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Q&A With Fable Producer Louise Murray

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9:00AM September 7, 2010 | Elly Hart

Wildgoose couldn’t make it to an interview last week with Louise Murray, who heads the Fable franchise, so he sent me instead. Here’s what Louise had to say about what’s new in Fable III, including a different approach to co-op play. More »


Frank O’Connor Answers Your Halo Legends Questions

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11:00AM March 12, 2010 | David Wildgoose

To mark the launch of Halo Legends on Blu-ray and DVD, we asked you to submit your questions for Frank O’Connor, the “master chief” at Microsoft’s Halo studio. Read on to find out who of you won the Halo Legends packs and got your questions answered by Frank. More »


Cat-Owning Fumito Ueda Talks Last Guardian And How The PS3 Helps Him

2:30AM September 28, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

The creator of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and forthcoming Last Guardian got a cat when he started making his new game. He talked to Kotaku about feline inspiration, a recent nightmare and how to make his games more emotional. More »


Can ‘Patrice Mode’ Solve Gaming’s Back Problem?

6:00AM September 15, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Patrice Desilets is both the creative director of the Assassin’s Creed games and a jovial interviewee eager to advance game design. I thought he’d be troubled that we always star at video game characters’ backs. More »


In Real Life

Ozzy Tells Kotaku Of His Secret Video Game Addicition

4:00AM August 25, 2009 | Mike Fahey

During our post-BlizzCon interview with Ozzy Osbourne, the rock legend revealed that he had once been addicted to a video game. Help us figure out which game that was. More »


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John Carmack And The Hideo Kojima Sunset

3:40AM August 25, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Famed Metal Gear designer Hideo Kojima once told me that there was something beautiful he’d been striving his whole career to create in video games: the perfect sunset. I recently asked John Carmack what his sunset is. More »


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World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm: Why Level 85?

2:40AM August 25, 2009 | Mike Fahey

The Burning Crusade raised World of Warcraft‘s level cap to 70. Then Wrath of the Lich King took it to 80. Why is it only going to 85 in the Cataclysm expansion? Tom Chilton explains. More »


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BlizzCon: Where Are Diablo III’s Runes?

1:00AM August 25, 2009 | Mike Fahey

At last year’s BlizzCon, the Diablo II team made a big deal about the power-customising rune system, but this year it was strangely absent. We asked game director Jay Wilson where the runes went. More »


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You’re Confused About Metal Gear? Hideo Kojima Is Confused, Too

10:00PM August 21, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Let’s be honest here, the Metal Gear Solid saga is hard to follow. Fascinating and intricate, sure, but like a daytime soap with clones, nanomachines and mechas. More »


In Real Life

Paul McCartney And…Pilotwings

5:00PM August 21, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Beatle Paul McCartney has done extraordinary things like writing classic tunes, making gobs of cash and being knighted by the Queen. He’s also done regular things, too. He’s a regular dude, too, you know. More »