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Hey, You’re Ripping Off The King of Fighters!
Legendary fighter The King of Fighters is known for its stylish characters and tried-and-tested gameplay. KOF has made the leap from arcade to home consoles and, more recently, the iPhone. But it’s also on the Apple App Store where KOF is getting totally ripped off. Dubbed The Ultimate Fighters, this South Korean-developed game borrows heavily…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2011 -
Three Sony Photos You’ll Want To Photoshop
The photos, courtesy of website Game Watch Impress, depict the Sony 3D headset—something we have seen before. What we haven’t seen is how goofy people look while wearing it and playing PS3 games—especially with peripherals. And boy, do people ever look goofy. These images scream “Photoshop me!” Kotaku‘s own Luke Plunkett got the jump on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2011 -
Every McLaren Ever Made Lovingly Recreated for Your Digital Driving Pleasure
Simraceway, an online racing simulator, has achieved a gaming first: It will feature high-detail virtual models of every McLaren car ever made, giving gamers the chance to, yes, test drive the entire McLaren back catalogue. The McLaren name, of course, is iconic in racing and high performance cars. The McLaren racing team was first founded…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
Boy, They Like Halloween
Planet | NEW YORK: Heidi Klum and her husband Seal at her annual Halloween party (Photo: Evan Agostini | AP) A Celebration of the Art of the Uncharted Trilogy Uncharted 3 is out today! In honour of the occasion, I thought now would be a good time to have a little Uncharted party here on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
Yoda Is a Real Bastard When He Drinks and Drives
Yesterday was Halloween. Parties also raged all weekend, and even adults dressed up in funny costumes. Some of them ate candy and other drank booze. And in Germany, one 42-year-old man dressed as Yoda got arrested—probably because the Force was not with him. And also because he got in a traffic accident—a hit and run…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
The WoW Murder Was More Horrific Than You Can Imagine
Back in spring 2010, two teenage boys—Kruse Wellwood and Cameron Moffat—raped and killed 18-year-old Kimberly Proctor before mutilating and burning her body under a bridge. Then, one of the boys told a friend on World of Warcraft what they did. Their crime was gruesome, but that’s only half the terrible story. In the latest issue…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
No More Heroes Developer Making Way More Social Games
Grasshopper Manufacture and social network company DeNA established a new joint venture called “Grasshopper Social Network Service” that will make social games, exclusively for DeNA’s Mobage smartphone platform.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
Harrison Ford’s Big Mug Is All Over Tokyo’s Shinjuku
Uncharted 3 spokesperson Indiana Jones Harrison Ford is currently plastered all over Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, and not for his latest movie, but for a video game. JR新宿のアンチャーテッドのポスター [TwitPic] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
Good Samaritan Attempts to Stop DS Theft with a Bat, Is Murdered
On Monday in southern California, a fight broke out with one teen wounded and one baseball bat-wielding Good Samaritan ending up dead. All of this over a Nintendo DS. According to KTLA News, a teenage boy arranged to meet four teens met at a local shopping center to sell a Nintendo DS. The four teens…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
Link on the Beach, Rapping with Girls
In the Zelda games, Link doesn’t talk. He’s the silent type. In this video, he doesn’t talk either, he raps Internet person Hiimrawn is back with another game rap. This time, it features Zelda characters Link, Navi, Sheik, and Ganondorf. The above video is the “clean” version. LEGEND OF ZELDA RAP!! [YouTube] You can contact…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
Brutally Graphic Adult Anime Coming To Life
Kite is infamous. The hyper-violent 1998 anime features explicit sex scenes, explicit violence and explicit human brutality. And now, according to sources connected with the project, it’s going to be a “full-on female actioner” with “gritty realistic action”. Originally, Kite, or A Kite as it’s called in Japan, was two thirty minute anime shorts that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
Can’t This Vita Lady Get Anything Right? [Update]
Throughout Asia, it’s common to see attractive celebrities pose with game hardware. The celebs might not be gamers themselves, but they’re famous. Most can flub their way through without a gaff. Rainie Yang could not. At a recent press conference in Taiwan, Sony dated the PS Vita for the region, giving it a Dec. 23…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2011 -
Wii Resident Evil Games Ready To Scare the PS3
Wii titles Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles are coming to the PS3 as a HD single title called Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Selection, complete with Move support. Release date is TBA. [4Gamer.net]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2011 -
A Lady Holds a Resident Evil Pistol. Capcom Copyrights a Cake.
It’s Halloween. What better day to talk about overpriced Resident Evil food? So, let’s do that! Then, let’s talk about a gun. To promote Resident Evil‘s fifteenth anniversary, Capcom is teaming up with a Japanese restaurant company to roll out Resident Evil food. There are T-virus drinks that change colors and themed dishes. Capcom even…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2011 -
Two Girls, Two Arcade Sticks
Ultimate | TOKYO, JAPAN: Capcom showed off the new Hori fight stick. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Watch the First 23 Minutes of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Right Here The game might not be out yet, but those wanting to see how the opening moments of Skyrim go down, you can see it all in these…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2011 -
Will There Be a Grand Theft Auto First-Person Shooter?
For your typical Western game developer, first-person shooters are bread and butter. Rockstar Games is not your typical Western game developer. “We’re deliberately avoiding that right now,” Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser told Japanese game magazine Famitsu. “It’s in our DNA to avoid doing what other companies are doing.” So, while other companies were making FPS…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2011 -
Brad Pitt Is too Old, Mean for Video Games
Never mind that 47-year-old actor Brad Pitt is married to Angelina Jolie, star of the Tomb Raider movies, the Hollywood actor is apparently worried that their children are playing too many games. A source told the National Enquirer that Pitt took the kid’s laptops and hid them in storage. “He [Pitt] wants them playing in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2011 -
Is This the Digital Bike of Your Dreams?
Dubbed the “Gladiator Bike”, this is concept art for a product that doesn’t exist. This is this stuff of fantasy. Mine, at least. Designed by artist Jaewan Jeong, the Gladiator Bike exists in 22nd century, with a widening gap between rich and poor. Racers battle it out on WipEout or F-Zero style tracks. The whole…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2011 -
Portal Song Now Sounds like a TV Theme Song
Roomie is, according to his YouTube page, “a Swedish guy who makes music videos.” He releases a new one every Tuesday. This past week, he released a cover of Portal’s “Still Alive”. It sounds like an American TV theme song from the late 1980s or 1990s. I kind of like that. Still Alive (Cover) –…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2011 -
Just How Many Japanese Women Work in Prostitution?
In Japan, the term “fuzoku” refers to the sex industry. It’s different from the term “mizu shoubai”, which refers more to the type of hosting you’ll see in Sega’s yakuza games. Fuzoku is sex, in its many forms and flavors. According to an estimate by a woman’s fashion website, it’s possible one in ten Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2011
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