Sunday, March 30, 2008 - Page 2
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Neil McFarland on Wipeout Pure’s Omega Pack

GameSetWatch has a fun interview up with Neil McFarland, creator of the “Paris Hair” WipeOut Pure Omega Pack track seen above. As one commenter noted, “…I think I got some sort of contact high from reading this.” It’s an interesting chat about aesthetics, level design, what McFarland would do if turned loose on Half-Life, and why DLC can give more to the industry than many people think:


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Gearbox Boss “Shares Contempt” For In-Game Ads

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford recently signed off on an in-game advertising deal with ad company Double Fusion. Cue upset gamers saying all kinds of nasty things to Randy both behind, and in front of, his back. Well, he’s having none of that, and has set the record straight on what the deal means for upcoming Gearbox games, not only promising “we hate exploitive advertising that doesn’t offer value to the gamer”, but also providing examples of how it’s being implemented into their next Brothers in Arms game – dare I say it – tastefully, by using only era-appropriate companies and artwork (in this case, a battle featuring a circa-1944 Philips factory in the Netherlands). If like me you keep a small fire burning for all things historically interesting, it’s a good read. Game Ads Done Right [Gearboxity]


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Yoshi Squirts One Out

And the entries keep on a-comin’! Take at look at what reader Melissa sends our way: Yoshi procreating! Here’s what’s going on: Decorate an egg (yes, an actual egg), take a pic of it with a Kotaku sign and send it to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom. Commentland will vote for its favourite finalist. We’ll kick this baby off right now, wrap it up on April 4th. Here’s the loot, plus the bonus signed Fallout 3 shirt.


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