Brian Ashcraft

Yakuza PSP Game Getting Kissing

The upcoming Yakuza spin-off for the PSP, Yakuza: New Chapter Black Panther, doesn’t just have bar hostesses. It has bar hostesses that smooch the screen. Pucker up, buttercup. In a mode called “Cabaret Heat”, players can get all kissy face with hostesses that like them by pressing corresponding buttons that appear on screen under the…

What Nintendo 3DS Games Is Japan Excited About?

The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo’s 3D-glasses-free portable, isn’t out yet. Nintendo has only said it will be out before next April. Yet, Japanese people are excited to play games on it. But which games? Website 4Gamer polled over 21,000 of its readers about which Nintendo 3DS games they were most excited about. Here are the results…

A Famicom Dissected

Whenever new hardware is released, it is common for folks to rip it apart and then take photos of the innards for the entire internet to ogle. This time is different. This time it’s a Famicom, released in 1983 and built by nice ladies As Gizmodo points out, here is a list of the chips…

Your First Look At PAX

Are you ready for PAX? You should be! It starts in a little over 9 hours. Team Kotaku will be on the ground, covering the festivities. The show hasn’t started, so have a look behind the show’s curtain. Pre-PAX Pix: Shots from the Night Before | Pikimal: Geek [Pikimal Thanks, Cody!]

One Day There Could Be Eyeball Controllers

Vanquish designer Shinji Mikami via CVG [Pic]

Super Mario Dumpster

As seen by reader Jonathan.

Capsule Toy? No, Win An R4

For ¥400 a pop (US$4.75), Japanese capsule toy machine offers folks the chance to win an R4 — a device Nintendo is trying to block. As seen in Osaka’s Den-Den Town electrics district by Julie via Ai Amano

So, iTunes 10, Huh

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Sweet Sleep I downloaded iTunes 10 today — Jason Chen passed it along! That was nice of him! I haven’t really used it that much yet, but it seems slick. Haven’t started using Ping. I’m a bit social networked out, you know? Between Twitter and Facebook, I kinda feel like…

Hey Japan, Wake Up Before It’s Too Late

At last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Capcom’s Keiji Inafune (Mega-Man, Dead Rising) famously declared that the Japanese game industry was “finished”. It was a wake-up call. But Japan, he says, still slumbers. “I said that comment hoping that the Japanese creators were going to wake up,” Inafune told VideoGamer.com. “However, there has been no change…

Report: Wii Getting Super Mario All-Stars

According to a report from a Japanese retail event, Nintendo is planning on bringing Super Mario All-Stars to the Nintendo Wii. On sale October 21 for ¥2,500 (US$30), the compilation will mark the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. The game first went on sale in Japan in September 1985. It went on sale the…

Hey, A Monkey In Overalls!

It doesn’t matter if newly revealed PlayStation Network title Tokyo Jungle is the worst game ever. It has a monkey in overalls. That’s all it needs! As previously mentioned, the game is set sometime during this century. Humans have suddenly been wiped clean from the face of the Earth. In story mode, players can, from…

How About Some Chocolate?

Japanese erotic games tend to have, well, interesting promotional efforts. 18-years-old-and-up PC title Kud Wafter is no exception. Boob chocolate, anyone? Priced at ¥682 (US$8), the box comes with 8 (you do the math!) chocolates. This is slated to go on sale in October, but the chocolate is already currently sold out. Chocolate boobs and…

3D Blu-ray Playback For PS3 Delayed

Earlier this year, Sony stated it would be bringing 3D Blu-ray playback to the PlayStation 3 in September. Turns out, it won’t be. 3D Blu-ray playback for the PS3 has been delayed until October. Sony has yet to provide specific dates, however. PS3 3D Blu-ray playback pushed back to October [Electricpig] [Pic]

So Far, Which Console Gets The Most Games At This Year’s Tokyo Game Show?

This year’s Tokyo Game Show will have a whole slew of games on display. Currently, which platform will get the most games? Let’s have a look: PC Number of titles for this year’s TGS: 118 Number of titles for last year’s TGS: 76 Nintendo DS Number of titles for this year’s TGS: 109 Number of…

Hideo Kojima Wanted To Make A Complete Version Of Metal Gear Solid 4

Metal Gear Solid 4 is an epic game. But it’s missing something. Rather, somethings. Those somethings are PlayStation Trophies, which the game does not support. When asked via Twitter if he would make a “complete” version of Metal Gear Solid 4, MGS creator Hideo Kojima replied that he wanted to make a complete version of…

Street Fighter IV Producer Vs. Daigo

Yoshinori Ono (pictured) is the producer of Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV. So you’d imagine he’d be pretty good at Street Fighter. He’s just not as good as Daigo “The Beast” Umehara (not pictured). Ono recounted a time he played against Daigo, who is one of the best Street Fighter players on…

More About Resident Evil 6 “Soon”

Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil, loves sequels. That’s fine, people love Capcom sequels. How does another Resident Evil game sound? While in Spain, Capcom’s Keiji Inafune apparently said Capcom wants Resident Evil 6 on the market as soon as possible and that there would be news about Resident Evil 6 “shortly”. This isn’t the…

Author On Roger Ebert’s Remarks: Insane

This past April, film critic Roger Ebert wrote a post called “Video games can never be art” that carried dogmatic statements like this: “Let me just say that no video gamer now living will survive long enough to experience the medium as an art form”. Alex Garland, author of the book The Beach and screenwriter…

A Look At Monster Hunter Portable 3rd

Capcom is making another Monster Hunter Portable game for the PSP. It’s the sequel to Monster Hunter Portable 2nd and called…Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Boy, that’s clever. So here, have a look. As previously detailed here the game is dated for December 1 in Japan and will be playable at this Year’s Tokyo Game Show.

Don’t You Just Love All Nighters?

To: Kotaku From: Bashcraft RE: Sniping Lots of news, lots of interesting stories. Fun, fun! I imagine Crecente is catching up on some much needed snooze time. Crecente and Totilo pretty much pulled all nighters — and mentioned how it reminded them of college. Man, what is it with college and all nighters? What you…