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Kotaku EastThis 3DS Game Has High-Fives with Butts
Senran Kagura—that 3DS game with boobs and, well, boobs—is returning to the 3DS with more than “just” boobs. Here, the opening for Senran Kagura Burst is as ridiculous as you’d expect with jiggling and explosions and then more jiggling. The high-fives with butts (high butts?), that’s new. Senran Kagura Burst bursts onto the 3DS this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2012 - Kotaku East
The Gundam Multiverse is Huge and Confusing (And We’re Here to Help)
Gundam is a massive franchise in Japan. There have been twelve TV series, scores of video games, numerous movies and direct-to-video releases—and let’s not even get started on all the different manga. So despite its cultural footprint—or perhaps because of it—Gundam is an intimidating beast, to say the least. There are so many series to…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 22, 2012 -
Kotaku EastEleven Minutes of Dragon Quest X for Your Viewing Pleasure
This August in Japan, Dragon Quest X is rolling onto the Wii. This eleven-minute Japanese language clip goes through things like character creation, combat, and more. Have a look. While DQX will hit the Wii this summer, it will be released on the Wii U…eventually. 『ドラゴンクエストX』ゲーム紹介映像 [YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2012 - Kotaku East
Yep, Broadcasting Porn in Public Will Get You Arrested in China
This week the Chinese city of Pingdingshan got an eyeful. Twenty minutes of a Japanese adult film were broadcasted on a big screen display, for all to see. Police arrested a furniture store employee for piping the film through a PC to the big screen. The big screen was part of an advertisement for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2012 - Kotaku East
Ghost in the Shell? No, Ghost in the Shoes.
Reebok and Japanese figure maker MegaHouse are teaming up for a limited edition set of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex sneaker. There will be only five hundred pairs in the world. In the world For the collaboration, Reebok’s Insta Pump Fury was redesigned to look like Ghost in the Shell‘s Tachikoma—those fictional walker…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2012 - Kotaku East
The Messy World of 3DS XL Rumors
Today Nintendo revealed a new portable: the Nintendo 3DS XL. It’s a larger version of the Nintendo 3DS with bigger screens and a slightly better battery. Rumors of a larger 3DS swirled. But time and time again, Nintendo wasn’t exactly up front about the new 3DS. Or was it? Right before the E3 gaming expo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedHi Animal Crossing 3DS, It’s Been Too Damn Long
It feels like forever since we’ve seen new footage of the 3DS iteration of Nintendo series Animal Crossing. Luckily, then, the company’s overnight Japanese press conference gave us over two minutes of gameplay footage. The Animal Crossing Channel [YouTube]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Video Game Comedian’s Music Video, Featuring More Dancing Than You Can Shake a Stray Ass At
Regardless of your thoughts on underpants or Neo Geo cabinets, there’s one thing we should hopefully all be able to agree on: video game comedian Keith Apicary / Nathan Barnatt can dance So much so that it looks like Warner Music have given him a chance to showcase that in front of a wider audience,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedCelebrate 20 Years of Kirby and Learn about Bill Clinton
Already revealed for Japan, Kirby’s Dream, a collection of six classic Kirby games for the Wii, is coming to North America. The game is outfitted with new challenge stages and even has a Kirby museum that will teach you thinks like when the Endeavour space shuttle made its maiden voyage, when the European Union was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedYour Bum Friends Are About to Get Shot by Nazis
I’ve been keeping a bit of an eye on the upcoming Heroes & Generals, because it looks like one of those PC games that’s too good to be true. Promising to combine strategic overlays with multiplayer combat, it’s the kind of WW2 game I’ve always dreamed about. I don’t know if that’s what we’ll actually…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedSee Pokémon Black & White 2…In English!
Nintendo’s upcoming Pokémon Black & White 2 have previously only been shown off in Japanese. Let’s break that up a little, and check out this new English-language trailer. While the games are out in Japan this weekend, they’ll be hitting Western shores sometime this “Fall”
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
The New 3DS XL is Not What the 3DS Needed
Nintendo’s unveiling of an all-new model of the Nintendo 3DS, the 3DS XL, is strange one. Let the usual excitement over new hardware die down and you’re left wondering who, exactly, needs this thing? Revisions of hardware are usually there for one of two reasons: either you’re correcting a clear fault in the original or…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Get a Real Good Look at the New Nintendo 3DS XL
Here are the first official images of the new Nintendo 3DS XL Note that the units with the silver and red exterior casings share the same black interior, which is why there’s only the one image of the inside of a “black” 3DS.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedAnother Glimpse at the Future of Video Game Graphics
First there was Square’s new next-gen engine. Then Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. Now we’re getting another look at what the graphics of tomorrow may/will look like, thanks to the latest benchmark trailer from the folks at 3DMark. Used to, well, benchmark a system, 3DMark’s clips are always big on effects and fancy visuals, so as…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Just How Much of the New Smash Bros. Is Namco? A Lot, Apparently.
So there’s a new Super Smash Bros. game in development, and Namco Bandai is the game’s lead developer. But, what does that mean? Listen to what Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai said about the upcoming game: Currently, the prototype prepared by Namco Bandai Games and Namco Bandai Studios’ special team looks pretty good, and it’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Your PC Can Probably Run Dark Souls
So, Dark Souls on PC isn’t exactly shaping up as the greatest port of all time. Not to matter, so long as the game is playable, you can play it, and still squeeze drops of enjoyment from all that death and frustration that the series is famous for. Only thing is, can you play it?…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nintendo is Releasing Mario DLC. That You Pay For.
Hi, Nintendo. Welcome to the DLC era. Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed today that, when New Super Mario Bros. 2 is released on 3DS on August 19, it’ll be supported post-release by new, paid downloadable content. After making very sure he promised that this wouldn’t be affecting development on the core title, Fils-Aime…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012