Sony’s venture into reality TV, The Tester, will be keeping it real this February on the PlayStation Network. Available for free download starting February 18, the series follows 11 hopefuls as they, the Sony releases tells us, “compete in grueling physical and mental challenges to win a position as a game tester at SCEA and…
Whenever a new video game is released in Japan, gamers band together to check something: Character underpants. The ability to see up female character skirts in-game is certainly fan service, and depending on the developer, there might be some of this fan service (see Super Smash Bros. Brawl) or there might not be much at…
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed to Kotaku that “a number of projects” at Sony’s Liverpool studio have halted. However, rumors are swirling that the restructuring goes further than that. Originally known as Psygnosis, the studio was founded in 1984 and is best known for the anti-gravity WipEout racing games. During the 1980s, the studio…
Not only was Final Fantasy XIII originally planned for the PlayStation 2, senior producer Yoshinori Kitase says that switching the title to the PS3 cost Square Enix “a year-and-a-half”. Late last week Kotaku posted pictures of the PS2 version of the game. The game, which was released on the PS3 last December in Japan, was…
A black Xbox 360 controller bundled with Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Lumines Live!, Bomberman Live and Ms. Pac-Man will go on sale in Japan on March 11. But that’s not all. The controller bundle is priced at ¥5,775 (US$64). It has been out in other regions for some time now. That same day, the…
In summer 2008, Xbox Taiwan announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be getting an Xbox 360 “Asia” version. Microsoft clarified that “announcement”, and then further clarified that clarification. So in 2008, Final Fantasy XIII wasn’t getting an Asia version, and a new report confirms that it won’t be getting one in 2010, too. Localized Asia…
What. A. Week. Well, last week. Mass Effect 2 came out, and some of gaming’s Twitterati became very excited. What about you? Honest from Meteos developer Q Entertainment. Brutal honestly? Duncan Jones, director of sci-fi flick Moon, NEEDS Mass Effect 2. The Sims folks are jazzed about Mass Effect 2, too. Prince of Persia creator…
Square Enix’s role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII is a PlayStation 3 game (and an Xbox 360 game!). But at one time, the game was running on the PS2. Early artwork and screens have been published in two new books from Square Enix, giving insight into the game’s design process. These test version images pre-date E3…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Gadgets Guess there are loads of gadgets in Japan, but haven’t really had the time to think about them. Exhausted and drained. Emotional week, looking forward to the weekend. What you missed last night Introducing “Vanquish”, A New Game From The Creator Of Resident Evil “Entirely New” Pokemon Series Coming…
When will Japan stop buying Dragon Quest DS games? When? On January 28, the Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest VI went on sale in Japan. Square Enix shipped over a million copies of the game to retailers across the country. The game was originally released on the Super Nintendo (aka Super Famicom) in Japan…
Earlier this month, SEGA’s Sonic Team, the arm of the studio responsible for Sonic the Hedgehog games, received an unexpected call. It was from Hollywood actor Andy Garcia. Garcia is best known for his roles in The Untouchables and Ocean’s 11. He also appeared in the Ridley Scott film Black Rain, which is set in…
Nintendo games are popular. People buy them up as if they were hotcakes. Nintendo games are not hotcakes. You cannot eat them. You play them. Following hot on the heels of yesterday’s news, the Kyoto-based game company has released global life-to-date numbers for some of its biggest titles. Let’s have a look: Nintendo DS Pokémon…
One of the biggest surprises of last year’s E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles was the announcement that home console series Metal Gear Solid would be coming to Japanese arcades. Dubbed Metal Gear Arcade, the “tactical online action” game is a networked Metal Gear multi-player title akin to Metal Gear Online, but players use 3D…
This fall, Sony will be releasing its new wand controller, which is currently known under the temporary “Motion Controller” title. According to Japan’s Nikkei Newspaper, the game will have approximately ten titles supporting it this year According to the Nikkei, those titles will go sale sometime this year and range from the sports genre to…
Konami’s upcoming PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has been delayed over a month. The game was originally penciled in for March 18 in Japan, but will not be released on April 29. The Western release dates will not be affected: the game will still be released on May 27 in Europe (May 28…
There hasn’t been an entirely new Pokémon series released since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Know what that means? Time for a new Pokémon series. An “entirely new” Pocket Monster series, complete with “new Pokémon” is in development. The new Pocket Monster series will be heading to the Nintendo DS and feature many new features and…
Released on the Xbox 360 in October 2009, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows – LIVE. Episodes from Liberty City is a compilation of the episodic downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV and includes expansion packs The Lost and Damned (originally released on…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Think of the Kittens This morning, Mrs. Bashcraft’s grandfather passed away. Today the family is attending a wake. Tomorrow there will be a funeral service. Funerals in Japan are both cathartic and emotionally and mentally draining. (For those who missed my description of the last funeral I attended, you can…
As detailed previously, the Mega Man Zero Collection is coming to the Nintendo DS. This is the trailer, which should give a better idea of what to expect.
In June 2008, tragedy struck Tokyo’s geek center Akihabara. A 25-year-old man named Tomohiro Kato drove a rented truck into a crowd of pedestrians. He then got out of the truck and began wildly stabbing bystanders. Seven ended up dead and ten were injured. At that time, the main drag in Akihabara was closed to…
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