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Your First Look at Dead Space 3
After a mysterious Dead Space teaser surfaced yesterday, what’s reported to be Dead Space 3‘s logo and the game’s first image surfaced today. The screenshot and logo appeared on website VG247. Check out the above image. Not much is officially known about the game, other than its existance has been confirmed. Here’s what’s been speculated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Japan’s Heart Warmed by a Circuit Board
On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami rocked and ravaged Japan. The world watched in horror as lives were destroyed and lost. The following month, Taiwanese computer hardware maker Asus revealed that it was including “God Bless Japan” on a Republic of Gamers concept board (that never went into production, I believe). The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Why the Japanese Cops Will Arrest You for Selling Sexy One Piece Knock-Offs
Hugely popular manga One Piece features its fair share of ridiculously curvy characters. They’re prime fodder for adult fan fiction and art. And in Japan, there are even hyper sexualized versions of collectable figures. But watch out, selling those could result in arrest. Many collectable figures are already heavy on fan service. For some, that’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012 -
New Shin Megami Tensei Is Coming
The latest issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu apparently has a two-page advert that teases Shin Megami Tensei IV. It’s apparently headed for the PS Vita 3DS. The popular Japanese role-playing Megami Tensei series debuted back in 1987 with Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei. The first Shin Megami Tensei game was released in 1992. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012 -
Europe Getting a New PSP Color. It’s Ice White.
This July, Sony is releasing a new Ice White PlayStation Portable in Europe. It’s priced at £89.99 or €99.99. The Ice White PSP is the budget, Europe-only PSP-E1000 model that features a mono speaker and doesn’t have WiFi capablities. Read more how it stacks up to the other models here Cool Summer Gaming [PlayStation.com via…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Death Blog Lady Strikes Again. Even Disneyland Is Not Safe.
This weekend, a Tokyo Disney Sea visitor suffered quite a scare. While riding the Raging Spirits rollercoaster, the safety bar raised while in motion. The 34 year-old man tried to get out of the car and injured his leg. Thankfully, the man had only minor injuries. That same day, a Japanese celebrity posted a Disney…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012 -
Kotaku East
How China Neuralyzed Men in Black 3
The Chinese government sure doesn’t like when China or Chinese people look bad. That’s apparently the motivation for cutting scenes from Hollywood flick Men in Black 3. Spoilers below. Three scenes were cut that showed aliens disguised as Chinese folks and people in Chinatown getting their memories neuralyzed Online in China, people noted that the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Why Drink Booze When You Can Play Diablo III?
In South Korea, like elsewhere, Diablo III is out. And boy, are people ever playing it. Korean paper The Hankyoreh recently did a report on how Diablo III is impacting Korean nightlife. While much of the information is anecdotal, it does provide a good window in. For example, one businessman told the paper that instead…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Pikachu Will Destroy You with a Big Yellow Sword
In my time, I’ve seen a lot of Pikachu cosplay, but I’ve never seen anything as bizarre (or wonderful) as this. If Nintendo ever does a Pokémon reboot (I doubt it will), it should give the Pocket Monsters battle gear and giant swords. So they can beat the crap outta each other. This was spotted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012 -
Kotaku East
A Year After Fukushima, This Japanese Cell Phone Will Detect Radiation
It’s been over a year since the Fukushima meltdown. There have been radiation fears and fear mongering. Both have certainly impacted the lives and psyche of those living in Fukushima as well as people elsewhere. And now here’s a cell phone that might make things better—or worse. Sharp’s upcoming Pantone 5 mobile phone comes with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012 -
Kotaku East
In China, Diablo III Is Sold Online as, um, “Big Pineapple”
Soon it will be summer. Time for summer fruit: watermelons, pineapples, and Diablo III? In China, online vendors are trying to skirt the law by masking Diablo III as “big pineapple”. If you thought Hawaiian pineapples were delicious, have you tried “Big Pineapple 3 Asian Servers Edition Official Version All Language Support?” Didn’t think so.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012 -
Not Getting Stabbed Is Harder in Real Life
You know in a video game or a movie, how the hero easily grabs a knife from an attacker and subdues that enemy? Well, that’s in video games or movies—fantasy! Real life is different. However, as numerous YouTube commenters pointed out, the “real life” versions of the attacks are missing the confrontation. They simply show…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012 -
The New Starship Troopers Anime Gets a Trailer for You To Watch
This summer, Starship Troopers is getting a new Japanese anime. Shinji Aramaki of Appleseed fame is directing. Check out the above trailer if you would like to know more. Starship Troopers: Invasion Trailer [Alafista]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012 -
How Does the Persona Porno Opening Match Up with the Game’s?
There’s a Persona porno parody called Perofella. Kotaku already ran some safe-for-work pics of the skin flick, so you vaguely know that it doesn’t really look like the game. But what about the opening? Now that does. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the Persona 4 and Perofella openings. The line between parody and rip-off is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Online Game Lays Down the Law with 30-Year Bans
For many online games, the selling of in-game items, in-game gold, and personal information is a problem. It sounds like it’s a problem in free-to-play online title Cocoloa because the game is now trying to combat that with bans that last three decades. In a message on the game’s official site, the game’s operators note…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012 -
What’s Hideo Kojima Doing on the New Z.O.E.? Not Enough.
Late last week, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima revealed a new Zone of the Enders project. Fans of the sci-fi series have been waiting for Kojima to start work on a new Z.O.E. Thing is, he won’t be doing much much work on it. While he’ll be acting as producer, Kojima won’t be writing, designing,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012
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