Swords

world of warcraft

Frostmourne For $379 Seems Cheap Now

Those of you who railed against the $379 price tag for the Epic Weapons official replica of the cursed World of Warcraft sword Frostmourne might want to reconsider after seeing what folks paid for a chance at the first 100 numbered weapons. 1,012 users paid the non-refundable $429 entry fee for the Frostmourne auction - that's $434,148 - with the top 100 bidders in order receiving swords 1-100. The top bidder? $20,700 - over 54 times the price of the sword. Suddenly the prospect of gathering up $379 doesn't feel so daunting anymore. Sure, it won't be the official #1 Frostmourne, but I'd trade a giant foam hand and my imagination for $20,700 any day of the week. I'll save my money for when they get around to their Simple Dagger replica.

Frostmourne Auction [Epic Weapons via Blizzplanet]

8:40 AM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Mike Fahey
5,555 views, 48 comments

Latest by n/a: you know they could have bought themselves a woman with that kind of cash, actually multiple women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more »

world of warcraft

Frostmourne Makes A Lovely Gift

For those of you unfamiliar with World of Warcraft lore, Frostmourne is the legendary runeblade that stole the soul of Prince Arthas Menethil, causing him to kill his father, shatter The Frozen Throne, and ultimately merge with the Lich King into an uber powerful being, destined to become a raid boss somewhere down the line. Now Epic Weapons is readying the release of the Forstmourne replica, 47 inches of Japanese milled stainless steel, cast metal, and leather. The weapons comes complete with a lovely display mount, a limited edition poster, and an embedded authenticity microchip with a reader to help assure people you didn't make the weapon yourself in your garage. As far as replicas go it isn't cheap, running $379.00, but it's a small price to pay for the sword that completely tore Azeroth a new asshole. Frostmourne is now available for preorder, with a May 1st release date that eerily mirrors a certain Kotaku writer's birthday. *whistles innocently*

9:40 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Mike Fahey
12,855 views, 81 comments

Latest by Aerokii: As insanely expensive as that is, it looks quite nice. And It SHOULD be longer, but then most people wouldn't be able to lift it- though on the other hand, I really don't think a four foot sword is THAT more »

hands on

Rondo Of Swords - A New Approach To Turn-Based Strategy

Rondo of Swords, coming soon for the Nintendo DS via Atlus, looks like your standard turned-based strategy, but once you've see it in motion you'll quickly realize it's an altogether different animal. While some elements are the same - you still equip your characters, level them up using experience, catch snippets of storyline in-between battles - the unique Route Maneuver System is what sets it apart. Rather than simply sidle up to your enemy and hit attack, you actually program a path through them, allowing you to damage multiple enemies at once. I've spent a bit of time recently playing through the game, and so far I am really liking what I am seeing. More »

7:00 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Mike Fahey
6,545 views, 51 comments

Latest by kurokotetsu: Each time a see this kind of newws I become more involved in Tactical RPG. If I have enough money I'll buy this one, it looks neat. more »

new games

Week in Games: The Club Edition

A lot of titles this week with a spread over every system. Not a lot here that sparks my particular interests although I'll be too busy at GDC to really play much of anything. I am however looking forward to the new Ace Attorney game. Hopefully it can retain its freshness by adding a new main character. Otherwise Apollo could turn out to be the Scrappy Doo of the series.

The Club (PC, PS3, X360)
It's mercenary madness!

Need for Speed ProStreet (PSP)
When speed is what you need.

Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3, X360)
Carrying on the Dynasty Warriors tradition.

FIFA Street 3 (X360, PS3, DS)
Take your soccer to the streets.

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (WII)
Dragon Quest Swords: The Extremely Overly Long Title

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS)
Ace Attorney is back with a new attorney.

History Channel: Battle for the Pacific (PS3)
Historically accurate World War II battles.

CABAL Online (PC)
Use the power of Force Power.

MX vs. ATV Untamed (WII)
Off road racing rally.

6:00 PM on Sun Feb 17 2008
By fdemarco
2,350 views, 116 comments

lawsuit

Square Enix Cuts Down Sword Pirates

Odds are many of you already own one or more Final Fantasy replica weapons - and that frightens me - but at least they are generally of the more shoddy, unlicensed sword replicas you were likely to find on the cheap via eBay or Bob's Discount Cutlery Emporium. Now Square Enix is taking steps to get those sharp, pointy objects out of the hands of fans, having filed a federal lawsuit in the Central District of California against those whole would infringe upon their intellectual property. At least four manufacturers are named in the suit, which came about after the US Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol seized a crate of counterfeit swords designed in the style of famous Final Fantasy weapons. Square Enix investigated, and while many resellers ceased their rampant reselling, the companies targeted by this lawsuit refused to cooperate, calling down spiky-haired justice upon them.

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11:20 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Mike Fahey
8,459 views, 102 comments

Latest by SSJPabs: I do not own any Final Fantasy weapons. more »

game announcements

Dragon Quest Swords Dated For US, Canada

Square-Enix announced today that the Wii exclusive slime slasher Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and The Tower of Mirrors will be shipping to North American retailers on February 26th. The best part? Those of us in the West will be given new, never before released bonus content, which the publisher describes as "a "Payback Mode" and four hidden bosses." This will inevitably lead to Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and The Tower of Mirrors Payback: International Remix + being released in Japan in the summer or fall of 2008. It will then sell an extra 50,000 or so extra copies of the game to people who already own it. Those poor bastards probably don't even see it coming.

4:40 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,482 views, 25 comments

Latest by n/a: can someone send these people a worldmap. more »

mobile gaming

Mobile's Lara Croft?

"Gentlemen, may I introduce you to Phoenix Shadowalker", begins the press release from Glu Mobile, announcing it's new mobile game available later this month, Shadowalker, or Shadowwalker going by the press release heading. Mistaking us for gentlemen was your first mistake. Assuming that some sultry model in a leather jacket and a mini-skirt holding a sword was going to ruin our on-again, off-again romance with Lara Croft was the second. We are gamers, Glu Mobile, and we have hot women with swords falling all over us all the time. We can't walk down the street without a walking hottie arsenal falling in step behind us. It's just how we roll. We've come to terms. Besides, mobile gaming already has a Lara Croft. Her name is Lara Croft. May we introduce you? More »

6:00 PM on Tue Oct 30 2007
By Mike Fahey
9,181 views, 37 comments

Latest by n/a: "Mistaking us for gentleman was your first mistake." and how. rofl. i'm just waiting for the game with the mousy librarian protagonist. or maybe even a beekeeper. more »

cosplay

Dragon Quest Swords All Naughty Like

Dragon Quest Swords did alright. The game sold something like 300,000 units in its first week in Japan, making it the fastest selling Wii game. The game's art direction was a departure from the game's typical Akira Toriyama look. Was all gothy. There was even a gothic lolita character named Setia. DQ Swords' fan service includes in-game up-skirts. Perfect fodder real life ones! Here's costume player Ushijima doing her not-Square-Enix-approved take on Setia, upskirt homage and everything.

Full box art after the jump.

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11:00 PM on Thu Aug 16 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
19,835 views, 58 comments

Latest by Type-R: Kotaku should do some reviews of these "erotic cosplay cd-roms" :> more »

twing twang

Yahtzee Skewers Heavenly Sword Demo

Yahtzee Croshaw is my hero. Having been discovered by The Escapist via his "Fully Ramblomatic" reviews of Fable: The Lost Chapters and the PS3 demo of The Darkness. He's a British-born writer living in Australia whose flash animations were among the best things on YouTube and now, by extension, The Escapist. This week in their Zero Punctuation segment he manages to cover everything I wanted to cover in my stories on the miniature Heavenly Sword(s) demo and Resident Evil 5 racism, only much more amusing than I could ever hope to be. I hate him. I love him. Just go look for yourself, and report back to me your findings.

Zero Punctuation: Heavenly Sword and Other Stuff [The Escapist]

10:20 AM on Thu Aug 16 2007
By Mike Fahey
8,233 views, 107 comments

Latest by mcderek3000: BRILLIANT! I think the new Penny Arcade has arrived! more »

top of the pops

Halo 3 Tops Japanese Amazon Charts

Not out until September, but Halo 3 is already topping the Amazon Japan "Best Seller" charts. Based on Amazon orders and pre-orders, these charts list which upcoming titles are most popular. As of posting, the top four are:

Halo 3
Dragon Quest Swords
A.C.E. 3
Doki Doki Majo Shinpan

Not sure how good of an indication Amazon Japan is for total sales, so take this for what it is: Halo 3 topping the Amazon Japan sales chart. Nothing more, nothing less.

Best Seller List [Amazon Japan, Thanks Mr. T!]

12:00 AM on Mon Jul 2 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
3,295 views, 51 comments

Latest by n/a: now it's #2, the first place going to a gamecube game. way to go amazon japan!!! more »

jak: four swords adventure

SCEE: PS3 "Connectibility" Key To PSP Future

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe VP Zeno Colaço told Pocket Gamer that the "PlayStation Network isn't just about PS3 going forward" and that the company will put more focus on "connectibility" between the PlayStation Portable and the PLAYSTATION 3. More »

6:20 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,664 views, 54 comments

square-enix

Square-Enix USA Opens Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest Floodgates

North American gamers will have plenty of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest spin-offs to grind through over the next year as Square-Enix has finally announced four vague release dates for four of its upcoming games. More »

3:40 PM on Mon May 14 2007
By Michael McWhertor
3,003 views, 32 comments

dragon quest swords

Clip: Dragon Quest Swords Japanese Trailer

Fresh from the 2007 Square Enix party comes this new trailer for Dragon Quest Swords. Not surprisingly it's all in Japanese, but you still sit back and watch the visuals roll by. We get to see some cut scenes, and gameplay as well as some magic spells in action. Looks pretty comparable to the last Dragon Quest game graphics wise, but I do like some of the fancy outfits. But, that girl with the big, flat anime eyes mapped on to her 3D head and the guy with Charlie brown eyes standing next to her really freak me out. Flynn De Marco

4:00 PM on Sun May 13 2007
By fdemarco
2,187 views, 28 comments

Latest by AcerBandit: That has got to be one of the most rigid facial expression animation systems I've ever seen. Apparently it's impossible to create cheeks, lips, and jaws. more »

only in japan

Square-Enix Party 2007 Goodies

Japanese gamers are getting hyped up for the Square-Enix Party 2007, just a few weeks away, an event packed to the gills with all things Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Today, Square-Enix revealed the buyable goodies that they'll shill at the event, including that lovely little Dragon Quest Swords Silver Ring (for 14000 yen) you see pictured above. Not only does it grant the wearer with extra nerd cred when playing the upcoming Wii game, it features an area effect of +1 year of virginity. Nice drop! More »

5:20 PM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Michael McWhertor
924 views, 9 comments

Latest by excaliburps: @chaman_shimano: Not to mention "+3 Girl repellent Aura" more »

dragon quest swords

Dragon Quest Swords Dated For Japan

Dubbed Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, this DQ spin-off will hit Japan June 12th and will retail for ¥6,800. Swords is a hack-and-slasher turns the Wii-mote into both a sword and a shield. The Wii exclusive was originally thought to be a launch title, but the game was apparently pushed back. No word on release dates for elsewhere. Brian Ashcraft More »

5:00 AM on Thu Apr 12 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,434 views, 27 comments

hylian shield

You Can Own Link's Shield

Now, for all your cosplay and obsessive fan needs, True Swords offers a full size Hylian Shield. There are no actual dimensions listed on the page, but the description says that in can be hung on the wall or worn on your arm. It can even hold Link's Master Sword when mounted on the wall! The shield runs $74.99 with the Master Sword, also available through True Swords, coming in at around $44. More »

3:00 PM on Sun Apr 8 2007
By fdemarco
9,735 views, 46 comments

week in games

Week in Games: Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 Edition

If I didn't already own both iterations of Guitar Hero for the PS2, you can bet I'd be picking up the 360 version so I could get my hands on those extra songs. Although truth be told, I hate the design of the 360 guitar. Prince of Persia swings onto the Wii and PSP, Enchanted arms ports to the PS3 and Final Fantasy fans get a new game in the form of Chocobo Tales. More »

7:00 PM on Sun Apr 1 2007
By fdemarco
2,320 views, 56 comments

wii

Clip: Prince of Persia Wii

While it's fun to watch this trailer for the Wii Prince of Persia, it sucks that it doesn't really give you a sense of how the motion controls are going to work. Come on, we already know what PoP looks like, its the controls we care about here. Brian Crecente

8:55 PM on Fri Mar 16 2007
By Brian Crecente
198 views, 24 comments

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