reviews
Xbox

Gears Of War 3: The Kotaku Review

Gears of War has always felt as though it was built with metaphor in mind. The slam of a clip locking into place; the thudding, oversized boots of a COG soldier. The pinwheeling spokes of combat, lines of engagement moving in two opposing semicircles; the rev of a chainsaw’s motor.

July 17, 2011
In Real Life

Metacritic Calls On Writers To Review More Shitty Games

Metacritic’s founder made a little bit of a stir earlier in the week when he went on the A Jumps B Shoots podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics, one of them being that game reviewers were obligated to “review all the shit,” not just good games or those expected to sell well. GamePro followed up for a clarification of his remarks.

July 5, 2011
In Real Life

Something Is Wrong With Video Game Reviews

Kotaku AU

A month or so ago I was interviewed by ABC2′s Good Game on the topic of video game reviews and, more specifically, review scores. You can watch their feature on the issue tonight at 8.30, but I thought I’d take the time to outline some of my own thoughts on the matter. Something seems to be wrong with video game reviews and, personally, I’d like to see them change.

April 13, 2011
News

THQ Respond To Homefront Reviews

Kotaku AU

Speaking to IGN, THQ’S EVP, and walking headline machine, Danny Bilson discussed the future of Homefront and, specifically, addressed the supposedly disappointing reviews the game received.

March 19, 2011
Mobile

Metacritic Now Ranks IPhone And IPad Games

Metacritic, whose cumulative scores provide a thumbs-up/thumbs-down barometer that can move games publishers’ stock prices, has expanded. The review aggregator has begun listing iPhone and iPad apps.

January 27, 2011
PC

Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti Review

Although we’ve seen plenty of good things from Nvidia’s latest GeForce GTX 570 and 580, both cards are too pricey for the mainstream bracket as many gamers prefer to spend less than $US300 on a GPU upgrade.

January 19, 2011
In Real Life

Objection! Should Video Game Reviews Change?

Kotaku AU

Welcome to Objection! This is where we take the time to go on-depth on gaming issues, and let you guys continue the discussion in the comments section.

This week we’re taking video game reviews to task – are they now redundant? So they need to change?

November 25, 2010

The Best Notebooks Of 2010

To find out the best laptops of 2010, we checked in with Mark Spoonauer who, as editor-in-chief of Laptop Magazine and Laptopmag.com, oversaw 140+ notebook and netbook reviews this year. If you’re buying, buy one of these.

November 17, 2010

Which Call Of Duty: Black Ops Accessories Are Worth Buying?

Call of Duty: Black Ops wasn’t a huge game for just Activison and Treyarch, it was also a big deal for Mad Catz, the king of franchise-specific add-ons like glasses, controllers and headphones.

November 11, 2010

Objection! Video Game Criticism

Kotaku AU

Welcome to Objection! This is where we take the time to go on-depth on gaming issues, and let you guys continue the discussion in the comments section.

This time round we’re talking about Video Game criticism and the academic study of interactive games. To help us we’ve roped in Adam Ruch, a regular commenter on Kotaku and a PhD Candidate in Video Games Criticism. Are games worthy of serious study? And how should we be studying them? All this and more in Objection!

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