-
Air Jordan, Granite Bears, and My Favorite Gaming Moments of 2010
As Kotaku’s chief sports writer, my most memorable gaming moments of 2010 come entirely within that genre. No spoilers here, but then, the human drama of athletic competition follows no script. These were just some of my favorite moments from my favorite games of 2010. We’ll have favorites from the rest of the team throughout…
By Owen Good -
Grateful Dead’s Facebook Game Takes Shakedown Street Online
I don’t speak for Jerry Garcia but it’s probably a good thing the Grateful Dead’s frontman died in 1995, because only over his dead body could one reasonably imagine someone spouting corporate bullshit like this in his name. “We want a Deadhead Uncle to be able to buy a Grateful Dead Games gift card at…
By Owen Good -
Biotechnology Games Let You Play With Living Creatures
Video game developers constantly strive to create the most lifelike games imaginable. Stanford physicist Ingmar Riedel-Kruse took a shortcut, and simply put living creatures in his games. Gaming meets biotechnology in biotic games. Simple single-celled organisms – paramecium, in this case – wiggle their cilium about a small fluid chamber. A camera transmits images from…
By Mike Fahey -
Capcom ‘Saddened’ By Plagiarism Allegations
Capcom has responded to allegations its mobile game, MaXplosion, is a naked ripoff of the downloadable hit ‘Splosion Man, developed after the original game’s creator approached Capcom’s console division about publishing it. Capcom says it is “saddened” by the situation. Earlier this week, Twisted Pixel, the studio that made ‘Splosion Man in 2009, accused Capcom…
By Owen Good
