You guys have any burning questions? About anything? This is Ask Me Stuff, which does exactly what it says on the tin. Leave me a question in the comments below and I’ll endeavour to answer it before the day is out.
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85 responses to “Ask Me Stuff”
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Blaghman
Do you feel bad about shattering our dreams by accidentally putting this up before it existed? Can you live with the guilt from millions of people who clicked the link, only to find that their questions would remain unanswered?
I kid.
Okay proper question… Hmm…
On a scale of one to ten, how pleased are you that Plainview made his glorious return?
I class myself as an eleven, because that’s as high as my amp goes.
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NotoriousR
Going to E3? What’s your most anticipated thing (game/console reveal) going into E3? Mine would probably be the Uncharted 3 demo. Though I am curious to see what Project Cafe turns out to be…
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Chuloopa
First of all – part 2 of Kotaku Chronicals is up now 😉
hehe2nd – i am sooooooo amped for Space Marine.
Jb has already announced a rad Collectors edition, but EB and Game have yet to announce one.
Any word on if EB or Game will be doing one, and if so, can you find out what will be in it?Also – played hunted: the demon forge yet? impressions if you have? It also looks fittingly rad
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Chuloopa
hmm that wasn’t there this morning.. so it looks as though it’s the exact same thing. i’ll probably still get the JB one as space marine skins are better than weapon skins
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Effluvium Boy
Is there a reason behind “Chronicals”? I’m not being a Nazi, just wondering if I’m missing out on an in-joke…
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Chuloopa
Heyyyy this is meant to be Ask Mark Stuff! 😛
nah, no in joke. Just sounded more epic. It’s the chronicles of the good ship Kotaku
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Effluvium Boy
Eh?
I was referring to the spelling.
Sydney Meat – Just nonsense that caught on.
Kommunity – Understandable.
Chronicals – Wasn’t sure if this was just a spelling error (which is understandable; chemical, medical, etc.) or it had some origin story that I’d missed.
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Fenixius
Whoa, so they have. What’s the deal? How come they got this without it being Announced on every gaming site forever?
That Purity Seal looks cool :O
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ShiggyNinty
Do you think COD Elite will be worthwhile enough to warrant anyone to subscribe to it? Do you think it will really work?
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James Mac
I signed up to the beta.
I’m not planning on paying for it but some of the stuff that’s likely to be free appeals to me.
Matchmaking in particular… being able to group the KotakAU people and preference them over generic 13 year olds is appealing. Also, the training stuff is something I need… pretty badly.-
Tom
I’m with you on the beta, James. Good chance to check it out, see what will work for me and what won’t. The aspect that has appealled the most to me is the groups, and organising matches within the group. That would be great for playdates and such.
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NotoriousR
OH! Another question. Apple have scheduled their WWDC conference more or less as the same time as Microsoft’s E3 conference. Thoughts?
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Ruen
given how the moral panic machine appears to be in full swing in regards to DoA Dimensions, will you be making an article with your thoughts on the matter?
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Dominic
Why do you think Activision has declined to answer questions regarding the price of the subscription Elite package or even detailed exactly what features Elite offers for those who pay?
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doubleDizz
I am pretty keen for Deus Ex Human Revolution, but there’s this quiet, haunting feeling in the pit of my gut that it is going release and be a terrible game! =[
Some of the latest videos they’ve release don’t seem to look as polished as the pre-rendered ones that first dropped for the title…
Have you played the game Mark? What are your thoughts on DE:HR?
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Glenn
Just curious, what is your prefered computer Operating System (win, linux or os x) and what OS do they make you use in the office?
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Peter Richards
Is there any news on Forza 4? And will it reinstate system-link that was gratuitously ripped from Forza3 to sate the Microsoft Live cash-cow?
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James Mac
Hi Mark,
2 questions…
1) Do you ‘do the Dew’?
and
2) Is the Duke Nukem demo a multiplayer beta, or is it the single player demo that was shown at Gamescom, PAX, Eurogames et all?
Thanks.
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Wonko
What’s up with this “biggest announcement ever” from gog?
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mattroe
What’s your favourite bad game? For example, Goldeneye: Rogue Agent got terrible reviews, but I loved it.
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Alinos
That game was awesome i think the biggest issue was it had goldeneye in the name and when it wasn’t the precious goldeneye from the 64 everyone had a cry.
This might just be me looking through memory glasses but i think it looked significantly better than the goldeneye outing on the wii.(although after recently replaying the PoP(original copies not the remastered) series i remember them looking better too
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dzc12
Have you heard about this?
Thoughts?
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The Cracks
I was tempted to get this game already – now I might have to before crazy classification BS pulls it off the shelves.
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Effluvium Boy
Am I not pretty enough?
Is my heart too broken?
Do I cry too much?
Am I too outspoken?
Don’t I make you laugh?
Should I try it harder?
Why do you see right through me? -
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Licketty Split
Considering how cheap it is to import games from overseas, I was wondering which consoles are region locked and which ones aren’t. Also, where’s the best place to buy them from?
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RaygunBrown
PS3 is region free. Buy from anywhere.
Xbox 360 games in Oz are same region as the UK. Buy from ozgameshop.com or GAME UK.
Pretty sure the Wii is region locked. Not sure about what region though.
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Jamie What?
I believe the game regions are Europe (Including Australia/NZ), America, Asia and Japan. Any European game can be played on an Australian console.
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sarujin
Jamie is correct here.
Wii is totally region locked,
PAL Region (Europe + Australasia)
NTSC/UC (North America)
NTSC/J (Japan)
There may be a separate asian region, I’ve never followed the Wii that close.360 can be region locked or region free
regions are the same as Wii, but also an asian region.PS3 is region free, but can have compatibility issues with the PSStore. eg a North American game may not work with DLC from Australia.
PSP is region free, no problems.
DS is region free, no problems. DSi can have regions. 3DS has regions.
Any game you buy from Europe will always work on a console here.
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Jamie What?
Wii games are region locked. Some 360 games are region locked so some research would be required. All PS3 games are region free.
As for where to buy, I usually go to Ozgameshop, Amazon.com or Ebay. The first two are good, Ebay obviously depends on the seller.
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N0NEoftheAB0VE
Has EA come back to you about the prizes from the Crysis 2 (ask the devs) competition last year? I got your email back in Mid April (and thanks for that) but since then I haven’t heard or seen anything from Electronic Arts either by phone, email or mail?
Thanks and sorry for the continuing hassle
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Thom
DA2 or Witcher 2 – who you got? I’ve only played DA2 and the Witcher 1, how does the latter stand up?
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Marathon
Witcher 2 hands down. Always been a fan of Bioware’s games but DAII was such a disapointment. I haven’t finished Witcher 2 yet but despite the number of hours I’m sinking into it, I keep coming back for more. Love exploring every little area finding side quests, loot and story elements. DAII, by the 2/3 mark I was really brain dead rushing to the ending.
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Thom
Cheers Marathon,
DA2 is the biggest gaming disappointment I can recall. I felt compelled to finish it as a Bioware fan, but it got just punishing towards the end.
I’m ordering the Witcher 2 as we speak. I really hoping I’m not disappointed by it. It has generally good reviews, but almost all of my go-to reviewers have given it 6’s and 7’s.
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Marathon
Play the first Witcher game first. In my opinion the game dumps you in the middle of a crisis and doesn’t give much in the way of introduction to characters and events that carry over from the first game.
The game doesn’t hold your hand and point out everything on your mini-map so use your journal and go exploring. Combat is also confusing at first and challenging at lower levels but stick with it and learn your enemies different weaknesses. (ie actually buy books on enemies)
Hope this helps.
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Jamie What?
Are you attending the get together this Saturday evening?
Also, how goes the Epsipay Aximay addiction? Still clean and sober? It’s been two days now since I had a soda of any description. The water at work tastes REALLY funky though. Like a badger dies in the water container. It tastes of badger death. So far, no ill effects. Both Pepsi withdrawl and dead-Badger-water wise.
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HotDamn!
Just throwing this out there as a bit of a lame/fun question-
I’m close to finishing Fallout New Vegas (which I might add, I’ve loved…but shit…I have never in my gaming life experience such a broken, bug-riddled game). Anyway, I’m feeling a bit nonplussed about the next game I should buy/play. I won’t be PUMPED!(I want Bioshock Infinite!)
So, out of these, what should it be? Bear in mind, I won’t be playing co-op on any of these titles….I don’t have any RL friends who like gaming, basically.
Halo Reach
Borderlands
Resident Evil 5
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
LA Noire
God of War III
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
Demon’s Souls-
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RaygunBrown
Probably try your best to go co-op in Borderlands. That world gets a little stale on your own.
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Alinos
Unless you already owned it or you can find re5 for 10 bucks I say avoid it
Ridiculously short game. And the worst entry in he series IMO
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Braaains
Jesus God, man… you don’t have Demon’s Souls? Get that. Not sure where you live, but if you’re in Adelaide then you get get it at Shin Tokyo for $44. It’s a US import version, but since there’s no DLC to worry about you’ll be fine.
Arguably the best game of this generation so far IMO. It’s an acquired taste – you have to put a few hours in before it really sinks its teeth into you. But once it gets hold of you it never lets go.
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HotDamn!
I know, I know! Been meaning to have myself punished by this game for ages. I’m in Sydney actually. Even though EB doesn’t list it on their website anymore, I’m pretty sure I saw it in their ‘used and abused’ section. Might go check it out at lunch.
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The Cracks
I’d go with AssCreeBro, Alien Water or Resi5, depending on what sort of game you’ll enjoy more.
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dawdle!
Have you met the new Gizmodo editor yet?
Will you be sad Nick is leaving?
How does it feel to jump onto something new as a journalist/news editor after being attached to one place after a few years for you personally? -
RaygunBrown
Three people stand at your door. They all have something to offer. You can only choose one.
1. Hideo Kojima invites you to lunch for an exclusive chat about Metal Gear Solid 5.
2. Seamus Byrne invites you to co-host Sunrise for a week while Mel & Kochie are off doing their hair or something. You both have free reign as to choice of topics and guests.
3. Sean Connery invites you for a pint to talk about Scotland, Zardoz and sing Danny Boy.
CHOOSE!
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Mark Serrels
ABORT ABORT!
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Jamie What?
4. Ally McCoist wants to take you to Ibrox to play for the Gers as only you have the mad ninja skillz needed to give the Bhoys the tanking they need. Shaolin Soccer style.
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Tom
If Mark and Seamus have free reign to invite whoever they want, can’t they invite Kojima and Connery, thus solving all of humanities crises in one fell swoop?
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Tom
Have you ever tried to grow a hobo beard? If no, why have you never tried to grow a hobo beard? And if yes, did your hobo beard get in the way of you eating massive hamburgers?
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James Mac
It’s true…
I was at a Burns supper the other night, apparently it even applies to the women.
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Brewer74
I was just wondering, after seeing all of these Kinect games being announced, any word on a release of the voice commands for aussie users of kinect? It has been months now, and I would like to use the features that are LISTED ON THE BOX when i bought it. Any ETA at all? Oh, and if anyone has heard even a whisper about LA Noire on PC, I will cream my pants.
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Dean
Any chance of ever seeing a new blog post on “Stuck in church”? It was fascinating read as I work for the Adventists but do not hold any of there beliefs.
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MrBS
Hi Mark, can kotaku please follow up their great review of the kinect ‘game boat’ with this lovely accessory from CTA Digital http://www.ctadigital.com/item.asp?item=2886
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SeoN
Hey Mark,
Any idea if Foxtel is going to show any of E3 again this year? They covered some of it last year and with the free month of Foxtel on the 360 it would be incredibly convenient!
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Braaains
Have you decided which PSN games you’ll be taking as freebies when it comes back online? Or do you already have all of the games on offer?
Did you notice I didn’t ask you last week about the Ico/SotC collection? Well, I’m asking again now 😛
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Blaghman
I read the first bit, and went “wait a second, this isn’t about the Ico/ SotC collection!”
I’m glad to see you haven’t changed though.
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Braaains
I know Mark knows something – he’s holding out on us! I’m going to keep asking until he finally cracks and spills what he knows.
He’ll talk. By the end he’ll be BEGGING to talk…
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Ruari Moran
Hey Mark,
I was just wondering if you had any advice for someone starting up a small game article website of their own?Also inb4 someone says “don’t”.
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