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There Is An Evangelion Motorbike…. VROOM!
You’ve seen the Neon Genesis Evangelion racing car. You’ve seen the Evangelion race queens. And now, you will see the Eva road racing motorcycle. Or part of it. More pictures here According to the Anime News Network, the Evangelion racing team has decorated a Kawasaki ZX-10R superbike to look like the franchise’s EVA-01 unit. Next…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Meet Your 2010 American Pokémon Champions
Last weekend, the 2010 Pokémon national championships went down at the Indiana Convention Centre. Hundreds entered, but only one two could emerge the winner. Those two were Wade Stanley, who was the junior champ, and Wesley Morioka, winner of the “seniors” division. After three days of Pokémon warfare, the pair will be off on an…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
White Knight Chronicles Ready To Slay PSPs
PS3 role-playing game White Knight Chronicles is coming to the PSP. It currently has the temporary title of “White Knight Chronicles: New Project” (clever!). The game’s concept is being created by Level-5, the studio behind the console games. The game development itself will apparently be handled by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan. From the teaser in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Torchlight MMO Wants To Play Like A Singleplayer Title
It’s been humming along under the radar for months now, but Runic Games is about to take the wraps off its next game: a massively-multiplayer title based on 2009’s surprise hit Torchlight. Runic boss Travis Baldree is already talking up some of the game’s features, however, telling PC Gamer “our vision is to have an…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Is Another New Yakuza Game (Endless!)
Ack! That’s Goro Majima, a character in Sega’s Yakuza game. He will be the protagonist of Sega’s new Yakuza title. But isn’t the Tokyo-based game company already working on a new Yakuza game? Yes, yes it is. But that game, Yakuza: New Chapter Black Panther is for the PSP. Like previous entries in the series,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
We All Had To Update Firefox Because Of Farmville Users
Firefox users may have noticed they had to upgrade their browser over the weekend. Why did every Firefox user on the planet need this essential upgrade? Because Farmville was broken. It seems the previous update was causing problems with the Facebook game, users around the world complaining they were no longer able to play Farmville…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Honcho Calls World Cup Interview “Deplorable”
Last night, Japan played valiantly against Paraguay. The game was 0-0 after extra time causing the victor to be settled by penalty kicks. Paraguay made all its shots. Japan, however, did not. The player who missed his shot was defender Yuichi Komano. He was the third player to shoot on the Japanese side, and his…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s The End Of The Virtual World As We Know It
Self-professed “virtual photographer” Robert Overweg has a portfolio up on his site, showcasing a series of shots he calls “The End of the Virtual World”. They don’t show the last minutes of a dying game world; instead, Overweg journeys to the end of a game’s maps, shooting the desolate, lonely places that exist on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mafia Wars Getting A Hollywood Movie? Not So Fast…
Casual game Mafia Wars might make movie fodder. Twenty-five million people play it! That doesn’t mean it will in fact be made into a movie. Yet. A report stated that Mafia Wars was being developed into a movie with studio Radar Pictures, which would mean Mafia Wars is the first casual Facebook game to be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: Here Are Kinect’s Technical Specs
A British retailer has posted a set of technical specifications for Microsoft’s upcoming motion-control peripheral, Kinect. Interestingly, it says only two “active” players can be tracked at any one time. While the camera can track “up to six people”, it can only handle two “active players” at a time, relegating the rest to support roles…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Darksiders PC Delayed (But Will Come In A Fancy Box)
The PC version of Darksiders isn’t going to make June. It’s been pushed back to September. Bummer! On the bright side, the delay may be made more palatable by the fact PC owners will be able to snap up a “Hellbook Edition” of the game, which comes in a fancy box and includes some art…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mario Creator Doesn’t Need Your Stinking Money [Update]
Do not fret, Shigeru Miyamoto is rich. How rich? Yesterday, Kotaku sourced a report from Asahi.com that mentioned that the six Representative Directors at Nintendo (Miyamoto included) received a million dollars. The original wording was somewhat unclear as to whether that was for all of them or each. According to Nintendo, it was each. Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: Foxconn Looking To Open New Plant
In the wake of suicides and international scrutiny, Foxconn Technology is preparing to build…another enormous factory. This year, there have been 12 attempted suicides and ten deaths at Foxconn’s Shenzhen complex. Foxconn manufactures the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Wii, the iPhone and the iPad, among many other devices. USA Today reports that a website…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
After Nearly Four Years, The PS3 Finally Turns A Profit
Thanks to new versions of the hardware and increased sales in the past twelve months, Sony’s PlayStation 3 has finally become a profitable machine for the company. “This year is the first time that we are able to cover the cost of the PlayStation 3”, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida told IGN.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Do Red Dead Redemption Players Have Against Crows?
Do Red Dead Redemption players hate crows? I shoot virtual deer and wolves a lot in that fantastic video game Western, but look at these stats, pulled from the Rockstar Social Club: Hey, all of you virtual cowboys, what did these crows ever do to you? You can’t even sell their feathers for much money.…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hulu Plus Requires PlayStation Plus Subscription
Sony has been coy on whether Hulu Plus would be available only to PlayStation Plus subscribers. There may be a reason for that. A $170 reason. The guys at Technologizer have found that in the source code for Hulu Plus’ “devices” page, you can find the following point: “The instructions below will help you install…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Rise From Your Grave
In this not so special edition of Kotaku Off Topic, let’s talk about non-video game related things we’d really like to fix. Me? I’d like a time machine to fix my troubles. I’m chronically late. Even this post is late. But in the real world, I’m late for a going away party. So, a time…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2010