Brian Ashcraft

Tecmo Koei Expects Fist of North Star To Sell A Million Domestically

Kenji Matsubara, Tecmo Koei Holdings honcho, expects big things of recently announced multi-platform title Hokuto Musou. The game is based on post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken). “Only in Japan, the game should sell a million copies,” Matsubara told the Nihon Keisai Newspaper. According to the paper, the game…

Don’t Expect Maniac Shooter Ketsui On Xbox 360 Anytime Soon

The Xbox 360 port of bullet hell shooter Ketsui ~Kizuna Jigokutachi ~ EXTRA has been plagued. Bad. The game was slated for release on May 28 in Japan. It’s October 15, and the game isn’t out. According to an April Xbox Japan press release, the game was now TBA. The 5pb Games, who was working…

God of War III Demo Dated For Japan

Kotaku has seen God of War III being played, and hot diggity, did it look good. Played it, too! Would you like to play it? Would you? Sony Japan is giving out codes to download God of War III from the PSN Store as part of the promotion for Infamous. The God of War III…

Z.O.E. Not Too Soon, Kojima “Really Considering” It

Hideo Kojima might be making Metal Gear Solid games right now, but he’s made other games in the past. Games like Zone of the Enders. But when will we get that game? Kojima tells PlayStation.Blog.Europe: A lot of [people] love Zone of the Enders, and we love the title as well, especially at Kojima Productions…

Do You Know This Lady’s Name?

She appeared in the Tokyo Game Show Final Fantasy XIII trailer, and we didn’t know her name until now. Her name is Oerba Yun Fang — she’s a mysterious L’Cie lady with a nifty tattoo. And her summon? Her summon is “The Dragon King”, Bahamut. Shonen Jump: New details on new, blue l’Cie lady [Final…

The New York PSPgo Sign Is Smaller

Remember that huge PSP in New York City’s SoHo? The one that was up since 2005? It has been taken down, sadly. But Sony has put up a new PSPgo billboard in SoHo — albeit smaller. That’s okay! The PSPgo is smaller, and the economy is crap. And who can afford enormous PSP billboards these…

Gus Van Sant And Bret Easton Ellis Working on Suicide Script

Drugstore Cowboy director Gus Van Sant and America Psycho novelist Bret Easton Ellis are partnering to pen a script based on the 2008 Vanity Fair article The Golden Suicides about the dual suicides of Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake. The film will be produced by Lionsgate, and Van Sant is currently involved only involved as…

What Do You Think Of My New Guy?

Popstar Nana Tanimura poses with a Ken from Fist of the North Star statue. As seen on Inside Games.

Now I Can Go To The Bathroom

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: New York State of Mind Already Tweeted and Facebooked this, so if you read this there, SORRY. The doorknob to the restroom suddenly fell off, making opening it very difficult. Out of all the doors in the house you don’t want to be difficult to open…especially if you have small…

Nvidia Chip To Power New Nintendo DS

Graphics chip maker Nvidia has apparently been awarded a contract to provide its mobile-centric system-on-a-chip, Tegra, to a new Nintendo DS, which will be announced in late 2010. Insiders tell IT news outlet BSN that a single chip Tegra will supposedly power the new DS; the Tegra was developed for use in mobile devices like…

Another Horrible, Horrible Drawing From That Pretty Lady

She’s back. Voice actress Yu Kobayashi has returned — if anything, just to scare the crap outta us. Last time we saw Yu, she tried her hand at doodling Polla, the character she voiced in Arc Rise Fantasia. Horrors ensued. Now, she’s drawing character Beatrice, the golden witch in doujin psychological thriller visual novel Umineko…

China Bans Foreign Investment In Online Gaming [Update]

The General Administration of Press and Publication, China’s video game industry regulator, is now prohibiting foreign investment in domestic online gaming, reports Reuters. This comes as China’s online gamine sales are expected to increase 30 – 50 percent in 2009. This new decision also prevents foreign companies from indirectly influencing Chinese gaming companies through tech…

First Footage of Tecmo Koei’s New Game

As leaked yesterday in the upcoming issue of Japanese mag Famitsu, Tecmo Koei is hard at work on Fist of the North Star for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The manga (Hokuto no Ken) debuted in 1983 and went on to spin off two animated series and motion pictures. Dubbed Hokuto Musou, the game is…

Cyberbike Trailer Cycles Out

Clear out those living rooms! That exercise bike game Cyberbike needs its space. Out next January, there are 18 different courses, unlockables and multi-player — dunno if that’s local or online multi-player. Though, dragging an exercise bike to a friend’s house seems like a good work out. Heck, getting it home from the game shop…

Naughty Dog Explain Uncharted 2 Thanks For Bungie, Infinity Ward, Et Al.

In the Uncharted 2 end credits, developer Naughty Dog thanked fellow devs like Insomniac, Ready at Dawn and Sucker Punch — all three of which have close relations with Sony and Sony platforms. The two names that stuck out in the thanks list were Bungie and Infinity Ward. Bungie stuck out because corporate structure has…

Peace Walker Will Have PSP Purchase Inducing Surprise

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has something up his sleeve. We believe it’s his arm. But he does tell Japanese game magazine that he has a surprise in store for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Just as Kojima explained to Kotaku at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, he going to great lengths for Peace…

This Is How You Promote Voting

Character Date Masamune from Capcom’s Sengoku BASARA is appearing in ads and posters to raise awareness for the upcoming October 25 election in Miyagi Prefecture. “Warring lord turned video game sensation Date Masamune, is a household name in Miyagi prefecture,” Capcom explained. “This campaign aims to use the broad appeal Date Masamune has among the…

15 Yr-Old Set On Fire, Started Over Video Game Debt

Florida teenager Michael Brewer was intentionally set on fire at a Deerfield Beach, Florida apartment complex and suffered second-degree burns over 80 percent of his body. Five youths from his school are in police custody. According to police, Brewer owed one of the suspects US$40 for a video game. This unpaid video game debt apparently…

How Does This Young Race Car Driver Train? (No Pants Alert!)

Toyota’s Formula 1 hopeful Ryo Ohtani trains by with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue on his PS3 — something that’s not unheard of. The game is that realistic. Know how he makes it more realistic? The 17 year-old even plays it wearing a helmet and gloves. Shoes, pants! He’s not wearing shoes and pants! 『グランツーリスモ５P』でF1ドライバーを目指すイケメン17歳　大谷涼くん [オレ的ゲーム速報＠刃]

Digital or Analog?

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Kotaku Talk Radio Special Guest Watched the Charlie Brown halloween dealio on VHS tonight. Yes, VHS! It actually looked okay on my HD television — analog, but okay. In the next year or so, analog broadcasts will cease. I know digital looks better, but a lot of these movies, TV…