox 360. Originally illustrated in mags, Strike Witches went on to become a light novel, manga and anime. The Strike Witches are magical moe animal girls recruited by governments worldwide to take down the imperialistic Neuroi and its indefensible weaponry. No info about the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  Uncharted 2 Gameplay Footage Rides The Jungle Train

  Keen for some visuals to go with Totilo’s description of one of Uncharted 2‘s singleplayer levels? Here’s your images.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead 2 Image Edited For Japan

  When Valve’s zombie shooter Left 4 Dead was originally released in Japan, it was released with edited box art. The iconic hand was too gruesome and needed more flesh. Left 4 Dead 2 is coming to to Japan November 19 and once again the game’s original cover art appears to be altered. Due to cultural…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  PAX Cosplay Round 3 – FIGHT!

  It’s the final day of PAX 2009, and that means the final round of cosplay photos, captured not by Adam Barenblat, but by myself and AJ, the cosplay backup crew. If you see duplicates from the previous two days in this gallery, appreciate the fact that you are getting a different look at cosplayers you’ve…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 6, 2009
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  Now That’s A Big Daddy Banner

  2K Games brought professional illustrator Eric Maruscak to PAX to create a masterpiece of epic proportions. Maruscak started drawing this BioShock art when the doors opened at PAX on Friday. The artist told Kotaku last night that he was into his 26th hour and counting, hoping to be finished today. Don’t get your hopes up…

  By Adam Barenblat Published September 6, 2009