Brian Ashcraft

New Nintendo Console Maybe In 3, 5 or 8 Years

Face it, the Nintendo Wii is a souped-up GameCube. It’s not HD. And that’s okay! The console has been incredibly successful. But nothing lasts forever, not even the Nintendo Wii. One day, Nintendo will release a new console. “If we have an opportunity to make a new console, it will probably support HD because it…

Touch The Fake Dream C Club Girls For Real

Boozin’-with-cabaret-girls game Dream C Club not only features girls and booze, but also touching. So should it’s in-store display. Spotted at retailer Gamers in Akihabara. A sign asks folks to use pointer finger. Of course, this happens: Needs more booze. ドリームクラブ、ホストガールに思う存分パイタッチ [Akiba Blog]

Godfather III Looking Less Likely

EA’s The Godfather II sold only 241,000 copies in the U.S. — disappointing for a name title. No wonder EA Games label president Frank Gibeau is ready to wash his hands of the franchise. “We’re not going to do another one,” Gibeau, adding that no Godfather games are in the company’s production schedule, which falls…

Gran Turismo Boss: I Want To Release GT5 ASAP

Gran Turismo PSP is coming out. That’s nice. Where the heck is Gran Turismo 5? And no, Grand Turismo 5 Prologue does not count. According to Gran Turismo honcho Kazunori Yamauchi, “I want to release it as fast as I can, but GT5 for us, when you talk about its status, it’s at a point…

E3 Round-Up: Day Four

A light at the end of the tunnel! We’re at day four, let’s round it up: First Look At New Zelda Game’s Concept Art FIFA 10 Screenshots Emerge From The Tunnel FIFA 10 Preview: It’s The Early-Season Favourite Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Preview: There’s A Light Taste Hot Monkey Vengeance! BioWare Doesn’t Expect You To…

Wii Remote Wizard Working On Project Natal

You remember Johnny Lee, right? Sure you do, he’s the man who can make magic happen with the Wii Remote. And it seems he’s bringing his skills to Microsoft’s Project Natal controller. While Lee is quick to say he doesn’t deserve credit for what we saw at E3, he does add, “The part I am…

The PSP Go Looks Familiar

We knew that we had seen the PSP Go before — back when Sony called it “Mylo”. The Mylo is a wireless device that can be used to browse the internet. Sales have hardly been amazing, so don’t think Sony’s decision to use a tweaked Mylo design for the PSP Go is lazy. Oh no,…

Cops Called Over Resident Evil Cosplay

Sometimes cosplay is a good thing. Sometimes it’s a bad thing — especially when it gets you arrested. That’s “Jay”, and he was cosplaying as special commando HUNK from Capcom’s Resident Evil franchise. Great costume! So great that the local authorities were altered when the gun-brandishing masked-HUNK walked into a store. A dozen police cars…

Smash Bros. Brawl User Online Service Ending

When Nintendo’s Wii fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl launched in 2008, it was touted for its user-generated stage designs and replay data. That service, sadly, will soon cease. From the game’s official website: As of June 30th, 2009, the current service that accepts user-generated snapshots, stage designs, and replay data will no longer be…

Conan’s Tonight Show Backdrop Looks Way Familiar

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Plus-Sized Fat Princess E3 Trailer

We are not only amazed Sony was able to fit Fat Princess into a trailer, but delighted. Now where the hell is our cake?

Xbox 360 Will Have Ten Year Life Span

Hot off its Project Natal demonstration, Microsoft is saying the Xbox 360 will have a ten year life cycle. “We firmly believe that the Xbox 360 has a life cycle through 2015 (10 years after the launch),” explained Microsoft exec Shane Kim. Hrm. We could have sworn we heard that before. OH RIGHT. Sony’s been…

Day Three: What Announcements Did You Like? Dislike?

To: You From: Bashcraft We soldier on! E3 isn’t over by a damn site. What tickled your fancy about day three, and what got on your tits? What you missed last night Why Is Kobe Bryant Wearing A Knicks Uniform? First Image Of Metal Gear Arcade Nintendo Selling Black Wii in Japan This Summer Why…

Today’s Most Relaxing Trailer? Echochrono

Puzzle title Echochrono* is coming to the PSP with riddles to rack your brain and music to soothe your soul. We could listen to this all day! So..relaxing….. The game…has a new concept…called “Self Co-Op”, which…lets players use their…past…to…help solve the puz…zles… *work.ing…titl..e… GAH! That “PlayStation” shout at the end startled the snot outtta us!

Kuju Entertainment Closes Its Dedicated Unreal Engine Branch

Sources tell Kotaku that British game company Kuju Entertainment has shuttered Chemistry, its Sheffield, UK studio. Chemistry was founded in 2002 as “Kuju Sheffield”. Kuju operates five UK-based studios: Headstrong Games (House of the Dead: Overkill for SEGA), NiK NaK (games for kids), doublesix (Burn Zombie Burn), Kuju Manila (Wii mini-games), Zoe Mode (CRUSH for…

Why Is Kobe Bryant Wearing A Knicks Uniform?

Word has it that the Kobe Bryant NBA 2K10 cover wasn’t supposed to be revealed until later today when the NBA Finals start. But here it is, on your internet. Bryant grew up playing basketball video games like Double Dribble. “Video games were a big part of my childhood, especially basketball video games, so it’s…

E3 Booth Round-Up: Monolith Companies, Monolith Booths

There are lots of booths at E3. This post has some of them. Booth Tour: Sony Computer Entertainment Booth Tour: Microsoft Booth Tour: Ubisoft Booth Tour: Nintendo Nintendo’s E3 Booth: Everything That’s Playable Booth Tour: EA E3 Booth Babes

First Image Of Metal Gear Arcade

Details about this Japanese arcade title are scant and scattered. Here’s what we know: It was announced at the Konami press conference. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions are involved. At the press conference, it was announced that the game uses “3D googles”. This teaser images reads “Tactical Online Action.” A…

E3 Day Round-Up: Day Three

It. Just. Doesn’t. End. We had another day of E3. Day one, two, three, actually! Lots of new, lots of coverage, lots of posts. We’ve gathered them up and put them in one place. Enjoy! E3’s Lone Porn Star Is Eyeing a Wii The Grinder: The Wii’s Left 4 Dead? Shigeru Miyamoto Checks Out The…

Red DSi Hitting Japan This Summer

Like red? Good because Nintendo is releasing a red DSi in Japan. To date, Nintendo has released a myriad of colors in Japanese game stores: White, Black, Pink, Lime Green and Metallic Blue. On July 11, Nintendo will be launching this very red DSi. Yours for ¥18,900 (US$197). The DSi originally went on sale in…