Sunday, November 8, 2009 - Page 2

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Kotaku AU

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.


Saturday Timewaster: Bloktonik

Tipster BulletProof found this Tetrisesque block puzzle with an entrancing soundtrack and passes it along. But more curiously, “Bloktonik” seems to be in development for WiiWare (and for mobile), with a release date TBA.


News

Visually Impaired Gamer Sues Sony

GameSpot reports that a man has sued Sony, Sony Online Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment of America, contending the company violates the Americans with Disabilities Act for not making its virtual worlds more easily navigable by the visually impaired.


In Real Life

The Meta-Narrative That Pulls Back The Curtain For All Games

Was GLaDOS, the artificial intelligence in 2007′s critically acclaimed Portal, in fact a game designer? And if so, what does our relationship to the computer, and its abuse of our trust, say about the other games we play?


News

Valve’s Multiplayer Calculus: (360 = PC) > PS3

More provocative tidbits continue to trickle out of Valve, with the Left 4 Dead 2 project lead saying that game won’t be coming to PS3 because the console’s multiplayer community isn’t on par with PC and the Xbox 360.


NCAA Football, And The Science Of Subjectivity

With true-to-life fidelity, my most recent season simulation in NCAA Football 10 found Boise State losing a trap game late in the season and, as the token BCS Buster from a minor conference, paying for it dearly in the polls.