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Pay Street Fighter Champ Money To Kick Your Butt
Daigo Umehara is a world class champ. You? You might be a world class chump. Gamers in Kuwait apparently have a chance to go one-on-one with Daigo. According to website Lucky Generation Gamers Podcast, the top Street Fighter player will be in Kuwait for the “Umehara Daigo Exhibition” at White Tower, a well-known arcade in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
Right Now, I Am Wearing Pants
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Ash, You Have Four Hours To Respond Crazy, huh! I used to never get dressed, because I work at home. This resulted in me not getting dressed for days. Those who work from home understand. Hermits, too. Hermits understand. So recently, I’ve actually started getting dressed everyday. Like, you know,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
Of Course, There Will Be 2D Games On The 3DS
The 3DS is Nintendo’s upcoming glasses-free 3D portable device. Not all gamers like 3D. Nintendo knows this. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto at a recent Q&A, “When Super Mario became Mario 64, the size of the audience shrunk.” Some players were put off by the leap from traditional 2D Mario platforming to a three…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
European PS3 Owners, Get Ready For MUBI!
Movies? No, MUBI. The streaming art house cinema service is coming to the PS3 this week, so grab the popcorn. On November 3rd, the service commences on the PS3 in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. The following week the service will launch in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
Katamari Damacy Creator Felt Like An Outsider At Namco
Katamari Damacy designer Keita Takahashi wasn’t happy at Namco Bandai. When leaving the company, he called it “so-so”. His reasons are a bit more melancholy than that. “The reason why I quit Namco was because I started to feel like I didn’t belong there any more,” Takahashi recently told website Eurogamer. Takahashi’s games, he noted,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
Has Nintendo’s Vitality Sensor Flatlined?
At the 2009 E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo revealed the Wii Vitality Sensor for the first time. The peripheral was M.I.A. at the following E3. And at a recent investors meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata didn’t explicitly provide an update. During a Q&A session, Iwata was asked if Nintendo is still making big…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
Capcom Japan Says Mega-Man Creator Quit To Create More Games
Keiji Inafune of Mega-Man and Dead Rising fame made no secret that he hated his job. Late last week, the game designer finally left Capcom, a company he worked at for 23 years. The developer’s Osaka headquarters says why. “Due to the sudden upheaval in the market, it seemed necessary to drastically reform our game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
A Week In Comments
I Can Explain This Comment by: Adhominem Nominated by: Walter Kurtz After you have unprotected sex with your virtual wife, do you unlock Milo? GameStop Robber Shot Dead By Police Comment by: Fauxcused Nominated by: Optimistic Prime Let me take care of the obligatories: 1.) Would have been epic were it a headshot. 2.) Did…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Angry Birds: Halloween Special Edition
Popular puzzle game Angry Birds is all dressed up for All Hallows’ Eve. Nothing quite says “Halloween” like smashing pumpkins, green pigs in ghost costumes and birds flying through the air. Trick or treat! Angry Birds is a physics-based puzzle game for Apple’s iOS in which birds are trying to recover stolen eggs, and Angry…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010 -
Xbox Live’s Keyboard Gets New Coat Of Paint
Those blue menus of old? They’re gone in the fall Xbox Live update. In their place are silvery white menus. Xbox Live’s keyboard gets tweaked, too. “We’ve taken the existing QWERTY keyboard in-dash and made it easier to use for scenarios that involve repeated text entry,” Microsoft’s Larry Hryb explains, “when signing up for LIVE…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
Don’t Press The Toilet Buttons!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Micro-Bash, my soon-to-be 2-year-old son, is potty training. Our toilet has an array of buttons that usually end up with water spraying out. The side of the toilet has a control panel for said buttons. If you can’t read the Japanese, the images should clue you in pretty quick. While sitting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
A Visual Guide To Angry Birds: Halloween Special Edition
Wooden planks are the weakest and easiest to destroy. Stone If stone slabs weren’t enough, the pigs take to hiding pumpkins, too. Players are rated on each stage they unlock. It’s possible to go back and play unlocked games. The lanterns burst into a flame when busted. There are also boxes of TNT that explode.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
Mega-Man Creator’s Blog Erased
When Keiji Inafune leaves Capcom, his blog leaves the internet, it seems. Late last week, the famed game producer stated he was leaving Capcom and Capcom subsidiary Daletto. His blog won’t be up for posterity. A notice at the blog’s top states it ended on November 1, along with a message thanking readers. The site…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
I Don’t Want The “EnjoyableDisc” Gamertag
Some gamers need help with creating their Xbox Live gamertag. The new fall update is here to help. It provides a more user friendly way of doing it: spinning a wheel. But its suggestions? They need work. The first two times, I spun the wheel, I got a good array of names. Then the third…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
Is This The Most Niche Gaming Magazine In The World?
Japan is no stranger to niche publications, and it’s game magazines are not exception. There are mags for dating sims and arcade games, but even those aren’t that off the beaten path. “Soccer Game King”, however, is. The entire magazine is dedicated to soccer games! That’s right, in 2010, when everyone is reading everything online,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
Xbox 360’s Fall Update Is Live
The annual fall update for Xbox Live is up and ready for download. The update boasts improved features like a new dashboard (for everyone), and for Americans stuff like ESPN services, a Zune Music Pass, Netflix Search and more. Regular users of Xbox Live will also be treated to improved voice chat quality, it’ll be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
Wii Sports Resort Now Features Wii RemotePlus
Last year, Nintendo released Wii Sports Resort, and the bundle featured the Wii MotionPlus add-on. But in 2010, Nintendo is now phasing in the Wii RemotePlus with its on-board Wii MotionPlus. What does that mean for Wii Sports Resort? A new Wii RemotePlus bundle for Wii Sports Resort. According to the game’s Japanese site, it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
Japanese Retailer In GT5 Release Date Shenanigans
Gran Turismo 5 was supposed to be out in March 2010, but it was delayed. The new release date changed to November. Then the game was delayed again to this “holiday season”. Not very specific! Sony hasn’t officially revealed the release date yet, but Japanese online retailer DMM.com went ahead and dated the title for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
It’s Dynasty Warriors With Added Horse-Kicking
Hack-and-slash series Dynasty Warriors is getting a new game. It also features a horse getting drop-kicked in the face! The game features several new characters, including Sima Shi, Sima Zhao and Bao Sanniang. Check out these game screens In the West, the Shin Sangoku Musou (Dynasty Warriors) are numbered ahead of their Japanese counterparts, because…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
This Model Kicks Daigo’s Butt
Kayo Satou is one of Japan’s top Street Fighter players. Watch out, she’ll school you proper. In an online webcast, Satou plays a Super Street Fighter IV ranked match against “gameinn”, the gamertag fighting game champ Daigo Umehara uses. Umehara rocketed to internet stardom with this clip. The model is her customary Street Fighter character…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010
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