SEGA has had a tough past nine months. But haven’t we all? There were bright spots. During the first three months of this fiscal year, net sales were down 7.7 percent compared with the same period last year. “In the home video game software industry, the demand was generally weak in the U.S. and European…
These “erotic portraits” of Sylvia Christel are part of a Japanese pre-order bonus for upcoming title No More Heroes: Paradise. Because sitting on a toilet eating fruit is erotic. Or something. The game uses toilets as save points, and the game itself was conceived while No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda was on the can.…
Namco Bandai PSP game Queen’s Blade Spiral Chaos features more than fighting. It features enormous boobs. And so does this Queen’s Blade figure. Going on sale March 1 for ¥2,900 (US$32), curvy character Cattleya is the latest entry in the “Revoltech” poseable Queen’s Blade figurines. The 1/12 scale Cattleya comes with battle damage clothes, one…
Upcoming psychological thriller Heavy Rain won’t be out until February 23. The game’s demo is not scheduled until February 11. Today is February 5. So what, let’s get the demo. Sony has launched a website called “Precinct 52”, an alternate reality game of sort. This ARG asks players to submit four pieces of evidence. For…
That’s rude. Shoko Nakagawa is more than a nerd heroine who puts her cats’ heads in her mouth. She also sniffs their butts. Where to start? Shoko Nakagawa is a singer and Japanese celebrity, who hosts kiddy show Pokémon Sunday, among a bajillion other things. She voiced the new Pocket Monster character Giza Mimi Pichu…
Square Enix designer Tetsuya Nomura doesn’t believe a Final Fantasy VII remake will happen “for some time”. He isn’t alone. Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase is equally pessmistic about the prospects of a Final Fantasy VII remake. The reason? “This issue is related to whether a Final Fantasy 7 remake will happen or not,”…
In an investor’s call, THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell referred to the still unofficially named, PlayStation Eye-powered controller, as the “Arc”. Not so fast, says Sony. According to Sony, “We haven’t announced the name of our upcoming Motion Controller. Arc was a rumored code name for the product.” The rumored Arc name backs up…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Cold Turkey So, I live-watch Lost. I like Lost. But I live in Japan. And so that I can watch Lost with Mrs. Bashcraft, I watch the show on DVD with Japanese subtitles. I’m watching Season 5. So……………….if people start gabbing on Twitter about recent episodes, it is spoiler central!…
Zangeki no REGINLEIV, the upcoming Wii action game from Japanese studio Sandlot, will be out on February 11. The game has been development for years. In an recent round table discussion with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, Sandlot’s Takehiro Honma said, “Because the project got the OK sometime between summer and fall 2006, development has been…
A new spate of screens for the upcoming Hokuto Musou, featuring Juza, Fudoh, and Shin. Have a look. In March 2010, Tecmo Koei is bringing post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 in Japan. The game has been titled Hokuto Musou, and is…
Not anyone can embrace, hump, whatever this Kentoushi: Gladiator Begins dakimakura (“hug pillow”). But maybe, you can! Japanese developer Acquire is holding a two-part tournament for its PSP title Gladiator Begins — the first leg is at their office in Akihabara on February 11, and the second part is on February 21 at the Nakano…
While at work, reader Mike got an email on his telephone from Xbox confirming his purchase of a LIVE Gold subscription. But Mike is an Xbox LIVE Silver Member. And he was out forty bucks. “I called home, and jokingly told my wife that she had some explaining to do,” says Mike. “She didn’t know…
Whoops! Enterbrain, the publisher behind Japanese game mag Famitsu, has apparently put next week’s cover online. Then, it seems, yanked it from the internet. The cover reveals two new titles: Love Plus Plus and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. Love Plus Plus, it seems, is an unannounced sequel to the wildly popular dating sim game Love Plus.…
Konami has a handful of big franchises, but its biggest are Metal Gear Solid and Pro Evolution Soccer. Last year, a Pro Evo game was released, but other than an iPhone game, no MGS. How did that affect the company? The Tokyo-based game company has announced its consolidated results for the nine months ending on…
SEGA has announced Sonic 4: Episode I. It is, as GameSpot reports, a 2D downloadable game with 3D visuals. The announcement is part of the Project Needlemouse build up SEGA has been pushing since last September 2009. “Needlemouse” refers to Sonic’s codename when the game that would become Sonic The Hedgehog was initially being pitched.…
BioShock was designed by Ken Levine and developed by 2K Boston. BioShock 2 is not. Levine is not working on the game. But should you be worried? The second entry in the BioShock franchise is being developed by 2K Marin and 2K Australia. The BioShock 2 trailer was recently released, and while it doesn’t show…
And with a former tennis pro! Shuzo Matsuoka appears in this Japanese ad for title Hot Shots Tennis in which players really get into a round of PSP tennis.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Events Not trying to quit or anything. We ran out! But got some this afternoon, and I’ll tell you what, I was climbing up the walls at about 11am. I hadn’t felt this irritable in ages. Kinda scary! What you missed last night BioShock 2’s Launch Trailer Goes Under The…
Turn 10 Studios released racing simulator Forza Motorsport 3 last fall. The company went on to do what most other developers do: Start develop on a new game. But is it another Forza title? Turn 10 has churned out three Forza titles since 2005. “[A] core part of the team is off working on our…
Tecmo is bringing its girly beach volleyball, gambling and picture taking game to the PSP with Dead or Alive: Paradise. How does the ESRB describe it? The Entertainment Software Rating Board is responsible for rating titles in the U.S. market and is a source for often unintentionally wonderful descriptions of games. Check out the blurb…
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