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Resident Evil 6 Will Feature Over Four Hours Of Cut-Scenes
The next Resident Evil game will have 255 minutes of cut-scenes, according to a filing by the British Board of Film Classification That’s four hours and fifteen minutes. Hope you like cinematics, Resident Evil fans. For comparison, the BBFC lists Resident Evil 5 at 65 minutes and 17 seconds. Resident Evil 4 is 127 minutes…
By Jason Schreier Published July 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pitfall Returns to Find Treasure on Your iPhone
You spent hours playing Pitfall on an Intellivision or an Atari 2600 back in the day, imprinting your impressionable brain with a fear of crocodiles that not even delicious Choco-diles snacks can’t conquer. Also you love gold. A lot. You want more Pitfall. It’s coming…to the phone you carry in your pocket everyday. Per MCVUK,…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Talking Ted, But It’s Not a Game
Since I live outside the U.S., many Hollywood movies often take their sweet time getting a release here in Japan. Ted is from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and follows the adventures of a grown-man who deals with his boyhood teddy bear that’s come to life. I didn’t know much about the flick, but after…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 -
UncategorizedNature Declares War on Man in These Gorgeous Apocalyptic Screenshots
The year 2020 doesn’t look like it’s going to be a good one for mankind. Pollen allergies become deadly eight years from now and an eco-catastrophe wipes out most of humanity, leaving behind a few stragglers to try to survive after the world’s power grids go to hell. The lush, green hell seen in screenshots…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Reality Check: First-Person Shooters Are Not Really Ruining Gaming
Last Friday, I heard that Activision and Terminal Reality would be making a first-person shooter out of the Walking Dead. Shortly afterward, I witnessed people (read: co-workers, folks I follow on Twitter, etc) freaking out. Why does everything have to be a first-person shooter?, people howled. This is not what The Walking Dead needs, others…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Mondays. The time when you think about the games you’ve left behind and the ones you’re going to get. Go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Guy Who Played Magneto from X-Men: First Class Will Be Wearing The Assassin’s Creed Hood
Magneto will be killing evil Templars in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie. Michael Fassbender—the actor who played the Master of Magnetism in last year’s X-Men prequel movie—has signed up to be the lead star in the film adaptation of Ubisoft’s historical action games. The Variety article where news of Fassbender’s casting broke describes the move…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 -
UncategorizedThere’s A Little Bit Of Persona In This New Japanese Adventure Game
There are a couple of new trailers out for Time Travelers, an upcoming role-playing adventure game by Dragon Quest IX developer Level-5 that will be out in Japan this summer for 3DS, PSP, and Vita. Looks a little Persona-ish, no? School uniforms, guns, ticking clocks… The second trailer (below) is particularly bizarre. This is a…
By Jason Schreier Published July 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Difference Between A Good Video Game and a Bad One
During my first 25 years playing video games I had no theory about what makes a video game good. I knew the good ones when I played them. I just felt it. Last year, however, I was forced to come up with a theory—a theory about what makes a video game good. I’ve been testing…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Walking Dead First-Person Shooter Begets a Most Gruesome Comic-Con Exclusive
There was no doubt in my mind that the first-person shooter based on AMC’s The Walking Dead television series would generate some truly horrific swag. I just didn’t think it would show up so soon. Activision gives fans four earfuls at San Diego Comic-Con this week. A necklace of ears was not on my Comic-Con…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Phantasy Star Online 2 Bravely Ventures Westward in 2013
The latest chapter in the epic online space fantasy action role-playing series is marching its Humans, Newmen and robotic CAST slowing across the ocean, as Sega announces a Western release for Phantasy Star Online 2 in 2013. Launched just last week in Japan, Phantasy Star Online 2 is a free-to-play PC game that sees teams…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2012 - Kotaku East
Woman Goes To Jail For Using Fake Arcade Tokens
A Chinese woman was recently sentenced to 8 months in prison and fined 20000 RMB after being caught using fake game tokens at a public arcade. Recently divorced 34-year-old Zhang Lili of Sanmenxian Zhejiang province China spent the better half of the last year playing arcade games at her local video game arcade. Each arcade…
By Eric Jou Published July 9, 2012 - Kotaku East
Unboxing and Eating Taiwan’s Most Delicious iPhone Snack
In Taiwan, pineapple cake is a fav. So is the iPhone. So what do you get when you mix the iPhone with that tasty pineapple pastry? You dial up delicious town. Taiwanese bakery Comte redesigned its pineapple pastry to look like the iPhone’s packaging and dubbed it the “iFong” (a pun on “fengli”). Website MIC…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 - Kotaku East
China’s 3DS XL Challenger Looks Like a Wii U Controller
With China’s stance towards video game consoles unlikely to change anytime soon Nintendo’s newest home console due out later this year, the 3DS XL, will probably not see the People’s Republic officially this year, but that doesn’t mean Chinese consumers will be completely left out. Announced only a week after Nintendo officially announced the 3DS…
By Eric Jou Published July 9, 2012 - Kotaku East
This League of Legends Character Needs Lots of Fur and Lots of Skin
Tasha from Spiral Cats, Korea’s most famous cosplay collective is back. This time, she’s bringing League of Legends‘ bestial huntress Nidalee to life. To do that, Tasha wields a big spear and wears big fur. The bellybutton ring, however, seems to be a Tasha embellishment. This latest photo set proves once again that Spiral Cats…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 -
Kotaku EastSir, Please Stop Standing While Riding Your Motorcycle
A Chinese police officer politely asked this gentleman to stop riding his motorcycle WHILE STANDING UP. The man was riding (standing?) in Hunan province, and the officer pulled up slowly in order not to startle him before letting him going on his way. Cop politely tells man to stop standing on moving motorcycle [Beijing Cream]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 - Kotaku East
The World of Japanese Manholes is Wonderful and Colorful
Japanese manholes aren’t just lids for sewage systems. They are works of art. Since the 1980s, towns started using local motifs for their manholes. In 95 percent of the country’s municipalities, you can find unique manholes with different designs that will no doubt delight drainspotters everywhere. The manhole covers are forged in Nagashima, where there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 - Kotaku East
Fate/stay Night for PS Vita Getting a New Opening
Anime studio Ufotable will be animating the new opening for PS Vita port Fate/stay night [Realta Nua], and the Fate/stay night port will be out this November in Japan with polished graphics and touch features. [ANN]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012 - Kotaku East
Young Woman Attempts Suicide After Receiving Fake iPhone
Over the weekend in southwest China’s Sichuan province, a young woman in her 20s threatened to jump off an apartment building, supposedly because her boyfriend “lied to her”. According to police reports and neighbor accounts, the reason the woman threatened to jump off the roof was because her boyfriend bought her a fake iPhone. After…
By Eric Jou Published July 9, 2012 - Kotaku East
This Company Punishes Employees with Power Rangers Embarrassment
A recent thread on various tardy penalties for Japanese companies turned up this jewel: At Japanese IT company ValuePress, employees who are late must dress up in a full body, Power Ranger (née Super Sentai) type outfit. According to the company, those who are late must cosplay in this “embarrassingly amusing penalty.” By “penalty”, this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012