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Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Is Pretty Good
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Santa Fe I had no idea! I never really drank coffee when I lived in America. Mrs. Bashcraft brought some French Vanilla back, and it’s not bad at all. I had no idea! Any idea why it’s good? What you missed last night How Activision Pissed Off Pro Paintballer Greg…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
Game About Befriending A Young Boy Is “Contentious”
Peter Molyneux, the game designer behind the Fable franchise, is working on Project Milo. The game is about a relationship with a young boy. Yep! According to Molyneux, there are “huge mountains” with the subject matter. “The reason for that is it is enormously contentious for us to do a game, a story, an experience,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
In This Game, You Spank Girls
Seven girls are trapped in hell. Your job, as their prison guard, is to rehabilitate them. From the developers Nippon Ichi (Disgaea) and Imageepoch (Arc Rise Fantasia), Criminal Girls is “the role-playing game where you punish young girls”. Each of the girls represents one of the Seven Deadly Sins. So there is one girl that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
Smash Bros. Creator: Once You Go 3D, It’s Hard To Go Back To 2D
Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Smash Bros., is now the man behind Nintendo 3DS game Kid Icarus Uprising. Is it his first 3D game? “Yes this is indeed my first 3D game but I have a feeling that it’s going to be hard to go back [to 2D],” Sakurai tells the Official Nintendo Magazine. According…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
The Last Ranker Gets Its First Manga
While Last Ranker might sound like a Square Enix PSP game, it’s not! Released this July, the Capcom game was produced by Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney producer Kazuya Niinou. It is getting reborn in Japanese manga form. Warriors in the game are ranked on how they battle, and the game follows Zig as he ascends…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
Download The Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Single Player Demo Right Now
Doesn’t matter if Modern Warfare 2 was originally released in fall 2009, the single-player demo has finally hit both Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network. If you weren’t one of the 20 million who bought the game, check it out.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
Five New Arcade Games To Get Excited About
Arcades are not dead. Here are five upcoming arcade titles that prove it. During 2008 and 2009, the financial crisis hit the Japanese gaming industry hard. Arcades and home consoles felt the crunch. According to Capcom’s most recent financial statement, “Performance up year-on-year on existing-arcade basis, indicating that the market downturn has ended.” (Capcom not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
You Row, I’ll Game
As seen in Hakodate, Japan by HitBit.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
Scott Pilgrim Actor Talks World of Warcraft Movie
Director Sam Raimi might only be in the nascent stages of the World of Warcraft movie, but that hasn’t stopped folks from expressing interest in the film. Even Brandon Routh, who’s appearing in the upcoming Scott Pilgrim movie, seems keen. “I’m kind of a gamer,” Routh recently told MTV. The actor, decked out in a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
Let’s Watch A Pokemon: Black And White Commercial
Nintendo’s fifth generation of Pocket Monsters, subtitled Black and White, will be released next month in Japan. The game will feature wall-to-wall new Pokemon. It will also make use of the DSi’s camera, so you can wave at the other nearby players. No, the game doesn’t actually send out a glowing blue ring when it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
It’s Kinda Like Tekken, But For Real
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Roger Huerta made his acting debut in the Tekken movie as the character Miguel Caballero Rojo. Rojo’s fighting style is brawling — perfect for a street fight. That’s exactly what happened over the weekend. At around 2AM, a dispute broke out in front of a bar in Austin, Texas. A…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
Santa Fe Sure Is Pretty
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: No A/C I’ve never been! Been to New Mexico a bunch, though. Looking at pictures from the family’s trip there and feeling somewhat jealous. Seems like a wonderful place. What you missed last night The Most Awesome Box Art In The World Europe’s GT5 Collector’s Edition Is Ridiculously Expensive Protesting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010 -
Guy Who Makes Hard Games Would Like To Apologize
Tomonobu Itagaki, the cigarette smokin’ and hard drinkin’ game designer behind Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, has something to say. He would like to say he’s sorry. “Look, I’ll say it: the boss character in Dead Or Alive 4 was definitely too difficult,” Itagaki tells Edge magazine. “I’ll apologize for it. I’m the one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010 -
Of Course Nintendo Is Making The Wii’s Successor
Nintendo does not stop. The company has stated this on numerous occasions that it continues developing hardware. Meaning? Meaning right now Nintendo is working on new hardware. Right now! “We are of course studying and developing the next console to Wii,” Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said at a recent investors meeting. “However, there is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010 -
Protesting Japanese Role-Playing Games
Japanese role-playing games are different from Western ones. And by “different” some would say, “not as good”. During the 1980s and 1990s, Japanese role-playing games flourished, but some now say that the current JRPGs seem trapped in time. Fans of the games believe that if something is not broken, then why fix. You are looking…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010 -
StarCraft In Easy To Digest Infograph Form
Thanks Danny for the tip! Online Schools
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010 -
South Korean Game Rips Off Portal
Upcoming online game Gate has players create portals, here called “gates”, to warp themselves to different areas in the game world. Hrm, that sounds familiar! Portal, released in 2007 by U.S. developer Valve, has players solve puzzles by using the portal gun to open up teleports. Below is a screenshot from the game. According to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010 -
Pokemon: Black & White Is Wall To Wall New Pokemon
Upcoming Nintendo DS game Pokemon: Black and White is the fifth generation of Pocket Monster games. A new game means new Pokemon. Pokemon game developer Junichi Masuda blogged this about Black and White: “Right up to the ending, it’s all new Pokemon.” The reason why, Masuda continues, is that the team wants young and old…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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