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Kinect Makes Its Made-For-TV Movie Debut On Friday
While we won’t be seeing Microsoft’s Kinect until November, the family in science-fiction made-for-TV movie The Jensen Project already has it all set up, though they might want to do something about that errant Xbox 360 logo in the corner. The Jensen Project, airing this Friday at 8PM Eastern on NBC, is a made-for-TV movie…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Future of Xbox 360’s 1 Vs. 100 Remains Unclear
When Microsoft brought television game show 1 Vs. 100 to the world of Xbox Live it was heralded as the first step toward transforming the Xbox 360’s online service into an entertainment channel of its own. The first two seasons of the were very different than what video game players were used to seeing on…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Walmart Readies Kinect Bundles
While we still await official word on the pricing on Microsoft’s Kinect, Walmart has started selling preorder bundles for the camera controller, packing in a game of your choice and a $30 gift card for $199. Microsoft hasn’t come right out and said it, but seeing as everyone, including Microsoft, is listing the price at…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter High School: The Musical
Dan Hibiki applies chapstick as “Goodbye Horses” begins to play, asking the camera, “Would you fight me? I’d fight me.” That’s really all you need to know about this trailer for the fan-made musical follow-up to Street Fighter High. The Street Fighter High short film that came out in April was rather entertaining for a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2010 -
ReviewsLEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 Review: The Best LEGO Game to Date
As Kotaku’s resident LEGO fan and game reviewer I approached LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 with more than a bit of trepidation. It’s the first time I have ever been asked to play a LEGO game and didn’t really want to. After having played through more than a half-dozen LEGO games from developer…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Doesn’t Want To Criminalize Obsessed Fans
Ever see a Pokemon tribute video, a Zelda fan film, or a Super Mario Bros. gaming mod and wonder how the people who made it got away with it? Don’t Nintendo’s lawyers know how to use the phone? This is how a Nintendo shareholder asked the question in late June: In connection with Nintendo’s basic…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Double-Decker TVs Perfect For His and Her Gaming
Chris’s TV is above. 46 inch LCD and his tower is on the right hand side. Bottom TV is mine, 46 inch LED and the tower on the left would obviously be mine. DVR box, xbox,ps3,wii hooked up with Sega, dreamcast, nes in the drawers when desired. As seen on Flickr via ButtonMashing. [Thanks Tony]
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Falling Down
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Fat Lip From Fat Head Fat lip? Man, I tumbled down the stairs this morning while taking out the trash, skinning my knee BAD. I saw blood! Some guy asked me if I was okay, and I said, “I’m fine.” (Do not worry, it is now covered by Ultra-man band-aids!)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Which Version Of Deus Ex: Human Revolution Should You Buy?
Sci-fi game Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be released on the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the PC. There choices, so choose wisely, right? Nope! Relax Human Revolution producer David Anfossi told website VG247, “For Deus Ex, we decided to work on all platforms in parallel to give players the same experience.” Anfossi told the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Bullet Hell Shooter Character To Cuddle
Who wants a hug? Who? You? Aya Shameimaru from doujin bullet shooter Touhou Project is getting immortalized as a plush toy. Priced at ¥3,500 ($39), the 250mm tall toy will be available later this month at the Wonder Festival figure event. Anime & Figures: Touhou Project Shameimaru Aya plush by Gift [Neko Magic]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Your First Proper Look At Pro Evo 2011
Football takes Cristiano Ronaldo many places. Hot places. Cold places. Even this trailer for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011. As a former Pro Evo fanatic, I so want to believe this is the year Konami gets its act together and begins to compete with FIFA again. And while this trailer gives me some hope, those wooden…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metroid: Other M Starts A Lot Like 2001 Finishes
Nintendo think that Metroid: Other M, being developed by Team Ninja, is the most cinematic Metroid game ever developed. We can’t argue otherwise on the strength of trailers like this. It’s a short cinematic sequence from the opening of the game, showing the “birth of Samus”. Long-time fans may baulk at the extra flesh Team…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Another Chanbara Movie Ditches Cowboy Hat (And Clothes)
Those hack-and-slash Onechanbara video games have been made into motion pictures that, like the games, mix violence and titillation. A spin-off Chanbara movie goes straight to the titillation. Out on home video this month in the West, Chanbara Striptease is what you’d expect from a movie called Chanbara Striptease. Though, the original Japanese title “Oppai…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Boss Says Japan’s Core Gameplay “Not As Strong”
Yoichi Wada, boss of publisher Square Enix (Final Fantasy), has some stern words for Japanese developers in a recent interview with industry site Gamasutra. “I don’t think we can say Japan’s strong” in core gameplay, he tells the site. “Western developers have become much stronger, during the past five years, in this aspect — the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Nerdy Wedding Ring (Full Of Memories)
Ray Arifianto, who works on the Xbox Platform team at Microsoft, is getting married. He’s got the nerdiest wedding ring to prove it. While his blushing bride is not a gamer or a nerd for that matter, she is totally cool with the idea of getting hitched with one. “So cool,” Ray writes, “that she…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Chun-Li Has Tiny Thighs
My heart. It melts. As seen on Capcom
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedNothing Says Xbox 360 In Japan Like A Grown Man In A Dress
Like its previous title, Namco Bandai’s idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER 2 is coming to the Xbox 360. Time to celebrate! In drag. This is the latest in a series of wry ads depicting the members of “Xbox Mission Department” as they sign contracts with new titles and try not to barf. The commercials are somewhat…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010