Video Game Summer

Kotaku’s 2010 Summer Reading List

4:30AM July 20, 2010 | Mike Fahey

As sure as spring gives way to summer, Kotaku’s 2010 Summer Reading List is here to help you get your portable video game fix during the sunny, sandy situations where gaming isn’t an option. More »


When A Real Band Tried Rock Band…

6:00AM July 28, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

By Leigh Alexander. It may be the Summer of Gaming here at Kotaku, but for many Brooklyn neighborhoods, the season’s long, hot days mean just one thing: weeks of non-stop band shows. No, not Rock Band — real bands. Is there common ground? More »


In Real Life

Fallout 3 Developer Creates More Backyard Games

12:20AM July 24, 2009 | Brian Crecente

I have a thing for playing outside. There I said it. That’s why I created a half-dozen video-game inspired games for kids to play outdoors. More »


Have We Reached Exercise Game Saturation?

5:00AM July 23, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Get up off your arse. Move, move, move. It’s summertime! No need to go outside. Video games can you become active and maybe even lose weight. This is hardly new, but have we reached saturation? More »


Backyard Adaptations Of Video Game Classics

6:00AM July 21, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Growing up meant summers spent outside for me. Long days locked outside with no hope of returning home until the sun fell and my parents called us for dinner. More »


And Now For The Games Inspired By Summer Blockbusters…

6:00AM July 17, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

We took a look yesterday at the games based on Summer’s biggest blockbuster movies. Today, let’s switch things up, and look at the games inspired by the movies. More »


Thanks, Hollywood, For These “Summer Blockbusters”

3:40AM July 16, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Summer means sun. Weeks off school, days off work, Coronas under a palm tree as a sea breeze washes over you. But it also means it’s time for Hollywood’s big shebang: the summer blockbusters. More »


Turning Summer Movies Into Games: Dos And Don’ts

12:00PM July 15, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

The video game industry has longed enjoyed riding on the coattails of Hollywood, turning summer blockbuster films into what should be easily profitable video game adaptations. But things don’t always turn out as planned. More »


They Remember Jedi, Jaws And Indiana Jones

3:40AM July 14, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Kotaku’s 2009 Summer Playing List

3:40AM July 9, 2009 | Owen Good

July is the time for snooty summer reading lists (not ours) and cocktail party chatter about reading them. The time when certain magazines and certain readers just lord their oh-so-fulfilling summer over your shiftless vacation. More »