As mentioned in the latest Famitsu, Little King’s Story is headed to the PS Vita. Apparently, it’s not a port of the Wii version, but a new title and will make use of the Vita’s specs. [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし]
The latest entry in the “Minecraft meets” series is this “Team Fortcraft”, which is Minecraft meets Team Fortress. I’m growing weary of these “Minecraft meets” clips, but this one is pretty good, but not nearly as impressive as the Pokémon mod for Minecraft Thanks @Martin_Wolf for the tip! You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author…
R2-D2, the helmet. Created by Philadelphia-based artist and illustrator Jenn, this a do-it-yourself original. The force is strong with this one. Jenn “sand-papered the crap” out of an old helmet, painted it, added the extra bit, and added a ton of clear coating. “Initially, it was the ugly duckling of helmets,” Jenn told website Geekadelphia.…
The new iPhone, expected to be dubbed iPhone 5, will apparently go on sale in mid-October through Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T. [WSJ]
Forget all that talk that Microsoft is leaving Japan! Because on September 28, Xbox Japan is launching a new Xbox 360 250GB bundle that includes Monster Hunter Frontier Online Priced at ¥29,800, which is the normal price for a 250GB Xbox 360 in Japan, the bundle comes with Monster Hunter Frontier Online codes that allow…
Love Plus, Konami’s love simulator, is getting a 3DS version. It’s new and called New Love Plus. New Love Plus means one thing: New 3DS bundles. Actually, it means three new things. Because like Konami did for the DSi XL, the Tokyo game company is releasing three 3DS bundles, one for each of the Love…
About a thousand years ago, Fukuoka-based game developer revealed it was working on a PlayStation 3 version of Ni no Kuni, its collaboration with venerated anime house Studio Ghibli. That PS3 version will finally be out on the PS3 on November 17, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. It will cost ¥8,800, which is…
Last night, one of the biggest celebrities in Japan, Shinsuke Shimada, abruptly stated he was leaving the entertainment industry. Shimada, a comedian and talk show host, is the Japanese equivalent of a David Letterman or a Jay Leno—if either of them appeared on six prime time shows and produced music albums. The country’s collective jaw…
From a young age, I loved bows and arrows. I can remember getting a bow and arrow set from the supermarket, taking off the plastic suction caps, and firing potentially eye-poking-out arrows around the yard. Thankfully, no one was willing to play William Tell with me. Hit the Apple! is a very simple game: The…
Legends | KOELN, DEUTSCHLAND: Link and Zelda checked out the 3DS at Gamescom. (Photo: Sascha Schuermann | AP) If Only I Had a Door to Take Me to This Wonderful Place Some people love Mario. Others love Mickey. But I love Doraemon, that blue robotic cat from the future, with a pocket full of gizmos…
When you look at Duck Tape, you might not think Tron, but you will now. I’m a sucker for clever ads, and this one is pretty clever, but not annoyingly so. Stick around for the end. (GEDDIT?) Not that you’d, you know, walk out on a thirty-seven second commercial. Who does that?! Tron Gets Sticky…
Earlier this month, the Otakuthon Anime Convention stormed through lovely Montreal, Canada. And when there’s a convention, you can bet there are people in funny costumes. Reader Yeti sent along these snaps he snapped at this year’s Otakuthon of cosplayers dressed as characters from titles like Final Fantasy IX, Resident Evil, and Katamari Damacy Okakuthon,…
Story within a story .hack isn’t only getting a CG animated film. It’s also has an erotic game knock-off called, coughs, .fuck Released years ago, the game promises to blend cyberspace, enormous eyes and one heck of a title. And this is volume four? I feel like I’ve missed something, namely volumes one, two, and…
Nintendo’s already slashed the 3DS’s price tag, but, according to new rumors, that’s not the only thing the Kyoto-based game maker is planning on slashing. According to French website 01Net, insiders said that Nintendo is prepping an entirely new 3DS model that “radically tones down” the handheld’s 3D, and it could even be an entirely…
Nintendo is holding a 3DS related event in Japan on September 13, days before TGS begins. Nintendo does not traditionally show at TGS, and Kotaku is following up with Nintendo for clarification. According to the Wall Street Journal, the event is called the Nintendo Conference and will be open to members of the industry, press,…
When PC title From Dust was released, PC gamers discovered that, yes, you must have an always-on internet connection. Previous claims stated that it wouldn’t. Now, Ubisoft is ready to make amends. As Kotaku posted last week, Ubisoft originally said that reports of a mandatory always-on connection were erroneous. Yet after From Dust’s release, Ubisoft…
Or maybe it’s a game within a movie? Or maybe it’s just a movie—enough! Okay, .hack, the video game within a video game video game, is getting a movie version. .hack debuted as a video game with 2002’s .hack//Infection, and are part of a multimedia franchise that encompasses television anime, manga, and even music. The…
Daigo Umehara, aka “The Beast”, is a pro gamer. He’s famous enough to get his picture on books he has little to do with! Umehara’s picture is on the book binding for the Japanese translation of tech thriller Daemon—he didn’t write it! But, often in Japan, photos of celebrities are used on book covers in…
Some people love Mario. Others love Mickey. But I love Doraemon, that blue robotic cat from the future, with a pocket full of gizmos and a fear of mice. And now, the manga artist who created Doraemon, has his own museum. And it looks amazing. Fujiko F. Fujio (what a name!) is a nom de…
Dress Up | TOKYO, JAPAN: A Konami event for Gree’s Dragon Collection mobile title. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) From Erotic Games to Murder Charges In 1999, a thirty-one year-old voice actress under the name Suzuka Yuna voice one of the lead characters in Japanese erotic computer game Triangle Heart 2. More » A Tale of Two…
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