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Kim Dotcom, the imprisoned mastermind behind busted file-sharing site Megaupload, didn't just spend his millions on fast jets and yachts. He also liked to visit Hong Kong arcades and make an ass of himself. More »
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From Dec. 23 to Dec. 26, the Asia Game Show rolled through Hong Kong. The show is in its tenth year, and this year, it featured the PS Vita in full force, cosplayers, booth companions, and a "Female Entertainment Area". More »
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Hong Kong electronics distributor FirstSing claims to have the world's first third-party PlayStation Move controller for sale, and it might; I just don't see anyone actually purchasing it to find out. More »
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We're still a few hours away from the official launch of the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, but as is the way of the world, the handheld has already been unofficially launched in Hong Kong. More »
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Hong Kong retailer Milanoo.com has this "Pikachu" costume available for purchase, marked down to a bargain ¥18,000 (US$215). Just in time for...Christmas? More »
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If you type "Edison Chen" into Google Image search, you'll probably see him singing, dancing and screwing. Lots of screwing. More »
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Employees flee Hello Kitty's hungry maw at a Hong Kong exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kitty-creators Sanrio. More »
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ChinaJoy, the region's version of the E3 gaming expo, has kicked off. The PC game-heavy show is known for its big booths, booth companions and cosplayers. More »
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On July 27, 2010, real-time strategy game StarCraft II is going on sale in over fifteen countries. There are more than fifteen countries on Earth. More »
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In November 2009, golfer Tiger Woods' life changed forever. So did TV news in Taiwan. More »
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Computers are great. I love them! Gundam is pretty darn great, too. And, yes, they mix. More »
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One of China's most successful actresses Zhang Ziyi (Rush Hour 2, 2046) is engaged to Vivi Nevo, a venture capitalist and a hardcore online gamer. Make that was engaged, rumors say. More »
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Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII might already be out in the West and Japan, but the localized version is not out in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Yet. More »
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Waiting at the airport is dull. Put down that payphone, funny dress lady! Hong Kong International Airport has just installed fourteen PS3 kiosks around the airport for travelers to check out free of charge. More »
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That's right, the steaming metropolis will having be a big bash for the new Sony console. Look, shirtless man! More »
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The upcoming issue of Chinese publication Game Wave features an image of a very "slim" looking PS3, along with a blurb that says the console is debuting at the end of next month. More »
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While Google Maps is pretty useful at the moment - especially Street View - we can't help but look at this Chinese map of Hong Kong and wish that, instead of "Street View", we could instead have "SimCity View". More »
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Or, he does in this new figure from Hong Kong artisans Hot Toys, the third in their Resident Evil 5 series that so far also features our heroes Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar. More »
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Hong Kong doesn't only get an Xbox 360 truck, but a cosplay lady to go with it. More »
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The recent release of Rei Cho Aniki—a remake of the original homoerotic side-scrolling shooter for the PSP—wasn't cheap. But thanks to the PlayStation Store, cash-strapped importers can have it for a song. More »
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This Xbox 360 ad for Hong Kong has a Japanese lady in lingerie talking about what sounds like almost dying. More »
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You think Halo, you think...well, you don't think designer clothing. But Microsoft Asia do, which explains why we're now looking at a most unexpected (and unexpectedly tasteful) range of Halo Wars gear. More »
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What better way to celebrate the New Year than with new PSP colors. Sony Computer Entertainment Asia is doing just that with not one, but two new PSP shades. More »
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Sony have announced that Home, the Playstation 3's long-awaited online fashion show and wandering-around simulator, will be coming to Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan in "Fall 2008". Doesn't sound like idle speculation, either, as that's coming straight from a Sony press release. To help ensure everything's ready to go ahead of the launch, there'll be a closed beta held in September for residents of the region. If that's you, keep an eye on this site, details on how to get in will be going up on August 29. More »
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Hong Kong games retailer Renchi is making a nice gesture, and has pledged 10% of all sales through June 20 to disaster relief for victims of the Sichuan earthquake. Renchi will be donating to Hong Kong World Vision Sichuan Earthquake Relief (via, I presume, World Vision), which has promised to use 100% of donated funds for relief work, and World Vision has had teams on the ground since shortly after the quake. Full release is after the jump. More »
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Where do Hong Kong gamers go when they want to play some Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G? McDonald's. With burger, fries and WiFi, it's got all you need for a MH meet-up. It's such a popular gamer destination that Hong Kong game mag Gamestation lists all the 24-hour McDonald's in the city for Monster Hunting. According to Spencer at game blog Siliconera: More »
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But that's OK, because that's not the point! This one's aimed at cashing in on Chinese new year's celebrations. The bundle includes a 20GB 360, a copy of Halo 3 and two wireless controllers, which is a nice touch. It'll set you back 669 Singaporean dollars (USD$440), which looks like a lot but is only S$20 more than the Christmas Viva Pinata/Forza bundle, a good deal since most buyers would probably prefer the second controller to the second - ie Viva Pinata - game. As for other Asian territories, it'll cost HK$3,199 in Hong Kong and NT$13,680 in Taiwan. Guey Hay Fat Choy! More »
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Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong are also going to have Warhammer Online to look forward to — GigaMedia and EA recently announced an agreement to distribute the game in the three places. EA and GigaMedia announced last November plans to distribute NBA Street Online in the same three territories, so this is building on a previous relationship. Sadly, since the press release is not coming from a Mainland company, there's no delightfully bad prose; the standard fare release is after the jump. More »
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Chan Sing, a 31 year old single father, left his seven year old daughter to fend for herself while he hit up an arcade after being informed that children weren't allowed inside. I understand the lure of gaming to the exclusion of most other pressing matters, but this seems a little over the top. Apparently upon arrest, he informed police 'I have to play video games': More »
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Sure, the PSP2K doesn't go on sale in Japan until September 20th, but that doesn't mean you can't yet buy a new PSP Slim. Hong Kong models are on sale in Akihabara for ¥27,000 (US $234)! Nerd site Akiba Blog picked one up and dissected it. And guess what? It's innards look pretty much like a regular old PSP. Click below for the grisly gallery. More »
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If there's one thing Cooking Mama has taught me, it's that I can't cook. But then again, I probably should have made an effort to go out and get this lunchbox instead of buying a video game to teach me how. This little yellow box set was designed by illustrator Chinatsu Higashi for a special promotion at Harbor City in Hong Kong. During the week of Mother's Day, women were invited to attend healthy cooking classes as well as redeem the lunchbox after making purchases at the shopping center the festivities were taking place in. More »
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Seriously. Microsoft pulls out the annoying with its WHATS WRONG WITH U campaign aimed at Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea. A click on the English language Korean version pulls up the following question: More »
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For all Rockstar's faults, it does understand how to give something "a look." A memorable, distinctive one at that. Take the Grand Theft Auto box art, for example. Kotakuite Derek writes in: More »
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Japan got over 80,000 PS3 consoles. America is allegedly getting 400,000. And Hong Kong? It got 200 machines. What. Is. The. Point. Double question marks. Reader Martin Froejd sends word that the release wasn't hyped, and that the local news only gave it a few notices. His account of the event after the j-u-m-p. More »
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Sony knows that Japan likes it rough. Dig those stilettos into its back, drawing blood and the country cries out for more. Welts aren't an indication of pain, but love. Don't believe me? Here's proof: Even though The Land of the Rising Sun will get 20,000 fewer consoles, Sony recently announced that the PS3 will launch in Hong Kong and Taiwan on November 17th, and the 60GB will cost HK$ 3,780 and NT$17,980 (US $486 and $544). That's probably cheaper than Sony's slightly scary "open price" for the domestic market. And does Japan care? Like I said, the country likes it rough. Brian Ashcraft More »
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When Sony killed Hong Kong retailer Lik-Sang, not only were highly pregnant women forced out on the streets, but a void was created. Where would we find knocked up ladies to import PS3s? Play-Asia has already chickened out from shipping PLAYSTATION 3s to Europe (and rumor has it, that the company has only "slightly" pregnant employees). Game site Modojo has a nice piece up wondering who will step up and fill the void, and gives a nice run down of Play-Asia, YesAsia and National Console Support. Worth a look. Brian Ashcraft More »
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The Hong Kong government auctioned off 105 vanity license plates for charity. Car owners submitted requests, the most popular ones were selected and then put up on the auction block. The most expensive plate was a no brainer ("1 LOVE U" going for US $180,000). The kicker: There was a "GUNDAM" plate that went for US $14,100. Wonder how much "FROGGER" would fetch? Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=203465&view=rss&microfeed=true Pardon me, weary internet traveller. Can I have seven minutes and thirty six seconds of your time? Cool. I'd like for you to watch this brief behind-the-scenes doc on the making of the instant classic 2003 spot for Nintendo, "School's Out", directed (and tipped to us?!) by Anthony Atanasio. You've definitely seen it. Everyone has. But you may not be aware that over 500 extras were cast for this ad in the "Who Are You?" campaign and that the stunt coordinator from Mortal Kombat: Annihilation was on hand to keep all nimble, childlike stuntmen in check. It's a fascinating look at a beautiful commercial that keeps wide-eyed, corn-fed hillbillys like myself in amazement at all the technological gee-whizery. More »
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The 2586th Pikaash sent us a secret missive via this newfangled "electronic mail" to report that a large shipment of DS Lites in bodacious black has vanished, probably into the Hong Kong black market. Says handheld-hugging blog Play Gadgets: More »
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Hong Kong game blog Genie the FlammableWheel Alpha (you cannot make up such goodness) sends word of a special Ninety-Nine Nights pre-order present for the Chinese market, I assume. Nothing quite says next-gen Xbox 360 RPG gaming like a NN3 snow-globe. Nothing quite says anything like a snow-globe now does it? Save for Genie the FlammableWheel Alpha. Brian Ashcraft More »
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