Boston

In Real Life

From Portal To Smash Brothers The Video Game Music Choir Does Not Disappoint

1:20PM December 14, 2011 | Chris Carolan

The Video Game Music Choir is a Boston based group that exclusively sings video game music . With arrangements from Portal, Uncharted, and Sonic Adventure 2, they have a little bit of something for everybody. More »


In Real Life

An Expensive Way To Keep Your Sprained Ankle Elevated

5:20AM December 22, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo recovers from a sprained ankle with his new video game, a full-sized H2Overdrive arcade cabinet. As seen on Rondo’s Twitter page. More »


News

Registration Opens For PAX East 2011

1:20AM September 29, 2010 | Mike Fahey

With the Penny Arcade Expo’s habit of selling out far in advance, fans eager to attend next year’s PAX East should probably register as soon as humanly possible. More »


News

Penny Arcade Expo East Inks Deal For Three Years In Boston

3:40AM July 8, 2010 | Brian Crecente

The organisers of Penny Arcade Expo have signed a three-year agreement with the Massachusetts Convention Centre to bring PAX East back to Boston for at least three more years, the Boston Herald reports. More »


In Real Life

Lost Planet 2, Chillin’ On A Street Corner

6:00AM April 19, 2010 | Owen Good

E.D.N. III is thawing out in Lost Planet 2, and so are the game’s cases, encased in ice blocks on Massachusetts Ave. in Boston. As seen by Kotaku reader Edward D. More »


News

Venture Capital Backs Off, And Boston Development Suffers

12:30PM February 20, 2010 | Owen Good

Venture capital investments in U.S. video game efforts dropped by more than $US60 million from 2008 to 2009, of particular concern to developers in strong but outlying areas such as Boston. More »


In Real Life

Mum Calls 911 When Kid Won’t Stop Playing Console

2:00PM December 22, 2009 | Owen Good

In Chicago last month, a kid called 911 when the ‘rents took away his Xbox 360. Saturday in a Boston suburb a mum dialled the law when her son wouldn’t stop playing. Oh yeah, Grand Theft Auto’s involved here, too. More »


News

PAX East Tickets Go On Sale

1:40AM October 21, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Are you an East Coast gamer tired of watching the West Coast gamers having all the fun? Registration has opened for PAX East, the more sensible version of Penny Arcade’s celebration of games and gaming. More »


News

Boston Mayor Now Hearts Gaming Biz Dollars

7:00AM March 15, 2009 | Owen Good

Boston Mayor Tom Menino has transmogrified from a do-it-for-the-children pol backing unconstitutional laws against video games to a guy touting that industry’s heft in his city and its backyard.

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Rock Band Gets Boston Six Pack

6:20AM March 22, 2008 | Flynn De Marco

An announcement has gone up in the Rock Band forums that next week’s DLC will be a Boston pack. And not just three measly songs, but six and each and every one a Master Track! The list of songs is as follows…

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