Sunday, August 30, 2009
Kotaku Approval Ratings: The RPGs, MMO And Otherwise
11:30AM Owen Good | No secret we have console- and shooter-heavy preferences here. But one genre, antipodal to run-and-gun action, but still found in heavy rotation, and with a long tradition on the consoles, is the RPG. Let’s see how you feel about them. More »
A Look At Final Fantasy XIII’s Combat System And Strategy
11:00AM Owen Good | The English localisation is almost done. But the Japanese build of Final Fantasy XIII, shown off at Gamescom, gives you a good idea of what to expect in the gameplay when the title releases next year for Xbox 360 an PS3. More »
DJ Hero’s DJ AM Found Dead In New York
10:30AM Owen Good | DJ AM, a playable character in Activision’s forthcoming DJ Hero, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Friday. Adam Goldstein, as he was known in real life, was a performer with a well-known history of drug addiction, and recovery from it. He was 36. More »
Here’s Your NBA Live 10 Tracklist
10:00AM Owen Good | NBA Live 10’s tracklist was revealed today, showing the scratch-my-back nature of EA Sports soundtracks. Some tunes are from superstar artists, making the game look good. Some are from acts on the move, giving them a feather in their cap. More »
Kotaku’s Top 5 List Of Top 10 Lists
9:30AM Owen Good | Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. More »
Sunday Supplement: “the sounds of ghost laughter mixed with screams”
9:00AM David Wildgoose | Welcome to your Sunday reservoir of interesting writing about video games. Grab your reading jacket, a cup of coffee and get ready to exercise the brain.
BLDGBLOG: Procedural Destruction and the Algorithmic Fiction of the City
Jim Rossignol ponders the art and implication of procedurally generated virtual cityscapes.
Eurogamer: Retrospective: Planescape Torment
Dan Griliopoulos remembers a previous life where he played through the greatest PC RPG of all time.
Experience Points: The Sound of Horror
Jorge Albor digests how games like Dead Space and Silent Hill infect your imagination through their aural atmosphere.
NOWGamer: The Seeds Of Romance
gamesTM feature republished online examines the design challenges of portraying believable and interactive relationships.
The Quixotic Engineer: Mechanics, Dynamics & Aesthetics
Matthew Gallant gets deep in design theory to outline the inverse perspective between player and designer.
Nananana Nananana—ARKHAM!!!!
9:00AM Owen Good | Danny Elfman can piss off. I roll with Neal Hefti’s theme from the 1960 TV show, and here someone’s set it to Arkham Asylum gameplay in an attempt to mimic the show’s opening. More »Talk Amongst Yourselves
8:30AM 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 » 
EyePet Brings The Dawwww November 17
8:30AM Owen Good | Sony’s given a release date and two pricing schemes for EyePet, its augmented-reality, cute widdle fuzzy wuzkins-ownership sim. North America gets it November 17, price is $US39.99 without PlayStation Eye, $US59.99 bundled with. More »
