Saturday, March 20, 2010

News

Kotaku Census 2010: You, Gamer

5:00PM March 20, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

OK, we are done with the tangible stuff. The machines you own, the games you play. To finish off our census, we’re going to dig a little deeper. More »


In Real Life

Pole Dancing At The Game Developers Conference

3:00PM March 20, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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As we mentioned earlier this week, GDC got some class this year with some pole-dancing, clothes-on erotic dancers. More »


First Impressions Of The Kane & Lynch Movie Script

2:00PM March 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

I’ve been slowly reading through a draft of the big screen adaptation of IO Interactive’s Kane & Lynch today, the movie set to star Bruce Willis as Kane, Jamie Foxx as Lynch. Screenwriter Kyle Ward has done some… interesting things. More »


Kotaku Off Topic: Raw Thrills

1:00PM March 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

It’s the end of the week. and we’re feeling a little “off topic” right now, so let’s take a sharp turn from our regularly scheduled video game conversation and discuss other nerdy delights: film, music, comics, science, food, whatever you choose. More »


News

PSP Still Winning The War In Japan

12:30PM March 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The PlayStation Portable may not have had another stellar performance on par with its showing in Japan last week, but the PSP is still resting comfortably atop the US’s hardware chart. More »


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Game Developers Conference 2010, As Told To Twitter

12:00PM March 20, 2010 | jesper juul

What was everybody (on Twitter) talking about during this year’s GDC? Game researcher Jesper Juul offers his annual look at the most tweeted highlights from the week of GDC, during which “pocket protector” was a surprisingly hot topic. More »


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Beyond Sonic The Hedgehog: These May Be The New Sega All-Stars

11:30AM March 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Sonic the Hedgehog may be Sega’s most recognisable cash cow – those Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games titles are huge – but the successes of Bayonetta, Total War and Football Manager may represent a new wave of Sega franchises. More »


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Pikmin 3 “Well Underway,” Says Miyamoto

10:30AM March 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Nintendo designer and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto was in London today to pick up his BAFTA fellowship award, an honour he reciprocated by delivering his acceptance speech in pure English. What else did Miyamoto have to say about Pikmin? More »


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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Keeps 2D Fighting Alive This Summer

10:00AM March 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Fans of the two-dimensional fighting game will get their fisticuffs fix with the release of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this summer, the follow up to last year’s BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. More »


Review Round-Up: Yakuza Greed, Street Fighter Max

9:00AM March 20, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

With the use of some red ink and some blue ink, we reviewed some video games this week. Links to the results are below. How’d we do? More »