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 It’s an interesting question. Telltale’s own Bone died before its time, SiN did likewise, and most full game sequels come around faster than Half-Life 2′s “episodes”. So why, the, does Sam & Max stand as the only successful episodic series to date?
It’s officially official. Today, a Sony press release states that the Japanese PSN Store is getting its update the evening of April 15th. The slicker, easier to use store will hit with the 2.30 Firmware update. Download! PS3 Store Update [Sony]
First announced last October, Rocket Riot, a collaboration between Coin-Op, CodeGlue and THQ, is looking great. Slated for release sometime later this year on Xbox Live Arcade, here are some early screens of the game in progress, which show that, hey, you can make a Worms clone look interesting.
Rocket Riot [Coin-Op, via Shard @ NeoGAF]
This month’s Wired has a look at MMO Arden: The World of William Shakespeare. Armed with a $US 250,000 MacArthur Foundation grant, Indiana University profession Ted Castronova and his students created the MMO, which as the professor points out, was “no fun” and “failed.” Castronova and his team and working on the game’s sequel. He’s learned from his experience and offers up these five tips on making academic games that don’t suck:
If you’ve ever bought action figures or comics or anything like that on an auction site, there’s a fair chance it’s been graded/appraised by a third party. This lets the buyer know that someone who’s not the seller has independently vouched for the quality of the item in question. Well, if you’re selling or buying games, you’ve now got the same option, as the first games to have been examined by Video Game Authority have popped up on eBay over the past week. For $US 25, the VGA will grade your game, then seal it inside a hard plastic, tamper-proof shell, which instantly lets buyers know the condition of the game. Useless if you’re just after a sealed copy of GTAIV (especially considering the $US 25 fee), but if your online purchasing habits lean more towards boxed copies of Chrono Trigger, this looks like its worth a look. First VGA Graded Games Hit eBay [GameSniped]
We’ve got a winner! That person wins!! And gets all my stuff!!! (Plus a neato Fallout 3 signed shirt.) That’s right, as voted by Kotakuland, the winner of the Spring Cleaning Contest is Jonathan C., the individual who made this Portal egg. So Jonathan C., the individual who made this, shoot us an email at kotakucontestATgamilDOTcom to claim your prize. And congrats!
This internet thing sure moves fast. No sooner do we hear that people are downloading the public Home beta than we see this video footage of someone downloading it, installing it then getting access to it, complete with placeholder end-user agreement and welcome screens. Looks pretty solid, though as with the earlier screens, it’s recommended you still enjoy your daily intake of salt grains when watching. PlayStation Home BETA working, with play now?! [PS3NEWS, thanks Bryce!]
So EA & DICE have, as you’ve probably heard, altered their decision to charge users for certain weapons in the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company. Cue high-fives and slapped backs across the internet. It’s a victory! Score one for the little guy! Take that, big business! I’m sure a lot of people feel very proud of themselves! Thing is, how many of you have really sat back and considered what, exactly, just happened?
Maids! No, wait. American maids! That’s right, instead of reading about maids, you Americans can go visit them in America. Previously, a maid opened in Canada. Then it closed! And now, another maid cafe is giving North America a go.
Hear the one about the boy who cried Haze? Cried about a release date too many times, so when the game actually did appear, nobody believed him, and the game bombed at retail. Wise words. Those unable to heed the teachings of Aesop, however, may as well know that Ubisoft have announced a May 23 release date for Free Radical’s very yellow shooter. That’s for Europe. No date as of yet for the US or Australia, but if precedent’s anything to go by, it shouldn’t be too far off May 23. Europe getting Hazed May 23 [GameSpot]
