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Koei Tecmo Donates To Italian Earthquake Relief Effort

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Earlier last month, a deadly earthquake rocked Italy’s mountainous Abruzzo region, killing hundreds and leaving tens of thousands homeless. More »
Media

Sauerkraut Pays its Tribute To The History Of Video Games

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Yup. That’s a bowl of sauerkraut. Which, thanks to the wonders of stop-motion animation, is able to walk us bitterly through the history of gaming, from Tetris to Prince of Persia to Pac-Man. More »
News

Video Game To Sponsor Pro Football Team

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Games companies sponsoring sporting teams is nothing new. Sega (Arsenal), Nintendo (Fiorentina) and Microsoft (Seattle Sounders) have all tried their hand at it. But a game sponsoring a football team, that’s new. More »

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Just a quick heads up for our Italian readers. (Hi Italian readers!) There’s an upcoming event in Torino called VIEW Conference 2008. There will be speakers like Pixar’s Brad Lewis (Maybe the site means Brad Bird?), Capcom’s Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Devil May Cry 4), Will Wright of Will Wright fame, plus Pixar Director of Photography Sharon Calahan and Total Annihilation creator Chris Taylor. More details in the link below. VIEW Conference 2008 [Official Site] More »

Dario Argento In Dead Space

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Italian horror filmmaker Dario Argento (Suspiria, Deep Red) is doing voice work for EA’s scary sci-fi title Dead Space. According to EA, the director lent his horror know-how in actively creating character Doctor Kyne. Here’s the catch: His voice work will only appear in the Italian version. That’s good for those who understand Italian, but not so good for those who don’t. Still, it’s neat to see Argento lend his name to the project. Don’t think we can master the Italian language in time for the October 14th shipdate. EA’s Dead Space to feature voice of Dario Argento [Trading Markets via Gay Gamer] More »

Are The Kids Still Hot For Lara?

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Shhhh. It’s Kotaku After Dark. Time to dim the lights, pull the door closed and look at these. This. These. This Italian minx is Silvia Shon, and Silvia likes Tomb Raider. That or she thinks a Tomb Raider-inspired calendar – with naughty bits – will still do good business on the internet. Could be both, but is probably the latter. This has absolutely nothing to do with SCi or Eidos, and is already two months late, so don’t expect a marketing blitz. What you can expect are Lara Croft poses and, predictably, lady bits. Clicking through while at work is not advised. More »