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UncategorizedNintendo 3DS Getting a New Way to Send Messages
Starting this December, the 3DS is getting a new messaging system called “Nintendo Letterbox” that will allow 3DS owners to send notes and photos as well as sounds to friends. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Witcher 2 Partners Up with Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Witcher developers CD Projekt RED will be working together to bring The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings to the Xbox 360 in North America, the two said today. The console adaptation is expected early next year.
By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedJapan’s Most Iconic Heroes. Crawling Through Dungeons.
Ultraman. Kamen Rider. Gundam. These three heroes are going forces in the upcoming role-playing game Lost Heroes for the 3DS. It’s a dungeon crawler—with badasses. This is a new entry in the Compatible Hero games. The game ships in Japan next year. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s Friday folks, which means the weekend is dead ahead of us. Speaking of which, I’ve really been getting into The Walking Dead recently, catching up on the first season. I’m on the third episode now, and I’m enjoying it quite a bit. I’m sure there are fans of the show among us here. What…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Dishes on November 3DS Update
Next month, Nintendo will be releasing a big update for the 3DS. Today, the Kyoto-based game maker discussed what is in store. With the update, it will become possible to transfer batches of data from one 3DS to another. The Nintendo 3DS will also be getting a 3D camera, something that has already been mentioned.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis is Battlefield 3’s Launch Trailer
This is the official launch trailer for Battlefield 3, due out next week. The trailer gives you a glimpse at the game’s fairly unseen single player campaign. “A sinister power is rising in the Middle-East, and Marine Sergeant “Black” discovers how far he would go to defend his country,” according to the Youtube description of…
By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mario Kart 7 Is a Place for Like-Minded Racers To Meet
Like chucking turtle shells while carting? Have I got a group of gamers for you. Today, Nintendo announced that Mario Kart 7 would be bringing community features to the long-running Mario Kart series. The center piece is a “Mario Kart Channel”, which will serve the same function that the Wii Channel does, namely providing players…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hulu Plus Coming Soon to Wii, Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo’s just announced that the popular video streaming service will be hitting its best-selling home console and it latest handheld by the end of the year. The move puts Hulu’s premium, subscriber offering on all three major home video consoles now, with the service having debuted on the PlayStation 3 last summer. While the basic…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Three Incredibly Cool, Incredibly Rare Nintendo 3DS Consoles
Nintendo did reveal new Nintendo 3DS hardware today. But Nintendo isn’s selling these 3DS consoles. No, Nintendo is giving them away. Club Nintendo winners have an opportunity to win special Nintendo 3DS units that feture Princess Peach, Mario, and Toad motifs. There are only three thousand of these 3DS units—one thousand of each. And the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Cuddle Up With an Official Portal Companion Cube
In December, there’ll be a soft, cuddly Portal turret available to buy. Those who like their Portal companions a little squarer (but just as cuddly), you get yours a month earlier. In November, NECA will release its first piece of official Valve merchandise, in the form of a plush Companion Cube. No word on price…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedBatman: Arkham City PS3 vs. Batman: Arkham City Xbox 360. This Is No Two-Face.
Batman: Arkham City is coming to the Xbox 360, the PS3, and the PC. Website CVG compared the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. Watch the above clip to see them face off. Dunno about you, but they look like they’re about the same—both look pretty great! Batman: Arkham City PS3 vs Xbox 360 gameplay [YouTube]…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Watch Nintendo Give New 3DS Details
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is calling today’s presentation “Nintendo Direct”. Think of it as a fireside chat with the company responsible for Mario. It’s expected that Nintendo will detail Mario Kart 7‘s wireless features, show new Monster Hunter 3G footage as well as detail the 3D filming functionality coming to the 3DS in the November…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is Hollywood Having a White Guy Once Again Play a Japanese Character?
So says a white guy, but stay with me. Hollywood is on the prowl, turning Japanese manga and anime into movies. And yet the star factory, once again, cannot find a Japanese person to find a Japanese character. The movie in question is Akira, which is set in Tokyo (well, Neo Tokyo) and which follows…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Three New Twisted Metal Screens, One Iron Maiden
Yesterday, Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe quietly released three new screenshots for the PS3’s entry in the franchise. Here they are. Twisted Metal is a PS3 exclusive, and will be out in February 2012. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Report: Nintendo 3DS Can Film 3D for a Chunk of Time
Ten minutes isn’t an eternity. But on YouTube, ten minutes is a fair bit of time. And, according to Japanese news source the Nikkei, that’s how long you can shoot 3D on the 3DS. Next month, the Nintendo 3DS is getting a big update. Later today, Nintendo will apparently be detailing said update. The Nikkei…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Some Fallout Cosplay to Survive the Apocalypse In
Inspired by last year’s Fallout: New Vegas, Nanahra has made himself a replica New California Republic Ranger’s outfit that, at a glance, looks as good as the real thing. Not that the real thing’s actually real. But if it was, it’d probably look like this. Only slightly more radioactive. What’s great about it is the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedFrom Iwo Jima to Super Mario
In the West, Kazunari Ninomiya is best known for the Clint Eastwood film Letters from Iwo Jima. In Japan, he’s better known as a member of the boy band Arashi. Arashi continue to appear in Nintendo commercials, flogging the lastest games and hardware from the Kyoto-based company. This Super Mario 3D Land ad is no…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Comparing Video Game Screenshots to Real Photographs
Valve’s Source Engine may be getting long in the tooth, but the fact it’s constantly updated means it can still produce some surprisingly realistic results. Like this gallery, comparing images taken inside the game engine to photos taken in real life. Reddit user NullPoint84 has assembled a gallery of pictures in which he’s recreated scenes…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Lady, That Isn’t an iPhone. It’s an iPod.
Like elsewhere, the iPhone is hugely popular and hard to get in Japan. Earlier this week, actress Yumiko Shaku did a post in which talked about getting her first smartphone—the “new iPhone model”. Thing is, it wasn’t the new iPhone. It wasn’t even the old one. It was an iPod Touch. Almost every Japanese celebrity…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Portal 2’s Chell has Never Looked Better
Comics artist Alex Garner whipped this Portal 2 tribute up in his spare time. It feels strange calling it fan art. There should be a better name than that for pieces like this. As the original image wasn’t in wallpaper dimensions, and it’s so damn pretty people are going to ask, I’ve taken the liberty…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2011