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Hands On With Apple’s iPad, Everything But The Games

After burning through most of the games Apple deemed playable on its new iPad tablet computer, I ventured into the off-topic portions of the device. As an iPhone and MacBook owner, would I find the need for something in between? That I’m still pondering. The minimum $499 entry fee is daunting, even for someone who…

Strange Things Are Afoot At Red Five Studios

While a Red 5 Studios press release claims the studio is only restructuring, sources close to the studio paint a much bleaker picture, complete with forced and voluntary resignations, strange declarations, and a new majority shareholder in China’s The9. Yesterday we posted a rumor regarding layoffs at Red 5 Studios, the company founded by former…

Seven More Screens to Showcase the Pageantry of the World Cup

EA Sports released another seven screenshots of its upcoming FIFA World Cup 2010, offering a look at the Italian, Spanish and American sides, and some wacky French fans. French fans. That’s not a glitch, just some confetti floating across their faces. Italy and Spain walk on to the pitch. The Italian and Spanish sides are…

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To: Ash From: Crecente Today was a busy day. More so for Mike, who flew in and out of San Francisco to cover the big Apple conference, but the news and lack thereof kept us all jumping. Here’s what you missed: The iPad Coverage Heavy Rain’s Mysterious Mailing You absolutely need to check this out.…

From Our Podcast: Co-Op FPS On iPhone Coming, Bayonetta 2 Not Next

Did you miss Kotaku’s live podcast? Then you missed some news. Download links and an excerpt right here for you. Ngmoco’s Chris Plummer, producer on popular iPhone first-person-shooter Eliminate not only became the first Kotaku Talk Radio guest to need to be bleeped on air (he was pumped!) but he also told us that “We…

Hyperspace Is When You Eat Them

Iced chocolate graham cracker cookies recreating a scene from Asteroids. As seen on Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories via The Daily What.

iPad Doubts: A Gamer’s Problems With Apple’s Wonder Machine

The Apple iPad may be great for web-browsing. It may be the best slate on which to list half of the 10 Commandments since solid rock. But, for gamers, well, thou shalt have some legitimate doubts about this thing. Why might the iPad not become the next great player in games? (Bear in mind, we’ve…

Pitfall Creator Honored With AIAS Pioneer Award

Activision co-founder and Pitfall! creator David Crane isn’t just a pioneer in the gaming industry. He’s also a pioneer award winner, having been named the first recipient of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ Pioneer Award. David Crane is more than just the father of the platforming genre. The creator of classic titles including…

Hands On With Apple’s iPad, Just The Games

Immediately following Apple’s iPad reveal event, the Mac maker offered us an opportunity to go hands-on with the touchscreen-controlled tablet. The demo unit came loaded with apps, including about a dozen games. We took (most of) them for a spin. The games on hand, titles like Gameloft’s N.O.V.A., Electronic Arts’ Need For Speed: Shift and…

World Of Warcraft’s Arena Season 8 Armor Is Quite Fetching

Blizzard has posted pictures of the Arena Season 8 armor for World of Warcraft, showing off what the fashionable cold-blooded killers will be wearing about town. Quite a lovely selection this time around, especially the mage. I really like the look of the mask there. Of course I set foot in the arena once, was…

This Is Kotaku’s First Post Written On An iPad

First! The virtual keyboard on the iPad probably won’t work for liveblogging, but it’s a helluva lot better than the iPhone. The games? Well, I’ll write about that in a minute. For now, if you’re considering an iPad purchase, a back up physical keyboard with a charging station isn’t a bad idea. Disclosure: This paragraph…

Heavy Rain’s Mysterious Mailing

I may be very preoccupied with MAG these days, but I haven’t forgotten about Heavy Rain. The very different PS3-exclusive is set for a February release, but I just received review code for the mail. The disc came in a shoebox that spoke when I opened it. “Are you prepared to suffer to save your…

Assassin’s Creed II’s High-Flying Battle Of Forli Trailer

The first batch of Assassin’s Creed II downloadable content drops tomorrow, and here’s a trailer showing us what to expect when we dive into memory sequence 12 – the Battle of Forli. It looks like we’ll be seeing Ezio officially inducted into the ranks of the assassins in the Battle of Forli, and some more…

Speak-Up On Kotaku: Sequel Limits, Disc Swapping, Forklifts, And Haggis

In this week’s edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, our readers get down and dirty with disc swapping, discuss unnecessary sequels, drive forklifts, and nosh on some good old-fashioned haggis. Dig in! Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say,…

Apple’s iPad, aka TouchXL, Detailed

Ringing it at $500 to $830, the newly announced 1.5-pound iPad doesn’t seem to bring much new to the table, despite Apple calling it magical. But before we get to all of that magic, maybe you should read our take on why it isn’t so magical after all. Here’s a run down of the specs,…

Sizing Up The Apple iPad

How does the Apple iPad size up to other popular portable devices, gaming and otherwise? We’ve compiled a sizing chart that compares the iPad to items with similar functions, which could have folks digging out their old Etch-A-Sketches. The iPad is definitely larger than I imagined it. It turns out our little throwaway joke about…

WarioWare D.I.Y. Screen Shots

Naughty Bear’s Naughty Box

Naughty Bear’s true colors come Shining through in the box art for Artificial Mind & Movement’s teddy bear murder simulator. My previous comments on the over-the-top bear-on-bear violence aside, I think I am slowly falling in love with Naughty Bear. If there isn’t a collector’s edition with a machete-wielding plushie, I might just cry.

EA Plays Need For Speed On The iPad

EA was present at Apple’s iPad event today, giving us a glimpse of the first big-name game running on the iPad, testing the device’s power with Need for Speed. EA’s Travis Boatman came on stage to show off an iPad version of Need for Speed: Shift. Rather than comment on how pretty the photograph looks,…

The iPad Blows Up iPhone Apps Real Good

The iPad will run your iPhone applications and games out of the box, but you’re going to have to do a little stretching to get the full effect. Since the iPad not only features a larger screen than the iPhone, but a higher resolution screen as well, running existing iPhone apps and games presents a…