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Sexual Healing Is Coming to Video Games [Update]
That’s right, Marvin Gaye is getting a video game. Masaya Matsuura, designer of PaRappa the Rapper and former member of Japanese prog rock unit Psy-S, has revealed that he is making a game based on Marvin Gaye The game is titled War is Not the Answer and will be made for charity organization One Big…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 -
Professor Layton Escaping To Global Publishing Freedom!
Game developer Level-5 has released a series of popular Professor Layton games through Nintendo onto the Nintendo DS. Level-5, however, is planning its worldwide escape. The Fukuoka-based company is looking to publish the Professor Layton titles itself, cutting Nintendo out of the lucrative international publishing deal. Level-5 publishes the games in Japan; however, Nintendo releases…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 -
An Elevator For Erotic Games
You might think you are looking at a regular elevator. Technically, you are. It’s the stickers, promoting a new adult video game, that give it pizzazz. Would you like to step inside? This elevator is located at the Gamers retail shop in Akihabara. The computer game, Kudo Wafter, is rated 18-and-up. This elevator, however, is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 -
Why Is A Twilight Film Star In Tron: Legacy?
That isn’t a rhetorical question. Why? “I’m a fan first and foremost,” actor Michael Sheen told MTV. “That’s a big part of why I wanted to do it, because I was such a fan of the first film. I was like 11 when it came out and it just blew me away. I never thought…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 -
Five Weeks In, Even Tetris Won’t Work
As seen on Penny Arcade
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 -
Olivia Munn Trying Out For The Daily Show
Attack of the Show host Olivia Munn, who recently played a reporter in Iron Man 2, is appearing as a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart over the next couple of weeks. A Comedy Central spokesperson tells Reuters that Munn’s appearance is a “tryout”, something that is not unusual for the network. However,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 -
Trent Reznor Says He Doesn’t Have Time For Doom 4
Musician Trent Reznor has had a long relationship with game developer id. He scored Quake and did music for Doom 3 that did not make it into the game. No wonder there have been rumors about Reznor and Doom 4. When asked about that rumor, Reznor replied, “I haven’t been contacted by them and find…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2010 -
Do You Live In Dallas? You Busy This Week?
To: Crecente From: Bash RE: Quincy Not you Crecente. I know where you live. You live in Denver. Or so you say. Dun dun dun I live in Osaka, but I’m from Dallas. Got pinged today with word that at the A-Kon 21 convention in Dallas Japanese gaming circle Zero Zigen will be doing a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
If Katamari Damacy Was Art Nouveau
It would look like this. Artist Kate Elizabeth, an New Orleans-based illustrator, created this stunning piece. As website Boing Boing points out, here is the original sketch, and here is her animation process Impressive stuff. Bravo! [Alex Litel via Boing Boing]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
Yes, This Is A Ferrari
A Prism Magical itasha sports car as seen by AkibaOS
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Is Part Pokemon. Wait, What?
Originally, PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was going to be named Metal Gear Solid 5. But it’s not. That doesn’t mean it is like the other Metal Gear games. According to Hideo Kojima, “nearly everything you can do with a portable system is in this game”. The game designer told game magazine PSM3…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
PlayStation 2 Connection For Kylie’s Street Orgy?
Popstar Kylie Minogue’s latest music video features a bevy of young, attractive people taking their clothes off and fondling each other. I remember the first time I saw it, back before it was a music video packed with underwear. And when it was a 2004 Cannes Festival winning PlayStation 2 ad. The ad was written…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
Visual Novel Ripped Off By Adult Game
To Heart is a landmark in Japanese adult PC gaming. Released in 1997, the game is a visual novel and showed how adult themes could be woven into a moving story. It influenced a generation of visual novels. It spawned a sequel in 2004, ToHeart2, anime, manga and, now, a straight up rip off. Adult…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
This Lady Looks Familiar
On Friday, a new Swedish film opens in, wait for it, Sweden. The picture is a parody of cop shows and is called Kommisarie Späck (Detective Blubber). The lead female character doesn’t look like she’s from police dramas. She looks like she’s from video games. That’s Joanna Dark hair! You know, the fiery-haired heroine of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
Guess Who Hated “Combat Evolved”?
The title of the original Halo game is “Halo: Combat Evolved”. That’s not the title that the game’s developer wanted. Bungie wanted the game to be simply called “Halo”. Microsoft, who published the game, pushed the “Combat Evolved” subtitle onto the game. “Oh, man… the subtitle,” Halo designer Jaime Griesemer told Edge Magazine. “At the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
Enjoy Your Massage! No, Really. Enjoy It!
Has shovelware ever felt this good? Enjoy Your Massage! is an upcoming Wii title in which players get virtual massages on virtual backs for virtual relaxation. Here is the description from the Entertainment Software Rating Board: This is a massage simulation game in which players match patterns in order to perform back massages on clients.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
Very Important Work Has Commenced
The most important building project of this year has gotten underway in Shizuoka, Japan. Construction on the life-sized Gundam statue is underway, reports Japan Today. The 18-meter mecha will carry a Beam Saber and be erected near JR Higashishizuoka Station. It will mark the 30th anniversary of the release of Gundam plastic models. It will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
This Video Game Movie Wouldn’t Be Like Those Other Ones
The pressure was enormous. Legions of fans worried. Prince of Persia, the movie, was more than a summer blockbuster. “Maybe I’m being melodramatic,” says movie scribe Doug Miro. Then again, maybe he’s not. This was a Hollywood video game adaptation. “The reality is that this movie has to do really well,” Miro adds from LA…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010
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