He plays Dragon Quest, that’s what. In a recent interview in which he discussed his nine consecutive 200 hit season, the topic of Square Enix‘s role-playing-game came up. The Mariners right fielder said, “Oh, I’ve been indebted to Dragon Quest — especially when I got injured. That was true as well when I played in…
The Melbourne-based developer of Ashes Cricket 2009, Transmission Games, has made 30 of its workers redundant this week, reports Kotaku Australia. The lay-offs occurred this past Wednesday, September 30, and accounted for a third of the studio — primarily coders and QA staffers. The reason for the cuts apparently is that the studio was hoping…
We’ve already heard that the Uncharted 2 isn’t the end of hero Nathan Drake, that he is “going to have a lot of adventures”. Some of those adventures might even be on the PSP. Nothing’s official by any means, but Naughty Dog‘s Evan Wells says in an interview with website Examiner, “We’d love to see…
Not all the in-game boobs in the world can save The Witcher developer CD Projekt from apparently being acquired by Polish computer company Optimus. But this might not be a bad thing. It could be a very good thing. Polish site Polygamia reports that a nearly defunct public PC assembly company Optimus S.A. is going…
This, apparently. The game is being released with a Japanese voice track. Ever wondered what Japanese people thought of English language dubs? Well maybe now you know. Maybe you don’t. Who knows! Uncharted 2 will be released in Japan on October 15. PS3『アンチャーテッド 黄金刀と消えた船団』の日本語版プレイ動画 [オレ的ゲーム速報＠刃]
For big, international companies, taxes are complex — heck, for people living in other countries, taxes are complex. Capcom received a tax noticed from the Osaka Regional Tab Bureau for the years dated March 2000 to March 2006 and objected to this tax notice on the grounds of double taxation between Japan and the US.…
Starring Sean Faris as Kyo Kusanagi, David Leitch as Terry Bogard and Maggie Q as Mai Shiranui, The King of Fighters movie is directed by Hong Kong action helmer Gordan Chan. Chan is best known for the brilliant Jet Li film Fist of Legend. But when he be known for The King of Fighters?
On October 1, Sony released the PSPgo, a smaller, UMD-free version of its PlayStation Portable. The PSPgo is over 50 percent lighter and 43 percent smaller than the first generation PSP. It is also more expensive, priced at US$249.99. Anyone shell out and pick up the new portable? We’d love to know.
Just because there is not going to be an arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV, that doesn’t mean you should give up on it. Capcom isn’t. On the Super Street Fighter IV Blog, Assistant Producer Natsuki Shiozawa writes, “It’s not that an arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV isn’t possible. That’s one thing…
The PSP version of Acquire’s Gladiator Begins will be beginning a little late. The game’s Japanese release date has been squeezed back a bit. The release will altered from November 11 to January 14, 2010. The reason for the delay is the discovery of a “fatal bug”, and further development time is needed to make…
Hey Indonesia! Guess what? Sony is bringing its PlayStation business to you. Sony Computer Entertainment Asia announced that it will begin selling the 120GB PlayStation 3, the PSP and the PSPgo to Indonesia customers. Starting this October, the PS3, PSP and PSPgo will be available for 4,499,000rb, 2,599,000rb and 3,599,000rb respectively (including tax). Indonesia is…
The official Japanese website for Super Street Fighter IV has been getting a few changes here and there. One small. Another bigger. Take the official Japanese tagline, which has been tweaked slightly from “Go call a guy who’s strong than I” to “A guy who’s stranger than I is calling”. The bigger change is what…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Sneakers and a tux. Better than just sneakers. That could be drafty! Or liberating! What you missed last night New PSP Firmware Adds Bluetooth Tethering, More For PSPgo Launch SIlent Hill Writer Sentenced For Vehicular Manslaughter Japanese Internet Reacts To BBC’s Dying Nation Claims New Gran Turismo 5 Screens Watch The…
The big PlayStation Store update includes more than just games: EA Sports gets a marked off section of the store with its own EA Sports shop. After Capcom, EA Sports is the second publisher to get its own PlayStation Store section. Some retailers in Japan do something similar for Square Enix, labeling all the Square…
For upcoming “Hot Shots” PSP mini-game title Minna no Sukkiri (Everyone’s Refreshed/Cleansed) as seen on Famitsu.
SNK Arcade title Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny is coming to the Xbox 360 this December in Japan and this November in North America. But before that, here is a game trailer. This is the 15th anniversary of the Samurai Shodown series, and the game is packed with 24 fighters. The title is being developed…
More bad news for the Japanese game market. According to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, the domestic market shrunk by 10.5 percent in the first half of fiscal 2009. Hardware sales are down 15.1 percent, and game software sales are down 7.5 percent. The hardware sales for the period were: Nintendo DS (DS Lite, DSi, etc) First…
Our impressions from Tokyo Game Show were that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is pretty great. “The 30 minutes I spent playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on the first day of the Tokyo Game Show left me with the best first impression I’ve ever had of a game on the PlayStation Portable,” wrote Kotaku’s…
Designer of the Fable series, Peter Molyneux is not a fan of game demos. Don’t freak out just yet — he has a good reason why. “Now, I hate demos,” Molyneux tells website Edge Online. “I think demos are the death knell of experiences. Over the years I’ve done demos and they’ve either completely ruined…
Roger Avary, who received an Oscar for Pulp Fiction and who wrote the Silent Hill movie, is headed to jail for gross vehicular manslaughter. He was sentenced to a year in prison and five years probation. In the fatal crash last year with Avary at the wheel, a hundred mph drunken driving crash left Avary’s…
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