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Q&A With Fable Producer Louise Murray

Kotaku AU

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.


March 12, 2010

Frank O’Connor Answers Your Halo Legends Questions

Kotaku AU

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.


September 28, 2009

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

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.


September 15, 2009

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

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.


August 25, 2009
In Real Life

Ozzy Tells Kotaku Of His Secret Video Game Addicition

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.


In Real Life

John Carmack And The Hideo Kojima Sunset

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.


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World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm: Why Level 85?

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.


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BlizzCon: Where Are Diablo III’s Runes?

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.


August 21, 2009
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You’re Confused About Metal Gear? Hideo Kojima Is Confused, Too

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.


In Real Life

Paul McCartney And…Pilotwings

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.