Brian Ashcraft

What I Did Today

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Fat Bastard Yeah, I’ve been worrying about my health more recently. I’ve been taking walks more and more. I live near the mountains, so I can go hiking or wandering through bamboo forests. It’s…relaxing. Way better than running on a treadmill in a gym. Not sure if the result is…

UK Prime Minister Talks Up UK Game Development

This week the Global Investment Conference takes place in London, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been talking up the importance of the UK game industry. “We’re leading the way in creative industries: by far the biggest producer of computer games in Europe,” said Brown. “And we’re leading the way in digital communications: In a…

Is There Some Pac-Man Haircut Trend?

First NFL player Tracy Porter and now some other human. As seen on in Inked Magazine by Albotas.

Should Japanese Arcades Worry About 3D Goggle Bacteria?

Upcoming arcade title Metal Gear Arcade is in 3D. If this game is a hit, it could start a 3D arcade gaming trend. And just like 3D Hollywood films shown in theaters, gamers wear 3D goggles. Just think of all the people who have worn the goggles before you! Like this lady. Her nose grease…

Nintendo Reminds Us DSi XL Makes Games XL

After a slow pitch to the old people, Nintendo has launched a new DSi LL (XL in the West) ad campaign in Japan. This one’s for the gamers. The voice-over says, “Because the screen is big, Dragon Quest is big. Final Fantasy is big. Mario is big. Love Plus is big. Zelda is big.” And…

Why Apple Declared War on Titilation (For The Women and Children)

Apple has taken swift action against applications in the iTunes Application Store. The reason: Apple says that it has done so because some women and parents have complained. As revealed by Wobble iBoobs developer Jon Atherton via website TechCrunch, here is the Victorian laundry list of no-nos in apps: 1. No images of women in…

Subtitles or Dubbing, Which Does Japan Want?

Not every Western game is subtitled. Remember the irritation from Japanese gamers over the dubbing Modern Warfare 2 got? Japanese gamers wanted to play the game with its original voices. But do all Japanese gamers want that? From April 2007 to December 2009, Japanese game company Spike polled over 6,000 users via postcards included with…

Tales of Graces Recalled!

Namco Bandai has recalled Wii title Tales of Graces for being too buggy. The company has confirmed ten defects in the title and has set up an exchange program for those who have purchased the title. Bugs include the inability for players to acquire certain items, music glitches, walking in place, freezing and more. Buggy…

Ready To Fall In Love With Love Plus Manga?

Konami’s popular love simulator Love Plus is getting a handful of manga, it seems. Japanese publisher Kodansha hints that it will be launching five new manga series in five different magazines, reports Anime News Network. While nothing official has been announced, the advertisements for these new manga feature silhouettes of the Love Plus girls. What…

A Week In Comments

Ubisoft On The Campaign Trail Over New PC DRM Measures Comment by: miquonranger03 Nominated by: Tarr First they raised the console game prices, but I did not speak, because I was a PC gamer. Then they started using StarForce, TAGES, and SecuROM, but I did not speak, because I was not a software pirate. Then,…

The Search For The Video Game Auteurs

As with movies, big time video games need huge numbers of people. Hundreds of developers toil away on AAA titles. With all those hands in the development of a game, is it possible to pin the title to a single author like critics have for films? Traditionally, film producers and directors get their names at…

SUPER BIZZY!

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Ended up being busy for a Monday, kinda snuck up on me. Don’t you hate (love?) when that happens? What you missed last night Inside Grasshopper with Silent Hill and Doshin the Giant Developers Heavy Rain Banned In The United Arab Emirates There’s Two Sides To Every Xbox Live Banning Just…

Tiger Comes Out of Woods

Better than coming in the woods, no? As seen on Technabob.

Inside Grasshopper with Silent Hill and Doshin the Giant Developers

In early February, Grasshopper Manufacture had a surprising announcement: Silent Hill composer and producer Akira Yamaoka and Doshin the Giant designer Kazutoshi Iida joining the studio. Yamaoka didn’t just leave Konami, but he also left behind a long legacy of both game sound work and producing. Iida is an industry journeyman. By joining Grasshopper, they…

Just How Big Is God of War III?

There’s no denying it. Upcoming PS3 exclusive God of War III is a big game. But how big is big? “35Gb of goodness,” tweeted Sony Santa Monica Director of Technology Tim Moss. “Thank heavens for Dual Layer Blu-Rays.” Dual Layer Blu-ray discs started shipping in 2006 and can hold up to 50GB. For comparison’s sake,…

Hey Look, It’s Ibuki (Again!)

Remember on Friday when we said we had all the Super Street Fighter IV Ibuki you could stand? We lied. Capcom has released a slew of screens showing the ninja assassin’s special moves. Here they are! Super Street Fighter IV will be out this April.

Two New PS3 Console Filings Appear Online

When Sony passes new products through the Federal Communications Commission it uses the pseudonym “Sand Dollar Enterprise, Inc” kind of like Elvis Presley using the alias “John Burrows”. While Presley’s giveaway were the sideburns, Sony’s is “PlayStation 3”. Sand Dollar Enterprise is located at 919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404. Hey, that’s where…

The Prizes Of The AOU Arcade Show

At the recent AOU Arcade Show in Chiba, Japan, upcoming “prizes” for arcade crane-type games. There figures run the gamut of Love Plus to Fist of the North Star. ジョジョやハルヒに超電磁砲！ 見どころだらけのプライズフェアをフォトレポ – 電撃オンライン [Dengeki Online]

Somebody Makes Real Dolls Of The Bayonetta Dolls

Platinum Games’ hair action game Bayonetta features in-game dolls. Some Flickr user named n-moto has let us know that he made DIY versions of those Bayonetta and Cereza dolls. “I sculpted these figures using Super Sculpey and finished them with acrylic paint, gold leaf, and assorted craft store finds,” he writes. More on his Flickr…

Playboy’s Jo Garcia Wasn’t Expecting “That” In Heavy Rain (What’s “That”?)

Cooking, Tiger Woods hot dogs, breakfast burritos and something in Heavy Rain. It was a busy week for gaming’s Twitterati. Warhammer W.A.R. creative director Paul Barnett checks out Tiger Woods Online. Sure hope it doesn’t have any lifeless, robotic speeches from Tiger. And call it PixelJunk…Cooking? That? Playboy’s Jo Garcia certainly wasn’t expecting something. Sounds…