Brian Ashcraft, Author at Kotaku

Upskirts? No, You Mean Upside Down Skirts

You’ve gotta give it to Japanese erotic game developers. They sure are inventive! PC title Hypnotism Class lets players hypnotize schoolgirls. What does this do? It causes them to stand on their heads, it seems. The girls, however, continue to converse — however, a different (and novel?) view is provided for viewing pleasure. It’s even…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009

Wing Commander In Paper Craft

There are many uses for paper, but right now, we cannot think of a better use than these Wing Commander paper models. Awesomely named website Paper Commander (YES!) has relatively simple models from the WC franchise available for download. You too can make these. Isn’t that delightful? Of course it is. Silly. Welcome!!! [Paper Commander…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009

Shoko Nakagawa Sings New Pokemon Song

Earlier this month saw a new ending for the Pokémon anime. A new ending means, you guessed it, a new theme. The tune, “Get Fired Up Notch-Eared Pichu”, is sung by geek princess Shoko Nakagawa, who also voices Giza Mimi Pichu (“Notch-Eared Pichu”). It’s a catchy and cute song. You know, for whatever the hell…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009

More Nitty-Gritty On The Free SFIV Championship Mode

Street Fighter IV for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 is getting a free Championship Mode. As we previously posted, it brings new features. But wait! There’s more. Here’s how the tournaments work in the Championship Mode: Tourneys are divvied up into five different levels, making it possible for players of various skill levels…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009

Nintendo: Not Everyone Has Played Brain Age

With the gajillion titles of Brain Age and its sequel Nintendo has sold, you’d think pretty much everyone has played the game. You’re wrong. “Some people might think that, given the huge sales of the Brain Training series, there can’t possibly be anyone out there who hasn’t played it, but that’s not true at all”,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009

Free Street Fighter IV Championship Mode Dated, Brings New Features

On April 24 (in Japan), Street Fighter IV will get the totally free “Championship Mode” update, bringing unique features to both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Replays, it seems, will be viewable cross-platform as well as “replay rankings”. However, the PS3 is getting an exclusive voting system that allows players to vote for parts…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009

Washington Post Writer Makes Snide Quip About Gamers’ Voting Rights

Not surprising as conservative columnist and author George Will often makes snide remarks — and often about things he knows nothing about. In an option piece about why wearing blue jeans is bad and why we should dress like Fred Astaire (yeah, we know), the Pulitzer Prize winning and the very-much-out-of-touch Will’s pie hole offered…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009

SEGA Makes Hummer Driving In Japan Easy!

Japanese cars tend to be on the small side for good reason. In heavily populated urban areas, many streets are narrow, making it difficult to drive enormous American cars through them. Nonetheless! There is a set of folks in Japan who are big fans of huge American automobiles. Those with money, shell out big time…