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Pads or Sticks?
Friday, Friday, Friday. It’s Friday. 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. You probably know fucktons about us –…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2009 -
A Week In Comments
NSFW: The Joydick Lets Players Play With Themselves To Play Comment by: ShaggE Nominated by: MrBionic We would like to wank you for purchasing the Joydick. We don’t mean to cum off as cocky, but we guarantee this product will rub you the right way. If it doesn’t, well, different strokes for different folks. You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2009 -
Bikini Samurai Minus Bikini
When Playboy reviewed Wii title Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad, it asked publisher D3 for this: Exclusive naked pics. And exclusive naked pics it got. Above and below are images directly from D3 of the game’s heroine Aya wearing her cowboy and boots, but not much else. At least she’s got her swords. Very important! You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
You’ve Got 48 Hours, Make A Game
Website Boing Boing checked out the 2009 Global Game Jam, which has participants from all over the world churn out a game in 48 hours. Get a boots-on-the-ground view from LA, Pittsburgh, Australia, Scotland, Israel, Turkey and Venezuela. There are potato chips and pee drinking! Check out the games here. Our Networked Report from the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
Humming The Star Was Imperial March Makes The Baby Cry
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Storytelling Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s not Valentine’s Day yet in Japan, but I kinda spazzed out on a premature sugar high, thinking it is. It should be in like thirty minutes, though. Yeah, The Odyssey is great. Love Homer. Also big fan of Euripides. Euripides is awesome. Euripides’s Helen? Very…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
Ninja Blade Is Available In English Right Now
Xbox 360 exclusive Ninja Blade may not have a North American release date yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t own an English version. Right now. The Asia region has English language support (text and voice). It’s also region free. Interested parties, import away! Ninja Blade Ready In English, Just Not Here [Siliconera]
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
Be Scary, And Yes, Win F.E.A.R. 2
The appropriately named King Frankenstein sends us this entry, writing only: “Hello Kotaku.” Creepy mask and short greeting — scary! We’re giving away a copy of multi-plat horror shooter FEAR 2: Project Origin. Here’s the contest: Masks are scary, so make a mask. You can make it out mask out of anything – but the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
Namco’s Chocolate Bugs Valentines
Happy Day-Before-Valentine’s Day! Japanese game maker Namco knows what’s best for Valentine’s Day: chocolate shaped like bugs. De-licious. Namja Town, Namco’s food amusement park — yes, Namco has food amusement parks in Japan — is offering a set of four kabuto-mushi beetles made of chocolate. Priced at ¥4,500 (US$50), the set includes one Hercules beetle,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
Dead Space Was Developed For Xbox
EA’s horror title Dead Space has had a long gestation period. The game was originally slated for the original Xbox. The above clip was shown during a presentation called “Creating Horror and Immersion with the Art of Dead Space” that was given by the game’s art director Ian Milham at this year’s Animex game and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
PSP Reaches 50 Million In Worldwide Sales
The PSP has crossed an important sales milestone. The Sony handheld gaming console has sold over 50 million units worldwide. The PlayStation Portable went on sale December 12, 2004 in Japan, March 24 the following year in North America and September 1 of that same year in PAL regions. Slimmer models have been introduced since…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
Taipei Game Show Gets Real Life PlayStation Store
The Taipei Game Show is underway in, wait for it, Taipei. The Sony Computer Entertainment Taiwan booth even has a PlayStation Store. Yes, an actual PSN Store! People can even touch it. This Taipei Game Show store is packed with demo kiosks and Sony goodies available for purchase — goodies like Sony cats Toro and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
What Do You Say To A Man Dressed As Chun Li?
Well, if you are Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li star Kristin Kreuk, you knee ‘im the chopper, that’s what. During a Tokyo press conference for the upcoming Hollywood flick, comedian Suzuki Q Taro showed up dressed as Chun Li, saying, “I’m the real Chun Li.” Kreuk unleashed an actor’s attack, sending Q-chan through…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
Kill Bill Actress Selling Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5
Chiaki Kuriyama, Kill Bill‘s Gogo Yubari, will be appearing in Japanese TV ads for the Xbox 360 version of upcoming survival horror title Resident Evil 5. “I’ve played Resident Evil before,” says Kuriyama, “and I can’t wait for the upcoming entry in the series. I played it a little before we started filming the commercial,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2009 -
Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) Dated… Sorta
Wii title Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) has been dated. The game will be released “this summer” in Japan. Capcom’s only provided a release window and has yet to release its pricing. Originally slated as a PS3 title, the game was announced for the Wii in 2007 due to high development costs. カプコン・辻本良三氏「『モンスターハンター3』は今夏発売」と発表 [Gpara]
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009 -
Square Enix: “Dragon Quest IX Delay May Affect Final Fantasy XIII”
Dragon Quest IX is going to be delayed — blame fatal bugs for that! Is DQIX‘s postponement is going to affect another big Square Enix game Final Fantasy XIII? Square Enix president Yoichi Wada explained, “The next term’s schedule has been fixed yet. Presently, I cannot say what kind of effect we will experience from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009 -
Ditched Splatterhouse Developers Wish Namco “The Best”
Earlier this week, Namco confirmed to Kotaku that California-based developer BottleRocket Entertainment is no longer working on the upcoming multi-platform Splatterhouse reboot. Namco showed up at the developer’s offices and took back the dev kits and Splatterhouse assets with the intention of having the Afro Samurai team finish the game. Regarding Namco’s decision to take…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009 -
Eatin’ With The In-Laws (No, They’re Not Trying To Kill Me)
To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Check Back from a day off — went to the in-laws and ate blowfish cooked in a variety of ways. Blowfish, when not prepared properly is lethal. To prepare or sell it, you must get a license and getting one is quite an ordeal. Some times you see trucks with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009 -
Fashion Model Promotes Mario & Luigi RPG 3 In Japan
That’s the formerly ubiquitous fashion model Yuri Ebihara — who after dominating Japanese print in TV ads has since gone M.I.A. of late. Well, there she is! Playing Mario & Luigi RPG 3. This is not the first time Ebihara, nicknamed “Ebi-chan,” has done game ads. Previously, she appeared in a SEGA ad. There was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009 -
Upcoming Tecmo PS3 Exclusive Started As PC Title
Last fall, Tecmo first announced upcoming Gears-cover-style third person shooter Quantum Theory. It’s not exactly the type of game you’d think coming from the Dead or Alive developer. In a recent interview, Quantum Theory designer Keisuke Kikuchi revealed that the PS3 exclusive was originally a PC game: “Initially the game concept was built around this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009 -
Monster Hunter Titles Ship 3 Million
Capcom’s Monster Hunter continues to post monster sales. Monster Hunter Freedom 2G and budget title Monster Hunter Freedom 2G PSP the Best have shipped 3 million units combined in Japan. In related Monster Hunter news, March 11 is the 5th anniversary of the first Monster Hunter game. The series has sold over 8.5 million copies…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009
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