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Manga Creator Blasts CNN For Being “Offensive” And “Insulting”
CNN reporter Kyung Lah recently filed a story on out-of-print erotic game Rapelay. One Japanese manga creator has taken her to task in an open letter. The game was released in 2006 and a controversy of the game was caused in the West in spring 2009. Oddly, CNN decided to revisit the game late last…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
This Post is Not About The iPad
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft It’s not! What you missed last night Starcraft 2, Meet Tetris, Tetris, Starcraft 2 NSFW: Quentin Tarantino So “Not Interested” In Video Games Star Wars, Like You’ve Never Seen It Before Who Bought an iPad? NSFW: Gaming Accessories, For Strippers
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
Will The Nintendo 3DS Screen Look Like This?
Late last week, Japanese electronics maker Sharp showed off its new 3D touchscreen display. As a Sharp spokesman explained, the company would like to replace the LCD screens in mobile phones, smart phones, video games and digital cameras. Video games, hey, wait a minute! Nintendo has announced a “Nintendo DS” successor, the Nintendo 3DS, a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
Quentin Tarantino So “Not Interested” In Video Games
Whether it be comic books, exploitation cinema or cheesy TV, Quentin Tarantino might be a pop culture connoisseur. There is one type of pop culture he is not interested in, and that’s video games. “I cannot get myself interested in video games,” the 47 year-old filmmaker told Telegraph. “I’ve been given video game players and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
Let’s Watch An iPad Dissection
Now that the iPad has been released, that means it’s time for taking it apart and seeing what’s inside. Oh, what wonder awaits! It’s twenty minutes long! It starts off with the idea that it might be possible to put it back together, but then it ends with everyone feeling slightly melancholy. iPad Autopsy Video:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
NSFW: Gaming Accessories, For Strippers
Pasties past·ies pl.n. “A pair of adhesive patches used to conceal a woman’s nipples and worn principally by exotic dancers or striptease performers.” Lady Tornade isn’t only a French burlesque strip-teaser performer from Paris, she also makes stripper gear like these Super Mario Bros. Power-Up Mushrooms pasties for women to glue to their chests and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
Curvy Plug Suit Bottles You Can Hold
And drink from! These torso water bottles from Japan’s Mokku (the same company behind the Hello Kitty versions, among others) has designed these two bottles, which are based on the plug suits of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters Asuka Langley and Rei Ayanami. Bottled with mineral water from Kagoshima, they’ll be available in Japan starting this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
Osaka Considering Regulating “Boys Love” Manga
After some of Japan’s biggest manga creators voiced opposition, Tokyo’s virtual child pornography bill has been delayed — leaving many to believe it is dead. However, Osaka Prefecture has decided to consider the ban, but with added provisions. Osaka Prefecture is also “considering the regulation of women’s comic magazine and Boys Love materials”. Known as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
Who Bought an iPad?
This weekend, the iPad went on sale in the United States. Did you hear? Many people bought it. There were lines. Hoopla. A review! And pants stuffing. Did you buy an iPad? Or did you buy something else? Like a sandwich. Here is our fancy poll for our lovely Kotaku readers. Answer it if you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2010 -
Report: Menace II Society Directors Dividing Up For Akira Movie?
There are two Hughes brothers: Albert and Allen Hughes. They’re twins! One of them, website Deadline.com reports, is apparently going to work on the film version of Akira. The screen version will be penned by Iron Man writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. Instead of trying to cram all of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2010 -
Drawn Rocker Schoolgirls Getting Their Own Video Game
If you follow anime, you probably know K-On!, which depicts the adventures of four Japanese schoolgirls in their high school music club. Here’s the anime’s opening theme song: This tune charted at 4 on the Japanese charts. The ending theme, Don’t Say “Lazy”, reached number 2. The anime’s first season, which ran last year, was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2010 -
How I Quit Smoking
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: A Fool’s Blessing Somebody asked me the name of the book I read that helped me quit smoking. I forget. Sorry! However, one thing that really stuck with me that was in the book was the very obvious notion that people who don’t smoke don’t crave cigarettes after they get…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010 -
Let’s Look At Stars With The Last Story
Not only does the upcoming Wii game The Last Story features boats that sail in water, it always features star gazing. This latest conceptual art shows the game’s “Star Gazing Tower”, joining Last Story art that features islands, cities and NPCs The Last Story is being designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the game developer who created…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010 -
Team Fortress 2, Meet Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen is a Hollywood thriller. Team Fortress 2 is a multiplayer shooter. What if they merged? What would you get? Internet person TrueOneMoreUser gives the world this, Law Abiding Engineer. It’s the Law Abiding Citizen trailer with TF2 characters animated in. And it’s amazing. Cheesy Hollywood flicks or Japanese role-playing games, Team Fortress…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010 -
Someone In A Bikini Hug Pillow Case Walking Through Tokyo
Well, one side is a bikini outfit, and the other is a maid costume. Before you say, “This is so strange”, realize that there are people in Japan saying the same damn thing. Oh, they are laughing, too. Have a sense of humor serious people! Especially for clips posted on April 1st. Click to view…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010 -
Would You Like A Gold-Dipped Xbox 360?
From the folks who gave the world the gold-dipped PS3 comes the gold-dipped…Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 and its controller have been plated with 24kt gold. King Midas is pleased. For those who might be in the market for a golden Xbox 360, know that the jeweler’s 24kt PS3 starts at US$4,999. Ballin’. Comparison shots…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010 -
Gears of War Designer Won’t Carry Plastic Weapon On Talk Show
When game designer Cliff Bleszinski revealed Gears of War 2, he did it by ripping through a barrier with a Lancer chainsaw weapon at the 2008 Game Developers Conference. How about when he debuts his new game on Jimmy Fallon? “I shall not say ‘bigger better blah blah’ or carry any weaponry,” Bleszinski tweeted about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010 -
Say Thank You To This Guy For Video Game Consoles.
Thank you. Earlier this week, Ralph Baer, known as The Father of Video Games, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. In the mid-1960s, Baer created a “Brown Box” prototype of a home video game console. (The prototype, game site Game|Life points out, is now in the Smithsonian Institution.) Baer sold his design…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010 -
Smart Lady Sets CNN Straight (Or Tries, To!)
What did CNN decide to do after covering out-of-print Japanese adult computer game Rapelay years after the title was originally released? Follow that up with more blown out of proportion with an expert’s opinion. Unfortunately for CNN, the expert, Grand Theft Childhood co-author Dr. Cheryl Olson knows what she is talking about. “Parents, we’ve got…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010
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