Friday, March 5, 2010 - Page 2

New Mafia II Trailer Gets Made

The latest trailer of upcoming multi-platform gangster game Mafia II provides another glimpse of Vito Scaletta as he enters the underworld and becomes a made man.


Kotaku Off Topic: Garbanzo Bonanza

Welcome back to Kotaku Off Topic, the nightly not-always-about-video games post that is sometimes about pop culture, sometimes about current events, and sometimes about food.


SOCOM 4′s Debut Trailer

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SOCOM 4 was announced earlier today courtesy of some info and screenshots. To go with them, here’s a debut trailer.


In Real Life

Ballot Puts Gamers 4 Croydon Above Atkinson

Kotaku AU

The draw for Croydon, as seen on the Gamers 4 Croydon twitter.


News

PSP Still In First In Japan, But It’s Still Nintendo’s Pie

Sony’s PlayStation Portable is still the bestselling (and worst selling) piece of hardware in Japan, moving another 37,000 PSPs of standard variety and nearly another 1300 of the “go” variety.


In Real Life

The PS2′s First Ten Years: A Timeline

In case you missed it, today was the PlayStation 2′s tenth birthday. Happy birthday, PS2! To mark the occasion, we’ve whipped up a little timeline charting the good times, and better times, of the world’s most successful games platform.


News

Aussie Nintendo Store: A Mega Update

Kotaku AU

What’s new this week for WiiWare, DSiWare and Virtual Console in Australia? Let’s find out from Vooks.


Rumour: Infinity Ward Had Been Courting EA, Other Publishers

You’ve read the lawsuit filed by Infinity Ward’s former bosses, now check out an alleged internal Activision memo, which alleges that Call of Duty creators Vince Zampella and Jason West had been flirting with, of all people, Electronic Arts.


Mile Marker 7: Limbo

Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Limbo.


In Real Life

Study: Wii Can Alleviate Elderly Depression, Too

The benefits of the Wii and exergaming to patients in hospitals and elder-care facilities has been discussed nearly since the console’s release. Researchers in San Diego now say that Wii games can combat the onset of depression in elderly persons.