Thursday, September 3, 2009

Culture

Game Executive Might Go For Ted Kennedy’s Seat

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | “Game executive”, “former baseball star”, take your pick, whichever one you choose, it’s the same guy – Curt Schilling – and he’s looking at running for the Senate seat left vacant following Ted Kennedy’s passing. More »
Media

LittleBigPlanet PSP Screenshots

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | LittleBigPlanet is coming to the PlayStation Portable. And while it may lack a few of the features of its big brother on the PS3, it doesn’t seem to have lost any of its charm. More »
Culture

Gundam Creator: “Video Games Are Evil”

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | But giant mechanised machines are your friend! Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino gave a speech at the CEDEC game conference hoping to, as game site Gamasutra says, “provoke game developers.” More »
News

Empire: Total War In Line For Another Round Of Fixes

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Empire: Total War devotees will be more than aware that, even after the game’s been patched, there are still some glaring issues with the game’s AI. Guess it’s time for another patch, then! More »
News

Is Cave Going To Release A Bullet Hell Shooter Outside Japan?

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Japanese shoot ‘em up developer Cave has brought several of its arcade shooters to the Xbox 360. Sadly, they’ve been Japan only. But that could change. More »
Culture

Japanese Arcade Cabinets For Japanese Toys

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | We’re a multinational bunch here. Very global in our outlook. So if we post a bunch of GI Joes hanging out playing GI Joe-sized arcade machines, it’s only fair we do the same for the Japanese. More »
Culture

Sony Thanks Its Customers With PSN Ads

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | How thoughtful! A PlayStation Network promotion wrapped in a thank you note sent to selected folks. Sony, you shouldn’t have. No, really. You shouldn’t have. More »
News

God Of War Collection: Not Until 2010, Europe

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Americans love a bit of blood, a bit of grunty men tearing things in twain. So Americans will be getting the God of War Collection in 2009. Europe, though? Home to Greek mythology? Yeah, Europe has to wait. More »
Culture

So How Did That Japan PS3 Slim Launch Go?

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The PS3 Slim launched today in Japan—there was even a special launch event at the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. Kotaku Japan was on hand for the festivities. More »
Culture

A Zelda Peripheral For Hyrulapalooza

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | It’s dangerous to rock out. Here, take this. It’s $US95, is real, and comes fully endorsed, because it has the word “FUZZ” on it. No harm ever came from a combination of fuzz and guitars. More »