Sunday, January 17, 2010

News

MLB 2K10 Appears To Cut Down Stadium Advertising

11:30AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

Last year, MLB 2K9 rubbed plenty the wrong way when park dimensions and outfield signage seemed blatantly reconfigured to accommodate larger in-game ads. New screens for two parks seem to indicate the game scaled back that kind of aggressive design. More »


In Real Life

Project Runway Consultant: Mario Is Dressed “Appropriately”

11:00AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

With Project Runway: The Video Game asking gamers to make virtual appraisals of real fashion, MTV Multiplayer flipped the premise, asking the show’s Tim Gunn to make a real appraisal of virtual clothing. In this case, Mario’s. More »


News

DICE Says It Won’t Profit Off Rented Servers For BFBC2

10:30AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

During the Modern Warfare 2 no-dedicated servers controversy, DICE was quick to say they would be supported in PC versions of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Well, with one exception: Players would have to rent them, rather than build their own. More »


News

Megadeth Hints At Big Plans For Guitar Hero

10:00AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

Answering the fan mailbag on the band’s official site, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says he’s had recent “high level meetings” with Activision and Neversoft to discuss an idea that is more attractive to the band than a dedicated box set. More »


In Real Life

Jeff Bridges: Battlezone Fiend

9:00AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

To get into character for 1982′s Tron, Jeff Bridges became quite the video game fiend. But it was fun with a purpose. The actor reminisces about playing Battlezone, a vector-graphics tank shooter loosely similar to the film’s fictitious “Space Paranoids.” More »


Talk Amongst Yourselves

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8:30AM January 17, 2010 | David Wildgoose

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. More »


If It’s In The Name, It’s In The Game

8:00AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

Two weeks ago, startled by hearing my tiny high school’s unique nickname announced in NCAA Football 10, I vowed to track down those who put us in the game. More »


News

A First Look At NBA Jam For The Wii

7:00AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

EA Sports gave an exclusive first look at NBA Jam to Nintendo Power, and judging by a scan that’s circled the earth about three times now, a zany visual style should accompany its boom-shakalaka gameplay. More »


News

Gamers-for-Haiti Efforts Gather Momentum

6:00AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

Today only, 100 percent of the proceeds from purchases in PopCap’s store – they make Bejeweled and Peggle – will go toward Haiti quake relief. This post is our official open thread on ways to contribute to the recovery. More »


In Real Life

Steam Account Sells For $1,000 On EBay

4:00AM January 17, 2010 | Owen Good

Here’s a story amusing not so much for the games that were sold or their price, but the fact the seller managed to, essentially, resell used Steam games. Like 139 of them, for $US1,000. (With free shipping, too!) More »