Nintendo’s new console, the Wii U, allows players to not only write messages, but also draw them. It’s surprising just how many different places players can draw pictures—whether that’s in the Miiverse or in games. If history is anything to go by, the Wii U is going to be a hotbed of dick-drawings. At one…
With Square Enix posting losses in its latest earnings, former Square Co. boss Hisashi Suzuki thought this would be good a time as any to kick the company while it is down. Via Twitter, Suzuki didn’t hold back, claiming that the total value of publicly traded stock is not higher than it was before Square…
Assassin’s Creed III is a dazzling looking game. But it’s not only the game’s accurate recreations of Colonial America that impress, but also its realistic portrayal of dogs. Don’t believe me? Just ask this cat. Assassin’s Creed confuses cat [Silvy Alblas@YouTube]
In Japan, Nintendo is launching a subscription based Wii Karaoke U that is similar to the popular Joysound Wii game.
The look of Devil May Cry is iconic. That probably explains why the latest game, DmC, with its new visual flair, is so divisive. Let’s put aside those squabbles momentarily. Let’s see how wonderful people bring Devil May Cry to life. Here are some—though, not all—of the best Dante-cosplay the internet has to offer, with…
Tonight, Nintendo showed off how video chat works on the Wii U. The feature takes advantage of the GamePad’s camera, and, um, it seems to look pretty much like video chat. Though, it does have the added ability of letting you draw hearts on Reggie’s face. Nintendo Direct [任天堂]
In Nintendo’s Miiverse, players can register new friends and follow them. (There is also a direct messaging function.) But since everyone is talking about video games in the Miiverse, you might accidentally read a spoiler. Good news: Spoilers can be hidden. The MiiVerse is designed to quickly hide common spoilers through an automatic setting. You…
One of the big changes for the Wii U is the Nintendo Network. Instead of Friend Codes, the Nintendo Network uses the Nintendo Network ID. But before you get started, users must create a User Account. For each Wii U console, it’s possible to create up to 12 User Accounts. Then, after that, you create…
Previously, Nintendo showed what it called “Mii WaraWara”. It’s a redesigned Wii Plaza, with Miis clustered around games and leaving messages. Today, Nintendo announced that the final English name for this feature is WaraWara Plaza. “Warawara” (わらわら) is Japanese for “bustling”. In the WaraWara Plaza, you can see what other games people are playing—and talking…
Production I.G, the studio behind the Ghost in the Shell anime, recently launched a Kickstarter for a short anime titled Kick-Heart. The Kickstarter was a success, showing that, like video games, Japanese anime can also find news ways of getting funding. Here is some concept art for the anime, courtesy of Production I.G. Have a…
Like it when a cute girl watches you? “This isn’t some weird metaphor,” explains comedian Kendo Kobayashi. Rather, do you like it when a cute girl watches over you? Watching Cute Girl is a new iTunes app that features a young lady watching you. She’s supposed to keep you company if you are, for example,…
When Barack Obama was sworn in for his first term, a small Japanese town was overjoyed. Women danced the hula at the local temple, and the town readied a slew of I Love Obama t-shirts, stickers and flags. Why was this small town of 30,000 people who could not vote in the U.S. presidential election…
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida won’t commit to a 2013 release for The Last Guardian. How about 2014? 2015? 2016?!
You know the classic arcade game Whac-A-Mole, right? Using a mallet, the goal is to whack moles as they pop up. In Japan, the game is called “Mogura Tataki” (もぐらたたき), which means, well, Whac-A-Mole. It’s the same game. Spotted in a local arcade in Japan, this Whac-A-Mole game, however, doesn’t seem to feature moles. It…
If you saw a screenshot of Sui Generis, you’d think, hey, look, it’s another Diablo clone. But take a look at it moving. Those physics! Developers Bare Mettle say the game is an “open world RPG for the PC”, featuring “Advanced AI and a hugely interactive game world” and “lifelike battles in which your wits…
It was Valve boss Gabe Newell’s birthday on November 3, and to mark the occasion, some kids from 4chan’s /v/ (the board’s video games group) went and paid him a visit in the flesh. In addition to giving him a giant card (which they do every year), and getting the chance to wish him a…
Roger Dean is one of the greatest pop artists of the 20th century, his work memorable amongst both music fans and gamers alike So it’s both weird and welcome that, this being 2012, we’ve finally got a game devoted entirely to his work, and not just using it for a cover, or logo, or arcade…
So, you guys remember Lindsey Sterling, right? She takes her video game music very seriously. As you’re about to see in this Assassin’s Creed clip that’s like a cosplaying music video. Assassin’s Creed III- Lindsey Stirling [Lindsey Sterling]
Hey, it’s rickonami, back with another HD remake of a famous video game intro. Last time we saw him, he was messing with some classic console games, but his latest is a little closer to my heart. It’s a reinterpretation of the intro to 1991’s Another World, which in case you weren’t gaming (or were…
The litter was calling me, like granulated pieces of my broken past. But pooping on the floor was all I had left. They’d taken everything else from me, that night my world came crashing down. A knife in the dark, a cold table. My manhood, gone, along with the rest of the garbage. Her scent…
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