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  Japanese Arcade Cabinets For Japanese Toys

  We’re a multinational bunch here. Very global in our outlook. So if we post a bunch of GI Joes hanging out playing GI Joe-sized arcade machines, it’s only fair we do the same for the Japanese. Here’s a bunch of Japanese figures, noticeably not as armed as the Joes, just kickin’ it, playing Street Fighter,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  Sony Thanks Its Customers With PSN Ads

  How thoughtful! A PlayStation Network promotion wrapped in a thank you note sent to selected folks. Sony, you should’ve have. No, really. You shouldn’t have. Thanks everyone who sent this in!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009
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  God Of War Collection: Not Until 2010, Europe

  Americans love a bit of blood, a bit of grunty men tearing things in twain. So Americans will be getting the God of War Collection in 2009. Europe, though? Home to Greek mythology? Yeah, Europe has to wait. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have confirmed with VG247 that that “it will not be possible to release…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  So How Did That Japan PS3 Slim Launch Go?

  The PS3 Slim launched today in Japan — there was even a special launch event at the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. Kotaku Japan was on hand for the festivities. There was a countdown and folks could check out PS3 title Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record U.C.0081 on the big screen in front of Yodobashi Camera.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009
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  A Zelda Peripheral For Hyrulapalooza

  It’s dangerous to rock out. Here, take this. It’s $95, is real, and comes fully endorsed, because it has the word “FUZZ” on it. No harm ever came from a combination of fuzz and guitars. We’re a bit sceptical about the item’s selling spiel: The Bit Legend of Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal is an intense…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  Rolling Stones Shamble Onto Guitar Hero

  While The Beatles are lauded with their own game, one of Britain’s other 60’s super-groups – The Rolling Stones – are just going to have to make do with a downloadable track pack for Guitar Hero 5. There are five songs available starting from today, all live versions. Sadly, not one of them is “Street…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII Odin Summoned In Figure Form

  Over the weekend, figure and hobby event Chara-Hobby was held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. It’s the home of the Tokyo Game Show, you know. The event had loads of new figures on display, including this prototype of Final Fantasy XIII‘s Odin. Odin is the summon for FFXIII heroine, and this unpainted figure…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009
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  Sony No Longer The One And Only, Gets A New Corporate Tagline

  Every big corporation needs a snappy tagline. Something to close out a commercial with, and put on the front cover of investor relations reports. Sony’s had a few over the years, but this week unveiled a new one. You can see it up there. It’s make.believe. Intended not to invoke feelings of fantasy and forts…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  Japanese Game Voice Actress Buys Xbox 360 Late, Too Early

  Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that it would be lowering the price of the Xbox 360 in Japan like it had abroad. Bad time to buy a new Xbox 360, no? Right before the announcement, voice actress Hitomi Harada bought, that’s right, an Xbox 360. That is, she bought it after doing voice work for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009
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  New Forza 3 Screens: Antipodean Muscle

  Here’s some new Forza 3 screens, showcasing some of the cars from Australia’s V8 touring car series that have found their way into the game. Think NASCAR, only they turn left and right.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  How Square Enix Ports DS Games To The Wii

  Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time was released on the DS and the Wii. How did Square Enix port it over? Easily. The game’s director Mitsuru Kamiyama explained at the recent CEDEC game conference in Japan, “The DS version was the original source code, we made a system that automatically generated the Wii version.”…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009
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  Okamiden Kicks Cuteness Up A Notch

  Got a reservation or two about Okamiden. Namely that it’s on the DS (was hoping for PS3), and that it’s not Clover (well, Platinum) making it. Got no reservations, however, about how damn cute the new hero, Chibiterasu, is. Look at him! My heart melts just thinking about looking at him. Or her. Probably, her,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  Ninja Gaiden Sigma II Leaves Footprint Traces

  This Ninja Gaiden Σ II may not have wall breast touching, but it does have footprints. And footprints are almost as good as wall breasts. Right? Right?

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009
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  God Of War Collection Cover: God Of War God Of War God Of War

  Here’s the cover to the remastered editions of God of War, due later this year on PS3. Are you aware that these are two God of War games? Really, Sony, four God of War logos might be a bit much.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2009
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  Firmware 2.8 vs. Firmware 3.0 – Fight!!

  It’s been a few days since the new PS3 firmware, firmware 3.0, was released. We’ve already asked you what you thought of it. Now let’s see how it stacks up to firmware 2.8. The video above show the startup with same settings on both consoles. In this video, Batman boots up on both the 2.8…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII To Cost $89 In Japan?

  That red kiosk is called “Loppi”. It’s located in Japanese convenience store Lawson. It’s a ticket selling machine, but customers can also go shopping and even pre-order video games and consoles. The Loppi screen lists the Xbox 360, the PSP 2000 1seg tuner and right below that? Final Fantasy XIII. The game is priced at…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2009
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  Peter Moore: No More NASCAR Games from EA

  In an interview, EA Sports boss Peter Moore says his division’s plans for doing more NASCAR games have, like Ray Earl Don’s No. 78 Chevy in turn four at Rockingham, done blowed up. “There are no plans right now for NASCAR from EA,” Moore told GameSpot. Moore said the people who worked on EA’s NASCAR…

  By Owen Good Published September 2, 2009
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  360 Games No Longer Have To Be In High Definition

  Since the 360 launched in 2005, developers have had to work within a set of guidelines set down by Microsoft. One of those stipulated that games had to be running at a resolution of 1280×720 (720p). Not any more! Black Rock Studio’s (ATV, Split/Second) David Jefferies has, in his regular column on industry site Develop,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2009
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  iPhone Gets First Pissin’ Shooter

  Oh boy. Somehow, a game called iPeePee got approved by the iTunes App Store. Yes, if you find target practice in your own home too easy, now you can try drunkenly hosing down seven virtual environments with the accelerometer. In iPeePee, by Mobiguo, you play an inebriated male trying to get your stream into a…

  By Owen Good Published September 2, 2009
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  Earth Eternal Impressions: Dispelling Furry Worries

  Up until yesterday, all I’d heard about Earth Eternal was some grumbling about furries and over-long exposition text. Funny, because I saw neither of those when I sat down with the game. There were anthropomorphic animals, of course. The entire game is rooted in a back story where humans have died off and various animals…

  By AJ Glasser Published September 2, 2009