Frenchman Frédérick Raynal, known to most as the creator of horror series Alone in the Dark but beloved by us for creating cult hit Little Big Adventure, has a new game due this year in the works for publisher Ubisoft. What it is, exactly, we don’t know. All we know from his chalkboard tease is…
DS title Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were released in Japan on September 12. The games didn’t come out in North America until this March. With so many games these days getting either global or near global releases, what gives? “We do our best to make our games so North American players can enjoy the game…
The first round of artwork for Mistwalker’s Last Story was great, but there were two things that were missing: people, and maps. Those shortcomings have been rectified in this second round of artwork for the game, which reveal more of the game’s Mediterranean influence, along with teases that the game’s world , the island (and…
Noodles. Toy figures. And grab bags at New Years. Japan loves lining up for stuff, and the PS3 torne digital recorder is no exception. Torne went on sale as an individual peripheral and also bundled with the PS3. By 9:00am this morning in Japan, over 200 shoppers lined up in front of the Akihabara Yodobashi…
This is an “enthusiast” motherboard. The Rampage III Extreme. And by “enthusiast”, manufacturers Asus mean “hardcore PC gamers”. This would normally be where we all start nodding off, but really, take a look at this thing. That’s not a piece of hardware you stuff inside a desktop PC. It looks more like a miniature rendition…
Um, Hooray? Forget Game of the Year, the Japanese internet has the Kuso (“Crap”) Game of the Year. And last year’s winner is coming to the Xbox 360. Computer title Sengoku Hime 2 is a historical simulation game in the same vein of Koei’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms franchise, but with adult content. The…
While a lot of the game’s marketing has focused on the fact it’s coming out on Xbox 360, let’s not forget espionage title Splinter Cell: Conviction is also on the way for the PC. As such, and as is customary with major upcoming PC releases, we’re going to need to take a look at the…
Hana is a character in Yakuza 4. She is a clerk at in-game finance company Sky Finance. This is what she looks like in the game. What does her voice actress look like? Like this. SEGA used advanced face scanning technics for many of the game’s voice actors so that the character models resemble their…
One of the most interesting things about Yakuza 3 is how you keep running into men with enormous, fantastic tattoos. Well, those tats are the work of one man: Kazuaki Kitamura. Better known as Horitomo, he’s a Japanese tattoo artist who, while working in Yokohama, was drafted in by Sega to design the trademark body…
In early January, a Japanese news program did a piece on “netoge haijin” or “online game invalids”. A follow-up to that report has appeared, and some believe the segment is fake. The slang “netoge haijin” went mainstream in 2009 in part due to news reports like this. There was also a book by journalist Osamu…
While the game is (sadly) slipping from people’s memory’s, Muramasa’s star Momohime doesn’t seem to be, as evidenced by this delightful new figure. We caught a glimpse of it at Wonder Festival, but the toy is gearing up for a retail release, meaning we now get to check out a range of detailed shots. It’ll…
In large Japanese cities, driving a big American car can prove challenging. There are endless narrow backstreets and fixing the car in a parking place can be a nightmare. Try imagining doing that in a Hummer. No, a Hummer limousine. To draw stares, SEGA rolled out this Yakuza 4 branded Hummer limo on the Tokyo…
Since the release of Sony’s Heavy Rain last month, users have been complaining about a range of bugs and glitches. Well, complaining about most of them. Good news, complainers: a patch is on the way. The publisher has posted a notice on its official forums, revealing that the patch – which should hopefully (though it’s…
Personally, I like “Broly the Unholy”. As seen on Skull Swap. Thanks, JoeyJavs!
Well, here’s something that slipped through the cracks. While we were all busy condemning Ubisoft for its restrictive, must-be-online PC digital rights management, EA has crept in and done the exact same thing. In a post over on Command & Conquer 4’s forums, EA community manager Apoc writes “First thing to be clear about, Command…
It’s the backbone of the video game industry. Consoles come and consoles go, but the personal computer has always been there, and maybe, always will be. So let’s talk about it, eh? From upgrades to digital delivery, today we’re going to be asking you all about the PC. And not the dusty old Dell you…
The incredibly talented (and patient) Ben Heckendorn, hacker and modder extraordinaire, has revealed his latest and greatest creation, a built-from-scratch pinball table based on the works and quotes of actor Bill Paxton. Heckendorn crafted almost everything you see here from raw materials combined with blood, sweat and tears, including the LED display, the body, the…
It’s a special St. Patrick’s Day edition of Kotaku Off Topic, a chance for the conversation to be not just about video games, but not just about pounding Guinness and Irish whiskey as well. Well, my conversation starter is going to be about today’s holiday. I’m half-Irish, so I’ll be putting in half the effort,…
Only video games can save the world, says Jane McGonigal, but only if we dedicate more time to playing them, some 21 billion hours of game time per week needed to survive the next century. McGonigal, director of game research and development at Institute for the Future and one of the people behind the do-good…
Cross-game voice chat. How do we know? By looking at the newly launched PlayStation.blog Share, a PlayStation fan’s sounding board that will let the powers that be know just how badly you want auto-syncing trophies and backwards compatibility. In fact, those are the top three demands PlayStation 3 owners are making of Sony right now,…
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