Vanguard Princess is a totally moe old school freeware 2D fighter from developer Tomoaki Sugeno. Who’s he? Apparently an ex-Capcom employee. The game can be downloaded here. Enjoy! 生存確認 [Sugeno’s Blog via Canned Dogs]
To: American People From: Bashcraft Happy Independence Day! Mrs. Bashcraft wants to know why Americans BBQ or have cook-outs on the Fourth of July. So, why? Is it symbolic? Side note: OH! One more thing, buddy just informed me that illustrator Chinatsu Kurahana is at the AnimeExpo — she’s illustrated several best selling titles from…
If Namco Bandai didn’t have an issue with splattering milk on characters for simulation role-playing-game Queen’s Blade Spiral Chaos, than these promotional cards should pose zero problems. These promo cards are available at Japanese retailers like Sofmap and Gamers and features illustrations from famed artists. They also feature boobs. You know, boobs? Queen’s Blade is…
We know about the EyeToy. We’ve seen that motion controller Sony showed at E3. But there is another motion controller Sony has been working on. This new patent filing reveals a Sony motion controller that uses a mapping system to incorporate everyday objects such as “coffee mugs, drinking glasses, books, bottles, etc.” as a motion…
Chatter is swirling that the newest Resident Evil film, Resident Evil: Afterlife, is aiming for a September 17, 2010 release. Last night, Milla Jovovich said this to a crowd of paprazzi: We’re going to start shooting at the end of the year. It’s hard to hear exactly what Jovovich was asked to prompt that response.…
No, not Vladamir Putin, but Elena Vladimirovna Putin — think Putin if he was a girl with white hair, red eyes and a shapely figure. Her name is also a reference to a Grand Duchess of Russia. Putin is appearing in upcoming ero title My Girlfriend Is The President. There’s also the President of Nippon…
Another countdown clock, another game announcement. Sengoku BASARA 3, the third entry in the franchise known as Devil Kings in the West, is scheduled for release in 2010. Basara 3 is the “decisive battle”, and new and returning characters will be appearing in this upcoming hack-and-slash. Platform is undecided. Sengoku Basara 3 [Capcom]
You know the Gears of Wars look: brown, bombed out buildings and more brown. Oh, there’s some gray, too. The games have really set off a visual flair. But Gears designer Dude Huge (aka “DH” aka “Cliff Bleszinski”) is ready to move on. “Stylistically though,” he says, “I’d love to play in a different field…
The name of this game is H.A.V.E. Online. It’s a PC title, and an open beta is supposed to go down sometime this year. The game looks strangely familiar. An homage? Even with the otaku toy twist, the game is a little too close to Team Fortress 2 for some on the Korean internet, where…
On July 11, DQIX is finally going on sale. To mark the event, Square Enix is hosting a countdown ceremony at Shibuya retailer TSUTAYA. Besides the throngs of DQ fans expected, series creator Yuji Horii and DQIX producer Ryutaro Ichimura will be in attendance. The store opens at 6:40am on the 11th, and if you’re…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: The Real OC Mini-Bash fell off his bike on to his chin. Big gash, blood everywhere. Mrs. Bashcraft took him to the hospital — doc said he didn’t need stitches. Just glad he didn’t *knock on wood* break a bone. I’ve never *knock on wood* broken a bone. Why the…
Back before there was computer and video gaming, there was table top gaming. You make use of what you have — pencil and paper. That’s exactly what one reader did when he couldn’t access TF2. Both were stuck at their grandmother’s house all day long, both itching to play Team Fortress 2. But his grandmother’s…
Director Paul W.S. Anderson talked up (spoiler alert!) a new Resident Evil film last fall. Anderson has been busy working on drafts of the script, and the film is supposedly set in Tokyo and Alaska. An insider has told ShockTillYouDrop.com that an internal studio memo is pegging Resident Evil: Afterlife for a theatrical release by…
Unlocking games is standard fighting game stuff. And it’s something Tekken franchise director Katsuhiro Harada thinks is so old. “Why we locked the characters originally was that in the arcades, it was kind of to extend the life of the game by gradually unlocking characters,” Harada explains. It factored into home consoles as a way…
Released in Japan back in last October, the PS3 version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has been announced for Sony’s PlayStation The Best budget line. The game will be priced at ¥3,990 (US$41) and is slated for release on August 27.
While originally rumored for the Xbox 360, No More Heroes is a Wii title. Though, Microsoft’s Project Natal announcement at E3 might be enough to lure Suda’s upcoming motion controlled games to the Xbox 360. “We developed No More Heroes with the Wii remote in mind,” says series designer Goichi Suda, “but now I want…
So Nintendo is making a new Zelda. Exciting! And with the new Wii MotionPlus, the possibilities are endless. Since the last console Zelda, Twilight Princess, was originally developed for the GameCube and ultimately released on the Wii. The upcoming Zelda would be developed for the console from the ground-up. Guess that means we’d be getting…
Dragon Quest IX, like most role-playing-games, lets players level up and customize their characters — even famous players. The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump shows just how diverse those options are. Before we get to a Level 97, have a look at Akira Toriyama‘s Level 20 character. Ready to go onward? Here’s the customized…
Know who won that Fable II signed Xbox 360 contest? Some guy named NeoxDonut. He was thrilled to get the Peter Molyneux autographed console. That is, until he tried plugging it in. The customized console is wrapped in a first generation casing. The innards seem new, but the shell is not. Below is a picture…
Three teens swiped a neighbors Wii and enlisted the help of a mother to pawn the stolen loot. Joshua Carter (18), Patrick Early (16) and Derrick Henson (13) have all been arrested on felony charges for stealing a neighbor’s Wii. According to Early, his mother, 41-year-old Maxine Law, helped them unload the console at a…
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