TOG - The Older Gamers

Final Fantasy XIII UK Launch Event Video Feature

13 March 2010 |We speak to the hardcore fans who braved long queues and cold weather at HMV on London's Oxford Street for the Final Fantasy XIII UK launch.

Final Fantasy XIII UK Launch Event Video Feature

13 March 2010 |We speak to the hardcore fans who braved long queues and cold weather at HMV on London's Oxford Street for the Final Fantasy XIII UK launch.

Gran Turismo 5 Night Racing Trailer

13 March 2010 |Check out a little surprise Sony included in the God of War 3 disc. Take a look at what night driving will look like in this trailer for Gran Turismo 5!

Brink CG Trailer

12 March 2010 |Straight out of GDC 2010, we bring you the latest CG Trailer for Brink!

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Rhinoplasty Gameplay Movie

12 March 2010 |Max has hours of fun with Rhinoplasty.

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Rhinoplasty Gameplay Movie

12 March 2010 |Max has hours of fun with Rhinoplasty.

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Future Vision Gameplay Movie

12 March 2010 |Sam refreshes his memory before cracking the case.

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Demo

12 March 2010 |Will Armstrong demonstrates the latest Sam & Max game, The Devil's Playhouse at GDC.

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Opening Cutscene

12 March 2010 |Sam & Max try to make an escape from the vile clutches of General Skun-ka'pe'.

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse First Look

12 March 2010 |This zany duo is back and ready for more wild and crazy adventures in season three.

GDC 10: Surprise, it’s Will Wright

14 March 2010 |Offers perspective, a positive outlook, and plenty of jokes.

Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Map Details

14 March 2010 |Upcoming map pack contains five maps total, two from Call of Duty 4.

GDC 10: The Top 5 Stories From the Show

14 March 2010 |See what had us drooling at this year's Game Developers Conference.

GDC 10: New Deus Ex: Human Revolution Details

14 March 2010 |Eidos Montreal talks breakfast cereals, Detroit's cyberpunk Renaissance, and the world's most dangerous idea.

GDC 10: PlayStation Home is Booming

14 March 2010 |Sony says the social networking space is having one hell of a year.

GDC 10: Nexuiz Hands-on

13 March 2010 |Who got their PC on my console?

Moto GP 09/10 Screens

13 March 2010 |Lean into these new images.

Deadliest Warrior: The Game Screens

13 March 2010 |A few small and deadly screens for you.

GDC 10: Wakeboarding HD Hands-on

13 March 2010 |Tubular bro!

Rumor: Insomniac Games Going Multiplatform

13 March 2010 |Maker of Resistance and Ratchet franchises may soon produce software for Xbox 360, too.

Gran Turismo 5, Split/Second Compatible with Move Controller

15 March 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> It looks like when Sony had their big Move showing at GDC last week, they left a couple of ...

Gran Turismo 5, Split/Second Compatible with Move Controller

15 March 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> It looks like when Sony had their big Move showing at GDC last week, they left a couple of ...

PlayStation Move: Quick Impressions Of What It Can Do

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PlayStation Move: Quick Impressions Of What It Can Do

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Lady Gaga Tracks to Infiltrate Rock Band Next Week

10 March 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Steel yourselves, plastic guitar aficionados, for all is proceeding exactly as the vulgar prophet Eric ...

Lady Gaga Tracks to Infiltrate Rock Band Next Week

10 March 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Steel yourselves, plastic guitar aficionados, for all is proceeding exactly as the vulgar prophet Eric ...

New Wolfenstein Trailer

16 March 2010 |Demons, Nazis and shooting, oh my! Wolfenstein might just be the most interesting re-envisioning of a WWII game yet.

SingStar: The Beatles? 

16 March 2010 |Rumors from Gamescom 09 suggest that the next SingStar will follow in the path of the next Rock Band.

Naughty Dog: Uncharted 2 Can’t Be Done on Xbox 360

16 March 2010 |Christophe Balestra thinks that the SPUs, Blu-ray and standard hard drive make all the difference with the PS3.

Guitar Hero World Tour for Only $99

16 March 2010 |The game's official store starts the clearance sale ahead of Guitar Hero 5's arrival.

Derek Rose Dominates the Combine

16 March 2010 |The Chicago Bulls' electrifying point guard talks NBA 2K10 and what it's like being a rookie.

Sony Brings Both God of War Games to Blu-ray

16 March 2010 |God of War I and II will be playable in 720p resolution for the first time, thanks to this special compilation releasing this holiday.

Real-Life Bayonetta Model Contest Launches

16 March 2010 |If your significant other looks like Bayonetta, she could score you a new 50-plasma.

Dwight Howard Takes Journalists to School

16 March 2010 |NBA Live 10 cover athlete serves up another embarrassing rejection.

New Sands of Time Info

16 March 2010 |Moviefone uncovers details (buried in the sand, of course) to the big budget Prince of Persia film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

GDC: Will Wright Peels Back Layers Of Entertainment, Games

14 March 2010 |When Will Wright looks at the world, he sees it differently than most people. He observes systems, he analyzes layers and he notices patterns in the most seemingly normal, every day things. "It's an affliction," he said at GDC on ...

GDC: Will Wright Peels Back Layers Of Entertainment, Games

14 March 2010 |When Will Wright looks at the world, he sees it differently than most people. He observes systems, he analyzes layers and he notices patterns in the most seemingly normal, every day things. "It's an affliction," he said at GDC on ...

GDC: Jason Rohrer Talks Diamond Trust’s ‘Knowledge Chains’

14 March 2010 |Independent designer Jason Rohrer is one of the gaming industry's few radicals. It makes sense that he fears people will assume his next project, a DS title ostensibly about the diamond trade in Angola, will be a quintessential ...

GDC: Jason Rohrer Talks Diamond Trust’s ‘Knowledge Chains’

14 March 2010 |Independent designer Jason Rohrer is one of the gaming industry's few radicals. It makes sense that he fears people will assume his next project, a DS title ostensibly about the diamond trade in Angola, will be a quintessential ...

GDC: EA’s Cousens Talks Social Gaming’s Wal-Mart Parallel

14 March 2010 |The shift of the game-playing population to internet-based games is analogous to the growth of the American supermarket, according to EA's Ben Cousins. In a talk Friday at the Game Developers Conference, Cousins explained how ...

GDC: EA’s Cousens Talks Social Gaming’s Wal-Mart Parallel

14 March 2010 |The shift of the game-playing population to internet-based games is analogous to the growth of the American supermarket, according to EA's Ben Cousins. In a talk Friday at the Game Developers Conference, Cousins explained how ...

GDC: Refining The Real-Time Combat In Mass Effect 2

14 March 2010 |On the final day of GDC 2010, BioWare designer Christina Norman outlined the dramatic change of combat in Mass Effect 2, explaining how and why these changes took place. Mass Effect 2 put a lot of emphasis on real-time gun combat ...

GDC: Refining The Real-Time Combat In Mass Effect 2

14 March 2010 |On the final day of GDC 2010, BioWare designer Christina Norman outlined the dramatic change of combat in Mass Effect 2, explaining how and why these changes took place. Mass Effect 2 put a lot of emphasis on real-time gun combat ...

GDC: Jenova Chen’s HeavenVille Wins Game Design Challenge

14 March 2010 |Noted game designers Jenova Chen, Kim Swift, Heather Kelley, and Erin Robinson presented concepts around the topic of "Real-World Permadeath" during this year's Game Design Challenge at Game Developers Conference, with Chen's ...

GDC: Jenova Chen’s HeavenVille Wins Game Design Challenge

14 March 2010 |Noted game designers Jenova Chen, Kim Swift, Heather Kelley, and Erin Robinson presented concepts around the topic of "Real-World Permadeath" during this year's Game Design Challenge at Game Developers Conference, with Chen's ...

News: Realtime Worlds wins Scottish Innovation award

16 March 2010 | APB and Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds have been awarded the John Logie Baird Award for Innovation in Scotland. The award was presented at a gala award dinner at ...

News: Bioshock 2 DLC was already on disc, claim fans

16 March 2010 | New downloadable content for Take-Two's BioShock 2 was already on the game's disc, according to accusations from fans. The Sinclair Solutions pack was released on ...

News: Ex-Ensemble dev attacks “workaholic” culture

16 March 2010 | Former Ensemble Studios developer Paul Bettner has blamed himself and Ensemble's studio culture for the company's demise and has refused to condemn Microsoft for the developer's closure. ...

News: West and Zampella sign with Hollywood talent agency

16 March 2010 | Vince Zampella and Jason West, the two ex-studio heads at the centre of the controversy between Activision and Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward, have signed with the L.A. based talent agency Creative Artists Agency ...

Interview: Sony’s Michael Denny

16 March 2010 |One of last year's biggest talking points was the latest clash between Microsoft and Sony in the console space - this time around motion control. While Nintendo surpassed both companies with the Wii, the next-gen rivals announced a ...

News: Denny: Move will “absolutely” sell PS3 consoles

16 March 2010 | Sony Worldwide Studios European boss, Michael Denny, has told GamesIndustry.biz that he believes the forthcoming PlayStation Move motion control system will be instrumental in boosting sales of the PlayStation 3 when ...

News: EA to ditch in-game ad partners and sell direct

13 March 2010 | Electronic Arts is to drop in-game advertising partners IGA Worldwide and Massive Inc. and sell its ads in-house. According to a report by digital marketing site clickz, ...

News: OnLive to offer rentals without subscription

13 March 2010 | OnLive boss Steve Perlman has revealed that the cloud gaming service will allow users to rent PC titles on a game-by-game basis, highlighting a more flexible approach for customers. ...

News: OnLive to offer rentals without subscription

13 March 2010 | OnLive boss Steve Perlman has revealed that the cloud gaming service will allow users to rent PC titles on a game-by-game basis, highlighting a more flexible approach for customers. ...

News: Molyneux “not surprised” by PlayStation Move

13 March 2010 | Peter Molyneux, Lionhead Studios founder and creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe, has characterised the PlayStation Move as "more a device for the core than it is for the casual market". ...

Unlikely Pair Come Out Against RI Adult Game Bill

13 March 2010 |While Rhode Island Bill S.2156 drew backing from the Parents Television Council, an unlikely pair has come out against the Bill, which proposes fines and possible jail time for retailers that sell “M” or ...

Unlikely Pair Come Out Against RI Adult Game Bill

13 March 2010 |While Rhode Island Bill S.2156 drew backing from the Parents Television Council, an unlikely pair has come out against the Bill, which proposes fines and possible jail time for retailers that sell “M” or ...

Why People Do What They Do to Earn Social Game Points

13 March 2010 |Research released by Offerpal Media offers some insight into why so many social gamers are willing to complete marketing actions in order to obtain virtual currency.The comScore-conducted study among 799 panelists reported that ...

Why People Do What They Do to Earn Social Game Points

13 March 2010 |Research released by Offerpal Media offers some insight into why so many social gamers are willing to complete marketing actions in order to obtain virtual currency.The comScore-conducted study among 799 panelists reported that ...

Silent Hunter 5 CE Recalled in Germany

13 March 2010 |A German website (translated) is reporting that the Collector’s Edition of Ubisoft’s Silent Hunter 5 PC game has been recalled in Germany due to the appearance of “anticonstiutional symbols” in the game.This ...

God of War Copyright Infringement Case Dismissed

13 March 2010 |David Jaffe can breathe a little easier today. According to the embattled developer, Bissoon Dath v. SCEA and David Jaffe, a copyright infringement lawsuit over various themes in the God of War series, was dismissed by a federal ...

God of War Copyright Infringement Case Dismissed

13 March 2010 |David Jaffe can breathe a little easier today. According to the embattled developer, Bissoon Dath v. SCEA and David Jaffe, a copyright infringement lawsuit over various themes in the God of War series, was dismissed by a federal ...

AU Customs Seizes Imported R4 Cartridges

12 March 2010 |In what could be chalked up as another win for Nintendo Down Under, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officials have seized an incoming shipment of R4 cartridges, which can be used with Nintendo’s DS to play ...

AU Customs Seizes Imported R4 Cartridges

12 March 2010 |In what could be chalked up as another win for Nintendo Down Under, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officials have seized an incoming shipment of R4 cartridges, which can be used with Nintendo’s DS to play ...

AMD Grant Supports Student Game Competition

12 March 2010 |Chip-maker AMD, through its AMD Foundation, and in conjunction with the AMD Changing the Game program, has provided a $65,000 grant to the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.The funds will be used to back the Alliance’s ...

Sid Meier talks player psychology and the year of Civilization

16 March 2010 | The "father of computer gaming" gave the keynote at GDC 2010 this past week, and while we really hoped he would tell us a lot about the upcoming Facebook version of Civilization, it got only the barest of mentions during the ...

Sid Meier talks player psychology and the year of Civilization

16 March 2010 | The "father of computer gaming" gave the keynote at GDC 2010 this past week, and while we really hoped he would tell us a lot about the upcoming Facebook version of Civilization, it got only the barest of mentions during the ...

Japanese hardware sales, March 1 - March 7: Jetlagged edition

16 March 2010 | [Flickr user Kossy@FINEDAYS] If you guys like mathematical equations -- and, since you're a regular reader of the Japanese hardware sales feature, we're guessing you are -- then you're going to love this little ditty we whipped ...

Japanese hardware sales, March 1 - March 7: Jetlagged edition

16 March 2010 | [Flickr user Kossy@FINEDAYS] If you guys like mathematical equations -- and, since you're a regular reader of the Japanese hardware sales feature, we're guessing you are -- then you're going to love this little ditty we whipped ...

The Best of Big Download: March 8-14

16 March 2010 |Filed under: Mac, PC, Meta (about Joystiq) GDC 2010 is history and, as predicted, there was quite a bit of news from the world's largest annual gathering of game creators. Let's review the past week and see what we can ...

The Best of Big Download: March 8-14

16 March 2010 |Filed under: Mac, PC, Meta (about Joystiq) GDC 2010 is history and, as predicted, there was quite a bit of news from the world's largest annual gathering of game creators. Let's review the past week and see what we can ...

Newest NBA Jam trailer brings plenty of extra heat

15 March 2010 | As you might imagine, the vast majority of the "heat" that the newest trailer for NBA Jam brings with it is through the various players running up and down the court fully ablaze (it certainly doesn't hurt when the screen catches ...

Newest NBA Jam trailer brings plenty of extra heat

15 March 2010 | As you might imagine, the vast majority of the "heat" that the newest trailer for NBA Jam brings with it is through the various players running up and down the court fully ablaze (it certainly doesn't hurt when the screen catches ...

GDC: Toriyama explains the themes of the Fabula Nova Crystallis trilogy

15 March 2010 | The creators of Final Fantasy XIII have been notoriously tight-lipped about the Fabula Nova Crystallis trilogy, a series comprised of FFXIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and the PSP-exclusive Final Fantasy Agito XIII. During a GDC ...

GDC: Toriyama explains the themes of the Fabula Nova Crystallis trilogy

15 March 2010 | The creators of Final Fantasy XIII have been notoriously tight-lipped about the Fabula Nova Crystallis trilogy, a series comprised of FFXIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and the PSP-exclusive Final Fantasy Agito XIII. During a GDC ...

What’s On Good Game Tonight?

16 March 2010 |Happy God of War 3 week, everyone! (more…)

What’s On Good Game Tonight?

16 March 2010 |Happy God of War 3 week, everyone! (more…)

Reader Review: Dragon Age: Origins

16 March 2010 |Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Nic does, as he finds himself showered in entrails. (more…)

Reader Review: Dragon Age: Origins

16 March 2010 |Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Nic does, as he finds himself showered in entrails. (more…)

WIN! BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger PS3 And Arcade Stick

15 March 2010 |BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is the latest 2D fighting game from Guilty Gear makers Arc System Works. It sees its long-awaited Aussie release next week. How’d you like to win it – and an arcade stick – on PS3? ...

WIN! BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger PS3 And Arcade Stick

15 March 2010 |BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is the latest 2D fighting game from Guilty Gear makers Arc System Works. It sees its long-awaited Aussie release next week. How’d you like to win it – and an arcade stick – on PS3? ...

Remember This?

15 March 2010 |Can you guess this old game from just one screenshot? (more…)

Remember This?

15 March 2010 |Can you guess this old game from just one screenshot? (more…)

The Week In Games

15 March 2010 |Confession time: I’ve never played a God of War game. (more…)

The Week In Games

15 March 2010 |Confession time: I’ve never played a God of War game. (more…)

PS Home Users Hit 12 Million

16 March 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->PlayStation Home director Jack Buser has revealed that the online service now commands a 12 million strong user base.The 3D virtual space launched on PS3 in December 2008. Its population stood at six ...

PS Home Users Hit 12 Million

16 March 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->PlayStation Home director Jack Buser has revealed that the online service now commands a 12 million strong user base.The 3D virtual space launched on PS3 in December 2008. Its population stood at six ...

Time Extend: Metal Arms - Glitch In The System

16 March 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->Computers don’t do chaos particularly well. They don’t like randomness, or clutter, or anything that can’t be reduced down into a logical pattern. It’s part of the reason why games ...

Time Extend: Metal Arms - Glitch In The System

16 March 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->Computers don’t do chaos particularly well. They don’t like randomness, or clutter, or anything that can’t be reduced down into a logical pattern. It’s part of the reason why games ...

UK Chart: Final Fantasy XIII Topples Battlefield

16 March 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII jumped straight in at number one on the UK all formats chart during the week ended March 13.Sales monitor Chart-Track said that the standard PS3 version claimed 45 ...

UK Chart: Final Fantasy XIII Topples Battlefield

16 March 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII jumped straight in at number one on the UK all formats chart during the week ended March 13.Sales monitor Chart-Track said that the standard PS3 version claimed 45 ...

Crunch Brought Down Ensemble

15 March 2010 |A former employee at defunct RTS developer Ensemble Studios has blamed its closure on the developer's crunch culture and work addiction. "The reality is that every single game we shipped took twice as long as we said it was ...

Crunch Brought Down Ensemble

15 March 2010 |A former employee at defunct RTS developer Ensemble Studios has blamed its closure on the developer's crunch culture and work addiction. "The reality is that every single game we shipped took twice as long as we said it was ...

Sony: UMD “alive and well”

15 March 2010 |Sony has said that its UMD format for the PlayStation Portable is far from dead, describing it as "alive and well". During a session for idependant developers at GDC last week, the company explained that it had no plans ...

Sony: UMD “alive and well”

15 March 2010 |Sony has said that its UMD format for the PlayStation Portable is far from dead, describing it as "alive and well". During a session for idependant developers at GDC last week, the company explained that it had no plans ...

Super Mario Bros Played on an 8 x 8 LED Matrix (Video)

16 March 2010 |Super Mario Bros Played on an 8 x 8 LED Video, Carnegie Mellon student Chloe Fan wired an 8 x 8 LED matrix to play a 64 pixel version of Super Mario Brothers.

Super Mario Bros Played on an 8 x 8 LED Matrix (Video)

16 March 2010 |Super Mario Bros Played on an 8 x 8 LED Video, Carnegie Mellon student Chloe Fan wired an 8 x 8 LED matrix to play a 64 pixel version of Super Mario Brothers.

Marketing Games: The Art of the Pole Dance

16 March 2010 |Activision threw a party for the press at GDC, complete with women working the poles and a flowing bar. Camera crews filmed, pictures were taken... as a marketing stunt this was genius. So why does it feel so dirty? The game was ...

Marketing Games: The Art of the Pole Dance

16 March 2010 |Activision threw a party for the press at GDC, complete with women working the poles and a flowing bar. Camera crews filmed, pictures were taken... as a marketing stunt this was genius. So why does it feel so dirty? The game was ...

Sony’s PlayStation Move Controller Looks Oddly Familiar

16 March 2010 |*****

Sony’s PlayStation Move Controller Looks Oddly Familiar

16 March 2010 |*****

OnLive: Money For Nothing

16 March 2010 |OnLive, the streaming games-on-demand service, will launch on June 17 for $15/month, the company announced Wednesday at Game Developers

OnLive: Money For Nothing

16 March 2010 |OnLive, the streaming games-on-demand service, will launch on June 17 for $15/month, the company announced Wednesday at Game Developers

Mario Toast! (pic)

15 March 2010 |*****

Mario Toast! (pic)

15 March 2010 |*****

Mario Reduced To 8x8 With Open Source and Arduino

15 March 2010 |adeelarshad82 writes "The open-source Arduino electronics platform has received a ton of attention from the hardware enthusiast community. And one more follower is joining the fray--Mario himself. The mustachioed plumber of console ...

Mario Reduced To 8x8 With Open Source and Arduino

15 March 2010 |adeelarshad82 writes "The open-source Arduino electronics platform has received a ton of attention from the hardware enthusiast community. And one more follower is joining the fray--Mario himself. The mustachioed plumber of console ...

How Sony and Microsoft Hope To Crack the Motion Control Market

15 March 2010 |An editorial at Eurogamer delves into what Sony and Microsoft hope to achieve with their upcoming console motion control systems, despite entering the market several years after Nintendo set the standard. "The cards Sony has placed ...

How Sony and Microsoft Hope To Crack the Motion Control Market

15 March 2010 |An editorial at Eurogamer delves into what Sony and Microsoft hope to achieve with their upcoming console motion control systems, despite entering the market several years after Nintendo set the standard. "The cards Sony has placed ...

Licensing an Abandonware Game?

14 March 2010 |WolverineOfLove writes "I'm recreating a 1980s abandonware game with copyrights that have been seemingly unused for the past 18 years. The situation is detailed further in a Slashdot journal entry I just wrote, but in short: Is it ...

Licensing an Abandonware Game?

14 March 2010 |WolverineOfLove writes "I'm recreating a 1980s abandonware game with copyrights that have been seemingly unused for the past 18 years. The situation is detailed further in a Slashdot journal entry I just wrote, but in short: Is it ...

University of Wyoming Studies Video Games

13 March 2010 |krou writes "The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting story about how the University of Wyoming's English Department is helping fund a collective called the Learning Games Initiative to study video games. Jason Thompson, an ...

Sony Begins Selling HD Movies On Its PSN

13 March 2010 |itwbennett writes "Sony on Tuesday 'rolled out the ability to buy HD movies from the PlayStation Network,' writes blogger Peter Smith. Sony claims they're the first service to offer HD titles to own from all six major movie ...

Sony Begins Selling HD Movies On Its PSN

13 March 2010 |itwbennett writes "Sony on Tuesday 'rolled out the ability to buy HD movies from the PlayStation Network,' writes blogger Peter Smith. Sony claims they're the first service to offer HD titles to own from all six major movie ...

Sony’s PS3 Motion Controller Gets Demoed and Named

12 March 2010 |itwbennett writes "In a 45-minute press conference at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sony announced its motion controller, officially named the Playstation Move. The Move consists of the Eye Toy (a camera pointed ...