Yes, yes, look. Before I left Japan, the folks at Kotobukiya were kind enough to send me a copy of OTACOOL, a book project spearheaded by Danny Choo of dannychoo.com. The idea for the book is fantastic and works on the same principal as our desk feature — people’s personal spaces shed telling light into…
Final Fantasy XIII might be out in Japan, but Square Enix has another new FF title in the pipeline: online game Final Fantasy XIV. A trio of new screenies have hit the official site. Check ’em out. Final Fantasy XIV [Official Site Thanks, Black-Dog-Howls!]
For the past few decades, Nintendo has pushed video games forward. Now, it’s doing the same with retail kiosks. These new kiosks will be outfitted with touch screens and cameras. Users can use the fairly standard touch interface to learn more about Nintendo’s titles, recommendations, sales figures and whatnot or they can wave a DS…
Next February (Feb. 18 to be exact!), Capcom is bringing RE5 to the PlayStation 3 in the form of Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition. The game will take advantage of Sony motion controls as well as include new episodes like “Desperate Escape” in which players control Josh Stone and Jill Valentine in an effort to…
PlayStation Home is ten million strong, Sony announced today. According to Dan Hill, Sony’s European Home Business Manager, “PlayStation Home is fast becoming the meeting place of choice between users and developers.” For developers, Hill explains, Home helps to drive interest in games by offering an interactive, hands-on experience built around the game itself. “A…
Pretty dang straight! We’ve already posted a few images of the linear path players can expect in Final Fantasy XIII. Let’s see how that pans out over the game’s first six hours. Spoilers ahead. This map appeared on the Japanese internet and is pieced together of the various sections players will apparently encounter in the…
It’s like clockwork. Anytime a big game is released — no, anytime a game is released in Japan, some people decide to look up the female characters’ skirts. Final Fantasy XIII is no exception. The focus here is largely pigtailed character Oerba Dia Vanille and her underoos. This close-ups have reveal more than in-game character…
Tecmo’s third-person-shooter Quantum Theory has been dated for Japan. Quantum Theory is penciled in for March 25. The game was developed by Tecmo’s Team Tachyon, which recently developed Undead Knights and before that Wii title Rygar: The Battle of Argus. Quantum Theory features a cover system a la Gears of War. The spin is that…
The statue is not new — we’ve seen it before. But we haven’t seen it bundled with Dead or Alive Paradise. Nor have we seen the Japanese release date for the title. Likewise, new! DoA Paradise will be released in Japan on April 2, 2010. As we previously noted, because Dead or Alive: Paradise is…
A very young Yuna from FFX smooches a young Tidus — as seen on That Girl’s Site (via the CHIVE).
As the Nintendo DS enters its sixth year on the market, introducing its fourth major iteration, the Nintendo DS XL, the software line-up is looking good, especially if you’re a fan of portable role-playing games. The DS’s 2009 was solid and varied, with an all-new Legend of Zelda, Rhythm Heaven, and Mario & Luigi Bowser’s…
Big update this week for the PAL PlayStation Store, as Sony not only cut the price on a ton of great PSN titles and dropped a Gran Turismo 5 demo, but also let PSP owners enjoy a little Metal Gear. Yes, in addition to the endless list of discounted games and DLC, there are GT5…
Final Fantasy XIII was released in Japan yesterday. A day later, Square Enix have released figures revealing how many copies of the game were sold during its first 24 hours on the shelf. And that number has “exceeded one million”. Which, well, makes it sound like they sold between 1 and 1.1 million. The news…
It hasn’t been the best of years for Electronic Arts, but the mega-publisher can take solace in one key area: they’ve returned to the top of the summit in the European market. Having been the #1 publisher in the world’s second-biggest market for years, EA were displaced in 2008 by Nintendo, but have regained top…
While overall video game sales in 2009 are down, that’s the big picture. Break it down into individual markets and you’ll see that “core” game purchases are anything but down. Having taken a look at detailed market data, Broadpoint AmTech analyst Ben Schachter says that “core” game sales in the US (which according to their…
Yesterday, you got a video. It was pretty great. Today, you’re getting some Battlefield: Bad Company 2 screenshots. Sorry they’re not quite as exciting.
Knew something was up with that trailer rating this morning; Sega just let us know that Aliens vs Predator, a violent game which had previously been refused classification in Australia, has had that ruling overturned. Sega Australia’s general manager, Darren Macbeth, tells Kotaku “It is with great pleasure that we announce the success of our…
Last month, we received the uplifting news that Square’s classic Vagrant Story was on its way to the PAL PlayStation Store. Thing is, back then, it didn’t have a release date. It does now! And that date is Tuesday, December 22, which we guess must also be the day Europe’s PlayStation Store is update next…
Like we said, there’s now some Final Fantasy XIII gear available in the Japanese version of PlayStation Home. Thing is, it isn’t as free as first believed/hoped. The only thing that’s free is a personal space, and that’s only free until January 14, after which it’ll cost ¥600. Everything else, from chairs to rugs to…
Splash Damage have announced today that Korean developers Dragonfly are working on an online-only version of Quake Wars, called…Quake Wars Online. It’s moving into beta as we converse, with 100,000 spots available, but since those spots are Korea-only, that information is presented only as information, not a recommendation. Still, you’d expect the final game to…
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