As gamers from around the globe descend on Cologne for Gamescom, Namco Bandai is releasing the latest trailer for upcoming weapon-based combat title Soulcalibur V The game is the seventh entry in Namco’s “Soul” games, and is set 17 years after Soulcalibur IV. Which means that Ivy is middle-aged and should look old. But she…
Youth is at a premium in Japan. Video game characters are often in their teens (or younger). And in candy-coated world of idols, girls start young. But decade after decade, there’s been one pin-up who keeps on keeping on: 45-year-old Natsuki Okamoto. And there’s a reason for that. She puts out. Not to be confused…
Gearbox Software, makers of Borderlands 1, is making Borderlands 2. This is the game’s first teaser. Borderlands 2 was first revealed earlier this month. “Combining invention and evolution, Borderlands 2 features all-new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story,” said publisher 2K Games in an official statement…
Blow-Up Doll | SAPPORO, JAPAN: A monster waiting to be hunted looms over a Capcom event in Japan (Photo: Famitsu) Skyrim, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby While it looked pretty amazing when first released, time has not been kind to certain visual aspects of Oblivion, the last game in the Elder Scrolls series. More »…
In this newly released Batman: Arkham City trailer, Mr. Freeze sends a shiver down my spine. Mr. Freeze joins a rouges’ gallery that includes the likes of The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin—and more. Batman: Arkham City will be released this October on the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the PC. Thanks Zak for the…
Heavy Iron Studios knows a thing or two about throwing pretend punches in the air. The studio is behind exercise game UFC Personal Trainer (as well as a buncha games based on Pixar flicks). Heavy Iron boss Lyle Hal has heavy words for the upcoming PS Vita, Sony’s new portable. “People don’t want to carry…
Arcade superplay footage of Taiko no Tatsujin is dime a dozen—amazing players beating out perfect drum routines, even incorporating their own dance moves and flourishes. But Taiko no Tatsujin isn’t only an arcade game. YouTube user silversilver0823 uploaded a video of him owning the PSP version of Taiko no Tatsujin. Just wait until his starts…
No, you are not looking at a wine opener. This is apparently the new PlayStation Move GT Racer. And it looks silly. According to website DLB-Network, Sony is working on a Wii Wheel style peripheral for the PlayStation Move and aiming to be bundled and sold separately like the PS Move SharpShooter Peripheral. Imagines posted…
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D has a new feature: “Photo camouflage”. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima tested it out. Here, Kojima snapped a pic of a shopping bag from a Japanese electronics store. That picture became the basis of Naked Snake’s camo. When the game is finally released, inevitable lewd and silly camo…
Bethesda, the studio behind the Elder Scrolls games, sent out an email early Saturday morning alerting gamers to reset their forum passwords over a possible security breach. “We have identified a potential breach of our forum user database that occurred Friday morning, Aug 12,” the mail read. “We have reset your forum password as a…
From August 13 to August 21 (my birthday!), the life-sized Gundam statue will be on display in Tokyo’s Odaiba. But it won’t be looming tall. It will be in pieces, strewn on the ground. The original statue was first erected in Odaiba in July 2009, and then it was erected in Shizuoka where it stood…
The reason for a city’s youth rioting for days are no doubt complex and many. But, hey, let’s blame video games, because that’s exactly what rocker Noel Gallagher is doing. “We live in this age of violence—and I don’t care what other people say: Brutal TV and brutal videogames are a reason for this pointless…
This weekend, the Comic Market, aka Comiket, tore through Tokyo. And earlier this month, new rules were revealed for skimpy Comiket cosplay: cover up! But as thongs throngs of cosplayers descended on Tokyo Big Sight for the expo, one thing was certain: Rules schmules! Comiket is a twice-a-year event. Traditionally, the event’s main draw has…
Pure plastic love. It lives on desks. Its lives on shelves. But in Japan, it lives everywhere. Figures are more than collectibles. They’re sculpted fantasy that reflect the artistic tradition of the country’s past and its present. In Japan, there are events dedicated to figures and figure collecting. The summer Wonder Festival was recently held…
Nice Hat | TOKYO, JAPAN: An event for PS Vita title Disgaea 3 was held in Akihabara. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) The Destructive Video Game Art of Coro Kaufman We’ve got another Massive Black artist for you today, which is always a treat. Coro Kaufman is one of the studio’s co-founders, and also serves as…
Just a friendly reminder that today is the last day you can register for Nintendo’s Ambassador Program. You know, the program for 3DS early adaptors who paid through the nose for the 3DS, so now are getting twenty free games. In Japan, the registration program involves you entering your serial number in a website, but…
The latest Tron, Tron: Legacy, was filled with attractive actors in fetching costumes. Here are some more nifty outfits—they’re not official Tron wear, but they glow. That’ll do. These outfits come via Etsy seller ArtificeClothing, and will glows in the dark after ten minutes of sunlight exposure. If you leave the outfits under a bright…
Earlier this month, Japanese netizens noticed that a mascot created to promote the environment in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture looked a helluva lot like Pikachu. The character’s name is Eco-chan and was unveiled late last year. When the character’s wearable suit was created, a city staffer said that it looked like Pikachu. However, the person who…
Today in Japan, the 3DS went on sale with a new, lower price. Some people lined up at stores in Tokyo, but not that many. But that’s okay. When the 3DS first went on sale, hundreds of people lined up for pre-orders, and then hundreds more lined up to purchase the portable. Months later and…
LG asked the International Trade Commission to block the sale of the PS3 in the United States over a patent dispute. Sony and LG have now settled this dispute, which hopefully means the Netherlands won’t seize any more PS3s! [Reuters]
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