Sunday, March 29, 2009

Sunday Supplement: “Wear Silly Hats”

Kotaku AU

In Real Life

Gamer Girlfriend Makes Left 4 Dead Cuddly

Reader Trevor H. so casually mentions his girlfriend’s hobby – making plush toys “for every wicked Valve game that comes out” - that this almost sounds too good to be true.


News

Braid Delayed (for the PC)

PC gamers looking forward to Indie hit Braid are gonna have to look forward a couple more weeks. Jonathan Blow is delaying his game til April 10 to work out some bugs.


In Real Life

Iwata Asks, Rhythm Heaven Team Overshares

Nintendo top man Satoru Iwata subjects the creative team behind Rhythm Heaven/Rhythm Tengoku to a five part, comprehensive deconstruction of all of the development processes put into this franchise.


In Real Life

When There’s Nothing to Blame, There’s Always Games

Last October, Stefan Martin-Urban shot up a suburban cul-de-sac, killing two people and then himself. Investigators found no drugs, no journals explaining his motives. But they did find video games, and so that’s the answer.


Trailer: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

And here’s another goddamn WORLD EXCLUSIVE from Gametrailers. Cinematic teaser, no gameplay, but it’s Ratchet & Clank, which should whet fans’ appetites for now.


News

ECA Membership Delivers Amazon Discounts

What’s in it for you if you join the Entertainment Consumer Association? Well, now the $20 membership gives you 10 percent off games on Amazon.


In Real Life

Alfie Patten, You Are … Not the Father!

Remember Alfie Patten? The Saints’ Row II-playing toerag whom the British tabs said became a father at age 13? Well, everyone can stop worrying about little bastards who father little bastards. He ain’t the daddy.


News

Midway’s Wheelman Devs Getting Right Back to Work

Midway’s European operations are not part of its chapter 11 reorganisation, which means the devs there, having finished up on Wheelman, are looking ahead to other things. Like an open-world game expanding on Wheelman’s technology.


Bad Company 2 Debut Trailer: The Circle of Death

Light up with Bad Company, and see all the personal and impersonal ways you can meet your maker on the battlefield. Warning: Smoking kills.