Sunday, December 6, 2009 - Page 2
News

Infinity Ward Says Javelin Cheat Fix ‘In The Pipeline’ For PS3

Modern Warfare 2 update 1.05 has gone out for the PS3, but everyone will have to wait for patch 1.06 to fix the infamous Javelin glitch. Let’s hope Sony approves it fast, since they seem reluctant to police the cheaters.


In Real Life

Half-Contra: The NES Classic Goes 3D

Machinima put this up last week, following the Castlevania and Mario reconstructions in Half-Life 2. Anyone who’s ever played Contra – that should be all of us, right? – will want to watch this start to finish. More than once.


In Real Life

The Straight Story Of ‘Gay Tony’

Calling it “the straightest Grand Theft Auto ever,” largely for effect, PopMatters’ G. Christopher Williams says The Ballad of Gay Tony hews to some hetero-driven crime-novel representations of both sexualities, but in the end is about much deeper themes.


Madden NFL Arcade Micro-Review: Snacking On Football

Did you toss the football around over Thanksgiving? If so, did you take time to read the playbook and set your audibles? Thought so. That’s the spirit behind EA Sports’s Madden NFL Arcade, the bite-size complement to its full franchise.


Sticks Up, Lacrosse Breaks Into The Xbox 360

Let’s be real. It would take a nuclear war for lacrosse, even though it’s literally more American than football or baseball, to displace either game on TV. It would take even more to put it in a retail video game box.


Kotaku Originals; I Like This Aussie’s Tabasco

Crecente went on vacation; Totilo talked with Electronic Arts’ top man, but let’s not forget Luke’s eloquent and comprehensive breakdown of Australia’s games classification, and the political climate influencing it, in the roster of this week’s biggest stories.


November 6, 2009
News

Nintendo: There Is No Wii HD

Speaking on GameTrailers TV, Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime has, with a smile and some stern words, crushed into tiny, tiny pieces the prospect of a HD revision of the Wii.


In Real Life

DualShock, The Concept Table

Designer Stephane Perruchon has always liked the DualShock controller’s design, its “excellent ergonomics”.


News

PAL PlayStation Store Update: Blood, Sweat & Pooh

This weeks PAL PlayStation Store update is a small one, but despite dire warnings on the European PlayStation site, things aren’t as bad as you’d think.


In Real Life

Life-Sized NES Made From LEGO

More than that actually — the NES has two LEGO controllers, a LEGO Tetris game cartridge and a LEGO TV.