Man Allegedly Charges $9,000 in Virtual Money to His Company, Ends Up Arrested

Over the weekend a Chinese Security guard was caught using company phones overnight to telecharge for virtual currency that can be used with video games. He spent about 60,000 RMB of the company’s money. The 23 year-old security guard from Anhui province, nicknamed “Xiao Zhu”, joined the company in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in February. He…

Check Out the Other Valkyria Chronicles Game That’s Never Left Japan

As it stands, Valkyria Chronicles 3 is perhaps the most infamous of last generation’s games to never get an international release. However, Valkyria Chronicles 3 isn’t the only Valkyria Chronicles game never to leave Japanese shores. Valkyria Chronicles D (the “D” stands for “Duel”) is a browser-based/iOS game released on July 26, 2012, in Japan.…

Here’s Freddie Wong’s Take on Hitman

Filmmaker Freddie Wong isn’t making a documentary about cleaning the pool here, but a Hitman promo clip. It’s a little over four minutes long and way better than the Hitman movie Hollywood churned out a few years ago. Hitman Absolution [Tumblr]

It’s a Real Shame That We Didn’t Get Valkyria Chronicles 3

Consider this a look back. Valkyria Chronicles 3 is one of the most infamous of last generation’s Japan-Only PSP titles. After the moderate success of the previous two games in the series around the world, it is surprising that the latest iteration never left Japan. But whatever the reason it was never picked up for…

This Christmas, Japan Is Dreaming of Pepsi. White Pepsi.

Pepsi in Japan is different. Every summer, Pepsi Japan releases peculiar flavors, whether that is Salty Watermelon or Ice Cucumber-or heck, even shiso as well as red bean flavored cola. This winter, Pepsi Japan is releasing another curio: Pepsi White. In the 2008, Japan got a Pepsi White, but it was yogurt flavored. This year’s…

How to Play Skyrim When Sandy’s Knocked Your Power Out

The power may be out in parts of New Jersey, but that hasn’t stopped Reddit user pvalerio’s roommate from finding ways to play Skyrim In the dashboard of his Ford. Now that’s dedication. [Reddit]

Here’s What You Get For Beating Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney

Upcoming 3DS game Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney has some special downloadable content available to players once they finish the game. According to a Japanese game magazine leak, the content includes the game’s unedited script, which is written by Ace Attorney lead developer Shu Takumi. There’s also a “Puzzle Solution Mode” and a bonus gallery…

009 Re:Cyborg is Nothing But a Weird Piece of Amateur Theology [Spoilers!]

009 Re:Cyborg is a new anime film based on Cyborg 009 by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the director of Blood: The Last Vampire and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Based on those previous works, I went into the movie expecting a military-related story that explored what it…

Iconic Anime Director Is Helming His First Live-Action English Language Movie

Mamoru Oshii is perhaps best known for highly influential anime, like Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell (above). He’s directed several live action films before, including the 2001 Polish language flick Avalon, and is now set to direct his first English language film. It’s called The Last Druid: Garm Wars, and here’s the plot summary,…

Bravely Default Is Getting a Download Version in Japan

Retail game Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is getting a download version in Japan. It will hit the Nintendo 3DS eShop on November 1 for ¥5,400. ダウンロードソフト [任天堂]

Soon You’ll Hear Muse’s Tracks In Anime, Too

British rock band Muse is lending one of its tunes, “Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)”, to the short anime created by Japanese comedian Tekken (yes, he’s named after the game). The flipbook anime, which is titled “Pendulum” (“Furiko” or 振り子 in Japanese), debuted on Japanese television earlier this year, and soon went viral online in…

Apparently Nobody Is Paying for This Great Game

Punch Quest has been downloaded over a half a million times. But RocketCat Games, the indie developers who made it, tells Pocket Gamer that “almost none” of the gamers who downloaded the free-to-play iOS app have coughed up cash. “Free games can usually expect one per cent of people to buy anything,” Punch Quest designer…

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The Wii U Gets Its First Fight Stick

For Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition, a Japanese peripheral maker is releasing a Tekken Tag 2 fight stick. It connects via the Wii Remote, and it will be out on December 8 when the Wii U launches in Japan. It’s priced at 7,980 yen. Back when Kotaku saw Tekken Tag 2 at the…

New Dynasty Warriors Slated for the PS3

According to this Japanese magazine scan (via Twitter user kazu4281), there’s a new Dynasty Warriors (aka Shin Sangoku Musou). It’s Shin Sangoku Musou 7 in Japan, which would be, because of the discrepancy in numbering, Dynasty Warriors 8 in the West. Shin Sangoku Musou 7 will be out next year in Japan. そういや無双7も情報きてたわ [Twitpic]

There Was Only One Way to Respond to the N-Word in Letterpress

I couldn’t find the words to respond to the appearance of that most unacceptable of racial slurs in a random game of Letterpress on my iPhone this weekend. Luckily I found the right letters. Letterpress is an iOS word game in which friends or total strangers can take turns using a set amount of letters…

NSFW: EA Wanted His Game to be More “Mature”, Dev Responded With… Penis Monster

According to studio head American McGee, during development of 2011’s Alice: Madness Returns, publisher Electronic Arts were pushing hard for the already-dark game to be made more “mature”. “They wanted more violence, more gore, more sex, more horror and more offensive ‘stuff’-I think they had in mind a sort of Dante’s + Alice thing”, the…

FarmVille 2 Goes Dark for Halloween

Haven’t stopped by your FarmVille 2 farm in awhile? Log in today through tomorrow to see what it looks like in the dark. And then get spammed by Halloween quest messages for hours! I’ve been slacking off on FarmVille 2 lately, what with so many nifty new Facebook games coming out that don’t involve poking…

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DOTA 2 Gets Into the Halloween Spirit

Not to let Team Fortress 2 be the only Valve game with a Halloween celebration, DOTA 2 will be running Diretide, a fancy name for a sale in the game’s store for all kinds of unique and seasonal items.