To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Comic-Con I just realized, that, like, this is the longest I have been away from the States. The last time I went there was last summer. I didn’t go last December because Micro-Bash was born. I’d kinda like to go back! I wonder what the people in America are doing……
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Earlier today, SEGA detailed Japanese crime game title Ryu Ga Gotoku 4. As we previously posted, it will use the latest motion capture technology so that not only the actor’s voice will appear in the game, but 3D models of them as them in character. SEGA has released pics of Hiroki Narimiya and Kenta Kiritani…
On August 1, Monster Hunter 3 goes on sale in Japan. From 10am on that same day, Monster Hunter 3‘s network service becomes active. There are a couple free deals that let players test out the online feature for either 20 or 90 days, but beyond that, players will need to pony up cash for…
Current Chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, Kaz Hirai, will be giving the keynote at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The keynote, titled “New Tactics for 2009,” will kick off on September 24th at 10:30am. There will also be a panel discussion about tactics and strategy for global game makers featuring execs from Capcom,…
Mamoru Oshii, director of landmark anime Ghost in the Shell, has joined the Halo Legends project and will be working on a Halo anime for studio Production I.G. This was confirmed via video message during the Halo panel at Comic-Con. Other studios that will be producing short films for Halo Legends include Bones, Studio 4…
And that director is Paul W.S. Anderson. The last Resident Evil Anderson helmed was the first one; he wrote and produced the other two films, Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Extinction. Anderson will write, direct and produce Resident Evil: Afterlife. His wife, Milla Jovovich, will reprise her role as Alice. The movie, the fourth…
We’ve seen the screenshots. Now, let’s see the Halo Legends anime in motion. Microsoft is teaming with five production houses for a series of seven separate short films called Halo Legends. The creative director overseeing the production is Shinji Aramaki, director of Appleseed and Appleseed Ex Machina. The shorts will be available on DVD and…
Dante’s Inferno is getting a video game called Dante’s Inferno. It’s also getting a cartoon based on the game called, wait for it, Dante’s Inferno. So they’ve enlisted the assistance of Film Roman (the same team behind the animated Dead Space flick, Downfall) to oversee a Dante’s Inferno animated feature. All that’s known at this…
Good. Because we have one right here. For you to watch, that is. Enjoy! Conviction is coming to the Xbox 360 and the PC this October.
Three new screenshots for WW2 first-person-shooter Call of Duty: World at War‘s Map Pack #3. The pack is scheduled for August and has new multiplayer areas, plus one map for the zombie mode. The pack is expected to be priced at 800 Microsoft Points.
Ryu Ga Gotoku (Yakuza in the West) series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi has already announced that he and his team are hard at work on a new title in the franchise. A porn star [NSFW] is even auditioning to be in the game. Today, SEGA has provided more information about the title, dubbed Ryu Ga Gotoku…
Hey business people! Do you have business cards? Do you? Priced at ¥2,900 (US$31), there’s this from Japan’s Banpresto. The aluminum card case has two compartments: one is for your business cards, and the other is business cards you receive during your meeting. The case is scheduled to drop this October and comes in two…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: That Went Fast I hate tomatoes. Haaaaaaaaaaaate them. Ketchup is okay! Pasta sauce okay! Actual tomatoes? Hate them so hard. I hate them. Mrs. Bashcraft likes tomatoes, but Mini Bash hates them, too. Micro Bash hates tomatoes as well. What gives?! What you missed last night Castle Crashers Coming To…
That’s according to a Japanese retailer. In an interview with Japanese mag Game Lab, the manager of Tokyo retail shop Games Maya dishes about how downloadable content is faring in brick-and-mortar stores. For pre-paid PlayStation Network Cards, the manager says, “We don’t see a single profit.” The reason? The PSN uses an actual monetary unit,…
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Role-playing-game SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu: GODDESS OF DESTINY aka Final Fantasy Legend II is getting a DS remake. Know what that means? Special SaGa DSi! The remake corresponds with the 20th anniversary of the series. If you didn’t know that, just take a look at this SaGa DSi. It says just that. And if you…
Complete all the guild quests and gain all titles in “soul breeding” PS3 game Agarest Zero and you get a very special trophy: Hikikomori. To learn all about hikikomori, read this BBC piece. That, or stay inside your room for years and learn firsthand. Great trophy in Agarest Zero for hardcore gamers [Canned Dogs]
Microsoft is teaming with five production houses for a series of seven short films called Halo Legends, reports the Los Angeles Times. The five production houses are some of the biggest names in the industry: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio4 C, and Toei Animation. The creative director overseeing the production is Shinji Aramaki, director…
That’s right, there’s a Halo anime, and here’s your first peek, courtesy of Los Angeles Times. Company Town: The business behind the show [Los Angeles Times]
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