StarCraft II is out. People are buying it. People are playing it. Not everybody, though. Japan, for example. Amazon rankings are sample set of Amazon customers, but they are also a good measure to see what has captured the imagination of the buying public. Here is Amazon.com: Amazon UK: Amazon Canada: Amazon Germany: Amazon France:…
Third-person shooter Gears of War looked set to get the Hollywood treatment until the movie’s director Len Wiseman (Live Free or Die Hard) decided to focus his attention on another motion picture. Wiseman’s take on Gears of War was budgeted in the US$100 million neighborhood. As website Cinema Blend points out, the movie’s R-rating and…
Going Out Of Style Comment by: SarahDot Nominated by: DeepFriar Oh sure, there are people who disagree with the serial comma—people who say it is optional or unnecessary. Well, those people are dirty Communists. Stalin never used the serial comma. Castro never uses the serial comma. The New York Times discourages the serial comma. Need…
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft As I enter week two of Mrs. Bashcraft and Mini-Bash being in America and me being here in Osaka with Micro-Bash, I find myself making more and more “American” food. This afternoon, I made sloppy joes. Yesterday, it was peanut butter and jelly sammiches. Last week, we had Kraft mac and…
As seen at Wonder Festival by Akiba Blog
Today is July 26. But tomorrow is July 27. You know what July 27 is, don’t you? July 27 is when real-time strategy game StarCraft II: Wings of Libert hits retail. And those who have already purchased the game digitally will be able access the title. So for tomorrow, quick show of hands, who is…
Because it exists. And if you’ve got money, then you could buy it. I guess. Spotted at the Wonder Festival figure expo in Chiba, Japan by Kotaku Japan, this Bayonetta statue is priced at ¥46,000, which is about $525. Which is a lot of money. While this is an unpainted prototype, the finished product will…
Controlling a video game with your hands? Check. Controlling one by swinging your arms around? Check, Nintendo’s done that. Controlling one with your feet? Ditto. Controlling a game with your face? Nintendo has done, too. The title of DSi Ware game “Kao Glider” (Face Glider) says it all: you control a hang glider with your…
Japanese electronics giant Sony has had a tough time during the past few years. But haven’t we all? A new report states that thanks to aggressive cost-cutting, Sony is poised to post an operating profit of US$342 million (30 billion yen) for the first corner. In the same period last year, Sony posted a 25.7…
My Little Pony versions of game characters are not new. (See here, here and here.) This diorama, however, is something special! As seen on That Girl’s Site
Right now, it’s hot in Japan, unbearably so. That didn’t keep the cosplayers away from this weekend’s Wonder Festival figurine event in Chiba, Japan. How many of these characters can you name? More importantly, how many of these characters can name you? [ワンフェス2010夏]薄着が増えた？ 夏のコスプレギャラリー [Kotaku Japan]
Wonder Festival, wonderful, geddit? Over the weekend, the annual summer Wonder Festival figurine expo was held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Figures included characters from Capcom’s Sengoku Basara, Monster Hunter, Konami’s Love Plus and retro shooter Silpheed from Game Arts. Check ’em out in the gallery below. ワンダーフェスティバル2010夏 フォトレポート [Akiba Hobby] ワンダーフェスティバル 2010夏 フィギュア画像ピックアップ…
StarCraft might not be South Korea’s national pastime, but that doesn’t mean sometimes it seems like it is. While not everyone in South Korea plays StarCraft (or plays computer games, for that matter), the game is big there. No, it’s huge — twelve years after it launched. There are professional StarCraft leagues, pro StarCraft players…
To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Three for Three Haven’t read any of those yet. Reading through a Kurt Vonnegut book for the umpteenth time. Did I ever tell you I have Kurt Vonnegut’s autograph? I do. Oh yes. I made it through a week! I have survived! The child, Micro-Bash, is alive! Yay! One more…
Vader held up a bank in Long Island, New York on Thursday. As seen on Boing Boing
Cave, the studio behind countless shmup classics, is releasing a new maniac shooter for Japanese arcades. This is it. There hasn’t been much info about the game, but the game is a horizontal shooter. Interesting as the vast majority of Cave shooting games are vertical. Check out the video, filmed during the game’s location test…
Busy this weekend? Those in Tokyo, you can check out the arcade version of Konami’s love simulator Love Plus. Or you can do something else. It’s really up to you. Not me. Details about the arcade version are scarce, but it looks like it will have a touch screen for players to touch. Love Plus…
Robbie Williams, whom Noel Gallagher once called “the fat dancer from Take That“, is returning to boy band Take That. He is also releasing a music game. We Sing: Robbie Williams features some of the popstar’s biggest solo hits. Like? Angels Let Me Entertain You She’s The One Old Before I Die While the full…
Capcom has already teased “new challengers” for Super Street Fighter IV arcade. At a recent location test, it was discovered that Capcom apparently has space for them, too. Pictured is the character selection screen for the arcade version of the game. There appear to be two blank slots, one on the right and one on…
You might be surprised. Previously, game designer Shinji Mikami revealed that Vanquish was initially inspired by Casshern. I can see that as there is a definite Casshern vibe going on. Now? Now he has revealed that the game’s backgrounds have been influenced by the so-so medieval romance Tristan & Isolde. Yeah, I can’t see that…
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