We’ve already met the real stars of the new Onechanbara vorteX movie. Heck, we’ve already seen the short online announcement trailer. Now? Now we’ve got the full length coming attraction. There’s blood, zombie movie and girls swinging swords around — the game in a nutshell. Thanks Michael for the tip!
Don’t think of “stylish action game” Bayonetta as Devil May Cry in heels, think of it as Devil May Cry in heels with a great ass. On the Platinum Games blog, the game’s modeler, Kenichiro Yoshimura, walks us through the process of modeling the character: from wireframe to finished product. Yoshimura is quick to admit…
Just as MMO Guild Wars is about to reach its fourth birthday, the franchise has surpassed six million units sold. Hooray! The ArenaNet developed game released the first Guild Wars episode on April 28,2005. “We are humbled by how gamers have responded to Guild Wars over the past four years, and we are proud that…
That is, if you live in New York City. And if you do, lucky you. On April 30, the rapper will be appearing at retailer Play N Trade to promote his game 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. If you don’t care about 50 Cent (and why the hell not!), there will be a Street…
Yep! That’s right. Topless man. Covered in ketchup. Kotakuite “Neo Deus” sends this, writing: Don’t worry, Kotaku! I haven’t gone all Patrick Bateman on you! I realized that my apartment contains lamentably few red items, and so I had to make due with what I DID have…and that included a jumbo-sized bottle of ketchup and…
A battle is being waged. A very important battle. The battle for upskirt face-tracking technology in Japanese erotic PC games. Developer Teatime put out Tech48, a game that uses a special face-tracking web cam called the T-Cam that lets players do things like look at in-game heroines from various angles. Read: Up their skirts. Not…
Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) may have already been released, but that doesn’t mean SEGA is finished with the game. The title has been getting downloadable content — free of charge. The DLC content is a total of 29 items and is being released over the course of eight weeks. What kind of content?…
Want to listen to a man who not only makes video games but also carries an iPhone with his own face on it? Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear franchise, is your man. On April 26, Kojima will be giving a lecture at the Ginza Apple Store in Tokyo in a speaker series called…
As we mentioned earlier, SMAP singer Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was arrested for indecent exposure. Even as the news broke, some on the Japanese internet were shocked, but others had a different reaction: L-O-L. And decided to recreate the drunken, naked rampage in Saints Row 2 by whipping up a custom-made Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (comparison images here —…
To: Fahey From: Bashcraft RE: How To Gift New Neighbors In My Neighborhood I’ve already Twittered and Facebooked this, so apologies to those who’ve already seen it there! Last night at 3am in Tokyo Midtown, SMAP‘s Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was drunk and making a racket, screaming and whatnot…totally naked. (Read more here.) Like, the guy wasn’t…
This month sees an update for PlayStation Home. That update sees new things, like this Disgaea lounge where folks can play mini-games like a Disgaea test, a card game and a block game. There are other things, too: Street Fighter IV avatar items and the ability to start-up SFIV games with folks you’ve met in…
Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Reader “cheddar” sends this cheese-free entry. Writes cheddar: The stuffed animal is a red panda. In case you get any dumb raccoon comments. I thought it was a raccoon at first too though. SO DID WE. Very happy to get that cleared up, though! What’s happening? We’re giving…
Last year, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released to reviews that ranged from glowing (Variety) to anything but (Wired). It was those negative reviews that made the game’s developer glum. According to the title’s project lead Haden Blackman, “But part of it…is that I’m watching this team that has worked so hard on this…
Strategy role-playing-game title features not only suggestive eating, but also “soul breeding“. Record of Agarest War has a “Soul Breed” system in which players must capture the heart of the game’s heroines so that they can create their successor. When this happens, there is a “special” movie that’s show, and afterwards the new successor is…
The latest Wii Channel “Wii no Ma” is scheduled to go live in Japan on May 1. It brings video service to the Nintendo Wii — and what appears to be market research on users. As detailed last December, “Wii no Ma” (Wii Room) is a video service for your Nintendo Wii. Instead of offering…
Square Enix is officially taking over UK publisher Eidos. Not only will Square Enix acquire Eidos properties like Tomb Raider and Hitman. Oh no, Square Enix will get much more. Land! Compare these pre-Eidos acquisition and post-Eidos acquisition maps. The Square Enix sphere of influence now spreads to more countries, more territories. It’s like looking…
This year, the cowboy-hat-bikini-wearin’ zombie-slayin’ Onechanbara movie is getting a sequel. We haven’t heard much about it — until now. Dubbed Chanbara Beauty THE MOVIE vorteX, the flick is apparently based on game by the same name. Starlet Eri Otoguro who played heroine Aya in the first film as well as the supporting cast have…
The PSP has voice-over-IP software Skype, and hey, Skype is technically possible for the DSi. That doesn’t mean because it’s possible that the DSi is getting Skype. A Skype representative told website TechRadar, “Whilst we can’t comment on any future plans to bring Skype to Nintendo’s DSi, it would technically be possible.” (Whilst?) This comes…
On April 16, Blu-ray flick Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete went on sale. Included was something many Japanese gamers had been waiting for: the Final Fantasy XIII demo. If early data is correct, the movie provided a boast to PS3 sales in The Land of the Rising Sun. The week before FFVII: ACC was…
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