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UncategorizedConduit 2‘s Timing Is Downright Depressing
Amidst the swell of hype over Nintendo’s next console and the release of Valve’s latest masterpiece, Sega and High Voltage Software release Conduit 2 for the Wii. Have you ever gone to the video store or browsed through Netflix titles and discovered a movie with a name that’s similar to an existing big-name blockbuster but…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are We Expecting Too Much Of Game Developers?
In today’s absolutely flawless, perfectly scupted edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Kadin wonders if gamers have set their expectations so high that no developer can ever hope to satisfy them completely. Do we expect too much out of developers these days? Think about it for a second. Minecraft is a perfect example of this…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Church Bribes Easter Service Attendees With 3DS And Other Electronic “Crap”
Elk River, Minnesota Pastor Eric Dykstra has “no problem bribing people with crap in order to meet Christ,” which is why hitting up The Crossing Church for Easter Sunday services could win you a Nintendo 3DS. Easter Sunday should be one of the biggest church days of the year. When I was younger it was…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hello boys and girls, welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves. So it’s Friday, which means your probably looking forward to a whole weekend full of video game playing. Until then, let’s talk about them. Special thanks to Incursor for his Red Dead themed pic. Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how…
By Mike Epstein Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sometimes Being The Xbox 360 In Japan Is Really Hard
JUMP OUT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Xbox 360 shelf space is shrunk at this Osaka retailer. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) The Art Of Mortal Kombat For a game that’s always been darker and grittier than its rival Street Fighter, the new Mortal Kombat has a surprising amount of…beauty to it. One Young Woman, Seven PSPs, Total…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Does The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Have Your Language Covered?
Role-playing game The Witcher 2 will ship with 11 languages, states developer CD Projekt Red. It will have full voice and text for English, German, Russian, French, and Polish. Subtitled languages are Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Czech and Hungarian.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Young Woman, Seven PSPs, Total Insanity
Sawako Hata is a member of idol group SKE48, the Nagoya-based spin-off of idol juggernaut AKB48. Previously, SKE48 members were roped in to promote Kinect in Japan. If Sony is looking for someone to promote the PSP, it should ring Hata. She’s got a bag load of them. Seven, to be exact. In a recent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedPlay Kalei Twists Your Photos Into Endless Entertainment
Thanks to its wonderfully convenient camera, most iPhones are home to dozens if not hundreds of random photos, depicting everything from smiling friends’ faces to particularly interesting bits of plastic. These photos are the fuel for Chillingo’s twisted new photo game Play Kalei. Crafted by casual game developer LoadComplete for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Boy, Final Fantasy Type-0‘s Music Is Rousing
Final Fantasy Type-0, previously called Final Fantasy Agito XIII, will be out this summer in Japan on the PSP – on two UMDs. The game’s website went live today with character art and screens. The music is the main draw, though! [via Type-0]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedDoes This Tekken Lady Look Better?
When Tekken character Anna Williams last appeared in a Tekken Tag Tournament 2 trailer, she appeared a little different. Some fans said Anna’s facial modeling looked worse for the wear. The game’s developers revamped her look and recently released this video. Well, what do you think? Better? Worse? Discuss! Videos Posted by Harada_TEKKEN: Improved Anna…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gabe Newell Has Never Meant Business Like He Means Business Here
If you’re unsure what else your $2 is getting you with the “The Final Hours Of Portal 2” application for the iPad, know it includes pictures like this (via weedpoop). The Final House Of Portal 2
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Art Of Mortal Kombat
For a game that’s always been darker and grittier than its rival Street Fighter, the new Mortal Kombat has a surprising amount of…beauty to it. The game’s art style sets the same tone the rest of it does: a return to not just the roots of the series but the business of fighting, and nothing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
All 646 Pokémon, Together In The Mother Of All Family Photos
Since the first game’s debut in 1996, the Pokémon family has grown to number in the hundreds. Want to see what they all look like in one place? Look no further. Here are all 646 Pokémon, the complete roster up to and including those featured in the latest games, Pokémon Black and Pokémon White. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Don’t Worry About Wii 2 Dick Jokes
This is quite silly, but somebody asked me, “Wouldn’t Wii 2 be ‘Weenie’ in Japanese?” Well, not quite. “Two” in Japanese can read as “ni” (ニ) so theoretically “Wii 2” could be “Wii ni”, aka “weenie”, aka “schlong”, “dick”, “woody”, “trouser snake” – you name it! That’s theoretical, however, because nobody in Japan would actually…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Minecraft “Board Game” Looks Awesome
Last month, a display at San Jose State University let visitors play Minecraft outside the confines of a computer, using little paper cubes and little paper tools. It was called “Real World Minecraft”, and was basically just a giant creative free-for-all: people could walk up and just built whatever they wanted from the tools at…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mario’s Creator Doesn’t Want To Talk Wii 2
I’m ready to talk Wii 2. You’re ready. But Shigeru Miyamoto? So not ready. “Don’t ask!” the Mario creator told Edge. “Even when the Wii launched we were developing new hardware, work on 3DS had already started. It’s a matter of when we announce it.” In the past Nintendo has said that it is always…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Game Will Let You Play Monopoly In The Real World
Why plan Monopoly over a little board and pieces of plastic when you can grab your phone, get off your ass and take over the real world? Turf Geography Club is an iPhone game currently in development that combines geography-based app FourSquare with Monopoly’s “take over the city” mechanic. The more you get around, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011
