Brian Ashcraft

Men in Spandex. Fighting. At the Tokyo Game Show.

To promote its latest wrestling card venture, Japanese developer Bushiroad held, well, a live wrestling match at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Earlier this year, Bushiroad announced that it had acquired the rights to make card games for New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Hands On with the Brand New Circle Pad Pro for 3DS XL

Nintendo has once again made an add-on second Circle Pad for the 3DS. And, you know what, it’s not half bad. Actually, it seems like the Circle Pad Pro for the XL could be pretty good. The smartest thing about the larger Circle Pad Pro is its design. It’s not nearly as bulky as the…

Up Close with Circle Pad Pro for the 3DS XL

Yesterday, Nintendo revealed that a larger circle pad add-on was headed to the 3DS XL—something that Nintendo first mentioned this past summer. Here is a first look at the new Circle Pad Pro for the 3DS XL. Nintendo has not given a release date for the Circle Pad Pro for the 3DS XL, nor has…

I Hate the Wii U Pro Controller

Okay, so Nintendo is releasing a new console (the Wii U) with a new controller (called the Wii U GamePad). I’m actually cool with the GamePad—even though it’s quite wide. It opens up new takes on multiplayer, which is a very good (and welcome) thing. What I hate is the Wii U Pro Controller. You…

Introducing Metal Gear…Twitter?

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima loves Twitter. He’s always tweeting up a storm. He loves Twitter so much that his studio now has its own Twitter app, called Metal Gear TW. The modified app uses your Twitter name and followers, but it has a special “camouflage mode” that allows you to censor elements of your…

Hideo Kojima Might Work on the Metal Gear Movie Script [Update]

In late August, a new Metal Gear Solid movie was announced. This wasn’t the first Metal Gear project Hollywood had seen: back in 2008, there was another MGS film that never got off the ground. Some fans are probably happy about the possibility of seeing Metal Gear Solid on the big screen. Others are not.…

Checking Out The New Metal Gear Made for Social Butterflies

With Metal Gear Social Ops, Metal Gear is returning to smartphones! This time the game is a tap-based card game in which you sneak from point A to point B, pulling off “Stealth Chains” as you go. Along the way, you can tap your way through, and a flurry of cards appear on screen as…

In Soul Sacrifice, You Kill, Help, or Troll Your Friends

As the game title itself emphasizes, moral choices regarding sacrifice is Soul Sacrifice. Magic is not cast with spells or mana, but with sacrifices. You have two sets of three different kinds of magic that are constantly available to you to fight with, but every time you cast it, you must make an offering. Meaning…

That City Building Assassin’s Creed Spin Off Is Actually Fun

Assassin’s Creed Utopia for iOS is a new take on the world of Assassin’s Creed. As previously mentioned, you build a 17th century colony and watch it develop right up to the American Revolution. And best of all, it’s pretty damn good. At my hands on at the Tokyo Game Show, the city building elements…

The Last Guardian Still Lives, Promises Sony Developer

Noticeably absent from Sony’s press event yesterday was The Last Guardian. The game was first announced in 2009. Since then, fans have been waiting for the finished title to emerge. It hasn’t. Development has not exactly been smooth. The game’s creator, Fumito Ueda, has left Sony, but is contracted out to finish this title. There’s…

Nintendo 3DS title Monster Hunter 4 will be out next March in Japan. It will have online multiplayer.

Level-5 tells Kotaku that none of its TGS games are confirmed for a Western release.

Tekken‘s Mushroom Battle Mode Gives Tekken a 1-Up

Namco’s Tekken series is making the leap to the Wii U. The fighting game favorite is one of the first big games slotted for the console. But does it pack enough punch on the Wii U? To cater to Wii U players, Nintendo and Namco have tailed the Wii U edition with loads of platform…

Kingdom Hearts Is Getting Remixed in HD for the PS3 [Update]

Square Enix is bringing the first Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days to the PS3 in HD as part of a new KH compilation called Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX The version of Kingdom Hearts is the Japanese language “Final Mix” version, and the game, along with Chain…

Why the Tekken Team Isn’t Developing the New Smash Bros.

While Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai is helming the upcoming Smash Bros. titles, Namco Bandai is developing the games. But does that mean the Tekken team will be making the games? When asked by Kotaku whether or not the Tekken team was involved with the new Smash Bros., Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada stressed this: “Sakurai…

There’s a New Ninja Gaiden Franchise. It’s Dead Rising Meets Team Ninja.

Earlier this month, a mysterious game called Yaiba was announced by Keiji Inafune. The game is not just an Inafune title. It’s a Ninja Gaiden title. As previously stated, Yaiba focuses on “action”, “ninja” and “mecha”. The game is being developed by Team Ninja and California-based dev Spark as a brand new Ninja Gaiden series.…

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus is coming to the PS Vita. It will be out out in early 2013.

Hey, Dismemberment Is Back in Ninja Gaiden on the Wii U

They don’t call them “Team Ninja” for nothing. Tecmo’s development unit, Team Ninja, is working on a new Ninja Gaiden game: the previously announced Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor’s Edge. It’s a return to the Ninja Gaiden that fans have been asking for, says Tecmo. It’s a reboot of sorts. The trailer shown today in Tokyo…

Dead or Alive 5 is getting a downloadable version. PS3 version at launch; Xbox 360 ver. hits 3 months after launch.

In This Gundam Game, You Destroy Toys

Who doesn’t love giant robots battling each other? The Gundam series has over 30 years worth of fandom history to its name. Now, with their latest announced Gundam game, Namco Bandai’s taking a rather unique approach to Gundam fandom. Based on the concept of “breakage” and battle damage, the developers at Namco Bandai have created…