Thursday, December 16, 2010 - Page 2
In Real Life

The Real World Is Not As Easy As A Video Game

Continuing their run of excellent shows about bringing games into the real world, Rooster Teeth’s latest episode of Immersion looks at how well we’d fare if we had to live our lives in 2D.


In Real Life

Japan’s Biggest Pop Diva Returns To Video Games

Selling over 50 million albums in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki is one of Asia’s biggest popstars, posting a number one single every year since she debuted in 1998. Now she’s bringing her music to one of Japan’s biggest role-playing franchises.


News

Just What Are You Doing With Your Video Game Consoles?

Easy answer would be “play games, stupid”. But as our consoles do more and more besides just play games, it’s interesting to see exactly what we’re doing with them (and for how long) when we’re not killing/racing/solving something.


In Real Life

All That Glitters Is This Crystal-Covered Kinect

With Kinect, you are the controller. But with this Swarovski crystal-encrusted Kinect, you are tacky.


News

iPhone’s "Modern Combat" Comes To PlayStation Move

Gameloft’s Modern Combat series, which debuted on the iPhone last year, will move to Move in January with Modern Combat: Domination, a downloadable multiplayer shooter on the PS3.


Win! Three ATI Radeon Graphics Cards!

Kotaku AU

Thanks to EA, ATI and Medal of Honor, we’re giving you the chance to win one of three ATI Radeon HD5770 graphics cards. How do you enter? Well you asked for a photoshop competition, and now you’re going to get one…


News

Seems The Xbox 360′s Indie Uprising Was More Of A Mild Wag Of The Finger

Sick of being neglected by MIcrosoft and ignored by most consumers, developers of indie games for Xbox Live Arcade went and had a little uprising. So was it a success? Well…


News

Which Platforms’ Games Are The Most Likely To Be Pirated?

Let’s take a look, courtesy of a report from online piracy specialists TorrentFreak!


New Pixel Junk Shooter Trailer Shows Online Multiplayer

Kotaku AU

Q Games has been responsible for some of my favourite games this generation. PixelJunk Monsters in particular sits just behind Braid and Flower when it comes to downloadable games. In short – I will forever buy everything these guys make, and PixelJunk Shooter is no exception. Especially after having seen the new online multiplayer mode in this new trailer.


News

Latest Black Ops Ad Plagiarizes Obama’s Inaugural Speech?

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/JDkbtI31FfQ&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); If Kobe Bryant playing pretend soldier offended some, then this – said to be Call of Duty: Black Ops’ next TV spot – should rile them further. Especially as the voiceover closely mimics phrases from President Obama’s inauguration speech.