I find it hilarious how Achievements have worked there way into every day activities. Things like checking into places with Foursquare or special badges on sites where you post music like Blip.FM are fun but a bit self agrandizing at the same time. I think it's the whole "base need for acknowledgment" that is at…

That's too bad. If any game screams "this should be on a Nintendo console," it's Super Meat Boy. I could see it being a popular download, but retail disc might be a stretch. And, yes, it is a bit disconcerting that possible publishers were that frank about the grim third-party Wii sales prospects, yet it is really…

This question lacks the Ghosts 'n Goblins end of the equation.

They don't have to be, it is just one avenue, and the one brought into popular view based on the ever-expanding technologies available. I've loved games where I felt a part of the game world I inhabited, and games where I was distant from it. To say that there is any one correct form of game will always be in line of…

@igloochan: Me three. And it would look like a more fluid and sharp take on the "Take On Me" video. :D

@Hatebunny: They can see with their beady evil Satano-Plummer eyes. O_O

Hood Down: "Oh, hey! Look at that! It's like Mario is coming to visit, but with some chap's head where the mustached-one's would normally be!

@colineff: Well you got half of it right. They bought them to make money, that's a given. You don't buy things to hemorrhage money. :)

Man, Harmonix sure have generated a lot of money over the years. Guitar Hero franchise, Rock Band franchise, now Dance Central... and they keep getting put into compromising situations because publishers don't know how to handle a good thing. Look at the article and realize that Viacom had no idea how huge Rock Band…

@Three Stacks: I, too, would not mind a "Kotaku Seeks Money and Heads for Daily Mail Plagiarism" article pop up somewhere. Suppose it all depends on your willingness for litigation and possible decapitation bloodlust.

@Umbreon: Eghads. EGHADS.

@Cherish_Your_Life: This is what I was thinking. Possibly (maybe) would have sold a few more face plates if they weren't already charging $100 for a wireless adapter or an extortion-priced HDD. It was hard enough for people to keep up with the actual accessories that had a function! Not that I'd detract from how…

Eh... when it comes to anything new having to do with Star Wars, you have to expect a lot of mediocrity. Then again, The Clone Wars cartoon is awesome! And The Old Republic could be good...

Good for Bowling, and for then for Notch for "kicking it up a notch... BAM!"

@MetalZombie: Hey now, lots of games were expensive here in the US, back in the 90s. Chrono Trigger set me back a cool $90 at launch. FFIII (6) was around $80. It wasn't all that uncommon: even NES games retailed fairly high. N64 cartridges were pricey, and that's ultimately what killed the tech: just not feasible…

Seeing this has me intrigued. Already want to get an SSD for my PC, for numerous reasons that aren't just gaming related. But my question to anyone who has an SSD in their PS3 would be, have you noticed any substantial differences in other games or system services? The dreamer in me looks forward to the point where…

@MARl0: Oh, I do, those were good times indeed. Of course, remember the good old days of also paying $80 for a SNES game? The downside.

21 seconds in... Meat Boy? Also, Commander Video? Now I'm intrigued if they play a part in this particular zombie apocalypse. The indie world is getting its superstars.

@Toshi: You dare underestimate the dominant smurfage of Papa Smurf?!? What's that smurfing sound coming from your smurf-side window? OH MY SMURF! It's the mother smurfing SMURF team! Duck, they've got a smurf-dot sight pointed at your forehead! :O

@Toshi: Oh, DO NOT smurf with Papa Smurf. He'll totally smurf you straight to the Smurf Village Gulag.