Before the modern first-person shooter taught me the joy of mouselook, I rarely bothered with pointing devices -- compared to a cruddy ball mouse, arrow-keys were so much simpler anyhow. But there was one good reason to clean the crud off my X and Y rollers: point-and-click adventure games. But though I've played a few here [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 18, 2008
We got you some free games this year! You like free games, right?
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Sony's Asian PlayStation website reveals some pretty sweet upcoming content packs for their neglected baby, Little Big Planet. Not only will users get several awesome themed costumes for their sackboys, and now sackgirls, but also a brand-new Metal Gear Solid level pack. The costume selection currently consists of Snake, Meryl, and Screaming Mantis so far, but [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, December 14, 2008
This year's Retro Remakes Competition is now over. The winners have yet to be announced, but you can already download and play all 50 of the entries. The range of games is immense, with pretty much anything available, from a Tetris and Metroid hybrid (!), to a 3D Super Mario Kart clone, a homebrew Nintendo [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 13, 2008
Spike TV and Mountain Dew are running a contest slash lottery, which gives you the chance to win a free digital copy of a critically acclaimed indie game for XBLA, PSN, WiiWare, or even Steam. All you have to do is submit your name, e-mail address and game preference, then perhaps opt out of the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 13, 2008
I hate to admit it, but I seem to be one of the few who have remained immune to the Peggle phenomenon. I don't even know what it's about! Valve are about to set me straight as they have collaborated with PopCap, casual game developer extraordinaire, in order to bring you Peggle Extreme, their classic [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 10, 2008
S2 Games, similar to what they did with the original Savage, have released Savage 2 - A Tortured Soul completely free of charge. As it's a first-person shooter and real-time strategy hybrid, set in a fantasy environment, players attempt to destroy the enemy team's central base. This can be accomplished by use of over 15 [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 23, 2008
Yesterday, some of Kotaku’s readers noticed that you could download Banjo Kazooie early by accessing its Marketplace page on the Internet, and then buying it after logging in to your Live account. Shortly after, people began to notice a host of exclusive pre-order and limited edition content also available for purchase online: the Gears of [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 6, 2008
I got mine! Harmonix and MTV Games have finally started sending out the download codes for the 20 free bonus tracks they promised to all owners of Rock Band 2. After dating those downloads for November 4th, and then experiencing a brief snafu in getting the content online, those codes are now finding their way [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 30, 2008
Three interviews and a hefty chunk of background research have certainly not made us experts on the field of stereoscopic 3D -- far from it. But we do now know that there's far more to the technology than your average anaglyph amusement park ride might lead you to believe, and that like it or not, [...]
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Friday, December 19, 2008
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