Sunday, September 13, 2009
Regulars
Kotaku Approval Ratings: Taking It Online
11:30AM Owen Good | After a week off for Labor Day, Kotaku’s Approval Ratings are back again to measure your attitudes and preferences regarding online play and downloadable games. More »
Media
Choose Your Hero In Borderlands
11:00AM Owen Good | Meet the good and bad guys, and gals, of Borderlands. I’d like to get a good look at them, but thanks to the cuts and the black-flashes it doesn’t linger on anything for more than 0.78 seconds. More »
Culture
Remembering The Early Days Of Copy Protection
10:30AM Owen Good | I remember when my copy of Legacy of the Ancients arrived with its codewheel. I fired up my 1200 baud acoustically-coupled modem, hit the BBS and ranted my indignation that I can do as I please with my purchase. More »
News
Nintendo Files The Trademark To End All Trademarks
10:00AM Owen Good | Well, we can stop watching trademark filings now. Nintendo has officially registered “The Last Story,” so from here on, no more can ever be told, right? More »
News
Your Official PAX Attendance: 60,750
9:30AM Owen Good | Big Download got the scoop from Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo that PAX 2009 sold out to the people-packing tune of 60,750. While slightly over last year’s attendance, it’s still taken as a strong showing. More »
Culture
First Video Game Ever Sold Is Being Sold
9:00AM Owen Good | Two arcade cabinets for Nolan Bushnell’s Computer Space, regarded as the first commercially sold video game ever, have been listed on eBay. The games, which predated Pong by about a year, are currently going for $US1500 and $US2500. More »
News
World At War Map Pack 3 Releases Next Week For PC
8:30AM Owen Good | Patch 1.6, which includes Map Pack 3 for PC, deploys next week. This time I am going to get his name right and attribute the news to Josh Olin, the Treyarch Community Manager. More »
News
Got Red Baron Source Code? It’s Worth $US1500
8:00AM Owen Good | Red Baron fans, if you have the complete source code to that game, Red Baron II or Red Baron 3D, the series creator is offering a $US1500 bounty if you can deliver it. More »
News
In Case You’ve Patched Call Of Juarez Lately …
7:00AM Owen Good | Ubisoft’s put out word that any patches to Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, made available recently, were “wrongfully released” prior to Ubi’s deadline and are not the final version. That will be available “in the coming days.” More »
News
