A spate of price cuts has hit game hardware. Famitsu publisher Enterbrain examines how it has affected each platform. Let’s have a look, shall we? On September 3, the price of the PS3 was dropped by ¥10,000 to ¥29,980 from the previous price of ¥39,990. In that week, 150,832 units were sold. By October 11,…
The latest Japanese television ads for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers features the music stylings of New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi. The ads are short (16 seconds or so), and there are three of them so far. They’re so short that it’s hard to make out the Bon Jovi song. I checked out…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Just as I’m getting better, the kids are now getting sick — both of them. Don’t you just hate that? What you missed last night Witcher Developer And Polish PC Company Make Deal Official Molyneux Picks 5 Most Revolutionary Games of Past 20 Years Yes, The Xbox 360 Update Preview *Is*…
Hey Doods, Prinny is coming back to the PSP. After those penguin-characters known as Prinny got a starring role in Prinny: Ore ga Shujinko de Iinsuka? – or Prinny: Is It OK If I’m The Protagonist? Time for a sequel. Developer Nippon Ichi has revealed the next installment in the PSP Prinny line with the…
With the game days away from release in Japan, the SEGA Bayonetta marketing blitz continues. The latest are these two large posters in Shinjuku Station’s with fliers than can be pulled off. Dunno, but the fliers have access info for a special Bayonetta cell phone site. The posters are over six feet long each and…
Another side-scrolling Ikki Tousen beat ’em up is coming to the PSP. Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact picks up where Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians left off. The sequel has six characters — including a totally new brawler — and new “costume destruction”. Xross Impact will be released in Japan on April 1, 2010. No, this is…
A Figma figure of character Saber from upcoming PSP role-playing-game dungeon crawler Fate/EXTRA has been announced. Notice anything? Look closer. Squint, even. That’s right, pantsu. Those who have seen art for the game probably spotted this right quick. The figure will be bundled with Fate/EXTRA when it is released in Japan next March. 『Fate／EXTRA』セイバーの衣装がスケスケでパンツ丸見えなんだが [チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報]
Witcher developer CD Projekt was made its deal Polish computer company Optimus official. As we reported earlier, a nearly defunct public PC assembly company Optimus S.A. was planning to strike a deal with CD Projekt. CD Projekt spokesperson told us at the time that the company has signed a letter of intent – not an…
Hey it’s Peter Molyneux! He makes video games. Video games like Black & White and the Fable games. At a recent BAFTA event, Molyneux listed off what he thinks are the 5 most revolutionary games in the past 20 years. The titles were: • The RTS Dune 2: The game took players away from twitch…
Valve’s latest update is for those custom modelers who design new character models, and for machinima makers who want more control over how characters animate in their movies. Valve has gotten requests for models and props from the Meet the Team shorts. “So we’re happy to announce we’ve released the first set,” says the official…
Ubisoft’s website dates the game versions of James Cameron’s Avatar. The game will be hitting on December 1. That’s two weeks before the movie hits theaters. The game will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, DS and PSP. As website Joystiq points out, the PS3 and PC versions will be 3D if players…
According to iTnews, the Australian Classification Board has announced it would like to “apply the National Classification Code, the Classification Act, and the Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer” to mobile applications. “I recently wrote to the [Commonwealth Censorship] minister regarding my concern that some so-called mobile phone applications, which can be purchased…
For those who enjoy drinking questionable Final Fantasy beverages (and who doesn’t), listen up. The latest tie-up between Square Enix and Japanese beverage maker Suntory will be out this December. As announced at the Final Fantasy XIII event in Tokyo, a Final Fantasy XIII “Elixir” will be released onto the masses in Japan for human…
Ah yes, Akihabara. All your gaming, manga, anime and maid needs concentrated in one place. Some of you might have been there, some not. Some of you might even be there right now. Either way, you can let your ears take a stroll through the geek district. Patrick W. Galbraith, author of The Otaku Encyclopedia…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Draco Malfoy Spotting Can’t believe it, but in less than a month Micro-Bash will be one years-old. He can’t talk yet or walk, but he can wave bye-bye, raise his hands up when he hears “banzai!” and give you one of his toys when you say “Please”. Just think, eight…
After the Australian Classification Review Board first refused to classify Valve’s zombie first-person-shooter Left 4 Dead 2, Valve appealed the government’s decision. Valve’s Zombie shooter was refused classification, which means it can’t be made commercially available in the country. Not quite the same as a banning, but it has the same effect. The company’s appeal…
Stop the count-up clock! Upcoming role-playing-game, Resonance of Fate (AKA End of Eternity in Japan) has been dated. The tri-Ace developed title will be released January 28 in Japan. No word about the Western release. As we mentioned earlier, the game is set on the man-made spire of Basel. That’s where the residents of Earth…
It’s become increasingly common for games to feature a mandatory install — you have no choice! Final Fantasy XIII is not one of those games. The game, which will be released this December in Japan on the PS3, will not feature a mandatory install. That being said, the only time players will see load times…
As the days when automakers launched new vehicles exclusively through print mags become a distant memory, Volkswagen has decided to do an industry first: The company launched the 2010 GTI through the iPhone and iPod Touch. A free version of Firemint Real Racing contains the new VW car — players can also compete for one…
Konami’s exhumation of Game Boy classic Castlevania: The Adventure will arrive in Japan on October 27 on WiiWare. Last we saw of the game was a crummy snapshot of screens in Famitsu. Here’s a nice screenshot! As we detailed earlier, Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth will colorize and modernize the 20-year-old outing of Christopher Belmont in…
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