Sunday, December 13, 2009

VGAs Offer First Look At Medal Of Honor, Arkham Asylum 2 & More

5:30PM December 13, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Tonight’s Spike TV VGAs offered new video reveals that were part expected, part surprise. From the expected camp was EA’s revitalised Medal of Honor, a modern day Middle Eastern shoot ‘em up, seen in trailer form for the first time. More »


The Mass Effect 2 Cinematic Trailer At The VGA

1:30PM December 13, 2009 | Owen Good

Just posted to YouTube, we’ll see how long it lasts, but here’s the trailer just now shown at the 2009 Video Game Awards down in Los Angeles. More »


In Real Life

No, I’d Say Mrs. Woods Now Owns Them

1:00PM December 13, 2009 | Owen Good

Tragically ironic games poster as seen at a Gamestation today by reader Coffeehair. More »


News

From The VGAs: Sequels Announced For Force Unleashed, True Crime

12:30PM December 13, 2009 | Owen Good

At the Video Game Awards, Samuel L. Jackson just took the stage (describing himself as a “bad arse motherf—-er”) to announce Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. More »


News

From The VGA Red Carpet: Mark Hamill Hints At Arkham 2

12:00PM December 13, 2009 | Owen Good

Kotaku’s Michael McWhertor is in L.A. for tonight’s video game awards. He says he just caught up with Adrian Ripburger Mark Hamill, who told him he was asked to do a trailer for a sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. More »


In Real Life

Christmas Lights Hero 100 Percents The Holidays

11:30AM December 13, 2009 | Owen Good

Ric Turner, a former special effects specialist with Disney Imagineering built this, a 21,268-bulb Guitar Hero holiday display that plays “Cliffs of Dover” by Eric Johnson. More »


News

Early Video Outs ‘Green Day: Rock Band’

11:00AM December 13, 2009 | Owen Good

Not sure if this is the “biggest surprise premiere in VGA history” we’ve been promised, but MTV put up a “Green Day: Rock Band” video dated three days into the future, then pulled it. Embed code still works, though. More »


News

Hey, Looky That. UFC Undisputed 2010′s Dated

10:00AM December 13, 2009 | Owen Good

Big ups to reader Philip C. for spotting something my sandy eyes missed this morning. UFC Undisputed 2010 has a release date of May 25, according to the latest Gamestop ad. More »


News

Atari Now On Its Fourth CEO In Three Years

9:00AM December 13, 2009 | Owen Good

I half imagine Atari’s board of directors has a sticker on its windshield reminding it to change CEOs every 5,000 miles. Sure enough, it’s happened again. Former chief operating officer Jeff Lapin is now in the top job. More »


Talk Amongst Yourselves

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8:30AM December 13, 2009 | David Wildgoose

This is where Kotaku readers go to talk about the stuff we’re not already posting about. Think of it as the official unofficial Kotaku community forum. More »