Putting models together and painting them are not easy. Finishing them and making them look great takes skill. And skill is expensive. At this weekend’s Wonder Festival, a collectible figurine showcase, in Chiba, Japan, Kyoto’s “Mr. Big” offered completed garage kits of Bayonetta from the self-title action game Bayonetta and Ayane from the fight games…
Talk show Conan 0’Brien landed at cable network TBS after a brouhaha broke out on the Tonight Show. As previously posted, O’Brien could’ve inked a deal for Xbox Live, but didn’t. His producer now finally explains why. “The Xbox thing — a lot of the conversations were ‘well, it’s a show, but it’s not a…
To achieve the effect of 3D, the Nintendo 3DS fools the brain into combining two images into a single one, thereby creating the appearance of 3D. One Japanese eye doctor is worried about this. Granted, other eye doctors previously stated that 3D is safe — some even said it was “beneficial” for children. However, Nintendo…
Before the dog days of summer set in, a clip leaked online for a take on the Mortal Kombat movie nobody had ever seen. Gritty, violent and brutal, it was a far cry from the 1990s Hollywood flick. The 1995 film roared into movie theaters, and while it didn’t win over many critics, fans appreciated…
Wonder Festival is a bi-annual event for figurines and cosplay. It’s one of the biggest of its kind, with D.I.Y. hobby figure-makers showing off their pieces as well as companies that specialize in turning resin into bookshelf sculptures. Here’s a taste of the figures on display, ranging from Nintendo DS love simulator Love Plus to…
Japan is a polite country, sometimes alarmingly so. People are bombarded with signs and announcements that constantly remind them of one thing: think of others. The above sign shows a woman using a cell phone and a guy playing a Nintendo DSi, and it asks, “Are you too engrossed in your activity?” The notice is…
No, really! I’m a simple man of simple tastes, who likes to stay warm. Sue me. What’s the best thing you bought? What you missed last night Battlefield 3 Trailer Shows Leap in Destruction, Fall Release When The Going Gets Weird, The Weird Make Fighting Games Bet You Couldn’t Play Fallout With Your Chin A…
Think you are excited about Sony’s upcoming portable, the NGP? You’re not alone. Game developers are apparently totally jazzed about it, too. And the NGP might not only change the way you play games, but the way video games are made. “NGP is a developer’s dream,” a developer speaking under anonymity told website Eurogamer. “Sony…
Later this month, the Nintendo 3DS will go on sale in Japan. Players can enjoy 3D without the glasses, and all early indications are that this handheld is going to be a hit. Glasses-free TVs, however, are floundering. When pre-orders kicked off for the 3DS last month, gamers lined up early in the morning to…
Why get a boring old credit card, when you can get a really interesting one that probably says more about you than anyone really wants to know? Love Plus, Konami’s love simulator, is the latest otaku favorite to get its own credit card, which you can flash for big purchases — you know, expensive hug…
Upcoming game Catherine gets another teaser trailer, which not only teases, but also baffles. That’s Catherine for ya!
You know how you have the ice cream part that goes in the middle and the cookie parts that stick out? The 3DS is designed like that, but for a very good reason. The original DS was pretty easy to open and close. The DS Lite, however, was not. When shut, it clammed up. And…
Don’t think of upcoming fighting crossovers as Street Fighter x Tekken (or vice-versa), but rather, one unhinged game producer against another. Kotaku first reported on the Twitter antics of Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono and Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada last summer. Since then, things have escalated as evident by the baseball bat and knives Ono…
Yesterday afternoon, Kotaku reported that Battlefield creators DICE would be releasing the game’s first trailer. That trailer, apparently, is already online, supposedly leaking tonight. Images of the multi-player military shooter were revealed in the latest Game Informer. The game has the same visual vibe of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but with decimated environments. As mentioned…
Akihabara. The mere mention of it conjures images of retro game shops, arcades, aisles of manga and maids, yes, maids. Wouldn’t it be great to visit them? Like, right now? If you live in Tokyo, that’s a clinch. But for the rest of the world, visiting Akihabara isn’t so easy. Enter Akihabara 360 Map, Google…
Have a look at new images of Jill and Shuma-Gorath, the two DLC characters in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, which is out later this month.
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In the past, whenever Square Enix released a new Final Fantasy, things were a-okay. Yet, in 2010 the Tokyo-based game maker released two, and things are anything but. In late December 2009, Square Enix launched Final Fantasy XIII in Japan, and the title hit the West in 2010. The game is the fastest selling title…
Cliff Bleszinski, the designer behind Gears of War, is a nice enough guy. Polite, well-mannered, intelligent, all that jazz. But his video games, with their chainsaw guns and curb-stomps, might raise some eyebrows. Not mine, but other people’s. “You know the violence in games, the language and all those issues are issues… on one hand…
For the equivalent of US$450, you too can rest your head here. That is, if you can get a reservation. Starting March 1, famed anime Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting its own Evangelion themed room at Highland Resort near Mt. Fuji, complete with a “plug” shaped bed where guests can watch DVDs while reclining. According…
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