The Onion, your news source, has a brand new clip up for the most inventive first-person-shooter we’ve ever seen. Ever. Called Close Range, the game has players shoot people in the face. Or the ear. It’s slated to be out sometime between never and ever, though you can already play the game online. The reviews…
Cave is having its gothic Lolita arcade shooter DeathSmiles ported to the Xbox 360. The game’s out this month on April 23. Know what else is out this month? Starting April 18, DeathSmiles boob-shaped mousepads. While the game is not played with a mouse per se, those who like DeathSmiles might use computers, so it…
Shape Boxing Wii de Enjoy! Diet was released last year, but these ads have recently popped up online (we didn’t ever seen them on Japanese TV, though!). The game is a more focused take on Wii Boxing, exercising and bear punching. The ad features clothes ripping and beer — as it should. Hey, it’s totally…
While black, white & red Wii title MadWorld might not appeal to your typical Wii customers, that’s okay, it’s not supposed to. Its intended audience is the core audience, which might feel somewhat spurned by the more popular Wii titles. According to SEGA marketing person Sean Ratcliffe, “If it resonates with the audience, yes, we…
Packaged Korean pop group Wonder Girls air grind with a PS3 Sixaxis controller and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in the video for tune "Now." Forget that the game doesn’t support motion controls! There’s grinding. There’s also jello, a 8mm camera and a dude on a motorcycle in the video if you’re into that kinda stuff.…
SEGA’s Sonic The Hedgehog made his debut way back in 1991 on the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive with the self-titled Sonic The Hedgehog. Here’s a look at the character over the years. Got a favorite Sonic? We’re partial to the 2D “classic” Sonic. He had more ‘tude. That, and didn’t kiss humans. For those who want…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft What a weekend! North Korea launched something into the air, parts of it fell into the Sea of Japan, and newscasters got panicky. At around 11:30am North Korea fired a missile over Japan — the people of Akita Prefecture were warned that it actually might hit them. There were public service…
Today, at a press conference in Tokyo, Namco Bandai announced a action title that brings together 35 characters from the 13 Tales of games. Characters from each title exist in the same game universe. This new title, which is for the PSP, is Tales of VS. It will be out this summer in Japan. The…
Namco Bandai announced the latest home console entry in its Tales of series. Dubbed Tales of Graces, the game is coming to the Wii this winter. Mutsumi Inomata is doing the character design. She’s known for anime work on My-HIME and Future GPX Cyber Formula as well as working seven titles in the Tales of…
Not only is Tales of Vesperia getting a PS3 version, the role-playing-game is also getting a big screen version. Namco Bandai announced today that Tales of Vesperia will also be getting an anime called Tales of Vesperia 〜The First Strike 〜. It will hit Japanese theaters sometime later this year. This isn’t a first for…
DeathSmiles, the Gothic Lolita shooting game from Cave, is getting an Xbox 360 port. Check out this weekend event in Akihabara to promote the game. The game will be out April 23 in The Land of the Rising Sun. As we previously posted, there’s also a limited edition of the game (priced at ¥9,240 –…
An animated GIF, that’s what. Japan’s D3 Publisher released over seventy screens of character Riho upcoming drink-with-hostess-Xbox-360-game Dream C Club — from the exact same scene. And we’re not quite sure why. Yes, SEVENTY PLUS SCREENS. No, we take that back. We are very sure why. It’s didn’t take long before the screens were pieced…
You finally picked a winner! Good for you. The grand prize winner will get a sofa (yes, A SOFA) and an Xbox 360. That winner is… Patrick Shearer: “See, this is why I like board games. When I am kicking your ass in one of these, you don’t mysteriously disconnect with ‘internet problems’.” Congrats to…
Simulation RPG Queen’s Blade Spiral Chaos is going on sale this winter in Japan. And it’s bringing its suggestive imagery with it! Queen’s Blade is originally a Lost Worlds style “combat picture book game” and has been published in Japan for the last couple of years. Queen’s Blade features only female characters, and its spin-off…
It’s time for, you guessed it, time for me tell you it’s time for TELL US DAMMIT. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person.…
SCEA: PS2 Price Drop Will Cut Into Wii, Eventually Help PS3 Sales Comment by: Mike Newlad Nominated by: ShadowOdin, representing the… Dude, don’t base your opinions on forum/comment posters – they are not a true representation of the real public. If they were piracy and drugs would be legal in the US, OSX would have…
Tera Patrick joined Saints Row 2 as a “special producer” giving hot developer “commentary“. Now, she’ll appear in game as part of new downloadable content. Dubbed Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed, the DLC features three new missions, new vehicles, multiplayer maps and Tera Patrick. Developer James Torbit explains, “As a homie, you can call Tera…
Last spring, a movie based on D3’s cowgirl-in-a-hat-killing-zombies game Onechanbara hit theaters. It was even localized as Chanbara Beauty for Western audiences. While pretty much panned universally, the cheesy low budget flick was good old fashioned mindless fun. Guess it was successful enough to warrant a sequel, which has just been announced. Dubbed Chanbara Beauty:…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Bipolar Weather Had to file out some housing papers this morning to finalize everything. Ran into a bit of confusion regarding the order of my name. Japanese last names go first, followed by, well, first names. For example, in Japan, Shigeru Miyamoto is actually Miyamoto Shigeru. Hideo Kojima is Kojima…
Professional Baseball Spirits 5, Konami’s PS3 baseball title, was released last May in Japan. The game features teams and stars of Japanese pro ball, and let’s players battle it out online. That is, until April 15. A notice from Konami reads: “On April 15, 2009 at 11:59pm, Professional Baseball Spirits 5‘s online play will end.…
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