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Catholic Priest Allegedly Leaves Child Porn on Kid’s Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS is about as kid-friendly a gaming environment as one can think of. A huge number of the games on it are appropriate for all audiences, and the clamshell console has enough durability to stand up to being dropped many times. What one does not expect, when getting a used DS, is to…
By Kate Cox - Uncategorized
Historical Park Exhibit Finds A Lot to Learn From Video Games
Video games, as a form of art and entertainment, go back about forty years. The very earliest electronic play on computers goes back a few decades earlier, but still remains firmly in the post-war 20th century. So what use could games possibly be to someone trying to re-create 1836? A history park in Indiana, Conner…
By Kate Cox - Uncategorized
Armored Core V Has Reviewers Scratching Their Massive Metal Heads
I’ve been staring at this chart for hours, and I just can’t make sense of it. Isn’t Armored Core V about giant robots shooting at each other? I don’t know what ancient and mysterious review scale these other outlets are using; the review outlet in my head subscribes to the ‘giant robots = base score…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
We Should All Be Ashamed That Draw Something Players Don’t Know What Metroids Look Like
Zynga’s acquisition of OMGPOP today revealed some other interesting tidbits of news. Did you know, for instance, that “starfish” is one of the most popular words drawn in Draw Something? I have never even encountered the word myself. True story. Amongst the least guessed words is “pounce.” I’ve always successfully gone with the cat pounce:…
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The FarmVille People Just Bought the Draw Something People For a Reported $200 Million
A conference call with Zynga’s David Ko today confirmed rumors that the social game development company has acquired OMGPOP, the creators of mobile pictionary game Draw Something. Dan Porter, CEO of OMGPOP, will now be the Vice President and General Manager at Zynga Mobile NY. Zynga would not comment on the monetary value of the…
By Tina Amini - Uncategorized
Ask a Game Developer Anything: Your Excellent Questions Answered.
Hey, Kotaku readers! Welcome to my very first column. I’m now officially a game journalist as well as a game developer! Unfortunately, I don’t think they’ll let me review my own games… [Editor’s note: Correct!] I always get a lot of questions from people outside of the industry on how to break in, what the…
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Is Windows 8 the Biggest Threat to the Future of PC Gaming?
Stardock is now best known s the publisher of the Sins of a Solar Empire and Elemental franchises, after selling online distribution service Impulse last year. They have just released their annual customer report, talking not only about their experiences in 2011 but also looking into the crystal ball of PC gaming in 2012 and…
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UncategorizedRide a Musical Beam of Light Through the Solar System in Waveform
A single beam of light must travel through a solar system plunged into darkness in Waveform, a musical arcade adventure that places the hopes of entire galaxy on a single mouse button. As a wave of light coursing through the solar system from Pluto to the Sun, one need not worry about jumping, or shooting,…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Who Wants to Be a World of Warcraft Beta Panda?
Blizzard is gearing up for the beta test of World of Warcraft‘s next expansion, so it’s time to opt-in or be left out. Or you could just purchase a World of Warcraft annual pass for guaranteed beta access and a free copy of Diablo III. With a new playable race and a new class coming…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
This Sci-Fi Sexy Custom PC is Nothing But Love
Swedish artist Love Hultén triumphantly returns to our PC Case Mod of the Week feature with his latest creation, 4M, a computer that answers the question “Does this HAL 9000 unit come in walnut?” How much more menacing is 2001‘s mechanical menace with his signature glowing red eye encased in natural walnut? Would his dying…
By Mike Fahey
