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UncategorizedThe Game Delay Walk Of Shame
Bar girl game Dream Club Zero will be delayed. The title was supposed to come out on December 30. It won’t. Know what’s more shameful than that? Walking through Las Vegas with a Dream Club Zero dakimakura cover. Know what’s more shameful than that? Walking at the Grand Canyon with a Dream Club Zero dakimakura…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Visual Guide To The UnderGarden
After filling the pollen gauge, players can turn the under water landscape into a colorful garden. Each of the levels are laid out in a hub. As players unlock costumes, they can dress up as they see fit! There is a portal to a second hub where there are more levels. The UnderGarden has a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
He Waited Two Days For This? Poor Bastard
A dude named “Butch” waited two days to be first in line for Kinect’s Tokyo launch. He camped out on the street in a cardboard box painted “Xbox 360”. Too bad his room isn’t much bigger. Butch posted a photo of his Kinect set-up, and it doesn’t look like he has the necessary 8 feet…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Which Consoles Do American Kids Want To Buy This Week (And Beyond)?
Reseach firm Nielsen has hit the streets and found out what American kids are after this holiday season (and the few months beyond). Unsurprisingly, video game hardware is high on the list. Asked which “big ticket” (so, expensive) pieces of electronics kids aged both under and over 13 were looking at buying, consoles and peripherals…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: Elder Scrolls V Is A Direct Sequel To Oblivion
According to a report on Eurogamer Denmark, Elder Scrolls developers Bethesda are already hard at work on a fifth episode in the storied role-playing series. “[Our] source not only confirmed that the game is in current production, but also spoke briefly about the content — with fantasy-sounding phrases like Dragon Lord, something with The Blades…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mega Man Sliced Open
As seen on Kodykoala’s Cblog via Destructoid
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Soundtrack To The Botanical Apocalypse
It only took two years, but there is now a Plants vs Zombies soundtrack available to purchase. That is, should you wish to pretend your working hours are being spent throwing peas at the undead instead of pushing a pencil. The entire soundtrack was composed by PopCap’s Laura Shigihara, who in addition to her duties…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Epic Mickey Champion Says Bye-Bye Disney
Disney Interactive Studios started out as a small Disney arm that mainly churned out licensed games for kids. Today, it’s a major game player. The man that made that happen is leaving the company. According to the Los Angeles Times, Graham Hopper is leaving Disney Interactive. He is the man who made Epic Mickey happen.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedMovie Debuts On PS3 Same Day It Hits Cinemas
Mubi, the new film service for the PS3 that we’re quite big fans of, ran an interesting test over the weekend: showing a movie the same day it was out in cinemas. Granted, it wasn’t a Hollywood blockbuster. It wasn’t even an English-language film, which shouldn’t be too surprising given Mubi’s slant towards foreign cinema.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
GT5 And Forza 3 Race For The Checkered Flag
Forza 3 is a pretty game. Gran Turismo 5 is a pretty game, too. But in the world of virtual car pornography, which is prettier? Here are two comparisons between Gran Turismo 5 and Forza 3. They take into account car modelling as well as light reflections. These aren’t the first GT5 vs Forza 3…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Black Ops? More Like Black Oops!
Here we were, pointing out everything Call of Duty: Black Ops got wrong (and right!) with its use of history, when one of the more obvious flaws was staring us all right in the face. Black Ops’ cover, as you can see above, features a man holding two pistols. Seems innocent enough, but according to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pirate This Game, You’ll Get Fined
Let’s be clear. Torrenting games is not good. It’s bad. But, if you are planning on torrenting games, think twice about doing so with The Witcher 2, because you could be hunted down and fined. The game’s developer CD Projekt considers The Witcher 2 to be a prime target for piracy. It’s a single-player only…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ding, Dong, Farmville Is Dead (Well, It’s Not #1)
It’s finally happened. After an amazing fifteen months spent atop the Facebook application charts, Zynga’s Farmville has been knocked off its perch. At one stage Farmville — a game adored by its players and despised by everyone else — was clocking up 84 million users a month, making it not just the most popular game,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Smugleaf Is A Better Name Than Snivy
When Pokémon: Black and White was released in Japan, the three “starter” Pocket Monsters were called “Tsutaaja”, “Pokabu”, and “Mijumaru”. Tsutaaja doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. What the internet came up with did. The grass type Pokémon was dubbed “Smugleaf” or “Grinleaf” — both great names. But Nintendo has now revealed the character’s official…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy A PlayStation 3?
The PlayStation 3 got off to a slow start when the console first launched in 2006. Since then, it has picked up some serious steam and has come into its own. Is now a good time to take the plunge? [Updated for the holiday season of video games.] [This post was last updated on November…
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Beloved Character’s Voice Actor Returns, But Not For More Arkanoid
Nobuyo Oyama is famous for voicing everyone’s favorite earless robot cat from the future Doraemon and, well, looking like Doraemon. From 1979 to 2005, Oyama voiced Doraemon. The 74-year-old was retired from the show and was replaced by a new Doraemon voice (not quite the same!) and a new Doraemon theme song (not as good…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Charting The Wii’s Decline In The US
2007 was the year of the Wii. So was 2008. But 2010? Not the Wii’s year, especially when you look at the console’s decline in the United States over the course of the year. This chart, provided by Gamasutra and based upon US retail sales figures, shows a console in decline, its sales down by…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedKotaku’s 2010 PlayStation 3 Gift Guide
The holidays are coming, and that means it’s time for you to start thinking about what sorts of gifts you want to give the PlayStation 3 owner and get as a PlayStation 3 owner this year. The PlayStation 3 had a strong year in 2010—hey, it was no 2009, when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Demon’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Bringing Cross-Platform Apps To The 360?
It’s since been edited to remove all mention of Microsoft’s home console, but earlier today, the Redmond software giant was advertising for people to come help work on Silverlight stuff for the Xbox 360. What does that mean? Silverlight – Microsoft’s in-house rival to Adobe’s Flash – is of course already used on the Xbox,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
After Toy Story, Disney Want To Tell A Video Game Story
A few years back, Disney was working on a movie called “Joe Jump”, the tale of an outdated video game character who’s able to find his way into new titles. It had been presumed scrap, but no, it’s not! A report on the LA Times says that the film now has a new name –…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010