Sunday, September 13, 2009

Kotaku Approval Ratings: Taking It Online

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.


Choose Your Hero In Borderlands

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.


In Real Life

Remembering The Early Days Of Copy Protection

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.


News

Nintendo Files The Trademark To End All Trademarks

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?


News

Your Official PAX Attendance: 60,750

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.


In Real Life

First Video Game Ever Sold Is Being Sold

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.


News

World At War Map Pack 3 Releases Next Week For PC

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.


News

Got Red Baron Source Code? It’s Worth $US1500

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.


News

In Case You’ve Patched Call Of Juarez Lately …

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.”


News

All 22,802 Words In Scribblenauts

Attributed only to “some hackerish type” who took apart the ROM, Scribblenauts’ full dictionary has—inevitably —made it to the Internet. In terms of scope, this is the biggest spoiler alert we can offer.