-
PSP Music Game Getting Arcade Sequel
Project DIVA, SEGA’s PSP title featuring virtual idol Hatsune Miku, is getting a sequel with the tentative title Project DIVA Arcade. To kick things off, a competition for original unreleased Miku tunes for the game will kick off October 15 and wrap up on October 31. A location test for the arcade game is expected…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2009 -
Otaku Cars Galore!
Over the weekend, the second annual ItaG Festival was held in Tokyo’s Odaiba. Something like 800 itasha were on display, sporting anime, manga and game characters. More in the links below. その痛さは世界に羽ばたく 『第２回 痛Gふぇすた in お台場』 [常時リソース不足 via Danny Choo]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2009 -
Think You Can Negotiate With This Lady?
That’s Ryoko Yonekura, big-time Japanese celebrity and actress. Later this month, she’s starring as an elite detective in TV drama The Negotiator 2. And that show is being made into a Nintendo DS game. Unlike American TV programs, Japanese TV dramas typically tend to run only a season. Obviously, since this is The Negotiator 2,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2009 -
Ni no Kuni Opening Cinematic
Video Games | Ni no Kuni | TGS 09: Japanese Opening Path Cinematic XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii In case you haven’t seen it, here it is, the opening cinematic for the Level-5 and Studio Ghibli Nintendo DS collaboration Ni no Kuni. Previously, we posted game play clips from the title. Otaku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2009 -
An Ironic Japanese Post Office Sticker
One Japanese gamer sent his busted Xbox 360 off to get fixed. When got it back, Japan Post had slapped a red label reading “kowaremono” — “breakable”, “broken item” or better yet “fragile”. As seen on Hatena Entry List.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
Taiko no Tatsujin You Can Eat, Yum, Yum
Namco’s drumming game Taiko no Tatsujin is an arcade classic. It’s also a lunch time treat. De-licious. Starting October 10, this Taiko no Tatsujin lunch box will go on sale at Narita Airport, outside Tokyo. It will be flown in from Ishikawa Prefecture just so airport travelers can enjoy woofing it down. The bento will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
Me With A Newspaper On My Face, Running
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Over the weekend, Mini-Bash had his field day at school. Kids ran races, play instruments, sang songs. It was a good time. There, of course, were a couple parent child races — you know, the stuff they do to embarrass the parents so the children can laugh and point. One of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
New 250GB Bundles Box Art Looks Like This, Apparently! [Update]
Europe is getting a bunch of 250GB PlayStation 3 bundles. Besides coming packaged with a game and sporting a bigger hard drive, the bundles also have something else going for them: New box color. Pictured is supposedly the box for Need for Speed: Shift. We dig the gray-silver. It’s so sophisticated. Update: Below is the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
Hideo Kojima Shows His Guns
Back when we interviewed Hideo Kojima at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Jin from Japanese blog My Game News Flash kept asking about Kojima’s muscles. Here’s why. The game designer has been pumping iron. But Kojima blogs that because of the Tokyo Game Show, he wasn’t able to hit the gym that much. He gained…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
Ready To Rat Out R4 Sellers? Nintendo Is Here To Help
Earlier this year, Nintendo announced that it and 54 software game companies were filing a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against companies that import “R4 Revolution”-type devices, using the Unfair Competition Prevention Law as the legal grounding. According to Nintendo, such devices hurts the growth of the entire game industry and steps must be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
ICO Creator Keen To Make First-Person Game [Update]
Team ICO head Fumito Ueda is best known for moody, emotional titles like ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. That doesn’t mean Ueda isn’t itchy to bust a cap in your ass. The game designer told G4 that he is interested in making a first-person shooters game. Just listen to him say it: “I have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
But Does Forza 3 Look Different From Forza 2?
Forza Motorsport 2 was released in May 2007. Forza Motorsport 3 will be released later this month. Lots can happen in two years, but is one of those things a radical overhaul in graphics? Swedish site Gamereactor Sverige reportedly took the pictured screenshots and compared Forza 2 and Forza 3. What’s more, these are screenshots…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
Princess Peach In A Kimono! Nintendo’s Kyoto Event
Over the weekend in Kyoto, Nintendo participated in the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009. There were demo kiosks as well as an exhibit about Nintendo video game history, dating 1983-2009. More pics from Japanese site Inside-Games in the link below. 【KYOTO Cross Media Experience 2009】京都でNintendoゲームイベント！朝から多くのファンが駆けつける | インサイド [Inside-Games]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
A Week In Comments
Watch The Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition Trailer Comment by: Atomsk88 Nominated by: cheesecake000 Come now Chris, if it wasn’t for turning cranks, you wouldn’t have biceps the size of watermelons. So, ask yourself this, who then would be the one to punch boulders? You and those normal human arms? L.A. Noire Is Coming Along…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2009 -
What Game Are You Looking Forward To Most This Holiday?
Hello. Hello? Are you there? If so, let’s talk. It’s Friday, time to talk. 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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2009 -
Korean Internet Person Redesigns Super Street Fighter IV’s Juri
Everyone isn’t happy with the character design for Super Street Fighter IV’s Juri. Whether it be the eyes, the breasts or the outfit, some folks on the Korean internet think Capcom got the character design all wrong. Or did it? Fan made character design to the rescue! A post on South Korean site ThisIsGame.com has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009 -
Pangya Artist Passes Away
While the last entry on his blog is from this past March, SeeD was recently working on an unannounced project and had previously done the art for the Pangya games, including the PSP version. SeeD’s real name was Park Jeong Hoon, and he was born in 1981. Rest in peace, SeeD, you are missed. esti_…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009 -
Look What Books I Got For Free!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Orthopedic Surgery… For My Dog to Poop On Hung out with Noizi Ito the other morning — which was pretty darn awesome. She’s one of my favorite character designers, so incredibly talented. Fantastic artist, fantastic person. I was interview her about schoolgirl stuff with her for the schoolgirl book I’m…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
Brian Ashcraft
Brian Ashcraft's posts