Seed Magazine Kodu article

Awesome article on Kodu! Few months old but it's still good reading :).

"With no adrenaline-soaked violence, no plot, narrative, or even defined goals, Kodu challenges expectations of what a game entails. But it also embodies a form of communication that reflects some of the fundamental aspects of human cognition and learning."

Read about it here

Build it first, then you can play

Another Kodu article found! GO GO Kodu!

"Whether you've had a lifelong ambition or recent passion to try your hand at making a video game, don't be put off by the multimillion-dollar budgets and legion of skilled minions most game projects require."

Read more at the link,
Build it first, then you can play.

Announcing ... Kodu or Die

Now playing on KoduZones #1 and #2 (#3 is being a pain right now) -- It's "Kodu or Die." 

More of an "experience" than a game, truthfully ... it's what happens when you spend waaaay too much time working on a complicated game mechanic and need a break.  So, instead, you create a new game centered on a very simple concept ... destroying your Kodu.  Flame throwers, Land Mines, Spinning Blades of Doom, Piranhas.  It's 20 levels of senseless violence committed upon a poor little Kodu.

It's actually a lot of fun - and definitely unlike anything else you'll presently find on Kodu.  I'll post some gameplay footage later on in the week, but until then keep an eye out for it on the KoduZones and let me know what you think!

Another Kodu review!

Another great Kodu review spotted over at Gamespotting.

Really Huge News (or really tiny news, depending on your POV)

Want big boss battles?  Want tiny cute little toy racers?  Guess what?  You can have it all!

In September, Kodu will be getting scalable characters!  Awesome!

http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/kodu/archive/2009/08/20/scaleable-characters-and-objecs.aspx

Edge Online on Kodu

Great article, fascinating read.  Take a look.

From the first paragraph:

Microsoft’s Kodu Game Lab has been designed to make many things, the least of which appears to be money. Unless you were paying very close attention on July 1, or have since browsed the midsection of the Community Games channel, you probably didn’t know it was out, and might not even know it exists. If you did, and went one further by actually buying it, you’d have parted with a meagre 400 points (about £3.50, or half the price of the Rocky And Bullwinkle game). This must be one of the most muted firstparty launches in the history of Xbox.

Added bonus:  Tavish gets a shout-out.  Read the rest here:

Edge Online: Do You Kodu?

Kodu Podcast

Community Kodu programmer Phrasz created his own podcast site. Swing by to check it out at http://gamingafk.ucoz.com/

Some German Site Talks About Kodu Portal

So, if you know German, feel free to take a looksie:

Germans Love Kodu Portal and Other Games, Too

According to Google Translate, the text that pertains to Portal translates into:

The project of 1halox is not entirely altruistic portal baptized, and has actually a similar mechanism as the model to offer. It is by far the both visually and playful with Kodu created interesting project to me so far has come.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

What if Kodu Games were retail games?

They would probably look a little something ... like this.

Portal and Polarity World get a coupla shout outs!

Pretty cool, pretty cool.

Play - Think - Write

Cool Kodu Videos

The Kodu Blog posted these cool Kodu videos that you can find on youtube.  Lotsa talented designers out there (and I'm not just saying that 'cause Portal is one of the vids).

http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/kodu/archive/2009/08/14/kodu-videos-on-youtube.aspx