Sunday, November 15, 2009 - Page 2

Mass Effect 2′s Elusive Man Is … Martin Sheen?

Shepard confronts the behind-the-scenes puppeteer “Elusive Man” who blends the habit of Cigarette Smoking Man from The X-Files with the look of Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock — and the voice of President Bartlet from The West Wing.


The Importance Of Asking ‘Why’

In film or literature, the creation of acclaimed work is sometimes attached to a personal event or reaction. “That doesn’t show up often in game development bios,” says one dev. Finding that “why” might save games from a “cultural ghetto”.


Maybe The Greatest Of All Time, But Not In Its Time

Of the major game-of-the-year awards given out each year, no sports title has ever taken top overall honours. And yet five years later, there is one still talked about in ways that year’s winners are not.


Kotaku Originals: News That’s Hot, Spot Or Not

Modern Warfare 2′s release was the big news everyone could see coming; a bloodbath at Electronic Arts, and GameStop deliberately breaking a major street date, was not. Huge developments marked an unusually newsy week, even for this time of year.


EyePet Review: His Master’s Voice

In controlled environments, Sony’s EyePet had looked set to revolutionise the way we interacted with our games. But my house is not a controlled environment.