When The Best Part Of The Beach Is The Arcade

What do you think of when you imagine going to the beach on a hot summer day? Sunblock, towels, bikinis maybe? Not me. I think about Galaga.


July 3, 2009
In Real Life

The Video Game Yearbook

When I graduated from High School I didn’t do anything worthy of compliment or insult. Not true of our favourite video game characters.


Sink Or Swim? The Game Designer’s Conundrum

Swimming is something you and I can probably do — and will do more this summer. But swimming has long been an ability less common to video game characters than running, jumping or shooting shotguns. I asked top developers why.


July 2, 2009
News

Seek ‘N Spell Blends Running And Scrabble

In Seek ‘n Spell you use the iPhone 3G’s built in GPS to run around the real world gathering letters that you can use to score points with big words you spell out.


In Real Life

Kotaku’s Summer Of Gaming

With the year half over and the northern hemisphere’s summer in full swing, it’s time for vacations, long-lazy days of hanging out, and the great outdoors.