R4 cartridges, better known in Japan as Majicon, are a major thorn in Nintendo’s side. The importing and sale of these devices that allow people to play pirated DS games was ruled as illegal in Japan since 2008. Generally, Nintendo has opted for filing civil complaints or civil lawsuits against violators, but at last, it…
In what looks to be the greatest graduation pic ever, a group of college students in Northeastern China toss their mortarboards in the air. In the background, their school dormitory is engulfed in flames. In the city of Dalian, a warehouse near the Dalian University of Technology caught on fire and then spread to the…
Boy, upcoming PS3 game Tokyo Jungle looks like a riot. And this commercial is a riot, too. If you missed it, check out Kotaku‘s impressions of the game.
In Japan, there are numerous illustrated field guides (図鑑 or “zukan” in Japanese). Many of them are for kids and provide illustrated looks at things like dinosaurs, bugs, or trains. Then, there are zukan that are drawings guides—drawing guides for adults. These adult zukan feature women (or men) in various nude poses. Many of them…
With E3 just around the corner, already there are rumors and predictions abound of what game developer is going to announce what. Some seem more reliable than others. One rumor currently circulating Japan’s message boards is that Nintendo will be releasing a new model of 3DS. So far the rumor does not seem to be…
Good news! The PC version of hard-as-nails Dark Souls is, oh yes, Steam bound. What’s more, the console versions will be getting PC exclusive content as paid DLC this winter. Dubbed Artorias of the Abyss, the downloadable content be out this winter on the PS3 (US$14.99) and the Xbox 360 (1200 MS Points). Artorias of…
Consider this a master class in font picking. When selecting a font, you should choose something that is easy to read, but is still striking. The latest thing you want to do is confuse people, or worse, lead them on about butt lovin’. Love in the Buff is a new Hong Kong romantic comedy. It’s…
For models, posing is important. It can really sell the clothes—make them look cool. But bad posing can have the opposite effect and make the threads look anything but cool. In Japan, Capcom is rolling out a Premium Edition for survival horror game Resident Evil 6 that comes with, along other items, a leather jacket…
While Diablo III might be a big hit in South Korea, the country’s Fair Trade Commission is looking into allegations that Blizzard refused to refund Koreans who purchased the game and were frustrated with overloaded game servers. Unable to play, these unhappy gamers demanded refunds, which Blizzard apparently refused. In South Korea, the servers have…
If you’ve been on the internet in the past five years, you’ve seen a trio of Japanese ladies doing aerobics, while chanting, “I have a bad case of diarrhea.” The clip, and the other Zuiikin’ English footage, are infamous. Those three ladies have earned their place in internet meme history. Two of them seem to…
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These images “leaked” by All Games Beta supposedly give us our first proper look at the upcoming Dead Space 3, ahead of a more official outing over the coming days. They depict a pair (I’d say one of them is Isaac Clarke but his face is so everyman I can’t be sure) engaging in some…
Just in case you weren’t put off by the lack of any kind of mention of Valve Software, advance warning of the game’s arrival or the complaints demanding their money back, if you see a game called Counter Strike on the App Store, don’t spend $2 on it. Unless you enjoy being ripped off by…
Yesterday I had the most incredible day. Yesterday I visited the studio of Good Game: Spawn Point, at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Good Game: Spawn Point is a TV show about video games, and its target audience are young gamers – under 10s – kids who spend their days playing Minecraft, Smash Bros., and Mario…
Japanese collectible company Kotobukiya will soon be releasing this small, 6″ version of Ikaruga’s Hitekki Genkei fighter. It’s a model kit in the truest sense of the word: while it comes pre-painted, it also comes entirely disassembled, meaning you not only have to put its 200 pieces together by hand, but glue most of them…
Given the fact most big games are made by Westerners for Westerners, we don’t often get the chance to assume the role of a serious, proper Islamic (or even Middle Eastern!) character. And no, Ubisoft, a fairy-tale, clichéd ideal of a Persian Prince doesn’t count. So it’s awesome seeing Paradox give Crusader Kings II players…
Tonight, we’re checking out the portfolio of Chinese artist Ming zhu Yang, who works for Gameloft’s pre-production studio Redsteam. Specialising mostly in character art, you can see more of her stuff at her personal site. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or so you can save them as wallpaper), right-click on them…
One of the things that makes zombie survival sim DayZ so difficult is that players start the game without a map. Even later on, getting hold of one can be tough. Without a map, you can’t see where you are, and if you don’t know where you are, you have trouble finding other survivors. Sure,…
Well, it was made by a 3D printer, but I refuse to call them “machines”. If you can put materials into something, press a button and out the other end comes entire things, that to me is magic. Dark magic. This Halo figure is being shown off on the webpage of the Objet Connex500, a…
Mommy, where do video games come from? They come from factories, dear, factories like these, from the 1980s. This awesome video shows the factory floor at companies such as Midway, Atari and Taito, where vintage arcade classics like Pac-Man were put together, while also giving us a glimpse behind the scenes of Nintendo circa 1988.…
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