Let’s be clear. Torrenting games is not good. It’s bad. But, if you are planning on torrenting games, think twice about doing so with The Witcher 2, because you could be hunted down and fined. The game’s developer CD Projekt considers The Witcher 2 to be a prime target for piracy. It’s a single-player only…
When Pokémon: Black and White was released in Japan, the three “starter” Pocket Monsters were called “Tsutaaja”, “Pokabu”, and “Mijumaru”. Tsutaaja doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. What the internet came up with did. The grass type Pokémon was dubbed “Smugleaf” or “Grinleaf” — both great names. But Nintendo has now revealed the character’s official…
Nobuyo Oyama is famous for voicing everyone’s favorite earless robot cat from the future Doraemon and, well, looking like Doraemon. From 1979 to 2005, Oyama voiced Doraemon. The 74-year-old was retired from the show and was replaced by a new Doraemon voice (not quite the same!) and a new Doraemon theme song (not as good…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Ahoy! Saturday was spent covering the Kinect launch in Japan. There weren’t that many lines, but I do expect Microsoft to see a bump in Xbox 360 sales in Japan. How big? It’s hard to say. Japanese game retail blogs (here, here, here and here) are reporting sluggish interest. Even though…
Late last month, photos of a rumored PSP phone surfaced. The prototype looked like a Sony Ericsson cell phone mated with a PSP. Rumors, right? Know what they say, where there’s smoke there’s fire — with “they” being Sony. “There’s a lot of smoke, and I tell you there must be a fire somewhere,” Sony…
On July 29, PS3 title Hyperdimension Neptunia was released in Japan. Late last week, Record of Agarest War 2 hit Japan. Hey, wait a sec… There’s something familiar, and it’s not just the game covers. Both titles were developed by Idea Factory and Compile Heart. While Hyperdimension Neptunia is a role-playing send up of the…
Never mind that we don’t know how much a Nintendo 3DS game costs to buy, developers need to develop the games first. And that costs money. According to Harvest Moon publisher Marvelous Entertainment, Nintendo 3DS games cost — depending on the title — between ¥70,000,000 (US$838,976) at minimum and ¥100,005,000 ($1,198,598) at max. These, of…
The Nintendo 3DS is a glasses-free 3D gaming portable due next February for ¥25,000 (US$299). That’s a long ways away! Let’s make a low budget version right now First you’ll need a Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi or DSi XL. Take your pick! Next? Next you’ll a lenticular lens sheet. Then? Then, you’ll need tape.…
GStar, South Korea’s annual video game expo, ended on Sunday, but the show’s photos live on. The event showcased computer games like World at Warcraft: Cataclysm, arcade games like Tetris Giant, iPad games like Kart Rider, and console games from the PS3 and Xbox 360. Check out the festivities in the gallery below with images…
Woody Allen once said, “Showing up is 80 percent of life.” It seems to be 100 percent of new Xbox 360 game Joy Ride. Developed by Big Park Studios, Kinect Joy Ride is a launch title for Microsoft’s new motion peripheral. The game is one of the weaker titles in the Kinect retail launch line-up…
Some cops arrest drug dealers, murderers and master thieves. In Tokyo, Japanese police arrested a 25-year-old vocational student from China for selling knock-off hug pillows. Called “dakimakura” in Japanese, the term is used to refer to all types of hug pillows (even those orthopedic in nature), but in recent years, they have become synonymous with…
After going on sale earlier this month in North America, Kinect finally launched in Japan. How’d it go? There was at least one long line for Kinect, which is good news. Why is it good news? Because if Kinect is successful in Japan, hopefully that means more Japanese developers will make software for it. If…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: A Rose Grows In A Strange Place Day-off was very enjoyable! Celebrated two birthdays (Micro-Bash’s and Mrs. Bashcraft’s), so I’m a bit birthdayed out. Ready for the holidays! Sadly, not included in that is Thanksgiving. I haven’t celebrated the holiday for a decade or so. Once, I tried to eat…
As Microsoft and Sony launch their motion peripherals, Chinese companies are demoing their own motion controls. Whether it’s the Tigan Youxi or the eBox, China is mixing and matching where it seems fit. Take the i-dong, for example. According to Tech-On!, the i-dong can be used for gaming with a PC or a set-top box.…
The PSP screen is beautiful, and PSP games look great on it. But let’s say you want to play your PSP games in HDMI on a big screen television. Then you can get this new HDMI UpScaler for the PSP. Sure, this is a bit of snake oil, as while it says the game will…
Foxconn assembles your Xbox 360s, your PS3s, your PSPs, your iPhones, your iPads, your Wiis and your Nintendo DS units. And some of its workers are not happy. This week, Foxconn employees tell Reuters that they held protests during the week over wages. “The entire street here was filled with workers,” a worker told Reuters.…
It’s Friday. Did you know that? I knew that. Let’s talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us…
Like many young Japanese males, 29-year-old Nanami Igarashi is working hard to establish his career as he lives with his girlfriend. His hobby, however, is somewhat unique. Igarashi enjoys putting on make-up and dressing as women. Whether it was putting on his girlfriend’s make-up or wearing her clothes, he kept himself occupied while she was…
Swords-and-sandals saga Gladiator Begins for the Wii quickly became known as an underboob-and-slave-girl saga at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show thanks to a model in a teeny bikini. The PSP version, however, ditched the slave girl and went all beefcake. Like his slave girl predecessor, the beefcake gladiator had his own office hijinks — much…
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