In Real Life

There’s A Full Serving Of City Of Heroes In Every Box Of Utopios

Just when I was afraid breakfast would be lost to me forever, UPS Man arrives to save the day with an extra-large box of Utopios. And guess what? There’s a prize inside.


July 13, 2010
In Real Life

From Your Glorious Occupiers Of The New Korean Federation

Man, this brings back memories from when I lived in Seoul, South Korea as a kid.


July 10, 2010
News

Blizzard’s Naming Policy Is Smaller MMO Publisher’s Marketing Opportunity

Who benefits from Blizzard’s controversial decision to use players’ real names in forum posts? War Rock publisher GamersFirst hopes it will, issuing an official press release to let gamers know it’s all still anonymous there.


April 8, 2010
In Real Life

21 Gaming Thumbdrives You Can’t Buy

Gamers get tons of swag, and we post just about all of it here on Kotaku. But there’s one thing we’ve never shown off.


September 6, 2009
In Real Life

Why Is Klei’s CEO Playing With Dolls?

This is what greeted me when I arrived at the Sheraton down the street from PAX to meet with Klei Entertainment CEO Jamie Cheng regarding the company’s latest game, Shank.


July 30, 2009
News

Sega: Fixing Sonic Is Going To Take Time

Once was a time Sonic games were just as good as Mario games. Some may even say better. That time, however, was back in the 1990s. And it’s been a while since the 1990s.


July 26, 2009
News

UK Mag’s Exclusive Review Fits Alleged Eidos Conditions

Earlier, The RAM Raider accused Eidos of trying to fix review scores for Batman: Arkham Asylum, a claim Eidos categorically denied. Now one magazine’s exclusive review fits all the conditions said to have been made.


July 10, 2009

Eidos Once Again Attempting To Mess With Review Scores

Longtime silent champion/nitpicker of the British gaming press, The RAM Raider, has a post on their blog highlighting Eidos’ latest alleged public relations faux pas, this time involving review scores and cover placement for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum.


May 28, 2009
News

European PlayStation Blog Open For Business

Poor Europe. Americans have long been spoiled with up-to-the-minute PlayStation info straight from the horse’s mouth, in the form of the PlayStation.Blog, while Europeans got… Three Speech. Yuck. Today, that changes!


May 21, 2009
News

Activision PR Completely Cocks Up Tony Hawk: Ride Exclusivity

This morning, Frank PR – the company handling PR for Activision in the UK – announced boldly that Tony Hawk: Ride would be a 360 exclusive in the UK. Which, uh, is not true.