Saturday, December 12, 2009 - Page 2
News

About A Hundred Tester Jobs Affected In Sony QA Consolidation

Sony Computer Entertainment America is consolidating its two QA groups in one location, meaning 30 staff positions are being sent from the Bay Area to San Diego, Calif., and we hear another 100 contract positions were affected.


Demon’s Souls Review: Souls Asylum

Dare to enter the kingdom of Boletaria and you may regret it, brave warrior. Demon’s Souls is a harsh world, perverted by ancient evils and men gone mad at the loss of their souls.


In Real Life

See The REAL Lego Rock Band At Ümloud!

Yesterday, my ears were ringing a little too loudly to make heads or tails of all the flickr galleries and YouTube posts on Ümloud! But today I finally found a video of my friends’ band rocking out.


What Are You Playing This Weekend

Kotaku AU

I haven’t got in much gaming during the week, so there’s plenty to catch up on this weekend. The plan is to finish Assassin’s Creed II first.


News

When Can We Expect Rival Schools On PSN Or XBLA? “Never”

That’s a long time, never. When asked when school-yard fighting game Rival Schools would be appearing on the PlayStation Network, Capcom spokesperson Chris Svensson replied.


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Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells Two Million In US

Easing concerns that New Super Mario Bros. Wii selling 1.39 million copies in its first two weeks on US store shelves might somehow not be impressive enough, Nintendo has announced that the game has since crossed the two million mark.


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Shoot 1UP Brings Manic Shmup Action To Xbox Live Indie Games

Xbox 360 owners will get a rare opportunity to play a manic top-down shoot ‘em up next month with the release of Shoot 1UP, a shmup with all the bullet-hell trimmings mixed with a clever mechanic.


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Notebook Dump: 2010 Games, 17 For The IGF, Where 1943 Leads EA

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

Final Fantasy XIII Summons Epic Soundtrack

Square Enix has revealed its plans to drain even more hard-earned yen from the Final Fantasy fanatic, announcing the official Final Fantasy XIII original soundtrack. It comes in two pricey flavours, one more deluxe and limited than the other.


No Non-Gamers Allowed

There may not be any special handshakes or furtive high signs for it, but make no mistake: Video gamers are part of a secret society.