Three Words I Said To The Man I Defeated In Gears Of War That I'll Never Say Again 
New Doom 3 For Xbox 360 And PlayStation 3 Supports Head-Mounted Displays 
Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land 
Why Robin Makes Batman Better 
Resistance: Burning Skies: The Kotaku Review 
Harley Quinn's Revenge Is Batman: Arkham City's Bad New Ending Sure, we know, but they usually don’t. Violent video games are always a favorite (and easy) scapegoat. Pundits are quick to point the finger, using “clinical findings” to back up their claims. Not every study says that, though. Take Dr. Cheryl K. Olson, author of Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games, doesn’t and instead dismisses the link. She says ineffective research that uses smaller sample sets and lower playing times renders such games-make-kids-violent findings suspect. Studies for Grand Theft Childhood used larger sample sets of kid players and had the children talk about what they were already playing. The book was based on a $US 1.5 million research project at the Harvard Medical School with focus groups that consisted of 1,200 middle school kids and their parents. The depth of this project supersedes the typical games-make-you-bad research that typically has college students play violent games for 15 minutes or so. Says Dr. Olson:
Adowable! According to commenter Cchrist: Here’s my entry for the contest. I made it out of organs, fur, a kitten strap and some butterfly wings! It even moves on it’s own and doesn’t even use electricity OR batteries. The only thing i haven’t figured out yet is making it fly…
Yes, our cold bitter heart just melted. In case you didn’t know: We’re giving away a copy of Insecticide (DS or PC, the winner decides). Here’s the contest, it’s a fun one: Make an insect. Like a 3D, real world one.
That’s it.
You can use anything to make it EXCEPT CG. So yeah, if you want to make a bug outta newspapers, sticks, clay, whatever, DO IT. Send entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom with the subject line “Insect.” The contest ends March 7th. The winner’s fame is ENDLESS.
We told you to go buy Zack & Wiki. Some of you listened. You have our thanks. Everyone else, though, you’re a great disappointment. Not just to your fellow Wii owners, but to Capcom as well, who have had to go to the trouble of throwing together a freen, Wii-friendly flash demo of the game, just so you can see what all the fuss is about. [Zack & Wiki Flash Demo]
Oh fuck yes. We don’t like to post eBay things, but this auction is so over and so awesome. That is a UK Sega Dreamcast demo kiosk that’s in fully working condition with the original monitor. The DC console itself is region free. Says the seller: There is nothing more striking and impressive for a collector or gaming fan to have. In the dark it glows a beautiful neon blue colour when turned on, as you can see in the pictures. This really is the ultimate Dreamcast collector’s item.
Don’t think of this as simply a “collector’s item”, but a shine. Or better yet, an altar. Dreamcast Kiosk [eBay via Engadget]
Latest from the Uwe Boll files: his adaptation of Postal is hitting theatres on May 23. Same day as some Indiana Jones movie. An error on Herr Boll’s part? Not on your life. Dude’s out for blood. Spielberg’s blood. On the Indiana Jones weekend – May 23 – we will go out and destroy Indiana Jones in the Box Office! We all know that Harrison Ford is older as my grandpa and his time is up – would Michael Moore say!
Gotta love how his angry, broken English makes it into his emails!
Sure, we’ve seen stuff like this before, that doesn’t mean we’re sick of Nintendo character evolution charts. Never! This time around we’re tracking the progression that the brawlers from Super Smash Bros. Brawl have undergone. Hit the jump for a look at Samus, Kirby and non-Nintendo character but Wii-favorite Sonic.
More from Activision boss Bobby Kotick’s address at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference: Activision are waking up to just how much money artists can make by appearing on Guitar Hero (HINT: it’s a lot). So, they figure, if artists are making money off Guitar Hero, then Activision can start making money off those artists. And their labels.
You know, I’m just going to let the following craigslist entry speak for itself: I want a guy who looks like link. from the game. I thought to myself that I might as well be honest. I look like zelda, so why not ask for it? who knows.. I know theres a guy like that. So if you think you look like link, the blonde skater cut, and light eyes look email me. Im a simple chick who loves zelda. I know thats a corney one to ask but heck we might as well be honest as to what we like? am I right? I want a guy like that and a guy who is romantic and believes in chilvary, love, old school ways, and doesnt have a problem with european culture. Thanks a bunch!!! If I like you, and you have a pic, ill email you back. PS I WILL NOT RESPOND to guys without FACE SHOTS. period. Thankyou for understanding. Im not a body chick. more a face and Please only guys 30 and below. And please do not email me rude comments… this world has too many jerks and I delete them and report to the authorities. Its extreme I know But please have respect.
Remember, gents: you MUST INCLUDE FACE SHOTS. LOOKING FOR LEGEND OF ZELDA LINK>>> IF HES OUT THERE [best of craigslist, via GayGamer]
Dogs are great — especially dogs with huge fake eyebrows that make them looks like video game characters. Somebody get this mutt a guitar! We have songs we’d love to request. Found Here [4chan via That Girl's Site via ALBOTAS]
Auran is still alive and so is its MMO Fury, despite its parent company Auran Developments throwing in the towel late last year. Even with this setback, Auran was able to produce a hefty content update, Age of the Chosen, that it believed would rectify most of the original criticisms of the game, including its steep learning curve and dodgy performance. For good measure, it removed the subscription fee.
Shortly after the release of Age of the Chosen, Auran was able to confirm that it had even more updates in the pipeline, but surely, three months on, what developers are left have to be operating on two cornflakes and half a can of Red Bull?
Apparently not. MMORPG.COM managed to get a hold of Auran’s CEO Tony Hilliam at GDC 2008, and Hilliam was able to reassure the site that the 13-year old company is committed to Fury. Yet, my eyebrows couldn’t help but elevate at a few of Hilliam’s comments:
