Friday, August 14, 2009 - Page 2
News

Yoko Ono “Gave The Designers Hell” On Beatles: Rock Band

Yoko Ono. Were Ron Burgundy to translate the name, he would say it meant “destroyer of bands”. So it was to be expected that the wife of John Lennon would give the team at Harmonix a hard time.


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Panzer Generals Is Back, Yo

In the turn-based strategy genre, two series (for me, anyways) reign supreme: Advance Wars, and Panzer General. So it’s with great delight that I see today that Ubisoft will be bringing the latter back, this time on Xbox Live Arcade.


AU Diary: Beaten By A Girl

Kotaku AU

I give up. I admit defeat. I’m a broken man. With a very tired arm.


In Real Life

Tell Us Dammit

Kotaku AU

Dammit, we want you to tell us stuff! Stuff like your video game dreams.


News

Already, ARMA II Gets An Expansion

ARMA II only just came out! And as you’d expect from such an ambitious game, is still pretty broken! Neither of which seems to matter, since an expansion for the game has already been announced.


Reader Review: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Kotaku AU

Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Ben does, as he swords away at triads in Grand Theft Auto.


In Real Life

Wow, There Really ARE A Lot Of WWII Games

It’s a common complaint: there are too many damn games set in the Second World War. But did you know just how many? This “casual census” performed by 1UP has the depressing results.


In Real Life

Snapshot: This Man Squishes Orcs For A Living

Kotaku AU

Snapshot is all about giving you a glimpse into the lives of the people who make the games you play. Think of it as Cribs, but with fewer obnoxious celebs and more development geeks.


News

Did You Get Your Secret Team Fortress 2 Medal?

To close out a week of update announcements (and updates!), Valve had one final surprise in store for Team Fortress 2 players tonight, offering the first 11,111 players to reach this hidden site a shiny new medal.


New Mass Effect 2 Screenshots, Wallpaper

It’s “Meet the Thane” day over at the official Mass Effect 2 website tonight, as BioWare release some screenshots and wallpaper featuring the green-skinned alien guy we first met back in the E3 trailer for the game.