The latest cute big-headed Nendoroid series is Namco pop idol sim franchise iDOLM@STER. Earlier week the second entry in the Nendorid iDOLM@STER line went on sale with a single set priced at ¥6,000. Here, someone bought 29 sets for a grand total of ¥174,000 (US$1,842). Maybe this individual is planning on selling them off if…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: It’s Con Season A present (gee, thanks) from Mini-Bash. I’m pretty sure they’re not real dinosaur boogers. Call it a hunch, like the kind Columbo used to get. (That, and the delightful packaging tells me they’re peanuts.) What you missed last night EGM Writer Passes Away Mommy, Where Do PS3…
Spotted at Japanese figure event Wonder Festival, this ALMECHA Xenosaga III KOS-MOS Ver.4 sample was on display. Looks nice! The poseable figure won’t be released until 2010 in Japan. Pricing is TBA. Click through the click to check out some more figure samples (Strike Witches, ToHeart2, etc.). Some of it might be NSFW, depending on…
Originally when Halo Legends, the series of anime shorts, was announced, the role of Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii was unknown. To clarify, Oshii will be the creative director for Halo Legends. He will not be directing either of the two Projection I.G. episodes, but Appleseed director Shinji Aramaki will be. Oshii is…
A press release from Canada Telefilm listed projects approved for government aid. Included in that list is a Siren in the Maelstorm from Too Human developer Silicon Knights. We haven’t heard of this Siren in the Maelstorm. What the heck is it? “Silicon Knights is busy working on several exciting projects,” a spokesperson told game…
Andrew Baran, former writer at Electronic Gaming Monthly and EGM2/Expert Gamer, passed away on July 26 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. On Baran’s own 1Up page, he wrote this about himself: I was an editor for EGM and the host of Sendai/Ziff-Davis magazines, enjoying a tenure that lasted from the days of the NES…
Koei, makers of Dynasty Warriors, has released, you guessed it, a Dynasty Warriors-style credit card in Japan. There are other game-themed plastic, but not necessarily ones that make you want to swing them around and slay baddies. DO WANT these Koei Visa Cards: Someone get them for me [Dtoid]
Internet human out4bear has a special talent: Taking My Little Pony toys and making them awesome. Above are two My Little Gears figures. Below? My Little Legend of Zelda. These are fan sculptures, and out4bear is currently selling the Gears toys for US$125 a pop. My Little Pony Custom ART Commission apoxie sculpt ooak [Ebay…
In 2006, it was announced that a then 26-year-old South African filmmaker named Neill Blomkamp would be directing a feature film version of Halo produced by Peter Jackson. Blomkamp provided a taste of the Halo cinematic experience. But the film fell through, and Blomkamp busied himself with other projects, namely his upcoming feature film debut,…
A first for politics in the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed that he will spend his down time “playing computer games.” In an interview with the Daily Mirror, the paper reported what Brown and his family will be doing during Parliament’s summer recess: He plans to do more “re-winning” of [his childrens’]…
Early reports are that The King of Fighters XII is suffering from online play issues such as lag. According to a spokesperson for the game: “While not all players experienced these issues, an update for the game will be available tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28th for the PlayStation 3 which should help improve the overall quality…
Dead or Alive character Ayane makes an appearance in Ninja Gaiden II Σ just like she did in Ninja Gaiden II. Though, she’s changed slightly. On the left is how Ayane appears in NGII Σ and on the right is how she appears in NGII. As it’s been pointed out back when she was revealed…
The developer that brought the world Rapelay, Illusion, is working on an erotic game with rip-off Dragon Quest III characters. The designs might not be original, but the battle system sure is. PC game Yuusha kara wa nigerarenai (You Can’t Escape From The Hero) has its female character duke it out with…sexy poses. The posing…
Watch out! Those rocks Odin Sphere homeless princess character Velvet swings around will poke your friggin’ eye out, kid. This PVC figure of her will be released this December in Japan for around US$100 and is manufactured by Yamato Toys. Odin Sphere Velvet non-scale PVC figure by Yamato [Neko Magic]
Not only did lots of people buy DS role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX at launch, lots of different kinds of people. Japanese website Gpara surveyed 99 gamers in Tokyo’s Akihabara, Yurakucho, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro with these three questions: 1. What are your feelings about purchasing DQIX? 2. Out of DQs I-VIII, which is your favourite? 3.…
Forget 2D girls! Queen’s Blade is roping in a real one. Queen’s Blade was originally a Lost Worlds style “combat picture book game” and has been published in Japan for the last couple of years. Queen’s Blade features only female characters, and its spin-off series Queen’s Gate has showcased the likes of Iroha (Samurai Shodow),…
Children’s show Bom Dia & Companhia (Good Morning & Company) airs daily on SBT, one of the top three Brazilian TV networks. It also rips off LittleBigPlanet. The network, reports tipster Bruno, is known for copycatting.
PS3 game Ninja Gaiden II Σ has costumes, and better yet, co-op. There’s an all-new “Team Missions” co-op mode. “Mission Mode” was introduced in the first Ninja Gaide Σ, but it wasn’t co-op. This new mode requires two players (Online 1P+1P or Offline 1P+CPU), and there are over 30 missions. According to the game’s producer,…
Feeling a bit under the weather. Running a fever, right now, as we speak. Can you hear that? Those are the sounds of the footsteps of my fever. Loud, huh? But, it’s Friday. Time to talk. You talk, I’ll listen, collapsed on the floor. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it.…
Old News ’87: Zelda Is Going To Be Bigger Than Mario Comment by: MrBionic Nominated by: llehuty I shall never forget the NES and what it did to transform my life. Without it, I wouldn’t be the hyper-addicted gamer I am today. Without it, I might have a decent career and riches. Without it, I…
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