In Real Life

The Gaming Gifts I Gave This Holiday Season

As a gamer that regularly reviews big titles and otherwise has the means to procure his own video game entertainment, it isn’t often I get to experience the joy of a thoughtful video game related gift. Instead, I give things to my family and live vicariously through them. What did they get this year?


September 27, 2011
News

The Worst Music Video Games Ever

Music games aren’t what they used to be, and in some cases, the world is safer for that. Video game expert Scott Steinberg and author of the new digital book “Music Games Rock”, tells us what the seven worst music video games of all time are.


August 10, 2010
In Real Life

See Dozens Of Guitar Hero Controllers Die In A Volcano

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The makers of Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, the rhythm game that uses a real electric guitar as its controller, want plastic guitar peripherals to die in a fire – or the molten lava of an active Icelandic volcano.


June 30, 2010
News

Kotaku’s Best Of E3 2010 Award Winners

What were our favourite games of E3 this year? Let’s take a look!


June 9, 2010
News

Power Gig Scores Dave Matthews, Clapton, Kid Rock, Fake Drums

Seven45 Studios reveals agreements with Dave Matthews Band, Eric Clapton and Kid Rock to provide exclusive music to real guitar powered rhythm game Power Gig, along with the innovative Airstrike drums that will accompany said real guitar.


June 8, 2010
News

E3 2010 Preview: These Are The Big Music Games, We Think

You might not be ready to rock, but the E3 gaming expo is ready to rock you.