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It’s A Labor Day!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft …And you were working this morning. I guess that makes you a Labor Day laborer. Congrats! What you missed last night No “Sexy”, “Passion” or “Temptation” For You, China! Report: Korea Might Ban Steam Company Of Heroes Developer Killed In Car Accident Halo Movie Lives On, Well, Sorta
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 -
It’s Hard To Predict The Future, Even For Mario’s Creator
Shigeru Miyamoto is a video game pioneer. He entered the industry in 1977 and has been instrumental in changing the way we play games. He knows where we’ve been, but does he know where we are going? “Thirty years ago, I couldn’t imagine the technological innovation that there is today,” Miyamoto said at a recent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 -
The Princess Of Persia
It doesn’t matter that the Prince of Persia is a dude. A chesty dude. Meagan VanBurkleo wanted to dress up like him, so dress up like him she has. And what a cracking job she’s done. In this shoot with pal Jessika (photos by LJinto), Meagan – who made the costume – shows off the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010 -
No “Sexy”, “Passion” or “Temptation” For You, China!
In China, World of Warcraft and censorship aren’t strangers. Things like blood and skeletons were edited for The People’s Republic, and the release of expansion Wrath of the Lich King was held up due to content Chinese authorities found objectionable. But it isn’t only skeletons and blood that are being nixed. The Rise of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 -
Report: Korea Might Ban Steam
According to several reports from over the weekend, the ratings board of South Korea is cracking down on the distribution of unrated video games in the country, and has everything from homebrew games to Valve’s Steam service in its sights. The law in Korea currently states that all games must be rated by the government.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010 -
Her Hair Is All Final Fantasy
Canadian electropop singer Lights got a new haircut. Look familiar? It is. “Anyone that thinks I wouldn’t get my hair cut like Lightning from Final Fantasy xiii doesn’t know me,” the popstar tweeted. She’s a big gamer, it seems — with the World of Warcraft tattoo-age to prove it. She even met her boyfriend in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 -
Company Of Heroes Developer Killed In Car Accident
Brian R. Wood, lead designer of Company of Heroes Online and a key player in the development of the series as a whole, was tragically killed on Friday night in an automobile accident north of Seattle. Wood was behind the wheel of his Subaru Outback, with his wife Erin a passenger, when they were struck…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010 -
Halo Movie Lives On, Well, Sorta
In August 2009, Microsoft said that its plans for a big-screen version of Halo were “on hold”. This past spring, Microsoft expressed interest in doing a Halo flick “when the time is right”. Is the time right yet? “We’re still interested in making an excellent ‘Halo’ movie,” Frank O’Connor from Micrsoft’s Halo branch, 343 Industries,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 -
Read All About It
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Duke Fucking Nukem When I was a kid, Labor Day always evoked a certain kind of dread, because I was a paperboy and the biggest edition of the year was published on the first Monday in September. These were commonly called “progress editions” at the community papers I worked for.…
By Owen Good Published September 5, 2010 -
A Brief, Surprise Glimpse At Aliens Colonial Marines
Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford doesn’t want you to think that the house of Borderlands and Duke Nukem Forever forgot about their Aliens game. To reassure us the project is alive, his team flashed screenshots of it at Gearbox’s PAX panel. Aliens Colonial Marines is a Gearbox-developed Aliens shooter of some sort that’s been whispered about…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2010 -
Gearbox Software Now Owns Duke Nukem’s Future
Following the confirmation on Friday that Gearbox is reviving Duke Nukem Forever, the studio now says it owns Duke. Gearbox obtained the rights to “Duke Nukem and all future projects” from former franchise owner 3D Realms. Gearbox president Randy Pitchford told a crowd the news at his company’s panel at PAX today. Gearbox fired off…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2010 -
Borderlands Level Cap Going Up, For Free
At the Gearbox panel at PAX today, company president Randy Pitchford told a Borderlands-loving audience that the level cap for that game will be going up from 61 to 69. For zero dollars. “The level cap will now be 69,” Pitchford said. “That’s the magic number.” He said the cap will come out close to…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2010 -
The Week In Games: Face Off
A lively week of releases kicks off the stretch run of Labor Day through the holidays; EA Sports ships two hockey titles; the first PlayStation Move game arrives and a couple of strong handhelds round out the week’s cattle call. Monday, Sept. 6 Aion: Assault on Balaurea (PC) Photo World DSi (DS) Tuesday, Sept. 7…
By Owen Good Published September 5, 2010 -
Kotaku’s Top 5 List Of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 9 Worst Employees in Video Game History [Ranker] In honor of Labor Day, here are nine characters (or classes of them) who were the…
By Owen Good Published September 5, 2010 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Weekend Circular
Friday at PAX 2010, Capcom rented out a joint in downtown Seattle and turned it into a Dead Rising hardware store. They passed around this bogus ad circular to hype the party. Now we go to work on it. Part of the charm of the Dead Rising series is using everyday items to deadly effect…
By Owen Good Published September 5, 2010 -
Call It Bangai-O HD, Or Call It 1000-Shot Insanity
For those of you who like to play games that make you worry your console might melt, consider the frenetic Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury. The game, debuting here at PAX, is as calm as a Fourth of July fireworks finale. The Xbox Live Arcade Exclusive from publisher D3 is the latest in a series of…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 5, 2010