News: PS3 price cut unlikely this year

Analysts say the company has moved away from fighting for market share to focus on profitability

Second Level Gears of War 2 Play Through [Xbox 360 Spring Showcase]

Today at Microsoft's Spring Event Cliff Bleszinski walked members of the press through the entire second level of Gears of War 2. Actually he played through the level, live, as we watched in rapt attention. Gears of War 2 takes place six months after the first Gears ends, he said. It is fall and the ...

Halo Cosplay Turned Up To Eleven [Halo]

This is Adam and Walter, from the 405th. Hi Adam and Walter! Adam and Walter like Halo, and they like cosplay, so seeing them dressed as Halo characters isn't that big a shock. What is a shock is the quality of these costumes! If somebody told me these were photos smuggled off the set of the Halo movie ...

The Designer's Notebook: Difficulty Modes and Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment

In Ernest Adams' latest Gamasutra column, he digs into difficulty levels in games, interestingly suggesting that player-set difficulty might be preferable to the imagined utopia of pure dynamic difficulty settings.

Shane Kim Clueless About Xbox 360 Newton [Microsoft]

Xbox honcho Shane Kim is back with more talking! This time he goes on and on for something like four paragraphs talking about motion sensed. Does that confirm the rumored Xbox 360 Wii-mote clone? "I've never heard of a motion sensing controller," he replies. According to Kim: Well, the stock answer ...

Rumor: Gamerscores transferring to next Xbox console

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 A rumor in Game Informer (full text from GI after the break) states that Gamerscores and achievements will be transferable to Microsoft's next console. As far a rumors go, this is one many Xbox 360 owners might pray Microsoft wouldn't prevent from becoming a reality.Achievements ...

Rumor: 360 slimming down in 2009

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessSince it won't go anywhere near the Wii Fit balance board and is extremely likely to die during a heated workout, your obese Xbox 360 isn't going to get thinner in its lifetime. No, that's what the "Xbox 540" replacement is for, claims TG Daily. The site reckons ...

Get Vista's Best Features in Windows XP

Despite the fact that most of you prefer XP to Vista and would rather Microsoft extended XP's shelf-life, several new and improved features available in Vista would be great to have in XP. This new functionality may not be enough to get you to switch to Vista, but that doesn't mean you're out of luck.

Download Now: Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope Released

Microsoft has released its highly anticipated Worldwide Telescope software, which can be used by astronomers and non-astronomers alike to explore the heavens with a desktop client akin to Google Earth.

BitTorrent Community Mourns as Tracker Founder Passes Away

Last month, TorrentFreak had the pleasure of interviewing Merrin, the founder of the 150,000 member MVGroup tracker. It is with great sadness that we bring the news that after a long struggle against increasing health problems, Merrin has passed away, aged just 32.

The Worst, Most NSFW PlayStation Ad Ever [Nsfw]

We're not sure who advertising agency TBWA is appealing to here with this PlayStation 3 ad. Sure, the abs are washboard-like and the pecs appear to be rippling, but the tiny phallus safely hidden behind a Kotaku NSFW Fish isn't going to go over well with anybody but the most specific of fetishists—say ...

Xbox 360 Spring Showcase Round Up. If you're ... [Microsoft]

Xbox 360 Spring Showcase Round Up. If you're just tuning in, Microsoft has been hitting us hard with new media, new release dates and new details on its 2008 line-up of Xbox 360 games. For all of our updates on Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Too Human, Ninja Gaiden II, Fable 2, Viva Pinata: Trouble in ...

The First 10 Minutes Of Metal Gear Solid 4 [Spoiler]

Earlier this morning Ashcraft attended a press event in Japan for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, where Kojima himself played through the game for about 40 minutes. Game Videos was kind (or evil) enough to commit the first 10 minutes of said gameplay to video, essentially capturing the experience ...

Too many Too Human screens (and a video!)

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, RPGs You got a taste of Too Human this morning with those leaked screenshots, but now we've got the mother lode of media straight from Microsoft's Gamer's Day. There are a few screenshots below and we've got the above video showing off co-op action in the ...

Getting the Best Buy on a Computer Power Supply

Best Buy has certainly stepped up its game in the last few years when it comes to better servicing the DIY computer builder or upgrader. But is Best Buy doing you a service a disservice by selling you its own computer power supply? Are you overpaying for over-rated power supplies that burn up under ...

Official: HBO now on iTunes

Episodes of Rome and The Sopranos pop for $2.99 while The Wire and Sex and the City (yes the complete series) go for the iTunes "standard" pricing of $1.99. We just fired-up iTunes and confirmed it just like the rumor predicted. With Apple backing down from its strict, flat-rate pricing...

GTA IV's PS3 Problems To Be Fixed Via Firmware Update? [Rumor]

GTA IV has some problems. Some are pretty great, but most have resulted in freezes and lock-ups, which aren't great. And while a recent patch has fixed some of those problems, it hasn't fixed all of them, leaving a lot of GTA IV players still in the lurch. If that's you and you own a 60GB PS3, help ...

Quality Of Life? Does Anyone Still Give A Damn?

How have 'quality of life' issues in the game industry improved since EA_Spouse's letter in late 2004? Gamasutra talks to the IGDA's Jason Della Rocca and the Spouse (Erin Hoffman) herself to analyze progress so far.

70 Really Stunning Typographic Designs

Over 70 examples of sexy, bold and experimental typography. Some examples are typographic posters, some are typographic illustrations and some are just sketches with type. In any case, you will hopefully find some inspiration for your future works.

Powerset Unveils Test Version of Google-killer

The public will get its first chance Monday to test a search engine from start-up Powerset that eschews conventional keyword technology and instead is designed to understand the meaning of Web pages.