The last time Japanese geek idol Shoko Nakagawa appeared in a Super Robot Taisen ad, it was amazing. She cosplayed as in-game character Valsione. This time, she wears a dress. Ho hum. Super Robot Taisen K is out March 20 in Japan. Click through the pics of the ad below. There’s lots of standing and…
In Japan, SEGA’s beautiful PS3 exclusive Valkyria Chronicles has an anime and saucy figurines. Next month, it gets an art book, too. The 300 page book is published by Enterbrain, the same company that publishes Japanese game mag Famitsu. Titled Valkyria Chronicles Development Artworks, it goes on sale at the end of April. Price is…
When Capcom announced its pre-paid Visa debit card, folks got excited. Then they saw that the card carried exorbitant fees and got angry. CheapAssGamer’s goomba478 did what most would. He started complaining. Goomba478 detailed all the charges the laundry list of add-on charges to use the card: “Pay to activate the card, pay to call…
The official site for Pokémon Diamond & Pearl announces some changes for next month. This April, the Sunday morning kiddy show Pokémon Sunday anime is going HD. The show is co-hosted by geek idol Shoko Nakagawa. The anime Pokémon Diamond & Pearl is getting a new end theme song sung by Shoko Nakagawa, and the…
Creator of the Metal Gear Solid series, Hideo Kojima is responsible in large part for Konami’s success. His games do well, Konami does well. What does that mean? Fancy white collar job titles, that’s what. While “Chief Of I Can Do Whatever I Want” would have been an obvious choice, his new title starting April…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Death Lottery That reminds me — I should get life insurance, too. I always feel life insurance is somewhat morbid as you’re signing a contract about your own death. Kinda creeps me out, so I’ve been hesitant about getting it because of that. Selfish and silly, I know! Prolly get…
A “major” UK retailer has told game site CVG that PSP and PS3 price cuts are “definitely coming soon”. Rumors have been circulating about such a price cut for some time. “It’s been on the cards for a while,” the retailer is quotes as saying, “but manufacturers are not in the habit of giving exact…
When people talk DS Lite sales, they typically mention Japanese, North American or European sales numbers. There are other countries where the DS Lite has launched, countries like South Africa. According to Core Gaming, which handles Nintendo’s South African distribution, the console seems to be doing well for the region. “The DS Lite launched in…
The first footage of Metal Gear Solid Touch was missing one thing very important. No, two things: Thumbs. Of course, the game is a touch screen game, so fingers tap the screen is expected. But to this degree, like where it’s kinda hard to see what’s going on at times? Shame that your thumbs keep…
Troubled comedian Andy Dick has done voice work for PlayStation Network’s PAIN. Dick, who is currently sober, will also lend his likeness to the game. Dick blogs: basically, i screamed for two hours. if you have ever had the urge to beat my scrawny, lily-white ass, now you can, literally… virtually. as for my stimulant…
Last Thursday, Daily Show host Jon Stewart went for the jugular of CNBC host Jim Cramer — well, went for the jugular, again. Stewart had been ragging on Crammer, who talks finance on his CNBC show Mad Money, for spewing nonsense and being totally wrong about the economic meltdown. The edited episode can be viewed…
Pokémon and Monster Hunter are both wildly popular franchises. The games are often compared, and they do share things in common. But there are differences, of course! The biggest difference between the two franchises is that in Pokémon, you capture monsters, while in Monster Hunter, you *kill* monsters and then *carve* parts out of their…
The Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete TV spots are airing in Japan and point out the inclusion of the Final Fantasy XIII demo. The Blu-ray movie is out April 16 in Japan.
As hinted at earlier, Alchemist role-playing series Atelier is making the leap to the PS3. The latest entry, Atelier Rorona, will be released in Japan on June 25. The game will feature full voice — a first for the series — and 3D graphics. The artist is Meru Kishida. The game’s plot follows a novice…
This year is the 30th anniversary of mecha franchise Gundam. To celebrate there will be a 1/1 statue as well as a new PS3 game. Called Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record U.C.0081, the game supports up to 8 players via the PlayStation Network and could possibly be the spiritual successor to PlayStation 2 title Mobile…
Making video games is no walk in the park. It’s hard. For those who worked in original Xbox role-playing-game Fable, it “destroyed lives”. In an interview with industry site Develop, Fable franchise designer Peter Molyneux explains just how bad it got during the creation of the first game: “If I’m honest, on Fable we just…
Popular geek idol Shoko Nakagawa is a singer, a model, TV personality, co-host of kiddy morning show Pokémon Sunday and now an Xbox 360 owner. Earlier this week, she posted on her blog that she has purchased an Xbox 360 and a couple games (Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5, Tales of Vesperia and Star…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Rocky Reborn Went to the bank, spent time filling out forms and blah, blah, blah. Those living in Japan or other parts of Asia probably use an inkan or seal when completing documents. Instead of signing papers, you stamp them with an engraved stamp that has your name on it.…
Previously unreleased environment screenshots of upcoming game Wolfenstein have apparently been leaked online. The screens are supposedly of the game’s multiplayer maps. The screens are labeled “property of id Software” and were not distributed by the game’s publisher, Activision. Game site Shack News was tipped about a Photobucket gallery containing the screens by an industry…
Dream C Club, the Xbox 360 game that lets players booze with Japanese hostesses, has launched its official website. Before entering the site, users are asked a question: Do you have a pure heart? Well… Do you? Those that click “Yes” will be able to enter the site. The honest ones who click “No” will…
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