Category Archives: Note

It’s the Holiday Season [Note]

Friday, December 12th, 2008
Posted by Brian Crecente from Kotaku.

To: Owen
From: Crecente
Re: Rain, Rain Come Again

Wow, this has been a fast year. I’m sort of stunned it’s ending so soon. The volume of work lately may also have to something to do with my being stunned. Funde Razor was only a couple of days ago and already it feels like something that happened last decade. I’m heading out to El Paso at the end of next week and before then I have some serious catching up to do. Podcasts, lost of them, all with special guests, need to be made. Reviews, lots of them, need to be written. The GOTYs, all over that. And I’m down to record a couple of taped shows for other outlets.

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Rain, Rain Come Again [Night Note]


Posted by Luke Plunkett from Kotaku.

To: Crecente
From: Luke
Re: A Season to Share

Wow. It DID go fantastically. But what’s this I hear about bets and haircuts?

So most of Australia is in a drought. Has been in one for, I dunno, over a decade or so. So the fact it’s rained non-stop here for the past 24 hours is both awesome and…strange! I’d forgotten what it was like to see so much water fall from the sky.

Here’s what you missed:

More Team Fortress 2 Changes Are Comin’
Microsoft Responds To November NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
Nintendo Responds To November NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
Sony Responds To November NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
Resident Evil Suffers A Death In The Family?
So, Home Is Broken






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A Season to Share [Day Note]

Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Posted by Brian Crecente from Kotaku.

To: Luke
From: Crecente
Re: So…?

It went fantastically. I think everyone who showed up had a blast and we managed to raise a whopping $4,000 in Denver alone. That’s about 285 people’s worth of giving, in case you were wondering.

This morning Tristan ambled over to my desk, bleary eyed from sleep, saw me counting a huge stack of cash and asked what it was for. When I told him he asked for his wallet.

I was dubious at first, but it turns out he wanted to donate $10. Pretty neat. Oh and then later the FedEx guy dropped $10 off for the Child’s Play donation.

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So…? [Night Note]


Posted by Luke Plunkett from Kotaku.
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Day Note Of Self-Promotion [Note]

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Posted by Michael McWhertor from Kotaku.

To: Luke
From: McWhertor
Re: Socks & Jocks

It’s equal parts funny and sad to realize that I too don’t really want any video games for Christmas — okay, maybe a copy of Chrono Trigger DS and Dragon Quest IV for the DS — and how genuinely excited I am to actually get socks.

As you probably know, Crecente’s at the Denver version of Funde Razor right now, a night that promises to be filled with Rock Band and charity. I’m bearing down on some Meat Bun orders tonight, since we got Kotakued, but will be around to help out later. Hopefully I’ll find some maximum risky in Ash’s stead.

Here’s what you missed:
Zune Phone or Xbox Zune Announcement Coming At CES?
New Soul Calibur Figure Is A Little Taki
Left 4 Dead Anti-Cheat Fix Released For Xbox 360
Fifteen Years Of Doom
New Xbox Experience Brought a Jump in Online Sales to Live
Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes Micro-Review: A Touching Attempt


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Socks & Jocks [Night Note]


Posted by Luke Plunkett from Kotaku.

To: Crecente
From: Luke
Re: Funde Razor Packs My Van

Good luck with Funde Razor! Man, every time I say that name out loud, it brings a smile to my face.

So I’m getting harangued about a “Christmas list”. As in, the list of stuff I want for Christmas. You know what it was from the ages of 4-25? It was video games, video games, video games. Now? Now I want something else, and I look around and…am concerned Christmas day will see me sitting amidst a pile of new socks and underpants.

Here’s what you missed:

Home Launches On December 11
New Prototype Footage, Screens Leaked
Dragon Quest X Coming To Wii
The Rock Band Stage Kit In Action
Wii Homebrew Channel Hits The Big v1.00
Star Wars Old Republic MMO To Be “Microtransaction-Based”
Steven Spielberg Loves Rock Band Drumming, Laments Cut Scenes
Mirror’s Edge With And Without Awesome PhysX Effects


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Funde Razor Packs My Van [Note]

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Posted by Brian Crecente from Kotaku.

To: Luke
From: Crecente
Re: Achievement Unlocked: Betrothed

Holy crap! Congrats dude! I hope your proposal was romantic. Despite being a rather painful romantic, I totally flubbed mine with Trish. Good thing she said yes.

So I had Adam come over this morning to help me sort through a year’s worth of schwag (and some donations) to prepare for tomorrow’s fund raiser. It ended up taking him all day to unpack, take pictures of and then repack all of the stuff we’ll be giving away tomorrow night in Denver. I think I’m going to have to put together packs, just so it doesn’t take all night. Afterward we packed up the van, like totally packed it, with the stuff.

I wish you guys could have all come to the event, that we could have flown you, it’s going to be a blast, but in today’s wobbly economic times it just isn’t feasible.

What you missed:
Kotaku’s 2008 Gift Guide of Obscene Nicety and Sublime Naughtiness
Gaming On A 103-Inch Plasma Television, Or Why You Should Embrace Split-Screen Multiplayer Again
Sony: Home Very Imminent, This Month Imminent, But Open Beta First
Frankenreview: Prince of Persia
Persona 4 Review: Getting Away With Murder
Half of the Stuff We’re Giving Away During Funde Razor Denver
EA “Disappointed” With Holiday Sales, Will Kill More ‘09 Games


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Achievement Unlocked: Betrothed [Night Note]


Posted by Luke Plunkett from Kotaku.

To: Crecente
From: Luke
Re: Where’s My Real Life Rewind Button?

After four years of putting up with me and my particular quirks, my delightful girlfriend, Melanie, somehow said “yes” to the question “will you marry me?” on the weekend.

So…yeah! Exciting!

Here’s what you missed:

Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can’t Pay Employees
GTAIV PC Patch Is Coming, It’s Coming
Yup, There Are Street Fighter Sackboys
And The 5 Best-Selling PS3 Games Of All Time (In Japan) Are…
New, In-Game Killzone 2 Screens
Mirror’s Edge PC Requirements
Sony Slash 8,000 Jobs
Atari Buys City Of Heroes Devs


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Where’s My Real Life Rewind Button? [Day Note]

Monday, December 8th, 2008
Posted by Michael McWhertor from Kotaku.

To: Ash
From: McWhertor
Re: Homecoming (Hooray!)

Who knew that the US Postal Service could put me in such a foul mood? Boy, did it ever. Someone on the USPS’s technical side spilled some Pepsi Max or Mountain Lightning on one of the servers, putting the kibosh on my exciting plans for today. It was a fairly monumental cluster on the non-Kotaku side, with all sorts of snafus and stress. Yes, I have a case of the Mondays, as few newly banned commenters can probably tell. At least I have my health! But what I really need is a Braid-style rewind button.

Glad to hear Mrs. Bash is coming home!

Here’s what you missed last night.
Microsoft Sued Over Scratched Xbox 360 Game Discs
2008: The Year Of The Casual Gamer?
Skitching, Tasing and Water Bottles in Skate 2
Nintendo Sold 800K Wiis In The US Last Week
iPhone: Need For Speed Undercover Impressions
Lips Review: Kinda Puckered Up


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Homecoming (Hooray!) [Night Note]


Posted by Brian Ashcraft from Kotaku.

To: Crecente
From: Bashcraft

Finally! Tomorrow, Mrs. Bashcraft and Micro will be coming home. Sleepless nights ahead — really really excited and cannot wait. We’ll all be home. The four of us. Good times, good times.

What you missed last night
Microsoft, At Least, Are Throwing Down At E3
Gears Of War: The Over-Priced Statues
Look! Pong Recreated In A Shoebox (It Moves)
Damn, The Xbox 360 Has Lots of Shmups
Nintendo President Says Nintendo Products Top American Wish Lits
Wal-Mart Promising “Tens Of Thousands” Of Available Wiis


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