Thursday, May 22, 2008

BioShock Confirmed for PS3! (Holiday 2008 Release Date)

Cue the I-told-you-so's -- the everlasting rumor about last year's Xbox 360 hit BioShock popping up on the PS3 turns out to be true. According to the July issue of EGM, publisher 2K Games has confirmed that the underwater shooter is making the transition to Sony's shores.

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Penny Arcade promotes their game with blog comment flamebait

Instead of using positive review quotes from gaming publications they went with the most ridiculous comments that one hater has been systematically posting on Wired. Dtoid also found out that the guy has been trolling them since 2005 on various sites. Can you imagine his face when he discovers this?

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Revolutionary: Mario Kart Training Wheel

In his latest column, Mike Sylvester details his incredibly cheap DIY solution for making you a better racer with the Wii Wheel, as well as a simple way to get non-gamers in on the action without embarrassing themselves.

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3 Freakish Rubik's Cube Ads [Pics]

These Australian ads for the Rubik's Cube are clever but disturbing.

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Microsoft Explains "Gaywood" Ban

Late last night, we learned the story of Richard Gaywood, the not-so-happy Xbox Live user whose gamertag was banned. Since "RichardGaywood" was both the user's gamertag as well as his legal, honest-to-goodness given name, Kotaku contacted Microsoft to learn the reason behind the ban.

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20 Wii Games Nintendo NEEDS to Make

It's been said that Nintendo has already exhausted their franchises on the Wii and don't really have a lot up their sleeve for the next year or so since Brawl, Mario Kart Wii and other favorites have already made an appearance on the console, but we beg to differ. Join the Slobs as we dish out 20 games we want to see come to the Wii!

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Xbox Live Bans A Guy For Using His Surname In Gamertag

Xbox LIVE has banned gamer Richard Gaywood for using the gamertag "RichardGaywood." According to LIVE, "...the gamertag RichardGaywood is no longer allowed. Please change your gamertag before playing on Xbox LIVE." Here's the kicker: Richard Gaywood is apparently his legal name!

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The Snake game using the lights of an entire building

How did they pull it off?

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