Welcome to Japanese morning television! Morning program “Mezamashi TV” features an iPad application called “Kururin ko” that is apparently controlled by brain waves. Users try to concentrate hard enough so that a girl turns around. Once she does, they need to relax enough in order to receive a kiss. Claiming to be the first brain-wave-controlled…
But you can’t take the Katamari Damacy out of him. Keita Takahashi, who recently left Namco Bandai, checks out the Katamari Floating World exhibit on Wednesday. Thanks, SoylentCHUD!
FarmVille, the casual game sensation, has players manage a virtual farm. By “virtual”, I mean “not real”. A real farmer gives Beef Magazine this insight: When I was in college, my roommates were addicted to [Farmville] and I admit I never understood why. To me, it was a far cry from reality. For example, you…
Japan’s biggest girl group, AKB48, is getting its own PSP game and PSP hardware. There is even a bundle that comes with kisses! But really, who is going to buy this? According to a Japanese retailer, the age breakdown for online pre-orders looks like this: • Male – 12 percent in their teens, 18 percent…
Hey! It’s not Friday. It’s Thursday. That’s okay. 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 –…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: RUN! Mini-Bash practiced Japanese calligraphy the other day at home! He’s pretty good and seemed to have a natural knack for it. What you missed last night Japan Goes Bananas For Pokémon: Black And White Michael Jackson, The Online Game The Pokémon Movie For Grown-Ups Do You Love Cars As…
The future is a mysterious thing. Best to be prepared. So make your video games scalable. Devil’s Third, the upcoming game from Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki and Valhalla Games, is slated for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. In an interview with Japanese website Game Watch Impress, Itagaki says that his team is…
Fighting game Super Street Fighter IV is getting a bunch of new costumes, previously hinted at here. Go ahead, check em out, have a look at them. CAPCOM：SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 公式サイト｜システム [Capcom]
On September 18, Pokémon: Black and White went on sale in Japan. It probably did pretty good, right? No, no it didn’t. It did amazing In its first two days on sale in Japan, Black and White sold 2.63 million copies. By comparison, 2006’s Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl sold 1.58 million in its first week…
Well, check it out on DVD and Blu-ray. The big screen version of Scott Pilgrim graphic novels raked in a disappointing box office. Thank goodness for DVD and Blu-ray! Scott Pilgrim vs. The World will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 9 with a whole host of bonus features. Perhaps the film will…
Planet Michael is a massively multiplayer online game devoted to the music and life of the late Michael Jackson. No, this is not a joke. “We put a focus on something that will truly allow fans to immerse themselves in a Michael Jackson-like universe or music-video-like world and interact with each other and then go…
The Japanese game industry is dead. This week has been a flashback of last year’s Tokyo Game Show — complete with gloom and doom from Capcom’s Keiji Inafune. “I think Japanese gaming is dead,” Inafune told the New York Times. “When I say these things, I’m called a traitor. But I love Japan. I want…
China might already have its own version of Monster Hunter. That isn’t stopping Capcom from moving forward with launching MonHun in China. Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto has revealed that Capcom is in talks with a “major” Chinese online game company to bring PC game “Monster Hunter Frontier Online” to China. The game launched in Taiwan…
Arcade cabinets, retro game consoles and CPUs. “Hardware Girls” isn’t just photos of beautiful hardware, it’s also pics of beautiful girls. Photographer Julie Watai photographed 25 models for her latest photobook. Watai released a photobook called Samurai Girl in 2006. Last December, the multimedia artist shared her thoughts on East vs. West cosplay in a…
Richard Marks has an impressive resume: He has created the EyeToy, the PlayStation Eye and the PlayStation Move. He also likes buttons. “Buttons are irreplaceable as an input device,” Marks tells Edge Magazine. “Too many buttons are overwhelming, but one single action button is very powerful feeling.” Continuing, Marks adds, “For core games you really…
More Colorful Than Your Game Room Comment by: Demonbird Nominated by: kyoshizen How dare you assume my game room is less colorful. Let me paint the picture for you, Every surface is covered in LED lights. Each one a different hue of a different color. The walls, floors, I have them sticking out of the…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Phew! What a week. Err, weekend. And, look at this, Monday! What you missed last night This Is Minecraft Is The Age Of Exclusives Over? Japanese Developers Making “Awful Games” Ever Wonder What Mario’s Insides Look Like? Let’s Not Talk About The PSP2
The Donkey Kong high score record has been shattered three times this year with Steve Wiebe recapturing the title from his King of Kong rival Billy Mitchell. Hank Chien took the title from Billy Mitchell this past March. Chien beat Mitchell’s 3 year record. Mitchell reclaimed his title in July with a score of 1,062,800.…
In 2008, Konami filed a patent lawsuit against Harmonix (and MTV, and Viacom). The suit alleged that Harmonix’s Rock Band violates a pair of patents Konami obtained in 2002 and 2003, which relate to “simulated musical instruments, a music-game system and a musical-rhythm matching game”. Harmonix, which worked with Konami in 2003 to create Karaoke…
Last year, Hideo Kojima had a new game to show off at TGS. That game was Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. This year, his name is attached to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. But that’s not his game. Lords of Shadows, which was one of the best things on the floor at TGS, is being developed…
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