That’s Gackt. He’s a bad, bad man. Well, he is in upcoming PC role-playing game Dragon Nest. In real life, he is a songwriter, fashion model, actor, novelist, restaurateur, screenwriter and psychic. Gackt once said he was born in the 1540. But now, acknowledges that, yes, he was born in 1973. He actually has a…
Current Pokemon Anime Series Coming To An End Comment by: Demonbird Nominated by: puresewas1de Ash, you are 23 years old. It’s time to maybe consider settling down, or at least step up your game and go big. I’ve become the Pokemon Master like thirty times in the last 13 years ash. Thirty times. Come on,…
My oldest son is seven years old. When he was born, I named him a geeky middle name for one reason: To fulfill his destiny as a nerd. Let’s be honest. I am a nerd. Perhaps, you are a nerd, too. We could even been kindred nerd spirits or bitter nerd enemies nerd-raging at each…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft J.K. Rowling, according to Harold Bloom (2000) “How to read ‘Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone’? Why, very quickly, to begin with, and perhaps also to make an end. Why read it? Presumably, if you cannot be persuaded to read anything better, Rowling will have to do.” James Joyce’s Ulysses, according…
Video game publisher Activision released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last year. It made over a billion dollars. Now Activision has decide it will make the series more accessible. Because over a billion dollars is not accessible. And not enough people read Harry Potter books. Have you ever seen Star Wars? Thomas Tippl, Activision’s…
You got to give it to Japanese marketing people. For better or worse, they know how to do attention grabbing in-store displays. This one for PSP brawler Ikki Tousen Xross Imapct is no exception. The display features schoolgirl Ikki Tousen schoolgirl characters Ryofu Housen and Sonsaku Hakufu and their skirts, which patrons are invited to…
There has not been a new Star Fox game, recently. The sci-fi adventure series debuted in 1993 and saw a Nintendo DS title in 2006. It’s now 2010, and where’s a new Star Fox game? When game site GamesTM told series creator Shigeru Miyamoto that it would like to see a new Star Fox game,…
Once upon a time, Japanese games eclipsed Western ones. They looked better, were more fun and were just better. Those days have passed. At last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Mega-Man designer Keiji Inafune said that the Japanese game industry was “finished”. Inafune, it seems, was speaking in hyperbole. The Japan industry is not finished —…
Cure Cosplay Festival 2, The Land of the Rising Sun’s largest cosplay event, was held over the weekend in Yokohama, Japan. Cue the impressive costumes, dynamic poses and gravity-defying hair gel! Video game, manga and anime characters were represented via the cosplayers. How many can you name? Click through the gallery. More images in the…
Pokémon Black & White is the completely new Pocket Monster series that will be out later this year. We have already seen the first screenshots. But screenshots don’t move. Gameplay does. Japan’s Sunday morning kiddy show Pokémon Sunday provided the first look (and super brief look) at gameplay. And by gameplay, we mean walking through…
Dear Mr. Ebert, I’m writing regarding your recent post “Video games can never be art”. This of course is ground you have touched upon before. Your site is currently being inundated with comments from those eager to defend video games as art. I am not interested in defending video games as an art form. Ironic,…
AKB48, the most popular idol group in Japan at the moment, will be singing the ending theme for anime series Dragon Ball Kai. AKB48 has around 48 members (sometimes it is slightly lower or higher depending on how many members have left or “graduated”) split into three teams: A Team, K Team and B Team.…
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: Dy Nt It’s Friday, and I gotta know, are you with me? If you want to stay in Thursday. Fine, do it. I don’t care. But I’m all about Friday and I must know: Are you with me? What you missed last night Four Year-Old Gets Game, Finds Bag Of…
This really, really is. Yodobashi Camera is one of the largest retailers in Japan, and boy oh boy does it ever have a deal for you! This branch is offering The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for ¥480 — that’s obviously less than one ¥500 coin (US$5.40). It’s a steal. Never really played that much…
Things are looking good for rock band No Doubt. Less so for game publisher Activision. Last fall, the group sued Activision over a breach of contract. Activision’s Guitar Hero allowed players to unlock No Doubt avatars and turn the band into “virtual karaoke players.” As Kotaku previously posted, No Doubt said in a statement last…
Typically, there are two ways to bring media from one language to another language. One is to subtitle. The other is dubbing. Do you have a preference? Subtitling allows the original language (and in turn, mood) to remain in tact, while dubbing allows players to take in the visual elements without having to worry about…
Kinda like this. Japanese company Klab has developed a Nintendo Entertainment System emulator. Here it is running on a Kindle emulator. That’s…alot of emulating. Amazon’s e-book Kindle reader was first released in 2007. It now faces increased competition from Apple’s iPad. Super Mario Bros on Kindle Emulator [Hobby Blog]
Video games aren’t just about the games, the story or the graphics. Oh, no. Music is so incredibly important. And often, long after you have finished playing, it sticks around, lingers in the back of your brain. Here are ten songs we sometimes find ourselves either humming or having a hankering for a listen. These…
Stealth game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a T-rated game in North America. The means it is suitable for kids 13-years-old-and-over. Japan, however, has a different rating system. Time to get out the scissors to cut things out. Peace Walker has a C-rating in Japan (15-years-old-and-up) and to prevent the game from getting a…
If there were ever two things made for each other, that would be real-time strategy game and South Korea. They love each other so much it hurts. The game is hugely popular in South Korea — and has been for some time. Korean Air is sponsoring the OnGameNet StarCraft League this spring, and the date…
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