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Behold, This Year’s Biggest Video Game Screw-Up
Okay, it’s only July, but this is going to be hard to beat: Koei put out the wrong game in its latest PSP release. Doh! The budget version of tactical role-playing game Sangokushi VIII that was released on July 12 did not contain Sangokushi VIII on the UMD. Instead, it contained Sangokushi VII Koei stopped…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2012 -
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Japan’s Resident Evil Restaurant Has More Hot Pants Than Zombies
Didn’t you hear? Today, Capcom is opening a Resident Evil eatery in Tokyo. The Biohazard Cafe and Grill aims to transport diners into Raccoon City and the world of Resident Evil. It will have RE themed food, replica props, and dancing girls. Because there are so many dancing girls in RE. Besides the assorted RE…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThe Halo 4 Release Date Is Easier to Remember in Japanese
Ha, this is pretty funny—if you understand Japanese and even if you do not. Released earlier this spring, this is the Japanese language version of the “Red vs. Blue: Remember to Not Forget” clip that was supposed help you to remember to…not forget Halo 4‘s release date. Rooster Teeth started their popular Halo-based machinima comedy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012 -
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You Can Drive A Cab, Shoot A Deer, Dance On Stage, And Hit A Ball In Yakuza 5
In the Yakuza series, the protagonists do many things: Lead mobs, beat each other up, meet porn stars in clubs… Now, in Yakuza 5, it looks like we’ll be offered another perspective on the multiple protagonists where they’ll partake in other activities while they don’t pursue suspects, solve mysteries, or uncover conspiracies. Yakuza 5 will…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 12, 2012 -
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Motion Controlled Angry Birds Are Flinging onto Samsung TVs
Samsung will be home to a motion-controlled version of Angry Birds. This July, the Angry Bird app will catapult itself onto Samsung’s Smart TV, complete with motion and voice controls. As depicted in the above photo, players can pull back their hands to get the feeling of launching one of those birds. Put a plush…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012 -
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Hideo Kojima Never Expected Metal Gear Solid To Do Well In The West
The Metal Gear series is 25 years old this year. From its modest beginnings on the MSX2 console (the what?), to its big break on the Playstation with Metal Gear Solid and now with the highly anticipated Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, Metal Gear has come a long way to become a globally popular series. But…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 12, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThe Greatest “He Looks So Damn Guilty” Interview Ever
This news clip is in Japanese, but the guilty look on this man’s face is universal. On the early morning of July 9, a 16 year-old was slashed in the face. When TV Asahi arrived on the scene that same day to cover the incident, reporters happened to find a man out on evening bike…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012 -
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Japanese Poll: Most Gamers Plan To Buy A 3DS XL, Even Though Most Already Own A 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS upgrade, the 3DS XL (“3DS LL” in Japan) will be hitting stores in Japan later this month and in the US in August. Looking at what will hopefully be a bigger launch than the launch for the original 3DS (Granted, they had to deal with a weak launch lineup and a major…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 12, 2012 -
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Phantasy Star Online 2 Hacked as an Alleged Prank
Free-to-play online game Phantasy Star Online 2 was hacked, and non-playable characters were moved about as, it seems, some sort of prank. In the game’s Ship02 location, non-playable characters were moved out of players reach, making it impossible to interact with important NPCs. As you can see in the screenshots, the non-playable characters were placed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012 -
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The Porn Star Had a Perfect Name, But She Still Didn’t Win
Sega’s Yakuza gangster games and porn stars are no strangers. A few years back, adult film star Rio made it to the final selection process to see which hopefuls would appear in the game. Then, there was the Yakuza hostess who starred in an adult movie after appearing in Yakuza 4… This go round another…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012 -
Kotaku EastYour Anime Eyes Are Freaking Out Japan. Stop It.
Back in 2009, Lady Gaga’s eyes got huge in her “Bad Romance” video. That, along with a Hello Kitty photo shoot, helped spawn a series of YouTube videos on anime eyes make-up tips. Not sure where Japan was during all this, but it clearly was not paying attention. This week, a Japanese site posted some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012 -
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Chinese TV Censors David’s Privates. Then, It Uncensors Them.
If you go to an art museum, you’re bound to see naked people. That’s okay! That’s art. And when you are talking about artists (well, we are), everyone can agree that Michelangelo is one of the artistiest artists there ever was. His naked people are fine, because they are art Apparently China’s governmental TV missed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012 -
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Nippon Ichi Reveals Several New Projects
Today in Tokyo, Japanese game maker Nippon Ichi Software revealed a trio of new games. One of the revealed titles was Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradokusu (The Paradox of God and the Fate Revolution). The game features character designs by Noizi Ito (of Haruhi Suzumiya fame), and follows a high schooler who suddenly turns…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012 -
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Okay, This Tomato Looks Like a Duck
In Shizuoka Prefecture, there’s a tomato that looks like a duck. A local restaurant got a bag of produce from a customer, and in it there was this. Part of it had yellowed, forming the bill, and a spot looks like the duck’s eye. The restaurant owners thought it looked too cute to eat, so…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012 -
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Watch This Elderly Japanese Couple Tear Up DDR
Meet Mr. and Mrs. Akiyama. Now 72 and 68, they first appeared on Japanese television two years ago to show off their love for DanceDanceRevolution. Japan has its fair share of old people. It also has its fair share of old gamers (here, here, here, and here). Recently, Akiyamas appeared on a “where are they…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012 -
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This Death Blogger Might Need an Internet Time Out
It hasn’t been a good past few months for Japanese actress Aki Higashihara. Her blog—nicknamed the “Death Blog”—has been on a roll. That’s…not good. Higashihara’s blog is called the “Death Blog” after the Japanese manga Death Note, because her entries seem to make bad things happen. Over the years, her luck has been infamously bad.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012 -
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Catherine Returns in Figure Form, But Cannot Out-Sexy Her Former Self
Back in summer 2011, Japanese figure maker Max Factory showed off one sexy Catherine statue. This summer, it’s Art Spirits’ turn with a sexy figure of its own. Thing is, this new figure doesn’t surpass last summer’s effort. Heck, it doesn’t even come close. Website Moeyo had a chance to check out this figure, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012 -
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Is Finally Getting Trophies
Good things comes to those to wait—or trophies, rather. MGS4 is finally getting PlayStation trophies via patch. The timeframe isn’t clear, but it could be in August, when a budget re-release of the game hits in Japan. [ゲーム情報！]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012