While Gran Turismo 5 finally hit stores after several delays and over five years in development, the game’s studio isn’t finished with the title by any means. Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi has answered questions and concerns from players via Twitter. In an update this month, a “mechanical damage” option will be added to the…
The developers behind the Yakuza crime series are working on a sci-fi title called Binary Domain. It’s a pre-rendered trailer with robots, shooting and bad dialogue. But, hey, robots. Much of the trailer is filled either with stock third-person character design or characters nicked from movies or TV. While the game is supposed to appeal…
Eagerly awaited PSP game Monster Hunter Portable 3rd went on sale in Japan earlier today. How was the launch? Madness. Long lines weren’t only at the game’s promotional countdown event, but loads of other locations across Tokyo — and the entire country. Gamers weren’t only buying Monster Hunter, but also buying the title’s PSP bundle.…
In late September, an incident involving a Chinese fishing vessel caused a strain in Sino-Japanese relations. Even as tensions still run high, one thing brings them together. That thing is Gundam. Recently, animator Yoshiyuki Tomino gave a speech at the elite Peking University, which was attended by over 500 Chinese students. It was just over…
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: It’s Beginning To Smell A Lot Like Christmas No real Christmas trees here in Osaka. Just small fake ones. But look, booze from North Korea! A friend brought it to me from Korea a while back, and I did try it. Haven’t worked up the courage to finish it yet……
Here’s a hint: It’s one of these 408 titles. (Oh, that top pic is a hint, too!) According to Japanese publisher Enterbrain, New Super Mario Bros. Wii has crossed the 4 million sold mark in Japan, making it the first Wii title to do so in The Land of the Rising Sun. New Super Mario…
Tomorrow in Japan, arguably this year’s most eagerly awaited game, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, goes on sale. It’s retail price is ¥5,800 (US$69). Buy it and make a profit. At least one store is offering ¥8,000 ($95) for unused copies of the game. Other used game shops are expected to pay retail or close to…
People are hacking Kinect, doing all sorts of amazing things with it like mapping their rooms and turning into a bloated mutant. But when does the screwing start? Sex tech website Slashdong wonders just that. Well, with it possible to teach Kinect to track boobs, then surely laying pipe must be around the corner, no?…
Racing wheels open up a new level of play for driving games. They also take up space and many require tables to clamp onto. Shame there isn’t a coffee table that can transform into a racing set-up. Oh, but there is. After several prototypes, the RACE-STAR ConverTTable is finally going into production and priced at…
Toshihiro Nagoshi, the producer behind the Yakuza franchise, is moving from the gritty urban streets of Japan to somewhere more celestial: space. In the latest issue of Famitsu, Nagoshi talks about his upcoming project, Binary Domain. The game differs from his previous titles in that not only it is multi-platform and sci-fi themed, but it…
One Wii console, one Wii Balance Board and apparently all 408 games released in Japan. Yours for a cool one million yen. That’s over US$11,000. Japanese used game shop Enterking is offering this limited one-off bundle for the Japanese New Year sales period. The complete bundle is largely used, sure, but Japanese gamers tend to…
Same-Sex Marriage Thrives In Frontierville Comment by: NixNada Nominated by: Taggart451 Yeah, but this is the internet. You might THINK you’re cyber-marrying some guy, when in fact “he” is actually a hot 19 year old girl. You gotta be careful. Are The PlayStation 3-Exclusive Assassin’s Creed Missions Worth It? Comment by: DrDankstone Nominated by: D-K…
One does not become a kabuki actor, it’s a male-only birthright. There are kabuki dynasties, and only the oldest son can star in kabuki theater. One of Japan’s most popular kabuki actors just got his face smashed in. And it might cost him his career. Ebizo Ichikawa XI, 32 years old, was born Horikoshi Takatoshi…
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft Leslie Nielsen, a truly great actor, passed away at age 84. He will be missed. What you missed last night Korean Crisis “Is Not Starcraft” For A Moment, You Will Believe Samus Is Real Bugs Can Not Only Break Games, They Can Also Flash Junk Run Linux? You Can Play All…
Japanese arcades continue to exist in Japan, and game companies like Sega continue to make games for them. They are past their heyday in Japan, but China is another story. China is on the up. The second largest economy in the world, China is ripe for the picking — or so Sega apparently thinks. Starting…
Oscar-winner Helen Mirren was reportedly paid £500,000 (US$800,000) to appear in a Wii Fit Plus ad. This is that ad! “Nintendo insisted they wanted Helen and no one else,” a friend of Mirren’s is apparently quoted as saying. “They wanted an older, more attractive woman to show that the Wii isn’t just for children.” The…
Arcades dead? Never say die! This past summer, arcade Galloping Ghost opened in Brookfield, Illinois. With over 180 cabinets, it’s the second largest arcade in the U.S. A recent local news report gives a nostalgic tour of the Galloping Ghost, which is run by the indie devs behind Dark Presence. The game is aiming for…
Just because Nintendo’s Brain Age took Japan by storm in 2006, that doesn’t mean it can’t do it again. Neuroscientist Dr. Ryuta Kawashima spills the beans that a new Brain Age is in development. Dr. Kawashima, whose floating head appears in the games, mentioned that a third Brain Age is in development in his new…
When not working on video games or grooming his mustache, Hironobu Sakaguchi enjoys playing with LEGO. Sakaguchi’s creations range from Wii Remotes to LEGO fighters to robots The Hawaii-based game designer often puts LEGO together while waiting for “slow” Hawaiian internet to download game builds. Did we say there were only four reasons why Sakaguchi…
When veteran voice actor Sho Hayami (pictured) of Space Channel 5 and Odin Sphere fame checked his mail earlier this spring, he apparently found more than fan letters. An unemployed 46-year-old woman named Mayumi Konishi, who was arrested for sending a knife as a threat to an elementary school, confessed to also sending a knife…
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