Back in 2005, Tokyo-based game maker Konami revealed it was working on a handful of titles for the then unreleased PS3. Games like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Gradius. MGS4 was released, but Gradius VI wasn’t. And according to the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu, the shooter’s apparently been canned. As blog Andriasang points…
There’s stupid, and there’s stupid. According to the country’s biggest newspaper, South Korea’s Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation ran a segment that sounds rather “thick”. This might not be the dumbest TV news reporting on gaming ever, but it’s up there. MBC did a news story on “game violence”, focusing on how violent games can make children,…
Nintendo Points are Nintendo’s virtual currency for the Wii and the DSi. Players can purchase point cards or charge them on their credit card. You might have some left over prepaid point cards you’re hoping to use on the upcoming Nintendo 3DS. Tough crap. Current Nintendo Points cannot be used on the Nintendo 3DS. On…
In first-person shooter Killzone 3, the Helghast are the gas-mask wearing baddies. Cloaked in black and with glowing eyes, you wouldn’t want to meet one on the street. And in Munich, Germany, you won’t. To help promote Killzone 3 in the German city, a Helghast cosplayer roamed the streets, complete with mask, helmet and phony…
China is now officially the second largest economy on the planet. And video game consoles are technically illegal. One day, that might change. “Consoles have been banned in China since the year 2000,” Lisa Hanson from market researcher Niko Partners previously told Kotaku. The government thought that was the best way to protect Chinese youth…
It’s not, but if it were, it might look something like this. As seen on The Daily Blink
Den-Den Town, Osaka’s “denkigai” or “electric town”, is known for its used game retailers like Super Potato and figure shops like Osaka Gundams. There are also the maid cafes, where folks can get a coffee and talk to a maid. Some, however, are serving way more than coffee. “Struggling arcades and video game shops are…
Long day, much of it spent running around in the morning, entertaining Micro-Bash. Hope he was entertained! I got to go to the library, which was pretty darn bad ass. I love the library. It’s a great place. The Simple Joy Of Men Kicking Balls Flick Kick Football is about kicking balls. And that’s it.…
With the 3DS launching later this month in Japan, retailers are starting to get 3DS dummy cases for in-store displays. And the 3DS cases…they’re different. Compared to the regular black Nintendo DS cases, the 3DS ones are white. The logo placement has changed, too. That’s not all, the 3DS cases are slimmer and apparently weigh…
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski was going to direct a big-screen version of BioShock. But, the picture fell apart. Verbinski now says why. “I couldn’t really get past anybody that would spend the money that it would take to do it and keep an R rating,” Verbinski tells ComingSoon.net. “Alternately, I wasn’t really…
The Next Generation Portable is an amazing little machine. I was quite impressed with it. But it could’ve been even more amazing — amazinger! Not to mention more expensive, too. “There were elements that we found pretty cool, but had to set aside to remain on target,” Sony Computer Entertainment worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida…
Data on thousands of gamers swiped. Nintendo threatened with blackmail. Rest easy, because the man accused of these crimes has been nabbed in southern Spain. The BBC report that according to Spain’s Interior Ministry, an unnamed individual was supposedly able to gain data on 4,000 individuals from online databases. He apparently threatened to contact Spain’s…
The easy answer, of course, is that the Pokémon movies still make money. The longer answer is slightly more involved. Since 1998, there has been a new Pocket Monsters anime in Japan every year, like clockwork. And not only are they released each year, but they are always released during the same month: July. There…
Justin Wong. You know the guy Daigo beat, is a fantastic Marvel vs. Capcom 2 player. He’s probably one of the best in the world. He gets Marvel vs. Capcom, so what does he think about the newest entry in the series? “Mvc3 has to be the easiest and cheapest fighting game that was ever…
Over the weekend, an explosion completely blew off the wall of a one-room Kyoto apartment. The occupant was not seriously injured, and fingers crossed, neither was the limited edition Dreamcast game he owned. A nearby resident said the walls shook, thought it was an earthquake and opened his window to see a fire. TV Asahi…
Went to the in-laws over the weekend and got some Valentine’s chocolate from my Mother-in-law. Apologies for all the people chattering away in Japanese! Also ate some clams. Bad clams. Man, there’s nothing worse than bad clams. Darkspore Splices Fresh DNA Into Online MultiplayerSpore is an amazing creative experience diluted by a broad gameplay focus.…
Touhou Project is a series of self-published shmups created by the one-man studio Team Shanghai Alice, lead by a fella named “Zun” who designs, develops and creates the games. And it’s got a bunch of new rules. Since the game is dojin, the games were opened to seemingly endless fan interpretations and merchandising with Zun…
Movie listing site IMDB has a new page for a Dragon Ball reboot, which is worrying for fans of the anime, manga and video games. Remember what Hollywood did to Dragon Ball the last time? Yeah The IMDB listing has Takashi Yamazaki listed as director and Kazuaki Kiriya listed as writer. According to IMDB, Jon…
On February 26, the Nintendo 3DS is going on sale in Japan. It’s hitting North America in late March. That might sound like the future. Technically, it is. But it’s hardly the future. Nintendo held a Nintendo 3DS event in Bristol over the weekend, giving UK gamers a chance to check out the upcoming handheld.…
On February 6, an anonymous message appeared on a Japanese bulletin board, predicting a random attack. Memories of the Akihabara Massacre came flooding back, and the police moved into action. “On February 11, at 9pm sharp, there will be random slashing at Shinjuku Station’s highway bus entrance,” the message read. “You might want to sit…
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