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Holy Smoke, This Cosplayer Looks Like FFVII’s Cloud Strife
Chiba-based cosplayer KANAME as seen on DannyChoo.com.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009 -
More Info About FFXIII’s Young Girl Serah
There’s more to Final Fantasy XIII character Serah Farron than simply looking reminiscent of an erotic game character. Much more. Serah is the headstrong, independent younger sister of heroine Lightning and lady friend of bandana-wearing hero Snow. Lightning does not approve of her sister’s engagement to Snow. Like Lightning, Serah is a L’Cie and has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009 -
Japanese Developer: Microsoft Making PS3 Development Easier [Update]
Tales of Vesperia was originally announced for the Xbox 360. Microsoft touted it as an exclusive, but the game ended up on the PS3. How did this go down? A blogger who was apparently a developer on the title explains why the game was originally developed for the Xbox 360. “For developers, it’s way easier…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009 -
NieR’s Hermaphrodite Character
Like female characters? Male characters? How about both? You know, a two-for-one. The Square-Enix-published Cavia-developed action adventure NieR stars main character NieR and his AI-controlled partner Kainé. According to these magazine scans, Kainé is a hermaphrodite after being possessed during a demo fight. Her, his, its Kaine’s attitude and manner of speech are manly —…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Silent Hill 2 Movie Official
Writer Roger Avary and producer Samuel Hadida are returning to Silent Hill for Silent Hill 2. The two worked together on the 2006 prequel, which grossed nearly $100 million worldwide. The Hollywood Reporter reports that filming will begin next year after Hadida and his studio Davis Films finishes Resident Evil: Afterlife with Milla Jovovich. Earlier…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Headache, Headache, Headache
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: T-Minus Man, I’ve got a doooooozy. Star Ocean 4 Sails Onto PS3 What Is Microsoft Bringing To Tokyo Game Show? PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.01 Is Live Xbox 360’s Processor Delivers Budget Supercomputing Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Review: A Fawful Good Time Beatles: Rock Band Required Six Months of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Club Sega, “An Adult Game Center”
As seen on Kirainet.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Let’s Learn About American Otaku
The results of the Otaku USA readership poll were published in the most recent issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu. Ready to have a look? Are you? The survey polled 800 Americans on things like video games and anime and manga. Website Umaguruma.com translated the published article — hat tip for that! Favorite Game 10.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
What Is Microsoft Bringing To Tokyo Game Show?
Give or take, we’re about a week away from Tokyo Game Show. We’ll be there. Know who else will be there? People. Besides them. That’s right, Microsoft. The company has released a list of titles it will be showcasing at its booth at this year’s TGS. Some of the games will be playable demos, while…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Bayonetta The Photo Book
Beautiful, famous women in Japan get photo books. Bayonetta heroine Bayonetta is a woman, beautiful and famous. And she’s getting her own photo book. The SEGA Store lists picture book BAYONETTA Witch of Vigrid. It features high quality pix of Bayonetta in action taken with a high quality camera. Priced at ¥2,100 (US$23), the book…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Star Ocean 4 Sails Onto PS3
The tri-Ace developed, Square Enix published Star Ocean: The Last Hope was released on the Xbox 360 earlier this year. The title is not an Xbox 360 exclusive, it’s coming to the PlayStation 3. Dubbed Star Ocean: The Last Hope International, the game will be hitting the PS3 February 4, 2010 and priced at ¥8,190…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Front Mission Evolved TGS Trailer Explodes
Square Enix has released the Tokyo Game Show trailer for multi-platform mecha game Front Mission Evolved. The game is set 50 years after Front Mission 5. While that title was developed by Square Enix, Front Mission Evolved is being developed by Double Helix Games, the studio responsible for Silent Hill: Homecoming. Release date for Front…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Pokemon Sells Nearly 1.5 Million In Two Days
DS titles Pokémon Soul Silver and Heart Gold went on sale in Japan on September 12. Pokémon DS games? Bet lots of people bought them. In they’re first two days on sale, Soul Silver and Heart Gold sold 1,408,980 copies of the game. The title sold out at locations across Japan, so the demand is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
Capcom And Bungie To Collaborate In The Future?
Keiji Inafune, creator of Mega Man and designer of Dead Rising, showed up at the studio of Halo developer Bungie. Bungie, Inafune says, is an “amazing studio”, and he was curious how Bungie made its titles to see if Capcom could ever add some of that je-ne-sais-pas to Capcom games. “I wanted to come down…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2009 -
PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.01 Is Live
The new PS3 firmware, 3.01, just went live. It’s not a mandatory update, and we’re not sure what’s in the update or what it adds or what it fixes, but we are updating. Right now. As we speak. The previous 3.00 firmware update brought a host of new cosmetic changes. Users did report issues after…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 -
Idols Coming To Tokyo Game Show
We’re a week away from this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Get ready for video games, Japanese people and idol group Idoling. SEGA has roped in the Japanese pop group Idoling for television ads for DS title Puyo Puyo 7. The will be special stage shows on September 26 and September 27. For those not familiar…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 -
Mac AirPort Express All Messed Up
To: Crecente From: Ashcraft My four year old Apple AirPort Express melted over the weekend and went bonkers and wouldn’t work so I broke down and bought the AirPort Extreme Base Station… S’okay! Just wish I didn’t have to shell out for it. What you missed last night No, Prince of Persia Movie Is Not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 -
Square Enix Bringing More Dragon Quest To Tokyo Game Show
Dragon Quest IX may be out, but that doesn’t mean Square Enix isn’t done with DQ games. At this year’s TGS, there will be two Dragon Quest titles on display: Dragon Quest VI and Dragon Quest III. Both titles will have trailers and playable demos as well. Dragon Quest VI was originally released in Japan…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 -
Wikipedia Warns Tecmo To Stop Editing Wiki Page
Last year was messy for Tecmo. The company’s president Yoshimi Yasuda resigned amid controversy, and its most recognizable developer Tomonobu Itagaki left the company. Yasuda was at the center of the Itagaki vs. Tecmo legal suit. Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is suing for unpaid DoA 4 wages. These were “special incentive” wages that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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