Packed with 15 levels set in locations around the world, from Manhattan to the catacombs of Paris, Modern Warfare 3‘s near-future campaign looks to be an experience that will top anything seen before in a Call of Duty game. Multiplayer, too, seems to be shaping up to be an experience packed with new maps, experiences…
Have you ever played a Final Fantasy or a Dragon Age? Actually, have you ever had to slog through a bad role-playing game, one in which the characters just go on and on about their problems and the evil that’s going to destroy the world? Imagine an RPG without that. Strip out the story. Hell,…
TODAY, TOMORROW? | SAN RAFAEL, CA: This week, Toyota said the high yen is hurting its ability to make cars in Japan. (Photo: Justin Sullivan | Getty) Nerd Gold for Your Shelves At the recent Treasure Festa figure event in Japan, collectibles were on show and for sale. Some were one-off, while others are upcoming…
The Dreamcast isn’t dead. It’s resting. The Sega console keeps getting new games thanks to homebrew developers like Redspotgames and NG:DEV.TEAM who continue to support the Dreamcast, years after Sega gave up. According to these devs, the best part about developing Dreamcast titles is that you don’t have to worry about getting a license for…
Releasing on May 17, Christmas-themed nightmare shmup Deathsmiles IIX is U.S. bound. The upgraded version of the arcade favorite features new stages and will hit Xbox 360’s Games on Demand for US$29.99. According to the game’s publisher, the game isn’t localized into English and player’s can’t use Microsoft Points (credit card only).
Senritsu no Stratos is an upcoming PSP game that looks familiar. Developed by Nude Maker and published by Konami, the game is being designed by Hifumi Kono, who did Infinite Space for Sega. The debut trailer kind of looks like famed anime Neon Genesis Evangelion
The easiest Bowser cosplay? This backpack. That’s it. Dubbed the “Reptillian Mad Pax Backpack”, this leather and mesh backpack is priced at US$59.99. It also comes in pink. REPTILIAN MAD PAX BACKPACK [Perpetual Kid via Gigazine]
Online shooter Section 8: Prejudice had a very low-key release a few weeks ago, which may be down to the fact the original game wasn’t exactly a big hit. Still, the release of the sequel gives us a chance to ogle more guns from the future! This concept art for the Prejudice was penned by…
I love her sad, sad face. And the adorable little shadow creature at the back there. トリニィ [Pixiv.net via ambernichols.]
Not only is Apple’s next iPod Nano said to bring the camera back, but it’s also going to run new software for games. Not just Klondike and Vortex, last seen in the fifth-gen model, I’m hoping. The addition of new games was brought to light by a patent application Apple filed with the US Patent…
At the recent Treasure Festa figure event in Japan, collectibles were on show and for sale. Some were one-off, while others are upcoming production models. All were awesome. On display were figures from role-playing game Persona 3, Konami shooter Otomedius, visual novel Fate/stay night, Sega’s Shinning Wind, shooter Xevious, sci-fi opus Neon Genesis Evangelion, role-playing…
The best, of course, being 3A’s Metal Gear Rex. But since that looks as expensive as gold-plated gold with diamond chunks, this Cyborg Ninja slots comfortably into second place. Still a work in progress, as you can see by the fact he’s not fully assembled, Cyborg Ninja will be part of Square Enix’s Play Arts…
Virtual idol Miku Hatsune held amazing concerts in Japan that were put together by Sega (and some crappy ones by another company). Sega’s bringing her to this year’s Anime Expo for her North American debut concert. Vroom! [ANN]
It’s been one of the worst-kept secrets in video gaming, but tonight it’s been made official: there is a sequel in development for PS3 exclusive Warhawk, and it is called Starhawk The game made its debut on GameTrailers TV earlier this evening, and is described by series boss Dylan Jobe as, predictably, “bigger and better”.…
And joining the spaceships from Star Wars and a Gundam MS-06 Zaku II helmet are mechs from Sega’s Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Japan’s Fine Molds created Star Wars models; pricing here Check out more Shizuoka Hobby Show photos from Japanese website Gigazine in the link below. プラモデルや模型の一大見本市、「第50回静岡ホビーショー」全記事一覧まとめ [Gigazine]
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board used to manually assess the content of the games it was awarding a classification to. Now, computers do most of the work. Which must be a bummer to anyone hoping to get a job there. A story appearing on Slate yesterday, written by Jacob Rubin, outlines his time in a…
A rumor for now, but apparently the PSN is up for game developers, but “a bit shaky at the moment”. This would jive with Sony’s “select group” testing. [NeoGAF Thanks, Gerardo!]
Last year, there were two Pirates of the Caribbean games in development, one called Armada of the Damned, the other a LEGO title. The former was sadly cancelled, but in a neat twist, its music lives on in the LEGO game. Disney’s John Vignocchi said earlier today that while the LEGO game has 15 songs…
In Japan, pin-up model Aki Higashihara’s blog is notorious. It’s called the “Death Blog”, after manga Death Note. In the popular comic, writing people’s names in the “Death Note” notebook leads to their demise. On the Japanese internet, the same is said about Higashihara’s blog. The notion that Higashihara (above) pens Death Blog has been…
According to a report on KrebsOnSecurity, the public websites for upcoming sci-fi title Deus Ex: Human Revolution and that of its publisher, Eidos, have been hacked, and a ton of information and code stolen. Using logs from the alleged culprit’s chatroom, KrebsOnSecurity says that among the data lifted were 9000 resumes, personal information from around…
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