Michael McWhertor, Author at Gizmodo

We’ve Played Nintendo’s New Wii U, the Next-Generation of Motion Control

I played Nintendo’s Wii U earlier this week, the exciting successor to the Wii that not only plays a lot like the Wii—only with a new, unique twist—and a console that plays nicely with the Wii you already have.… [Kotaku]

Tech News Michael McWhertor Jun 7

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

My personal vote for best thing to appear on Kotaku? That Bully artwork. Hot. Here’s what other hot topics hit sister gaming blog Kotaku last week. Master Chief fanatics jumped for joy then scratched their heads with the news that the director for the upcoming Halo movie had been named. Those concerned about the quality…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Aug 14

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Last week was all about the Xbox 360 and the handheld war. Here’s what you might have missed on Kotaku for the last week in July. Rumor and speculation that Microsoft would be dropping the price of its Xbox 360 were scuttled this week as analysts fed the gaming community a little something they call…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Jul 31

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

After a weekend of heavy drinking, you might be asking yourself “Hey, what happened last week at Kotaku?” This stuff did! Valve released the trailer for it’s first person puzzle game, Portal, causing millions of Half-Life, Day of Defeat, and Counter-Strike fans to uncontrollably evacuate their bowels with glee. We’re not sure how you could…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Jul 24

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

We celebrated our independence from anything remotely interesting to play, but not from controversy and wild gaming industry speculation. Here’s what’s been going on at Kotaku for the past seven days. Rumors abound as Microsoft looks to enter the handheld market as early as this Christmas. Will it be a portable Xbox (aka Xboy)? Most…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Jul 10

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Gaming may slow down in the summer but hot sweaty coverage never stops at sister site Kotaku. What’s been going on for the last week of June? There has been a bit of a tizzy going on amongst the blogger crowd, with a 1UP contributor calling out Loco Roco’s character design as… maybe a bit…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Jul 3

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Here’s what all the hubbub’s been about at Kotaku for the week of June 18. A definitely fake Grand Theft Auto 4 screenshot popped up on the Web this week. We questioned it’s credibility, then were handed some proof of how easy something like this is to fake. My rule for determining authenticity? I reflect…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Jun 26

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Here’s what’s been going on at video gaming sister site Kotaku this past week. The Nintendo DS Lite finally made its way stateside, sold like hotcakes (a mathematical constant of 68,250 per day, or 47.3958333 DS/min.) and generally pleased gamers looking for a handheld to match their iPods. But Nintendo got a bit of bad…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Jun 19

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

As we enter the summer gaming doldrums, let us not forget that the new DS Lite will let us play better outside, where all the social, tanned people are. If you still insist on staying indoors on this lovely day, at least get caught up with what was goin’ on at Kotaku last week. Take…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Jun 12

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Get caught up on last week’s happenings at Kotaku with this very special Memorial Day edition of High Score. Sony got a bit a fanboy fury directed at them last week when rumors surfaced (again) that the pre-owned market for the PlayStation 3 would be essentially dead. But, don’t worry, cheap ass gamers, you’ll still…

Tech News Michael McWhertor May 29

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Now that the E3 news is settling in, let’s get caught up on everything that happened last week at Kotaku. One thing that’s putting me into Console Launch Panic Mode is that EB and Gamestop won’t open up pre-orders for the PS3 until the fall. Why? My local EB register girl cites a lack of…

Tech News Michael McWhertor May 22

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Last week saw Team Kotaku invade E3 ’06, capturing the sites, the sounds, the offensive smells from the show floor. With so much to digest, it might be a little intimidating. This very special edition of High Score will get you up to speed with the week’s big announcements. Nintendo had a strong showing with…

Tech News Michael McWhertor May 15

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

With the video game event of the year happening next week, the Kotaku crew gets you up to speed with the latest rumblings on the home entertainment front. The biggest earth-shattering news bomb came in the redubbing of the Nintendo Revolution to the Wii. Yes. Just Wii. Not a joke, not a hoax, but an…

Tech News Michael McWhertor May 1

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Get up to speed quickly with all the pre-E3 hype and video game announcements from Kotaku. Here’s what was most definitely goin’ on last week. E3 hype in full effect! We have tons of info coming in every day including release lists from tons of companies, plus some solid speculation from the Kotaku staff. http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/bomberman-act-zero/the-games-of-e3-168226.php…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Apr 24

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

The next-gen console war is brewing! Can you hear the sweet percolation of multi-billion dollar corporations battling for marketshare? Such beautiful music. Here’s a slice of what happened at Kotaku this week. Sony’s PlayStation 3 is doomed for failure. In fact, I’m pretty sure they’re going to cancel it. Oh you want reasons? Well, first…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Apr 17

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

E3 fever, can you feel it? With only 28 days left, only the most minor of announcements are being made. But that doesn’t mean that nothing is going on in the world of gaming. Oh, quite the contrary! Here’s a recap of what’s been going on at Kotaku week, including some next-gen madness! The PlayStation…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Apr 10

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Here are the highlights from the past seven days at sister site Kotaku. Gaming news get! Almost anyone with $400 in their pocket and the desire for Microsoft console gaming goodness should have their hands on an Xbox 360 at this point. Supplies were plentiful for the first time in many weeks, with Microsoft getting…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Apr 3

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

GDC was the place to be last week, with tons of announcements, rumors and insider info revealed at the con. For all of Kotaku’s Game Developers Conference updates, check out everything tagged GDC. Sony dropped some major PlayStation 3 bombs at Phil Harrison’s keynote including details on the PlayStation network, new game demos and so…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Mar 27

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Get up to speed on what happened at gaming geek brother site Kotaku last week. On with the weekly recap! Obviously, the biggest news of the week was the first info to come out of the Sony camp in a long time. After rumors that the Spring launch wasn’t going to happen, Ken Kutaragi and…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Mar 20

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

With GDC and E3 right around the corner, big announcements loom. Kotaku keeps up with all the gaming rumors and releases with this week’s High Score. The PlayStation 3 looks more and more like it will ship this fall, at least in North America, and not the Spring ’06 date Sony touted at last year’s…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Mar 13

Michael McWhertor

We’ve Played Nintendo’s New Wii U, the Next-Generation of Motion Control

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

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