The upcoming Bayonetta 2 is a Wii U exclusive. Nintendo, not Sega, is now publishing the game. You know what that means? Yep, it probably means that the character of Bayonetta will pop up in the upcoming 3DS and Wii U Smash Bros. games. This, of course, would not be the first time a “non-Nintendo”…
Earlier this month, cops in Tokyo’s Shibuya stopped a person dressed as an anime female (see above). The mask is called an “animegao” (アニメ顔) or “anime face”. According to Japanese publication Tokyo Sports, the police stopped the cosplayer, asking, “Why are you wearing that mask?” The anime faced cosplayer replied, “That, I cannot say.” The…
Just over three weeks ago, the 18-year-old series Rurouni Kenshin made its return to the Japanese consciousness with the release of the series’ first live action feature film. But not content to hit just one genre of popular media, a Kenshin fighting game was released that week as well, giving long-time fans more Kenshin at…
This summer, cosplayer Li Ling was booted from China Joy, the country’s largest game show. She was appearing at the booth for ZQgame, who contracted the model to promote its new Saint Seiya game. Ling’s appearance and outfit was orchestrated game PR. Dressed as Athena, Ling caused quite a stir. Her revealing costume showed off…
Last week, Capcom announced that everyone’s favorite blue-suited defense attorney, Phoenix Wright, would be returning as the protagonist of Ace Attorney 5. While it may not seem like that long since he last starred in an Ace Attorney game, it has actually been eight long years (five in the West). And his return is the…
Japanese game studios, Square Enix included, generally don’t like cameras poking around where they make games. There are obvious reasons for that, such as designs or game info leaking out. Another reason is that, you know, people are trying to work! Still, Square Enix allowed its own cameras into a Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII…
Okay, this sounds cool: Sister site Kotaku Japan points to an app called Manga Camera that can make your photos look like Japanese comic book panels. If you’ve ever read manga in Japanese, you’ll be happy to know that Manga Camera has an array of onomatopoeic words with melodramatic shading. So go ahead, make your…
Hollywood’s rebooted Godzilla film will be out May 2014.
Japanese fighting game Dead or Alive features a bevy of curvy ladies punching and kicking each other in the face. For years now, the DoA‘s have been talking up two things: Fighting game mechanics and boob physics. So when the Entertainment Software Rating Board had a crack at the latest DoA, Dead or Alive 5,…
McDonald’s Japan has decided to bring the rest of the world to Japan via fast food. Well, not the whole world. For the burger joint’s latest campaign, it’s only been France, India, and Australia. As Snacktaku’s embedded emissary in Asia, I take snack sampling very seriously. Snackology is an extremely important field, and one must…
Tokyo-based game company Square Enix announced that it believes the third-party server, which hosts its online shop, was breached. While the landing page can be accessed, the Square Enix Online Shop is currently offline and clicking on the Japan catalog brings up a notice about the hack. Square Enix is currently assessing the extent of…
Action game Bayonetta 2, the sequel to…Bayonetta 1, is headed to the Wii U. It’s an exclusive! And Nintendo is publishing the game. This has made some “fans” pissed as hell. Others are happy. But what do the game’s developers have to say? Platinum Games, the studio behind Bayonetta, released statements from staff as well…
Once you open up a Wii U box, you’ll find a bunch of stuff inside. Namely, all of this, as Nintendo seeks to crush the practice of unboxing by doing it for us, months before the product is even released. What I love about these images is the small print down the bottom. As though…
The Wii U is being released on November 18 in the US, and on December 8 in Japan. PAL fans, though, can expect to get their hands on the console right in between those two dates. November 30 is when the Wii U will hit shelves across Britain, continental Europe and Australia. Prices will of…
Naval combat strategy and simulation game Pacific Strike was supposed to be out on iPad already. It’s not, though, because Apple has two problems with it. Problem #1 is that there’s a bug. OK. Understandable. But problem #2? The game had Japanese flags in it According to Apple’s App Store guidelines, this is bad because:…
When the cosplay team at Propped Up Creations do Mass Effect, they do not screw around. Rather than take the easy route and dress up as humans, in this gallery you’ll see a Turian (Garrus), a Krogan (Wrex) and a very Joan Collins-esque Salarian (Mordin). And no, they’re not walking into a bar. Dragoncon 2012:…
Galan Pang works as an artist at CCP’s Shanghai studio, where he’s done some amazing stuff for upcoming shooter Dust 514. The gallery below contains images both from that game and his personal works, in which killer giant mechs feature prominently You can see more of Galan’s work at his personal site and his CGHub…
For such a beloved manga and animated film, poor Akira hasn’t had the best of luck when it comes to video games. Amidst the wreckage of the awful NES and Amiga adaptations of the movie, though, there always lingered the promise that a cancelled Akira project – one destined for the SNES, Genesis and Mega…
This bizarre little piece of animation was originally intended to serve as the intro to a German documentary about video games. The idea was to take existing characters from the history of games and “reinterpret” them, to match the series’ brief to present the everyday lives of MMO addicts. I can kind of see that,…
Valve artist Realm Lovejoy tweeted this video earlier in the week, saying “Look at what I helped unbox today at work”. Which is a lot calmer than how I would’ve said it. “Oh my GOD look at this just LOOK AT THIS” is all I’d be able to manage, before ducking behind a couch for…
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