Friday, May 22, 2009 - Page 2
In Real Life

Chiptune’s 8-Bit Profit

Ah, yes, 8-bit chiptune. It’s music that is performed and composed by using retro game hardware like the Famicom and the Gameboy as instruments. Love it, great stuff.


Here’s About Eight Seconds Of New Modern Warfare 2 Footage

It’s been a terrible week drip-fed PR stunts, but hey, it’s a few brief seconds of Modern Warfare 2 footage we’re talking about here.


In Real Life

Snake Gets A New Job Selling Cell Phones


News

Iwata: IPhone Can’t Be Appreciated Like Nintendo Products Can

For a long time, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has maintained a stance that the Nintendo DS and Apple’s iPhone aren’t competing. A stance he seems to have let slide for a day.


In Real Life

Red Faction Wants You To Choose Australia’s #1 Eyesore

Kotaku AU

THQ is conducting a public survey to promote the upcoming release of Red Faction: Guerrilla. They ask: Which Aussie landmark would you most like to take to with a giant hammer?


News

No More Heroes On Other Platforms Would Be “Great”

No More Heroes is a Wii game. Rumours have swirled for some time that the title was originally planned as an Xbox 360 title, but it ended up on the Wii instead.


News

Nintendo Thought Starfy Was “Too Japanese”

For all Nintendo’s recent follies, one thing they’ve done right is bring Starfy to the West. But boy, it sure took a while. Want to know why? Blame Nintendo of America.


News

Square Enix Restricts E3 Travel Over Swine Flu

Joining the likes of Koei and Capcom, Square Enix is the latest Japanese developer to restrict employee travel to E3 because of Swine Flu.


News

EA Let The Man Come To Muhammad In Fight Night 4

Kotaku AU

While North Americans get to see the unlikely sight of Muhammad Ali sparring with Mike Tyson on the front of EA’s Fight Night Round 4, Australians will be witnessing something even more improbable.


News

Another Banned Game Gets Minor Edits, Unbanned

Kotaku AU

Horror-themed first-person shooter NecroVision got banned last month. Now, like F.E.A.R. 2, Fallout 3 and countless other games before it, it’s coming out.