In Real Life

Thanks For Helping Kotaku Australia Win Stuff!

Kotaku AU

Hey guys — I’m overseas to check out some top-secret video games. I’m posting this after a nightmare flight, stuck in airport hell, but in case you haven’t noticed from the While You Were Sleeping post, we won some awards, and I wanted to take some time to boast, but also to thank you guys!


March 18, 2012
News

Portal 2 Is Best Game, And Battlefield 3 Wins Three At BAFTA Awards

Last night, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts held its awards gala, and Portal 2 took home Best Game as one of three video games to win in multiple categories.


February 28, 2012
PlayStation

PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards Voting Opens Tomorrow

Last year, Sony piloted their PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards, and they apparently liked the results enough to repeat the endeavour this year.


February 21, 2012
News

Uncharted 3 Runs Away With Writing Award

The Writers Guild of America is a slight misnomer. In fact, there are two separate unions, WGA West and WGA East. But they work in tandem, and once a year they come together to celebrate the past year’s achievements in writing. The 2011 awards were presented on Sunday, February 19, in a simultaneous, shared event that took place in both New York and Los Angeles.


February 18, 2012
In Real Life

LA Noire And Batman: Arkham City Lead Nominations For British Video Game Awards

Just like a comic-book plotline where two crimefighters battle it out to find out who’s best, the members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts will decide whether Cole Phelps and Batman had the better video game.


February 4, 2012
News

Deus Ex Designer Honoured With Game Developer Lifetime Achievement Award

With nearly 30 years in game development and a career spent crafting unique gaming experiences like Deus Ex and Epic Mickey, Warren Spector has been chosen to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.


January 12, 2012
In Real Life

Which Of These Five Games Had The Best Writing Of 2012?

Every year the Writers Guild of America awards a special Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing award to the team responsible for the most memorable interactive entertainment script. Which of these five titles will walk away a winner on February 19?


December 24, 2011
News

Portal 2 Snags Gamasutra’s Game Of The Year

The industry and design-focused publication Gamasutra has released their list of the top 10 games of the year, with Valve’s Portal 2 coming in at the top.


December 11, 2011
In Real Life

No TV? Watch The Spike Video Game Awards Here, Live [Update]

If you’re somewhere without a cable television or, worse, no television at all, you can still follow the action from tonight’s 2011 Spike Video Game Awards live, right here. Courtesy of Spike and MTV Networks, we’re glad to bring you live streaming video of the broadcast.


December 10, 2011
News

2011 Gamers Played Modern Warfare 3 The Most, Skyrim The Longest

Video game social network and stat tracking service Raptr has announced the winners of its 2011 Most Played Games awards, and while overall gamers spent more time playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 than any other 2011 title, it’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that walked home with the Most Played Game of 2011 award. How’s that work?