Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Page 2
News

OnLive Boss Gives Live (And Long) OnLive Presentation

OnLive, an ambitious service which plans to allow gamers to stream games over the internet to their TV – removing the need for a console – has its doubters. Steve Perlman, boss of OnLive, is not one of them.


In Real Life

Historians Rebuilding Old Atari Chips

The Atari Museum is reconstructing several of the original company’s proprietary chips – including those from the 2600/VCS, 5200, and the 8-bit personal computer line – using data recovered from the reel-to-reel tapes used in their original manufacture.


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Gears Of War Buffs Up Games On Demand

Epic Games’ huge dude shooter Gears of War has been added to the list of Xbox 360 games available “on demand”, in the unlikely event that you don’t already have the seminal third-person chainsaw and shoot ‘em up.


In Real Life

Gee… Thanks, Grandma…?

Remember kids, some products exist purely to victimise the clueless. Like this four DVD set with a familiar name. Although, to be fair, it is playable on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Seen via Ripten.


Meet Lost Planet 2′s Defolma

Defolma may not be a massive boss monster, but with squid-like arms, a mouth on the top of its head, and a penchant for tight spaces, the latest addition to Lost Planet 2′s akrid population is nothing to scoff at.


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Picross 3D Finally Dated! For Europe!

Good news! While the Japanese have been enjoying three-dimensional nonogram bliss for the better part of the year with Rittai Picross, the localised, announced, but not dated Picross 3D has been pegged for a February 2010 release date! In Europe!


In Real Life

Unreal Tournament 3 Players, Download DM Spectrum Now

The previously featured DM_Spectrum, the lovely looking, brightly colour-coded map for Unreal Tournament 3 that lets you make another killing on the dance floor, is now available for download, developer Matt Bradley tells us today. Now we’re telling you.


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EA Sports MMA Adds Two More Fighters Big In Japan

The EA Sports MMA roster has grown by two, officially, as of today. Electronic Arts announced a press conference in Tokyo earlier today that Hidehiko Yoshida and Shinya Aoki will virtually beat the shit out of each other in 2010.


In Real Life

Listen To Zelda Reorchestrated

Russ Frushtick at MTV Multiplayer was following the progress of a musical group that wanted to remake the music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with a real orchestra. Today, he reports, they’ve finally finished their work.


Kotaku AU Games Of 2009: #8

Kotaku AU

The countdown of my personal picks for the best games of 2009 is now underway. For the next two weeks I’ll be running down my top ten. At #8 we discover how one man wall-jumps through the military-industrial complex…