- Kotaku East
In This Game, You Fight Against an Evil Organization Out To Destroy Pachinko
Do you like pachinko? Do you have a 3DS? Well I’ve got some good news for you. Japanese game maker IREM will be releasing a new game on the 3DS called Pachinko Parlor 3D: The Open Sea Stories 2. For the rest of you who don’t know what pachinko is, it’s a Japanese arcade machine…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 10, 2012 - Kotaku East
What Do 13,000 JRPG Characters Look Like? This.
Behold, here are 13,000 Super Famicom era Japanese role-playing game characters stuffed into a single image. How many can you name? Better yet, how many can you not? The Super Famicom (aka Super Nintendo outside Japan) was home to numerous classic role-playing games, like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy IV, Earthbound—and more This image—full-sized version can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedTim Schafer is Pretty Damn Good at…Yo-Yos
Adventure game legend Tim Schafer isn’t jut a funny dude who makes funny games. His resume could/should also include “mad yo-yo skills”, because he has mad yo-yo skills. So mad, in fact, that the YouTube video is literally called “Tim Schafer’s Mad Yo-Yo Skills”.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Uncategorized8-Bit Umbrella Plays Chiptunes While the Rain Falls
German craftsters Alice Zappe and Julia Lager have come up with this 8-bit umbrella, which uses sensors and speakers to detect when water hits its surface then blast out some appropriate chiptunes. The sounds are generated as the rain falls, they’re not pre-programmed, so the effect might be a little…jarring. Or awesome! User experience may…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedCringe at Five Minutes of Amazing Video Game Car Crashes
If you’ve ever thought, hey, video game car crashes are good, but not perfect, maybe you should take a look at this physics demonstration from BeamNG, which shows cars crumpling in such a realistic manner I can hear the safety glass crashing through my speakers. A small company that specialises in “state of the art…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Custom Metal Gear Figures are the Very Definition of Badass
It’s not that recent official offerings have been bad, they’ve been pretty good, but these custom Metal Gear figures aren’t pretty good. They’re incredible. The four pieces – The Fury, The Pain, The End and Gray Fox – are the work of custom toy builder elvis1976. They’re not the work of a company that sells…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Hello Kitty, What the Hell Did You Do to Sonic the Hedgehog?
Skinned him alive, I guess! Sega and Sanrio are teaming up for for some Kitty-related goodies. First up, this Sonic x Hello Kitty plush toy, which will be available at Sega arcades and amusement centers in Japan. セガとサンリオのタッグが実現。コラボ第1弾アイテムとして「SONIC×HELLO KITTY スーパージャンボぬいぐるみ」が登場 [4Gamer]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedThat Weird Nazi Hunting Game Hasn’t Been Cancelled, It’s Just “Evolved”
While there were rumours earlier this year that Brothers in Arms: Furious Four, the Inglorious Basterds-esque shooter from Gearbox, had been cancelled, turns out that’s not the case. The game hasn’t been cancelled. It’s just “evolved”. “The game has evolved, I think people are going to be surprised by what they’ll see, and it’s still…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Hold Batman’s Gary Oldman in the Palm of Your Hand
It’s Comic-Con week, which means we’re going to be hit with new toy reveals from all angles. That’s why only a day after Hot Toys took the wraps off a life-like Christian Bale figure, the Hong Kong company has shown off a Gary Oldman piece that’s even cooler. Why? Because it’s Gary Oldman. And his…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 - Culture
Gorgeous Tera Concept Art, Fresh From Korea
If you’re a fan of Tera, the new MMO on the block, you might want to take a look at this gallery, because it features the work of Kim Hyeong Seung, a concept artist who has worked on the game. Almost everything here is from the game, with the exception of the obvious. Like the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Somehow, This Duke Nukem Cosplay Actually Works
There’s an art to great cosplay. The very best needs more than just a nice costume and an expensive camera. The best cosplay needs character. Swagger And this Duke Nukem has it in spades. The pose, the lean, the expression…he’s everything you ever wanted in Duke Nukem. For better or worse. [via Fashionably Geek]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Max Payne 3‘s Vancouver Developers Closed, Then Moved
Rockstar Vancouver, one of the main developers behind Max Payne 3, have been shut down. Not to worry (much): the staff are being offered jobs at Rockstar’s other Canadian studio in Toronto, which is expanding thanks to the help of regional government support. Full press release here. [Note: This story originally pegged the Vancouver team…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedZelda Question on Jeopardy Leaves Contestants in Need of a Hero
So today there was a pretty specific Zelda question on Jeopardy. It was not answered correctly. Scoff all you want (and I will, because “some reason”? THERE WAS A REASON!), but unless the category was “Nintendo Video Game Instruments” that’s a pretty obscure question for the average person on the street. [thanks Jake!]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
The Sega Console That Was Just For Girls
Chances are the Sega consoles you played, or at least saw growing up, were actually made by Sega. But not everyone was afforded that luxury. In some territories, the hardware had to be manufactured and sold by third-party vendors, resulting in some bizarre systems like this: The Master System Girl. Note that this is not…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2012 -
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We Interrupt This News Report For Breaking Cats
I don’t know why this woman looks so disturbed. Who wouldn’t want cats following them everywhere? As a bonus, allow me to throw in my new favorite tumblr, that explains newsroom behaviors to you in the most efficient, adorable manner possible: Is she gonna say cats? She can’t really say cats, is she gonna…CATS Sorry,…
By Tina Amini Published July 9, 2012
