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Kratos, Tired Of Bloodshed, Relaxes With A Spot Of Hot Shots Golf

Promise, this is real. Sony have announced that, as of this Thursday, you'll be able to download Kratos as a playable character in Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds. There he is above, rendered all cartoon-like, taking his one-under-par very, very seriously. Kratos' voice actor from the "proper" GoW games - T.C. Carson - provided the voice work for the cameo, and this cutesy God of War will even use the chain blades as a club. There's another pic after the jump, but no, this one won't make him look any less out of place. More »

9:20 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Luke Plunkett
12,842 views, 107 comments

Latest by Kuroh: @suya123: *sigh* ill help you... "I am the GOD OF WAR!" yep i said it, the line he used just about 90% of the time during God of war 2. Sorry guys hes a bad Franchise "Character" his game good. more »

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Crazy Conbini Selling PS3 Bundles

Hot on the heels of yesterday's story comes this: The PlayStation 3 sales bonanza Japanese convenience store. While most stores discretely let players order consoles and games, this neighborhood shop wants everyone to know it has PS3s! Those banners read:

A limited quantity of PS3 "beginners pack" just in stock. Now on sale!

The "Beginners Pack" refers to the Hot Shots Golf bundle offered in Japan this past summer. Can't tell if this is a chain store or a Mom 'n' Pop operation. Besides the banners, there is a stack of Hot Shots Golf bundles and a bunch smokes behind the counter, too. No, this kind of thing (stacks of consoles in-store) is not normal here at all. The Japanese people are just as freaked out.
My Neighborhood Conbini Selling Bundle [My Game News Flash]

3:00 AM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,246 views, 9 comments

Latest by Taince: Yeh, from what I've seen it's very much a "don't ask, don't tell" kind of thing. People very rarely "come out" as such, and there isn't really a gay scene but it doesn't have the same kind of stigma as being gay in the west. As far as being black goes, more »

idoru

Japan's Marilyn Monroe Promotes Wii Golf Game

Camelot developed We Love Golf! needs a spokesperson. We Love Golf! has one! That's bikini model Waka Inoue, who is noted for having the same bust/waist/hip measurements as Marilyn Monroe. She's slightly on the wain popularity-wise (she is 27), but still one of the more famous idols. Expect her (and her Monroe measurements) in a slew of We Love Golf! ads. If Hot Shots Golf-clone plus Nintendo Wii plus curvy idol isn't a sure fire Japan hit, we don't know what the hell is. More »

9:00 PM on Mon Sep 3 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
6,034 views, 47 comments

Latest by OtakuboyT: @Kyle81: LOL more »

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Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart

We may be in Germany, but that doesn't mean we're going to ignore Japan's weekly soap opera of software sales. Most shocking? Mario Party 8 reclaims its number one position in the Media Create sales list for the week of August 13th to the 19th in a bloodless sales coup. Amazingly, Hot Shots Golf 5 is still hanging tough in the top ten, kind of impressive for a PLAYSTATION 3 up against 2006's New Super Mario Bros.

Sales sexiness continues after the top ten.

01. Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 112,724 / 616,000
02. SD Gundam G Generation Cross Drive (DS) - 48,321 / 186,000
03. Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (DS) - 47,730 / 93,000
04. Wii Sports (Wii) - 35,430 / 2,035,000
05. Wii Play (Wii) - 32,939 / 1,639,000
06. My Housekeeping Diary (DS) - 32,714 / 122,000
07. J.League Winning Eleven 2007: Club Championship (PS2) - 32,210 / 227,000
08. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) - 31,897 / 756,000
09. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 29,979 / 4,729,000
10. Hot Shots Golf 5 (PS3) - 28,044 / 278,000

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2:40 PM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By Michael McWhertor
2,190 views, 56 comments

Latest by L_K_M: @TheIrishNinja: Except that Mario Party 8 actually is a good game. Yeah, the mechanics haven't changed much since, well, the first Mario Party. Yeah, no wide screen. Yeah, the graphics should be better. Yeah, some of the minigames are not quite that good. Yeah, it's a slow game. But the game is more »

bundled up

Europe Getting Motorstorm Bundle?

Retailers? Not the best source of information, but sometimes decent. Belgian retailers? No clue, so we proceed with caution. Earlier, Sony announced Hot Shots Golf bundles that slightly shaved some yen off the PS3's price-tag. I thought it was pretty cool. Others didn't! More »

2:00 AM on Thu Jun 28 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,645 views, 33 comments

Latest by playaj: Don't forget that coming up in the US, you can get 5, yes 5 blu ray movies with the purchase of a PS3. Damn good deal more »

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New PS3 Bundle Slightly Cuts Pricey Price Tag

Sony just announced two Hot Shots Golf 5 bundles for Japan. There are 20GB and 60GB versions, going on sale July 26th. Both include Hot Shots Golf 5, which retails for ¥5,980 (US $48.50). The regular open-priced 60GB PLAYSTATION 3 retails for around ¥60,000 ($487), and the 20GB version sells for ¥50,000 ($405). However, the Hot Shots Golf 5 60GB bundle will book for ¥61,980 ($503), and the 20GB one for ¥51,980 ($422). Factor in the price of the game, and you've got a default PS3 price cut that should entice customers in Japan. But what about North America and Europe, Sony? Brian Ashcraft More »

3:00 AM on Wed Jun 20 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
6,475 views, 71 comments

Latest by Papichulo14: Let me borrow 100000? no. let me borrow 1000 dollars, OK.....Smart sony!! If the PS3 came out selling for 400 in NOV 06' it would still be low on sales because they had no games,by selling at a high price they get what they can in the meantime (while games more »

sony

Sony Serves Adorable Anime Tennis

I always say you can never have too many big-heading anime people cheerfully trying to do the things that normal people do every day. The Hot Shots Golf series was an excellent example, and now developer Clap Hanz and Sony are bringing even more cute sports action to the PS2 with Hot Shots Tennis. More »

12:20 PM on Tue Apr 24 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,958 views, 17 comments

Latest by humilitybecomeshim: I don't know how, after Wii Sports Tennis, I could ever go back to a regular game-controller based tennis game. more »

idoru

Attention Shoppers! Famitsu Features Jubblies

Akihabara retailer AsoBitCity shows that your ¥350 for this week's Famitsu won't go to waste on just cheats and previews. There are jubblies as well! Bikini model Yuuri Morishita gets a big pictorial in the magazine, which has been promptly displayed. I somehow missed this while flipping through the mag, but I did see that Gyakuten Saiban 4 got 9, 9, 9, 9 for its review score. It's all about priorities, folks. More »

6:00 AM on Tue Apr 10 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,354 views, 27 comments

Latest by kftgr: just me or bad teeth? more »

hot shots golf

Hot Flashes: Hots Shots Rip-Off

Best part about flash games isn't just that they are free. Oh no. They are free games that often "remind" you of games you must pay to play. Take Golf Ace, a flash game that features big headed Hot Shots Golf-like characters. Looks aside, it's loads of fun and cut into my evening work load. Here's hoping it does the same for yours! Brian Ashcraft More »

6:00 AM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,788 views, 10 comments

Latest by crumb: It should probably mentioned that this is a Shockwave game that doesn't play on Flash. more »

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PSP GPS Thingy, More PSP Camera Pics, LocoRoco Stuff

At Sony's "Play Is Changing" exhibit at the Sony Ginza showroom, the company unveiled its new PSP camera and hinted at its PSP GPS add-on. A poster mentioned that the the GPS receiver could be used as a "Virtual Caddie" with Hot Shots Golf to tell golfers how many more yards there are on real golf courses. This receiver is expected to be on display at this year's TGS and on sale in the Fall. There's also a big LocoRoco display, where Japanese site Game Watch reports many foreign tourists were checking things out. Hit the jump for pics. Brian Ashcraft More »

2:21 PM on Thu Jun 29 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
1,114 views, 8 comments

Latest by x23: If I was already going to carry around a gaming system and a camera and an mp3 player and a portable DVD player, it might be nice if the were the same thing. so i can go to the store. buy a DVD. and put it in my PSP. and play more »