In Real Life

Australia: A Nation Of Digital Content Hoarders

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Panasonic has just released an interesting piece of research. Apparently Australians are far more likely to download and store content rather than stream it direct from the source. Apparently we’re a nation of digital hoarders of all content — from video, to photos, to games.


June 9, 2011
In Real Life

The Sights And People Of E3 2011′s South Hall

I’ll E3 this: It’s colourful. We did a few laps to see the big dogs: Square Enix, Activision, Ubisoft, Konami, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft… Robot Entertainment. (I can’t help it. Orcs Must Die looks really fun!) Photos by our fearless photog, Isaac Viel.


December 30, 2010
In Real Life

Entertainment And Fun Aren’t The Same Thing

He may switch a few words around, but what commenter DunnCarnage is basically saying in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku is that a game doesn’t have to be fun to be entertaining, and vice-versa.


November 4, 2010
News

Holographic Technology Is The Next 3D

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Who needs flat 3D when you can have 360-degree holograms? Researchers at the University of Arizona have created a method to produce holographic images that refresh every two seconds, and say that 30 frames per second is within reach.


September 28, 2010
News

Mock Trial Calls Violent Games Case For California

A panel comprised of some of the nation’s pre-eminent jurists, legal scholars and court observers pondered California’s violent video games statute, which goes before the Supreme Court on November 2 and concluded the high court will decide 6-3 for California.


April 30, 2010
News

Free Realms Makes It To The PlayStation 3 For E3

What happened to the promised PlayStation 3 version of the massively successful free-to-play MMO Free Realms? On this, the first anniversary of the PC release, Sony Online Entertainment gives Kotaku the skinny on the console version’s E3 2010 appearance.


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The First Alan Wake Add-On Is Free, But The Torch Will Cost You

Microsoft reveals that a free token good towards the download of the first add-on for supernatural thriller Alan Wake will come packed in every new copy of the game, which should offset the price of the official Alan Wake torch.


December 16, 2009
News

EverQuest Launches Its Sixteenth Expansion

EverQuest players venture into the undiscovered underground of Norrath today with the launch of EverQuest Underfoot, the game’s 16th expansion, which adds new areas, master tradeskilling, and an achievement system to the 10-year-old MMO.


October 24, 2009

No More Heroes 2: Now With Playable Henry

Don’t bother trying to understand this trailer for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, set to hit the Wii in January, just sit back and enjoy it.


August 18, 2009

A Sight-Slicing Tour Of Muramasa’s Locales

We know we’ll be killing tons of strange creatures when Ignition releases Muramasa: The Demon Blade for the Nintendo Wii, but where will we be killing them? This locations trailer has the answers.