digital
PC

Space Combat Goes A Little Appleseed: Ex Machina, Steel Battalion

The folks behind Burn Zombie Burn are working on a new space shooter that features a transforming fighter designed by the man behind the mechs of Appleseed: Ex Machina and Steel Battalion.

August 1, 2011
Nintendo

Can Nintendo Dominate Digital?

Face it. Nintendo’s never been a powerhouse in digital entertainment, like Sony or Microsoft. That could change.

May 31, 2011
News

Here, Have Some Download Insurance

In case you forget, GameStop adds it to your shopping cart. The $US3.95 download insurance is a backup copy for future digital game download. That future is a short one, because the insurance expires after 18 months.

January 13, 2011
News

EA CEO: Discs Are Here To Stay (For Now)

Kotaku AU

Come on Mr Riccitiello! Make up your mind! On Monday we reported your claim that digital would be “bigger than the packaged goods business” in 2011 – now you’re trying to tell us that game discs are here to stay? Do you have some sort of Twilight Zone split personality or something?

December 29, 2010
In Real Life

Forbes Predicts The Rise Of Apple And Google Gaming And Decline Of Sony And Microsoft

In light of Forbes amazingly perceptive 2000 piece about the computers of 2010, Forbes’ Paul Tassi decided to take a stab at predicting what gaming will be like in a decade.

August 26, 2010
News

The PS4 Doesn’t Sound Like It’ll Be Download Only

The PlayStation 3 was released in 2006. Sony has famously said the console will have a ten year console life. By that math, we can expect the PlayStation 4 sometime after 2016. But can we expect a digital-download-only console?

August 12, 2010
News

The Oregon Trail, Now With Stunt Jumps

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For all the fond memories American kids have of educational game The Oregon Trail, the fact is the game itself stinks. What it needed was to be more like ExciteBike.

July 9, 2010
News

The Game That Makes Chores Fun

Chores suck! Video games don’t! If only there was some way to combine the two, it’d be like chocolate sauce on broccoli…oh, hello, what’s this?

March 31, 2010
News

What You Could Buy Instead Of An iPad

Apple’s iPad will be capturing the imaginations of millions around the world this week. But when you consider what you’re getting for your money, well, buying one may not seem like such a great idea.

March 26, 2010
News

Finally, A Mos Eisley Cantina Simulator

THQ has revealed a new Star Wars game in development for the iPhone, that forgoes the usual stiff like lightsabre duels and X-Wing dogfights in lieu of… simulating the experience of running the Mos Eisley Cantina.

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