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Your Cosplay Cure
At the Cure Cosplay Festival, it wasn’t only The King of Fighters that was brought to life. A variety of video games and anime outfits were on display. More NSFW buttcheeks. You’ve been warned! Websites Asagawo Blog and Gigazine were on hand to check out the festivities. 「まどマギ」「スタドラ」「VOCALOID」など、さまざまな衣装を楽しんでいるコスプレイヤーたち and 前半 その2, 後半 その1-,後半 その2- [アサガヲBlog,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2011 -
The Shadow of the Colossus Ending We Never Got
Game designer Fumito Ueda has tweeted a nixed ending that never made it to The Shadow of the Colossus. This is it! Ueda storyboards his games by hand. Shame he didn’t post the image at a larger resolution—not simply because I want to see how different this ending it, but rather, I’d like to look…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2011 -
Let’s Look at Plastic Mechs!
There’s a new Gundam series, penned by Professor Layton designer Akihiro Hino. It’s dubbed Gundam Age. New Gundam means new Gundam toys. There are also pics of the in-store Gundam toy scanner, the Gage-ing Battle Base. The Gundam Age plastic models are chipped, so they can be scanned in, which produces a battle simulation. Website…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2011 -
Turkish Cops Arrest 32 Suspected Anonymous Members
After Spanish cops arrested a trio of suspected Anonymous members, the Turkish police now say it has arrested 32 suspected Anonymous members, including eight minors. No word yet if they were involved in the PSN hacks. [The Guardian]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2011 -
Where Arcade Games Go To Die
Lensman Kert Gartner filmed this depressing, yet beautiful short at Allied Coin, one of Winnipeg’s larger “arcade graveyards”. Haunting, stunning, and sad. The short is a promotional piece for the Winnitron 1000, which aims to encourage and inspire indie game developers. Read more about it here
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2011 -
Is This Girl Real or Virtual?
For years, gamers have developed feelings for characters that don’t exist in the traditionally tangible world. They might look real, but the characters are a composition of art and reality. They are virtual. But what if a virtual person was passed off as real? Or what if a real person was thought to be virtual?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2011 -
Call Her Iron…Woman!
Marvelous | SHANGHAI, CHINA: Telecoms worker Wang Kang created an Iron Man costume in several months for $450. Here, a female newscaster tries it on. (Photo: Weibo Source) While my review is forthcoming, it’s no spoiler that Duke Nukem Forever isn’t a Game of the Year contender. Question is, though, what game are we judging?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2011 -
The E3 Comedown
Game Over | LOS ANGELES, CA: At this year’s E3, gamers checked out the Microsoft booth. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian | Getty) Before Duke Nukem Was An Asshole, He Was a Simple Man In the latest Duke Nukem game, the titular star is an offensive asshole, much of his macho charm having given way over the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
Your PS Vita Games Might Look Like This
Earlier this Spring, a real-time technical demo for Trinigy’s Vision Game Engine showed off what kind of texturing and lighting the then-codenamed NGP could render. Trinigy’s released a new demo, this time trading the urban setting for a fantasy one, complete with real-time water reflection, glare effects, and lighting. As Kotaku previously pointed out, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
After PSN Hack Arrest, Spanish Police’s Website Knocked Offline
On Friday, Spanish police arrested three in the PSN hacks. According to the BBC, this Sunday Anonymous knocked the website for Spain’s national police offline with a denial of service attack. [BBC]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
Professor Layton Studio Making Gundam Game
Makes sense! Especially seeing how Layton designer Akihiro Hino is penning the story for new Gundam series, Gundam Age. His studio, Level-5, is also working on a new Gundam RPG for unspecified hardware. Gundam Age will encompass a new anime series, toys, plastic models, a plastic figure based in-store game, and a card-based arcade game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
Dark Souls Might Be Dark, But It Looks Fantastic
For all the bitching and moaning about Japanese games being creatively bankrupt, lame, or simply crappy-looking, there’s this, Dark Souls The game is the spiritual successor to the difficult and oh so moody Demon’s Souls and will be out this fall. The game is being developed by From Software, the studio best known for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
These Are the First Game Gear Games for the Nintendo 3DS eShop
Game Gear and the Turbografx are coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop. According to Nintendo, here are the first Game Gear titles, all with a “Summer” release window: Columns, Dragon Crystal, Shinobi, Sonic Drift, Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
An Explicit Look at the PS Vita’s Nether Region
We know the final name of Sony’s new portable. We’ve played it. We’ve seen the game’s Memory Cards. But we haven’t seen photos of the handheld’s slots. Until now. Website Game Watch Impress recently snapped photos of the Vita’s covered areas, including the Memory Card slot. 西川善司の3DゲームファンのためのE3最新ハードウェア講座 [GAME Watch]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
King of Fighters Brought to Life (But Not That Crappy Movie)
The King of Fighters movie was rotten. But just because it stinks, that doesn’t mean its Japanese distributor won’t try to drum up publicity for it. Enter KoF cosplayers. The movie collaborated with the Cure Cosplay Festival, resulting in both a higher KoF costume turnout and the inevitable NSFW Mai Shiranui buttcheeks. As evident by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
Screw Kinect, Martial Arts Wizard Shows Xbox 360 Controller Motion Controls
Azo was skeptical about Kinect. Then he got it, and found out he liked it. Know what else he likes? Swinging his Xbox 360 Controller around like a freakin’ badass. According to Azo, “The old controllers are pretty fun to play with, even if you don’t own a console or a TV.” But especially if…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
Metal Gear Solid Girl: Not Enough Food Eater?
Some people are known for their hairdos. Others are known for their wit. Rina Akiyama was known for her round butt. Now, she’s known for something else: Her increasingly thin figure. Akiyama debuted around the turn of the century, appearing in bikini mags and TV dramas. But she went on to appear in Kamen Rider…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011 -
When Crane Games Eat Children
This isn’t a first. But three year-old Tyler ended up inside a crane game in Sydney when the tyke climbed up the chute, hoping to snag a stuffed tiger. “Tyler was saying, ‘Can I have a tiger?’ I said, ‘No, I don’t have any coins,'” his mother, Catherine Bussier, told the Parramatta Advertiser. After momentarily…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011
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