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Robots We Love: Chibi-Robo
He’s 10cm-tall, has screws for eyes, a plug coming out of his butt and is so ready to please you. That’s right, he’s Chibi-Robo! The tiny bot first asked players to plug into adventure back in 2005 — but ended up plugging into our hearts while he scrubbed the house clean. Chibi-Robo is a service…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2009 -
Where The Wild Thing Are Is On Some Game Adaptation
Hey! Did you hear? Spike Jonez, director of Being John Malkovich, made a movie based on the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are. And it looks amazing. And hey! Did you hear? They’re making a video game based on Where the Wild Things Are. And it looks… We don’t know how it looks.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2009 -
Nothing Says Dream C Club Release Date Like Panty Flashing
Dream C Club from D3 Publisher is a hostess game that lets players get drunk in-game and watch dancing girls. Here is one of those dancing girls. So far, the game has only been announced for Japan, and it’s recently been given a release date: August 27. As we previously pointed out, Dream C Club…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2009 -
Grade School Suicide Leads To Mass Game Website Closings
Thai courts have order the closure of online gaming and gambling websites after a 12-year-old boy jumped to his death from a sixth-floor balcony after being banned from gaming by his father. Pongsathorn Wattanabenjasopha, a sixth grader student at the Sri Witthaya Paknam School, committed suicide on Thursday. According to The Bangkok Post, several factors…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
How Square Enix Sees Its Future Sales
The build-up has been immense. These games have been years in the making. That’s right, Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII But we’re expecting Dragon Quest IX this summer in Japan and later this year in North America. We’re expecting FFXIII in Japan this winter and in America next year. What is Square Enix…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
The D.I.Y. Katamari Damacy Controller
Out of all the games that got their own unique controllers, there’s one glaring omission: Katamari Damacy. Sure, maybe the game already took perfect advantage of the PlayStation 2’s dual analog thumb sticks, but that didn’t stop Esty product manager Do-it-yourself type Kellbot from churning out her own Katamari controller. “It uses an optical mouse…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
Play Internet Guessing Games With Capcom
Hey! It’s more drip fed PR. This time, it’s Capcom’s turn to tease and tantalize its E3 new game announcement with the help of Twitter. Let’s look at the clues, via website Cubed3: Capcom fact # 1: It’s NOT Devil May Cry 5 Capcom fact # 2: It’s an action game Capcom fact # 3:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
Today Is Memorial Day, This Week Is Robot Week!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Hope every one in the States is having a good Memorial Day weekend. This week here at Kotaku Tower is a very special week — ROBOT WEEK. Robots are great. We love robots. I love robots. I named one of my family members after a robot. That’s not a joke. That’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
Let’s Talk Big Daddy Prototype
We’ve already gotten the first third-person look at BioShock 2 Big Daddy — in the sequel players get to be this “new” Big Daddy. New to us, but not the in-game world. “The player doesn’t just play any Big Daddy, he plays a prototype Big Daddy — the very first one that was successfully created,”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
You Cannot Stop Mai Shiranui Figurines
Another day, another Mai Shiranui figure. Make that, another two — this one has a limited edition color variation. Released this month, figure company Volks released this 180mm-tall Mai Shiranui Queen’s Gate version — yours for ¥8,000 (US$84.60). The blue version is the standard release, and the red version is limited edition. The King of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
Christian Bale, Screamer, Video Game Lover (Oh, And Actor)
Christian Bale is best known for bananas at some cinematographer. He’s also an actor! And like millions and millions of people on Earth today, he loves video games. While promoting Terminator Salvation, Bale told PhilStar.com, “Yes, I do love video games. I played video games in my entire growing-up years. One of my favorites is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
Xbox 360 Avatars Ready To Stand On Your Cake
Since there are custom Mii cake toppers, you’d think there would be cutom Xbox 360 Avatar. There are. Design firm Paul Pape Desgins is creating Avatars (along with sculpted Miis) based on the images users send in. Each 4.5-inch, hand-sculpted cake topper Avatar is priced at US$100. Paul explains why: My Miis are created from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
Robots We Love: Mega-Man
He’s blue and sports an plasma-shooting arm cannon. He’s Mega-Man — aka “Rockman” in Japan. Designed by Keiji Inafune, the character debuted in 1987 in truly horrible localized box art. The game was hard, the music was great, and the robot was and still is fantastic. [Pic]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 -
Who’s Excited About E3?
Hi! What’s your name? My name is Brian. 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 in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2009 -
A Week In Comments
Swine Flu Outbreak Kills Dead Rising 2 E3 Appearance Comment by: RyuuzakiBjorn Nominated by: aw3str1k3r Damn you, Swine Flu! You Bastard! I’ll get you one day! * Shakes Fist * Actually, I hope I don’t. EA Nintendo Group Waking Up To Wii Comment by: Islandkiwi Nominated by: Jimmie Wrong. It may not be a fad,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2009 -
Bill Clinton Was Asked To Voice Fallout 3
If you’re looking for a big name to voice the president in Fallout 3, who would better to get than, well, a former U.S. President. Lev Chapelsky of the Hollywood firm Blindlight tried just that. “Celebrity acquisition applies not just to celebrity actors but to sports figures, politicians — we’ve made offers to Bill Clinton…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2009 -
Team Fortress 2 Update Answers Item Drop Questions
Team Fortress 2 update time! The folks at Valve are clearing the air about any confusion about gaining items. That’s awfully nice of them. The Spy Vs. Sniper update brought randomization to item unlocks, dropping Achievement based milestones. This was supposed to address the spate of specific classes populating servers every time a new update…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2009 -
Counting Down to An Announcement Of An Announcement
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: iPod Touching Venting! And sorry to do so. But, I dunno, it seems like companies recently have gone overboard with the drip fed PR tactics. There are games, games that I am recently excited about, but that are being mishandled by their publishers. These drip fed PR tactics actually hurt…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2009 -
Hey, It’s Another “Gamer” Trailer
Gamer, the upcoming movie about MMOs with real people as avatar combatants, has a brand new trailer. This is it. The movie stars Gerard Butler, Ludacris and Kyra Sedgwick, and tells of a future in which MMOs have merged with mind control. The story will revolves around one game in particular, Slayers, which is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 22, 2009
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