Kotaku: D3 Publisher

She's in a Cowboy Hat and a Bikini. There are Monsters!

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:00:00 EDT

Did I mention the goggles? There are goggles, too. Hack-and-slash series Onechanbara is returning to the Xbox 360 with Onechanbara Z: Kagura. More »

A Field Guide To Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon's Giant Killer Bugs

Mike Fahey — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:20:00 EDT

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We're less than a week away from the alien insect carnage of Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In order to best prepare, be sure to consult this handy field guide to see what killer bugs you'll need to kill dead. More »

Americans Making A Japanese B-Movie Game Might Not Be Blasphemy

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST

The next Earth Defense Force game, another in the line of giant bug-killing shoot 'em ups, is being made by an American team, not original developer Sandlot. Maybe it's the best thing to ever happen to Earth Defense Force... More »

This Might Be The Most Effective Pesticide Ever

Mike Fahey — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:20:00 EST

You might think you know the most effective way of ridding your home of uncommon household pests, but you're wrong. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon shows us the right way. Behold the Pesticide Guns. More »

Try Not To Get Eaten By Giant Ants Today

Mike Fahey — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:30:00 EST

Developer Vicious Cycle and D3Publisher helpfully remind the people of the world that a festive holiday hat doesn't make the giant ants from Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon any less likely to kill you. More »

Xbox Live Screw-Up Soils Clothes Trading Surprise

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:00:00 EST

Dream Club is a bar girl simulator that allows players to patron a virtual watering hole and chat up chicks. But It's not only about that for fans, it's also about the outfits and dressing up their favorite characters. More »

Japanese Hostess Sim Dream Club Zero Ups The Naughty Ante

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:40:00 EST

The Xbox 360 game that dared to bring you first person sausage feeding of nubile, doe-eyed hostess girls is taking its lack of subtlety to the next level. Meet Dream Club Zero's grabby, bug-swatting mini-game. More »

This $100 Dream Club Figure Is A Nightmare

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:30:00 EST

Dream Club, the bar hostess simulator, allows players to virtually get drunk. Whoever sculpted this android girl Airi statue must have been totally blotto. More »

Twice The Bug-Killing In Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

Mike Fahey — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EDT

What could be more fun than sitting on your couch taking on giant insects and aliens with more than 300 different weapons in Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon? I don't know, but here's a shot of the game's split-screen co-op. More »

First Look (And Listen!) At Bar Girl Anime

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:00:00 EDT

Banana-feeding, booze swilling video game Dream C Club is getting an anime. It will involve singing and girls with giant eyes — just like the game! More »

Sam Raimi Is Using "Earth Defense Force" In An Upcoming Movie

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Funny, because Japan's D3 Publisher releases games called "Earth Defense Force". More »

Treasure's Bangai-O HD Delayed For A Very Good Reason

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, the Xbox Live Arcade update to the Treasure series that gets a surprising amount of attention, will not be coming out this year as originally planned. Don't worry, there's a happy ending to this story. More »

In The Spring, It Will Be Time To Shoot Giant Ants Again

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EDT

Next spring, we can play a sequel to the only imported PlayStation 2 game I own. This is a new trailer for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, a game that will hopefully be as insane as its framerate-limit-ignoring PS2 predecessor. More »

Bar Girl Game Gets Erotic Game Knock-Off

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Dream C Club is not an adult game. But, there are elements in Xbox 360 title that smack of an eroge (erotic game) More »

Bar Girl Game Getting Anime

Brian Ashcraft — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Video game Dream C Club lets players down virtual booze with girls in maid outfits, have them sing songs and, in the sequel, feed them bananas. Sounds like perfect fodder for an anime. More »

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Bugs Out In 2011

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:30:00 EDT

D3 Publisher has made it 100% official—Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next spring, a chance to shoot bugs. Giant bugs! Thousands of them!! More »

Earth Defense Force Returns To Stave Off Insect Armageddon

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:40:00 EDT

Sandlot's lovable Earth Defense Force series will live to see another massive invasion. Publisher D3 has cryptically and modestly revealed the next entry in the giant bug and 'bot shooter, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. More »

Bangai-O Brings The Missile Fury To Xbox Live Arcade

Mike Fahey — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Treasure's classic puzzle-shooter for the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast gets the big-screen sequel it deserves this fall with Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury for Xbox Live Arcade. Giant robots and fruit for everyone! More »

This Is More Than Just A Figure Of Some Lady

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:00:00 EDT

It is also a sculpture of a sofa. It's really a two-for-one deal if you think about it! More »

Xbox 360 Hostess Game Coming To PSP

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:00:00 EDT

Raise your glasses, because that boozing-and-bar girl game Dream Club is making the leap from the Xbox 360 to the PSP. More »

Someone In A Bikini Hug Pillow Case Walking Through Tokyo

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Well, one side is a bikini outfit, and the other is a maid costume. Before you say, "This is so strange", realize that there are people in Japan saying the same damn thing. Oh, they are laughing, too. More »

Puzzle Quest 2 Preview: The Same, Only Different

Mike Fahey — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:30:43 EDT

I got to spend a half hour this morning with Puzzle Quest 2, the sequel to a game I found so addicting that I'd rather play it than write up this preview. Is my life over come late spring? More »

Puzzle Quest 2 Playable At PAX East, And So Are We

Mike Fahey — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the game that launched the puzzle-RPG genre, Puzzle Quest, will be playable at PAX East next weekend, if you can manage to pry us away from the controls. More »

God Eater's Brand Of Divine Hack 'n' Slash Action Coming To America

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:40:00 EST

Namco Bandai's Monster Hunter-like action adventure game for the PSP, God Eater, full of big guns, big swords and big deities, is coming to North America. And it's doing so thanks to D3Publisher, not Namco Bandai. Thanks, D3Publisher! More »

D3 Publisher Spelling Mistake Explained

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:00:00 EST

Japanese game company D3 Publisher chalked up one of the most embarrassing misspellings of 2009: That of the company's own name, D3 Publisher, in a game trailer. There is a reason for that, says the company. More »

Puzzle Quest 2 Charges Into Battle This Spring

Mike Fahey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:20:00 EST

In spring 2010, D3Publisher unleashes the only cure for Puzzle Quest addiction on the Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS - Puzzle Quest 2. More »

D3Publisher Brings More Blue Dragon Stateside

Mike Fahey — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Create your own character and adventure with Shu and friends in Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow, coming to the U.S. Nintendo DS this spring, courtesy of D3Publisher. More »

PSP Game Canceled, To Be Released One Month Later At Half Price

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:30:00 EDT

Bwah? Japan's D3 Publisher has decided to suspend the November 19 sale of PSP game Exorsister, only to release it a month later for half price. More »

Matt Hazard On Getting Back Into The Game

Mike Fahey — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Matt Hazard returns this winter on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network with Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond, and the hero is keen to help other lapsed game characters return to the fold. More »

Matt Hazard Rearms With Blood Bath and Beyond

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:40:49 EDT

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard wasn't so great. But at least it was conceptually interesting. And, at the very least, the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network bound Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond has a great title. More »

The Wizard of Oz: Beyond The Yellow Brick Road – A Second Look

AJ Glasser — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:40:00 EDT

Not too long ago, Stephen Totilo got his hands on D3 Publisher/Media.Vision's The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road for the DS. More »

Bar Girl Game Now Bar Girl Comic

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT

D3 Publisher's upcoming Xbox 360 title Dream C Club lets players booze it up with maid-uniform-wearing night club hostesses. The game is text heavy, perfect fodder for a comic book. More »

Nothing Says Dream C Club Release Date Like Panty Flashing

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Dream C Club from D3 Publisher is a hostess game that lets players get drunk in-game and watch dancing girls. Here is one of those dancing girls. More »

D3 Does Astro Boy

Mike Fahey — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Only one robotic child stands between Metro City and the evil President Stone's robot army in Astro Boy: The Video Game, coming this October from D3 Publisher. More »

What's Wrong With This D3 Publisher Trailer?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:00:00 EDT

D3 Publisher is releasing Dream C Club, a hostess drinking game we've covered before. D3 Publisher is releasing the game for the Xbox 360, and here's a trailer from D3 Publisher. More »

Meet The Lovely Ladies Of Dream C Club

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:40:13 EDT

We're not quite sure why the Xbox 360 has become the lonely Japanese otaku voyeur's console of choice, but D3Publisher's Dream C Club is only going to further entrench the console as perv-worthy. More »

Live Arcade Galactrix Next Week, PlayStation Network This Spring

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:20:00 EDT

The Xbox Live Arcade version of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix sees the light of day next week, with the PlayStation Network version coming later this spring. More »

PS3 Alchemy Game Out This Summer

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:00:00 EDT

As hinted at earlier, Alchemist role-playing series Atelier is making the leap to the PS3. The latest entry, Atelier Rorona, will be released in Japan on June 25. More »

By The Way, Namco Bandai Owns (Most Of) D3

AJ Glasser — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:00:10 EDT

Last month, Namco Bandai announced plans to turn Puzzle Quest and Oneechanbara publisher D3Publisher into a subsidiary. Today, the plan went into action. More »

Do You Have A Pure Heart?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EDT

Dream C Club, the Xbox 360 game that lets players booze with Japanese hostesses, has launched its official website. Before entering the site, users are asked a question: More »