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Far Cry 2 Leipzig Demo
5:00AM Brian Crecente | This looks to be the public demo that was being shown during Leipzig of Far Cry 2. Not exactly what I saw when I wrote about the game last month, but it still gives you a good feel for it. More »
Shadow Monsters (Gameplay?) Is A Bit Amazing
5:40AM Mark Wilson | Philip Worthington’s Shadow Monsters was on display at GC07, and it may have been—no, definitely was—the most amazing thing I saw at the whole show. Essentially, it’s a projector that adds extra animations and sounds to your shadow puppets. And it’s a lot of raw, unadulterated fun. Shadow Monsters has been around since 2005, but the exhibit/game certainly hasn’t gotten its due in the media. Game devs, take note please. There is more innovation in this one product than the entirety of next gen motion control—by a long shot. Shadow Monsters Home [worthersoriginals] More »Justify Your Kane
4:40AM Mark Wilson | Joe Kucan, better known to many as Kane from Command & Conquer, was asked to “justify his Kane” for Kotaku. He turned to PR and asked, “How much leeway do I have with this?” They replied, “do whatever you want.” He smiled… More »Justify Your Platform, Gabe Newell
3:40AM Mark Wilson | We caught up with Gabe Newell at GC07 and made him justify the PC platform. How’d he do? Let’s just say the man could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves. And the Kotaku staff is full of white gloves (though admittedly light on women). More »
GC Anchored To Leipzig
2:00AM Brian Crecente | I’ve kinda grown fond of Leipzig. Sure there’s not a whole bunch to do there and having the opportunity to check out Berlin, Munich or Frankfurt every night after spending the day covering the Games Convention would be Zuuupear Koole, but there’s something to be said for a town dwarfed by the show it hosts. Games Industry reports that the only way the Games Convention could leave Leipzig is if they convention hall hosting it said it was OK. That’s because the Leipziger Messe actually owns the Games Convention name and brand. And I can’t imagine they’ll ever let that bad boy get away. Next year? I think we’ll be staying in Leipzig proper instead of “quaint” Halle. GC likely to remain in Leipzig [Games Industry] More »Rock Band vs. Reality
4:50AM Mark Wilson | Rock Band may make you feel like a rock star…but video playback tells a different story. Even EA’s industrial strength fog machines can’t make me look good normal playing the drums. So much for my fantasies of snorting coke off a pair of perfectly spandexed roadie GROUPIE butt cheeks. More »Public Play Pong Dress
4:00AM Mark Wilson | Many of you have probably seen the Public Play Pong dress before, but this video has a reaction from the actual person wearing it. The dots are actually quite easy to see in person, though a few extra pixels may have stopped me from getting pwnd by blond German girls. More »
Blowing Stuff Up (Mercenaries 2 Impressions)
3:00AM Mark Wilson | Since the end of the 80s, it’s been more and more difficult to find one man willing to open up a can of whoop ass on an entire army of foreign stereotypes. But Mercenaries 2 features just that sort of singular mantra we’ve been craving since Sylvester changed his name to Sly. Mercenaries 2 is an open world game that’s not just about blowing up the bad guys, but levelling every building in their entire country—where they may or may not be hiding. More »
Splash Damage Talks Quake Wars And Karma
2:00AM Brian Crecente | Paul Wedgewood, founder of Splash Damage, loves his game. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is distractingly fun to play for him. It’s so fun, in fact that there were times during our talk with him that he seemed to forget for a second or two that we were sitting there with him, interviewing. He seemed to get lost in the game… the best sign, I think for a game still under development. And it makes sense, after all Splash Damage started out as a mod group, one that landed the multiplayer aspect of Return to Castle Wolfenstein. After completing the game, which was released for free, they landed the full triple-A retail build of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. More »
