Upcoming Tomb Raider reboot doesn’t have a release date yet, but website Siliconera apparently has the game’s script and published what’s reportedly an excerpt from it. Check it out. [Siliconera]
Chin up, PlayStation fans! The PSP is getting new headphones in six (count ’em, six) colors: black, white, silver, red, blue and pink. Each is priced at ¥2,200 (US$27) and will be out on July 21 in Japan. PSP®「プレイステーション・ポータブル」対応「ステレオイヤホン」カラーバリエーション(全6色) [PlayStation.com]
Underwater action game Steel Diver was originally going to be a Nintendo DS game, but it’s since surfaced on the 3DS. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the game was “well along” in its development when it was decided that the game should be a 3DS title instead. In fact, development on the game was…
Shocking! But the new Alan Wake isn’t a sequel. “Fans of the franchise will be excited to learn that, yes, more Wake is coming!” the game’s developer told website Joystiq. “But to be absolutely certain to avoid confusion, this next Wake installment will not be Alan Wake 2. But neither will it be DLC.” [Joystiq]
It may not be as sexy as more modern games like StarCraft II or Modern Warfare, but venerable old Tetris still has its hardcore players, who last year got together for the Classic Tetris World Championship. Filmmaker Adam Cornelius was there to document the whole thing, and in the process was able to put together…
Crysis 2 is about to get its first piece of downloadable content, in the form of four new multiplayer maps. It’ll be out on May 17 on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 (PSN service dependent).
The new Nintendo 3DS has a rather blunt “ERROR” screen when the handheld locks up. It does the job, sure, but it’s bland as hell. This Mario-and-Twitter-themed “Fail Squid” would be much better. Error Screen [Super Punch]
It doesn’t matter if she holds concerts or appears in crappy commercials, Miku Hatsune is only virtual and certainly not some 12-year-old kid’s mother. Before Mother’s Day, Japanese supermarkets have pieces of paper so children can draw pictures of their mothers. The drawings are then hung in the grocery store for everyone to see. (Note:…
Logan Fulton and his pals have put together this short homage to Call of Duty’s zombie mode, playing out a round of the game as a live-action fan film that’s not afraid to go overboard with the yellow glowing eyes. It’s not made for laughs, this is simply a straight-up recreation of the game mode,…
Demian Smith had the (mis)fortune to get a job working as a translator on the very first Yakuza game for the PS2. If you haven’t played it, know that for a game set in Japan and called Yakuza, it wasn’t that Japanese. Instead, Sega decided that, to try and sell the brawler to the Western…
Voice actress Chiaki Omigawa, best known for her roles in Arakawa under the Bridge and Soul Eater, can do more than act. She can also sing. But that’s not her secret talent. On Fuji TV program Say You Love!, a word play on the Japanese word for voice actor (声優 or “seiyu”), Omigawa showed her…
Most of you won’t be going to E3, as unlike TGS and GamesCom it’s sadly closed to the public, but that doesn’t matter. Some of you still find it interesting to pore over the location and size of a company’s booths, so here they are! And hey, that’s cool. The weigh-in before a boxing match…
Marvelous Entertainment, the studio behind the Harvest Moon farm simulators, is merging with AQ Interactive, which recently did The Last Story for Nintendo, and Liveware, a software contents company. [Marvelous Entertainment]
It’s believed that members of Anonymous, a group of hackers and activists, are behind the attacks on the PlayStation Network. While the group’s “leaders” have dismissed these claims, the fact they’re seen as “leaders” at all may have become a bit of a problem. According to a report on website thinq_, a splinter group has…
Back in December 2010, Konami launched a product tie-in with Halls mentholated cough drops. The ads featured virtual girlfriend Nene Anegasaki, of the popular love simulator Love Plus. In Love Plus, characters fall in love with one of three schoolgirls and then “date” them. This June, pink grapefruit Halls will feature Anegasaki on the packaging…
Everything we’ve seen so far of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D has made it look little more than a tech demo for Nintendo’s new console. But according to MCV, it may be less of a demo and more a nearly finished game. The British publication reckons the title, a graphical showcase for the new…
If you were to ask a Japanese person to name five Americans, they might say President Obama, Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp. But one person they’d definitely say is Dave Spector. Dave Spector is a regular on Japanese television, appearing in commercials, dramas and variety programs. He even writes columns in Japanese magazines and has…
What’s the PlayStation Network downtime cost you? Some time playing games? It’s cost Japanese publisher Capcom a lot more than time. Speaking out against the hackers who have crippled Sony’s online network for over two weeks now, Capcom senior vice president Christian Svensson has written on the company’s forums “as an executive responsible for running…
First revealed back in March, it’s not until today that we’re getting our first proper look at Tribes: Ascend, the latest game in the long-running sci-fi shooter series. These two screens are it, sadly, but die-hard fans of the series will no doubt be able to drag some info out of the weapons and geography…
Reuters reports that Microsoft is in talks to buy internet voice communications company Skype for around $8.5 billion. What does that mean to you? Well, you’d presumably kiss Skype on the PSP goodbye. You could also, in a perfect world, expect Skype to hit the 360 via Kinect. [Reuters]
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