Japanese illustrator and designer Akiman is famous for his Street Fighter II and Final Fight character work. Now that he’s freelance, his designs pop up in all sorts of places. But for a price, it seems! Take the new downloadable content for idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER SP for the PSP. While Namco Bandai isn’t exactly…
Oscar winner Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) penned the movie version of Konami horror game Silent Hill. Word has it he’s involved with the sequel. Avary also penned and directed the movie version of Bret Easton Ellis book The Rules of Attraction. According to an interview with his pal Ellis, Avary is doing Silent Hill 2.…
When we posted the Prince of Persia clip yesterday, we were so hypnotized by Jake Gyllenhaal’s abs, that we didn’t realize producer Jerry Bruckheimer was talking. He was! Likewise, Bruckheimer seems equally hypnotized by Jake Gyllenhaal. When asked what the actor brings to the film, Bruckheimer replied, “Well, he’s very handsome. And he’s in fantastic…
Online. Kicking and punching cold, invisible opponents you’ll never see, you’ll never meet. Alex Valle is a Street Fighter II player living in a Street Fighter IV world. And he’s ready to kick your ass. “Arcades are where you can truly level up your game against many opponents with no lag issues or rage-quitters,” Valle…
Well… Some of it! Microsoft has released screens of the just out Fable II: See The Future DLC. There are new items, new dudes and new clothes. New dog skins, too! Ready to give you a big, sloppy kiss tomorrow with “See The Future” is released on XBLA.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft CRAZY BUSY. And it’s not done! Time for canned coffee. Oh yes. What you missed last night What Is Capcom’s “13th” Title? PS3 To Become “A Platform For Web Services”, PSN Coming To Other Devices Years Later, Rapelay Making Waves In Japanese Press One In Five Japanese People Now Own A…
Slapped with the moniker “See the Future”, the latest Fable II downloadable content takes players back to Albion and lets them do just that: See the future. “See The Future” adds four new quests, 13 new Achievements, new character duds and new hides for your mutt. Fable II‘s hero is given cursed items by Huxter…
Noob. That’s right, noob. The Global Language Monitor has stated the one millionth word will hit June 10th, 2009 at 10:22 am, British Summer Time. Austin-based Global Language Monitor tracks the English language. Once new utterances are used 25,000 times by media outlets, social networking websites and in other public sources, GLM declares the term…
Now that Rapelay has caused a stink in the Western press, it’s time for it the Japanese press to get up in arms. The Japanese language rape simulator has already been dropped by Amazon as well as no longer imported by other sellers. Things have snowballed for the Japanese title, and New York-based Equality Now…
Getting settled in my new house and am trying to streamline my console step up. I’ve reduced consoles to current gen only. But still am facing a mass of cords. You’re staring at cords and cables for a Japanese Wii, a 60GB PS3 (with backwards compat), a Japanese Xbox 360 and an American Xbox 360.…
Very important update! Last we heard, Xbox 360 owner, popstar and nerd hero Shoko Nakagawa was thinking about buying a PS3. She didn’t. But her buddies did! Hipster musician Meg Rock and transgender fashion model Ayana Tsubaki bought surprised Shokotan with a “Cloud Black” PS3 bundle. Those two surprised me!! …They secretly got me a…
What would The King of Fighters XII be without fighting sticks? When the multi-platform game is released this July, KOFXII will be getting the not one fight stick, but two Japanese peripheral maker Exar is releasing a six button fight stick with official KOF art as well as the very cool, very traditional four-button NEOGEO…
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Square Enix Doesn’t Consider Final Fantasy XIII a JRPG Comment by: Kuwabara Kazuo Nominated by: Sutekh_Slain I knew it was FPS all along. 3D Realms “Situation” Won’t Affect Duke Nukem Trilogy, Apogee Comment by: Tom Clancy’s Samuraidino Nominated by: aw3str1k3r Doesnt seem like its gonna effect Duke Nukem Forever Either….. Microsoft’s Rumored Motion Controller May…
We get email. We get lots and lots of email. Here, have a peek into our mail bag. Lucky you. No, lucky us. Know: The brackets and capitalized words have been added by us. The email was original sent in Japanese and English where noted. from SOME DUDE to kotaku subject [in English] Please send…
Enterbrain, publisher of Japanese game mag Famitsu, has released sales game sales data for April. Ooooooooh… The figures were collected from the period beginning March 30 and ending on April 26. Cherry Blossom Cat is very interested. Here’s the raw data: 1. Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai Platform: DS Released: 4/18/09 April sales:…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Upgrading My Parents Via Mike McWhertor, comes this. He’s been on a productivity killing rampage this week. THANKS, HUMANS. THUMANS. What you missed last night These Are The Biggest Selling Capcom Franchises Of All Time Konami Gives Birth To Contra On The Wii Sega’s Sakura Wars Finally Coming Stateside Pokemon…
Microsoft honcho and screamer Steve Ballmer gave a speech today in Dallas as a guest of the Dallas Regional Chamber to deliver a speech at the Dallas Convention Center. The topic: “The Role of Innovation in a Challenging Economy”. The game connection: During his speech, Ballmer is quotes as saying, “Pay attention to the stuff…
Last financial year was pretty good for Osaka-based game maker Capcom. The company was powered by big titles like Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter II and perennial favorite Monster Hunter. Survival horror title Resident Evil 5 shipped four million copies worldwide, and fighting game Street Fighter IV shipped two million globally. PSP title Monster Hunter…
Two more characters for the console version of The King of Fighters XII have been announced: Elizabeth and Mature. They will be joining the other 20 fighters in KOFXII. As arcade site Aracade Renaissance points out, many had assumed that Mai and K’ were going to pop up on the console version — the two…
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