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Your First Word Was…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Sore But I’m not sure. I think he is saying “Dadda”. He may be saying just that, but perhaps he isn’t referring to me. Sounds, he’s making sounds. He’s, what, 8 months old? This might be like those people who see Michael Jackson on potato chips or whatever. Seeing things…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
A Week In Comments
PlayStation Network Gets Its Own Reality Show In ‘The Tester’ Comment by: coyote12 Nominated by: _Hayko LOL QA Testing is a dream job? Maybe for the naive and the slow kids. I like how the industry keeps up the myth that QA leads to better jobs in the industry. Sure is some cases it does…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
Samurai Warriors Unsheathes Wii Classic Controller
Koei’s Sengoku Musou, known as Samurai Warriors in the West, is coming to the Wii with Sengoku Musou 3. There’s even a special Sengoku Musou 3 Classic Controller bundle. Very nice! Sengoku Musou 3 hack-and-slashes its way onto the Nintendo Wii in Japan this November — November 19, to be exact.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
This Is One Way To Promote The PS3 Slim
As seen on Akiba Blog.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
All About Bayonetta’s Face
You know Bayonetta. She’s the star of Bayonetta. Funny how that works! We’ve already discussed about the making of her butt, let’s talk about her. She has an interesting, expressive fact. Thank Platinum Games facial animator Masanori Takashima for that. “The first thing that I set out to do was to get the right feeling…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
New Blue Dragon DS Game Pushed Back
Upcoming DS title Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyojyuu is going to spend a little more time in the upcoming hopper. The Namco Bandai game has been pushed back a week. Originally slated for release on October 1, the game will summons it way onto retail shelves on October 8. The reason is to polish up…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
Do You Like Hardware Redesigns?
Hey, it’s, um, well, midnight. Let’s 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 oodles about us – more than you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
Take A Dip In The Muramasa Hot Springs
When you go to the hot springs in Japan, you’re naked, save for a small towel if you so desire. Well, not like on the train ride there, but you know what I mean. So in Wii title Muramasa: The Demon Blade, the characters is just that — naked in a hot spring, save for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
Hamburgers, Bananas, Transsexual, Wii Game
After being crowned by transsexual fashion model Ayanna Tsubaki, 24-year-old Ken Suyama stuffs his face with Burger King burgers as part of a promotional event for Little King’s Story. The struggling part-time-wannabe-musician was selected out of 2,484 hopeful applicants and got things like one hundred bananas, one hundred passes for a bathhouse and one hundred…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 -
Who Is This PS3 Slim Shopper? Who?
Yesterday was the PS3 Slim launch in Japan. It was a rather low key launch at the Akihabara Yodobashi Camera. It was so low key that it’s possible to spot the same guy over and over again. Time to play where’s flannel shirt man. Here on Famitsu.com. And on Game Watch Impress. And Dengeki Online.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
Reviews
Trials HD Micro-review: Tribulations
Trials HD isn’t only a race against time, but against game physics. Combine that with tricky courses, and you can see why they call the game “Trials” and not “Rad Motorbike Racin’ A-Go-Go”. Though, that game sounds promising! The original non-HD Trials is a puzzle-based Flash title that has players navigate stunt courses with a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
What To Wear To A Fashion Show, What To Wear, What To Wear
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Party Plans Speaking of fashion shows, this Saturday, the wife and I are going to a fashion show. What do you wear to a fashion show? No matter what, I’m sure you feel underdressed. I plan on wearing jeans and a UNIQLO t-shirt. TAKE THAT FASHIONISTAS!! Oh — really excited…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
Gundam Creator: “Video Games Are Evil”
But giant mechanized machines are your friend! Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino gave a speech at the CEDEC game conference hoping to, as game site Gamasutra says, “provoke game developers.” He wasn’t looking for a fist fight! The man is a senior citizen. Rather, he was hoping to get game developers to think deeply about the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
Is Cave Going To Release A Bullet Hell Shooter Outside Japan?
Japanese shoot ’em up developer Cave has brought several of its arcade shooters to the Xbox 360. Sadly, they’ve been Japan only. But that could change. In a recent blog post, Cave’s Makoto Asada talks briefly about meeting with Microsoft and hints at a worldwide release for one of it’s titles by discussing looking into…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
So How Did That Japan PS3 Slim Launch Go?
The PS3 Slim launched today in Japan — there was even a special launch event at the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. Kotaku Japan was on hand for the festivities. There was a countdown and folks could check out PS3 title Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record U.C.0081 on the big screen in front of Yodobashi Camera.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Odin Summoned In Figure Form
Over the weekend, figure and hobby event Chara-Hobby was held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. It’s the home of the Tokyo Game Show, you know. The event had loads of new figures on display, including this prototype of Final Fantasy XIII‘s Odin. Odin is the summon for FFXIII heroine, and this unpainted figure…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
Japanese Game Voice Actress Buys Xbox 360 Late, Too Early
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that it would be lowering the price of the Xbox 360 in Japan like it had abroad. Bad time to buy a new Xbox 360, no? Right before the announcement, voice actress Hitomi Harada bought, that’s right, an Xbox 360. That is, she bought it after doing voice work for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 -
How Square Enix Ports DS Games To The Wii
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time was released on the DS and the Wii. How did Square Enix port it over? Easily. The game’s director Mitsuru Kamiyama explained at the recent CEDEC game conference in Japan, “The DS version was the original source code, we made a system that automatically generated the Wii version.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009
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