Brian Ashcraft

Tomorrow, Mini-Bash Is Six

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Can you believe it? I think he was three years old when I started writing for Kotaku. He’s doubled his age! For his birthday, he wants paper to make origami and an Optimus Prime — who he calls Opmis Slime — toy. What you missed last night This Is Not A…

A Crystal Clear Look Inside The DSi

The Nintendo DSi comes in several colorful casings. But those don’t let you see what’s going on inside. You know, the hand held’s innards. This XCM Eye-Candy shell is a DSi replacement casing and comes with replacement buttons and a screwdriver. Yours for around US$30. Smooth Crystal [XCM via MAXCONSOLE via OhGizmo! via Newlaunches]

Dragon Quest IX Panic Starts Now!

Reservations for the eagerly awaited DS role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX have started in Japan with some stores opening early. Above is a shop in Den-Den Town, Osaka’s version of Akihabara. It’s opening early at 8:00am — which of course isn’t midnight. In Japan, Dragon Quest IX goes on sale Saturday, July 11th. Expect lines. Long…

Microsoft Boss Apologizes For Poorly Chosen Words

Late last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stated that the new Xbox with a “natural interface” would be arriving in 2010. Microsoft spent the rest of the week putting out fires, saying that Ballmer was mistaken. Microsoft’s Director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg told Kotaku “There will be no…

Sony CEO Approved By Sony Board of Directors

The Sony Board of Directors have approved 15 directors, including American Howard Stringer. Besides acting as chairman and chief executive, Stringer is taking an another title — president — as announced last February. Over 8,000 investors were in attendance at the annual shareholders meeting in Tokyo. Stringer told investors that the company was trying to…

Your Love Plus Virtual Girlfriend Experience Trailer

Do know: the trailer is heavy on the Japanese language (it is a Japanese game). Konami’s upcoming DS dating sim Love Plus appears to be the most advanced dating sim to hit the platform. The first part of the game is standard fare: Players court three girls, trying to get them to fall in love.…

French Version of Arcade Mania Goes Gold

Yes, we know, books don’t actually go gold like video games do. But still, publisher Pix’N Love got back its French language version of Arcade Mania back from the printer. Here are the Pix’N Love fellas checking out the book! Below, boozing it in celebration. Congrats, Pix’N Love! I’ll definitely toss up some pics when…

The SEGA Honeymoon

What better way to celebrate a lifetime of matrimonial commitment than with a honeymoon spent crawling through SEGA arcades? UK:Resistance reader “Radguy” did just that with his new bride. Went on a SEGA specific Japan honeymoon with my wife and sought out the great SEGA spots that we only get mere glimpses of on websites.…

Do You Ever Get A Specific Gaming Itch

It’s Friday. Our throats hurt, we’re feeling sick. So let’s talk in low hushed tones. Whispers, even. This is Tell Us Dammit, no, make that TELL US DAMMIT. 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…

A Week In Comments

Talk Amongst Yourselves Comment by: Kobun Nominated by: MaxDragon7 Twas a long time ago, on BBS of old, where the origins of trolling began to unfold. As the systems evolved thus did trolls as well, and threaded topics gave way to a new Internet hell. The arrival of images brought in the mainstream, and a…

Developer Copied Source Code For Buggy Xbox 360 Shooter

As far as troubled Xbox 360 maniac shooter ports go, they don’t get more troubled than DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Lable EXTRA. Let’s recap: The game was slated for release on Christmas day, but was delayed because it needed extra time. Then it was dated for February 19. When released in February, the game…

Tales of VS. Versus a Trailer

Tales of VS. (versus — all caps) is Namco Bandai‘s PSP fighter, populated with characters from its Tales franchise. You know, kinda like what Square Enix did with Final Fantasy and PSP action game DISSIDA. Tales of VS. features 35 characters from Tales that range from titles like Tales of the Abyss to Tales of…

Hey Kids, Don’t Sleep In Your Contacts

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Travels Contact lens solution! I forgot to get contact lens solution. Found that out the hard way — don’t recommend sleeping in contacts. (T_T) Fortunately, I didn’t forget something like toilet paper or diapers for Mini-Bash. Forgetting those could have been really bad. What you missed last night Microsoft: There…

Garou: Mark of the Wolves Dated For Japan

SNK’s arcade fighting Garou: Mark of the Wolves is coming to Xbox LIVE — Japan is getting it June 24 for 800 Microsoft Points. The game was originally released in Japan back in 1999 and in the U.S. as Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves. It’s the final Fatal Fury title. The LIVE version will…

Where Is Our Metal Slug 7 for Xbox LIVE?

At an earlier Microsoft press event, SNK announced a bunch of Xbox LIVE titles that include Garou: Mark of the Wolves and The King of Fighters: Sky Stage. Noticeably absent was Metal Slug 7. The game was announced last fall as an Xbox LIVE title. Why’s it M.I.A.? According to Ignition Entertainment, “It is still…

Cliff Bleszinski Is So Not Burnt Out

Two games into the third-person-shooter Gears of War franchise and series designer Cliff Bleszinski is so not burned out. “There have only been two Gears games,” says Bleszinski. Two back-to-back Gears games. “There are still plenty of opportunities for things you can do in a cover-based shooter and there are still a lot of stories…

You Got Good Hostess Bar Stories? SEGA Wants ‘Em

SEGA isn’t just looking for actual bar hostesses (or hostess “types”) for an upcoming Ryu Ga Gotoku (AKA Yakuza). Oh no. SEGA is looking for night club cabaret stories. Starting today, SEGA is accepting nonfiction and fiction hostess club stories from pro and amateur writers via a special website Ryu-Story.com. Stories must be under a…

Thirteen Minutes of God of War III Gameplay Footage

Click to view When is thirteen minutes of direct feed gameplay footage not enough? When it’s God of War III, that’s when. God of War III is expected to be out March 2010 in North America.

New Fallout 3 DLC Street Date Broken [Updated]

Now, we usually hate posting when street dates are broken, because, you know, they usually get broken. Heck, so many get broken that someone really should register brokenstreetdate.com. Now, downloadable content, this is new. At time of posting, GameStop is already selling a retail packaged version new Fallout 3 DLC, Point Lookout. This downloadable content…

8-Bit Movie Games We Wish Existed

Pixelated Logan’s Run? So there. Apparently, there were plans to make a Logan’s Run game — not necessarily 8-bit— back in 2004, but those plans seem to have been scrapped. The movie’s remake was in development hell for years, but according to IMBD, it’s back in production. More Photoshops in the link below, including Repo…