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Bayonetta’s Secret Costumes
Apparently, upcoming Platinum Games title Bayonetta features unlockable secret costumes like this witch outfit and physical education uniform. Just think Bayonetta is out in a couple of days — the game’s publicity grab will stop! That is, until next year when it’s released in the West. Will people still be interested when the publicity machine…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2009 -
First Assassin’s Creed Lineage Short Hits Internet
Everyone always complains about game movie adaptations — but we are so not complaining about this. More please. This is the first in a series of short movies that are being developed by Hybride Technologies, the visual effects studio behind 300 and Sin City, which Ubisoft bought last year for just this sort of project.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2009 -
Nintendo Labels Large Screen DSi Article “Speculation”
According to reliable Nikkei news service, a new DSi is coming to Japan this year and will feature a 4″ larger screen for the current model’s price of ¥18,900. Nintendo has responded to this report. When asked by Famitsu.com, a Nintendo spokesperson stated, “Our company isn’t doing any interviews [about this]. We think it’s a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2009 -
Hey Blizzard, What’s It Like To Make Non-WarCraft Games?
Since 2001, developer Blizzard has being releasing WarCraft titles non-stop — which, as website Gamasutra points out, is longer than the company spent making all the other games for its three main franchises. So what it like to be working on StarCraft II, which is not a WarCraft game? “I don’t think it has anything…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2009 -
Hello There Sengoku Basara Figures
Next month, two figures from Capcom’s very popular Sengoku BASARA series will be released: Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune. They’re also from Japanese history! They are priced at ¥2,400 (US$26) and waiting for you to pose their joints! リボルテック「戦国BASARA」シリーズ第1弾「伊達政宗」＆「真田幸村」展示 [AkibaOS]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2009 -
Phantasy Star Portable 2 Demo In Beta Form
In December, Phantasy Star Portable 2, with its online co-op play, is going on sale in Japan. A playable demo version of it will be given away by random drawing — make that, 20,000 versions of this. Starting on November and continuing through the 12th, 19th and the 26th, fifty-thousand individuals will receive demo code…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2009 -
Only By Taking Off Their Clothes Can Ar Tonelico III Heroines Save The World
When heroines in upcoming PS3 role-playing-game Ar Tonelico III activate in-game songs, their costumes show more and more flesh. This, explains producer Atsunori Kawachi, is for a very important reason. By showing more skin, they are able to absorb more of the planet’s energy,” said the producer at a recent press event. Continuing, he added,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
So I Tried Red Bean Pepsi
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft I love azuki. Azuki Pepesi? Not so much. Sorry! Just not a big fan of medicine plus fizzy plus bean smell. What you missed last night Rumor: Modern Warfare 2 Features Third Person Shooting Mode Bayonetta Stickers Removed, Posters Uncovered Dad Kills Son Over Missing Video Game Avatar Wii Preview: Environmentalism…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
Rumor: Leaked Assassin’s Creed II Trophies/Achievements
If you do not want any part of your Assassin’s Creed II experience, do not click through this post — then again, this list of PS3 Trophies and Xbox 360 Achievements is unconfirmed. So click away? • Master Assassin – Unlock All Trophies (Platinum) • The Birth of an Assassin – Be reborn as Ezio…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
Bayonetta Stickers Removed, Posters Uncovered
That was fast! It was announced on Friday that enormous Bayonetta posters covered with fliers would be going up in Tokyo on October 26. That’s today. And the fliers have all be peeled off, revealing Bayonetta wrapped in hair and a nation eager to pull off fliers to see what’s underneath. Thanks tsukasa1288 for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
Rumor: Modern Warfare 2 Features Third Person Shooting Mode
Modern Warfare is one of the best first-person-shooters in recent memory. What if the sequel was not only a FPS. What if it was also a third-person-shooter? Someone snagged an early copy of Modern Warfare 2 in France on the PS3 and streamed it on the internet. If it’s real, the game appears to feature…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
Is Bayonetta A Giant?
Okay, let’s say, for snots and giggles, that the little girl Bayonetta meets is 100 centimeters tall. How tall would that make Bayonetta? The Japanese internet, bless them, has created this comparison. The little girl is 100 centimeters — we don’t know this for sure, but, as I mentioned earlier, let’s say. A female is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
BlazBlue Voice Actress Gets Naughty Mouse Pad
Chiaki Takahashi has lent her vocal talents to fighting game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, voicing Litchi Faye Ling, and pop idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER voicing Azusa Miura. She has other talents to lend. Besides appearing in Sabra (think Maxim for Japan), she’s also getting her own boob mouse pad. Once again, the 32-year-old is claiming to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
Tenchu Portable Dated for Japan
From Software brought Tenchu Kurenai to the PS2 back in 2004, and now it is porting the game to the PSP. The title has been spruced up and optimized for the PSP’s screen size. Graphics have been tweaked and there’s a new character costume, too. Tenchu Kurenai is out January 28 in Japan and priced…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII: “Shut Up And Come Quiet”
Square Enix has released two hands full of new Final Fantasy XIII screens, two of which come with English language subtitles. The other screen has this profound question: “Tell me. Do you really think your life is worth more than the lives of millions of Cocoon citizens?” Eight New Final Fantasy XIII English Screenshots [Final…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
New Monster Hunter Coming to PSP
At a Capcom event in Tokyo over the weekend, the company announced a Monster Hunter spin-off starring the game’s cats (or airu as they’re called). Details are scant, but the game’s called “Mon Han Nikki Poka Poka Airu Mura”. It’s for the PSP, and it’s not a shooting game.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2009 -
What Do You Hate About Video Games These Days?
Okay, so, it’s Friday. You know the drill. Maybe you don’t. I do. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2009 -
Bayonetta TV Commercial FIGHT
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of upcoming action game Bayonetta have already been compared. Game mag Famitsu says the Xbox 360 version is superior. But which TV commercial is better — the Xbox 360 or PS3? We’ve already seen this lips-lickin’ glasses lady before and are merely revisiting for the purposes of comparison. That…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2009
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