Gotta say it ... but I wasn't a big fan of Half Life 2. I LOVED the first half life. It's one of my top five games, but the second one just didn't do it for me. The first part was just a long chase sequence and while the second part was intense street fighting, I really wasn't into the story of the game. In Half…

Actually ... the chain starts at LifeHacker, which then links directly to Kotaku, which then links back to a different LifeHacker article which then links to the final site of Engadget. All just to say, "hey, google has a new feature".

What the hell happened in the last month? This site is a total mess these days. I'm glad they just discovered the scroll bar again but it would nice to be able to use my back button. And why are tweets getting full blog entries? If I were one of the editors, I think I'd be prepping the resume right now.

Well, I'd argue it wasn't really a cake at all. Still cool, but the base was probably aluminum covered cardboard. All that green frosting was probably chucked in the trash after they were done. The dad should have made a choclate cake base then added the green frosting. Still ... really cool idea..

@ImprobableJoe: hahahaha ... you clearly don't know or you would call me a leftie socialist. I have a lot of issues with capitalism but in this case, I see no moral quandary by selling used games. I don't see how one industry should be exempt from the basic notion of ownership.

@Runefox: Incorrect - a new game is not the same as a used game as the used game may be scratched when you buy it. The manual may be missing. The case may be gummed up with fingerprints. Any online incentives are probably spent. There's a definite deprecation in the tangible assets.

There is nothing illegal or unethical buying a used game. Period. It's what we call Capitalism. Producers can either sell the item cheaper or they can provide incentives for a person pony up the sixty bucks.

@Numanoid: If the keyboard is something you are interested in learning, you definitely check out emedia's keyboard & piano lessons. At the beginning, you'll be hitting your head on all the keys, by the end, you'll be playing billy joel. it's very well done.

@McGibby: honestly ... I would shell out the money and get the keytar. It's incredibly light and very portable. It can be passed when having jam sessions whereas a full keyboard is pretty much not-moving. Also, the keytar sort reinforces by its small size that it is meant for one hand. I had no intentions on…

@Numanoid: I love my keytar ... I use it every day even though my xbox has been at the repair shop for the past two weeks.

@theBMB: Playing an instrument is immensely satisfying. It requires a lot of time, effort, and discipline but it's worth it. That said, Rock Band does scratch a different itch. You get the social aspect of jamming with friends. Yes, they may be playing fake instruments, but who cares? In reality, I'd never get…

Wow ... party chat with avatars only now, not only will your friends misinterpret your meaning, but the Kinnect will do it as well. I mean, all it takes is one misinterpretted eyebrow raise for a conversation to go right off the rails. And yes ... please record my conversations. Can you imagine the data mining…

The name of the game was Wasteland. The game was released 1988 instead of 1987. It was a pretty awesome game at the time and is credited as the inspiration for the Fallout series.

@Wolfbullet: There are far worse movies out there. Just google Coleman Francis and you'll understand true pain.

@TheME262: point one - this is a blog not a site of "objective" news. Think of it more like an ongoing editorial.

@notrock: So .... if he's scared straight, would that make him gay?

@Michael Dukakis: That's why you should always have a big fat emergency fund ready. Some call it a FU fund for when the boss gets in your face. You just say F-U, and walk out.

I used to enjoy reading Kotaku reviews, even about games I cared little about. The good thing about the red/blue format was that I could gauge the feeling of the review with only a glance.

I'm one of those guys who are constantly looking down at the controller to figure out which color button to press even after owning the system for like four years. While the D Pad looks killer, the buttons ruin it for me. This would be like Playstation changing all their symbols on their controller. I wouldn't be…