Saturday, October 10, 2009 - Page 2
News

Borderlands Goes Gold, And There Was Much Rejoicing

With two weeks to go before its release, I suppose it would be more newsworthy if Borderlands had not gone to gold master by now.


News

On The Future Of Home: If You Ask For It, They’ll Build It

Home Director Jack Buser delivered a state-of-the-software address while walking me through the new Home spaces announced this morning.


In Real Life

Nintendo Delivers Latest Pokemon Via Airmail

Nintendo sent me a bouquet of flowers this morning with an empty case for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky attached.


News

Notebook Dump: The Lack Of Zelda

There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter’s notebook but didn’t turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we?


News

And The Oscar Nominated Writer Goes To…Dante’s Inferno?

Dante Alighieri will have to share writing credit with screenwriter Will Rokos, should the game win any awards for its screenplay. The Academy Award nominated Rokos has been pegged as responsible for the story line for Dante’s Inferno.


In Real Life

In An “End Of An Era”, Listen Up Podcast Bids Its Host Farewell

It may have been two years ago when a friend told me I needed to be listening to the main podcast on 1Up.com. Dirt was being spilled on it. In part because the wrong people weren’t listening.


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Scribblenauts Dev Moves On To Consoles, “Pretty Big” XBLA Game

Having sufficiently conquered the handheld platform with clever games like Drawn To Life and Scribblenauts, developer 5th Cell is moving onward and upward to console platforms. That includes a “pretty big” unannounced Xbox Live Arcade game.


First Rocket Knight Remake Trailer Is Go!

Konami’s modern-day revival of the Rocket Knight Adventures series was formally announced this week. Good news, for those of us who remember Sparkster’s 16-bit outings. Today, we get another taste, now in trailer form.


What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Kotaku AU

It’s been a stellar year for downloadable titles, particularly on Xbox Live Arcade. This week saw the release of Lucidity, the dreamlike puzzle/platformer from LucasArts.


When The Going Gets Tough…Let The Game Play Itself

Like many younger brothers I had a contentious relationship with my older brother. We butted heads, fought, lied, accused each other of unimaginable atrocities and genuinely despised one another — while secretly caring deeply what the other thought.