Where Posters, Packaging & Box Art Comes From [Marketing] and more...

Tue Mar 30 2010
marketing
Where Posters, Packaging & Box Art Comes From [Marketing]

A few weeks ago, I did a feature on a company that's responsible for game logos and box art. Today, then, I thought we'd look at something similar: a company that does box art and marketing material. MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Mar 30 2010 00:30



grand theft auto
The Grand Theft Auto 'Hot Coffee' Payout Checks Are In The Mail [Grand Theft Auto]

If you ever owned a copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, specifically the naughty version that contained the crude, digital doggy-styling mission known as "Hot Coffee," you may already be five U.S. dollars richer. Publisher Take-Two is sending out checks. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 20:00



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Bacon Approves [Screengrab]

To dislike Monday Night Combat would be to disagree with a woman dressed as bacon. This representative of bacon-flavoring company J&D's (makers of Baconnaise) recently visited MNC studio Uber Entertainment. I played the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game, sans bacon outfit, at PAX East. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 17:20



clips
How Nintendo Can Help You Cook [Clips]

Nintendo's new super-sized DSi XL portable gaming system hit stores this weekend. One of the device's key "games" also went on sale: An interactive cook book. We took both for a spin to see how they did. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 16:00



bioware
BioWare's Secret Countdown Ends On A Bazaar Note [Bioware]

The maker of Dragon Age and Mass Effect has ended its online countdown clock teasing, revealing something that isn't a new game, isn't a batch of fresh downloadable content and isn't a port of Mass Effect 2. It's the BioWare Bazaar. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 15:40



PAX East
A Nintendo Fanboy Made This Game [PAX East]

In 2002, Andrew Lum strapped a TV to his chest, a GameCube to his belt and crashed Sony parties. He was paid to do this, but, really, Andrew Lum loves Nintendo. Today, he's making a Nintendo game. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 15:00



pc
You Got Your Kotaku In My Steam!!! [Pc]

We've always been big fans of Steam, Valve's game delivering and online game hosting service, but now we have one more reason to love it: Kotaku is an official news provider for the system. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 14:00



ipad
iPad Games: The Ultimate Gamer's Guide to Apple's iPad [Ipad]

Slim, sexy and packed with a library of games, the iPad is shaping up to be a powerful contender in the eyes and for the fingers of gamers. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 13:00



PAX East
The Great PAX East Slurpee Caper [PAX East]

Come hear the tale of how one video game journalist, driven by the love of the Slurpee, overcame tremendous odds to travel one and a half blocks in two hours. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 12:40



PAX East
Snoopy Flying Ace: High Road To Reminiscence [PAX East]

A brief hands-on with upcoming Xbox Live Arcade air combat game Snoopy Flying Ace at PAX East made me realize how badly I missed playing Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 12:20



PAX East
Eight Billion Years Of Dead Space [PAX East]

For Dead Space 2 executive producer Steve Papoutsis, PAX East was an amazing opportunity to connect with the fans that could keep the franchise going for "eight billion years." MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 12:00



PAX East
In Search Of History's Best Video Games: Canon Fodder, Season One [PAX East]

This past weekend, N'Gai Croal and I launched an idea two years in the making: The Best Method Of All Time For Selecting The 10 Best Video Games Of All Time. Or, as we more humbly call it: Canon Fodder. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 11:40



igaming
iPhone Chart Toppers: Justin Bieber Attacks!!! [Igaming]

Street Fighter IV you should be ashamed! How did you allow Justin Bieber on this list? MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 11:00



PAX East
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Preview: The Machine Girl Cometh [PAX East]

Ska Studios' The Dishwasher returns in Vampire Smile, and he's not alone, as his previously dead sister Yuki takes up arms against an army of twisted enemies, Machine Girl style. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 10:40



well played
An Arcade In Every Home [Well Played]

I just got an arcade in my basement. It's two floors of rooms, some themed to my favorite game makers, others made to look like a dungeon castle, a westen theme and even a room straight out of the 80s. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 10:00



clips
A Children's Choir Sings Portal's Closing Song "Still Alive" [Clips]

The end credits of first-person shooter Portal treated players to the song "Still Alive". Wisconsin's own Gifford Children's Choir did the version of the tune. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 07:00



sony
PS3 Loses Linux Support [Sony]

Ever since it launched in 2006, one of the neater features of the PlayStation 3 has been its ability to run operating systems other than its own. Like Linux. Next month, however, the console will ditch that compatibility. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon Mar 29 2010 02:30




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