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HipHopGamer Challenges My Old Xbox 360 Doubts, Requests A Freestyle
Wearing a pro wrestling belt — and with the lust level of Dante’s Inferno behind us (NSFW!) — I recently discussed God of War vs. Dante’s, Xbox 360 ’09 vs. PS3 ’09 and some other stuff with the HipHopGamer. Please note that the belt is his. We shot this a couple of weeks ago in…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cho Aniki Zero Isn’t Just For Japan Anymore
We were positive that the homoerotic PSP shooter Cho Aniki Zero would never make it out of Japan, but Aksys Games proves us wrong, bringing the fight against Balzac II to North America next spring. We were so positive Cho Aniki Zero wouldn’t make the trip overseas that we gave it the “Only in Japan”…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free Dark Elves In Every Blood Bowl
The PC adaptation of the Games Workshop board game that put the fantasy in fantasy football is getting a free dose of hot Dark Elf action next month. Of the more than 20 races in the Blood Bowl board game, Cyanide Studio only included 8 in the initial PC release, and there were some grievous…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
DC Universe Online Gets Bizarro
Sony Online Entertainment didn’t just release a new batch of DC Universe Online screenshots and concept art for Bizarro, who is not a clone of Superman gone horribly wrong. Bizarro is one of Superman’s more colorful villains, originally created back when comics were a great deal more lighthearted and fun. Today’s Bizarro is a bit…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dog Bites Man’s Live Account?
This is the story of a man, his dog and an Xbox Live bill. You should probably, despite the photographic evidence, take it with a grain of salt. Kotaku reader Greg says that while he slept his year-old Lab/Hound mix, Oscar, attacked his Xbox 360 controller managing to both turn on the console and purchase…
By Brian Crecente Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atlus Stops Undersupplying PSP Games
It’s not the fact that Atlus has released a selection of its best PSP games in downloadable form on the PlayStation Network, but how they announce said release: no more purposefully undersupplying retail channels! Oh the Atlus PR team has fun. Just look at the title to their press release: “ATLUS ENDS YEARS OF ALLEGEDLY…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
R.U.S.E. Gets Touchy-Feely With Windows 7
Ubisoft’s upcoming strategy game R.U.S.E. craves your touch, announced as one of the first games to fully support the new multitouch capabilities of Windows 7. When R.U.S.E. was first announced with a trailer showing to players battling it out on a giant touch table, we were skeptical. Then they showcased it at E3 on Microsoft’s…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
No More Heroes 2: Now With Playable Henry
Don’t bother trying to understand this trailer for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, set to hit the Wii in January, just sit back and enjoy it. Don’t forget, you have to be 18 to watch this video showing Henry as a playable character in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
By Brian Crecente Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Step Onto The Killing Floor For Free This Weekend
It’s a free Killing Floor weekend on Steam, as Tripwire celebrates the release of the free Level Up content pack, adding new creatures, classes, weapons, maps, and perk levels to the co-op mutant survivor game. Killing Floor is incredibly fun, and now it’s even more so. The free Level Up content pack punctuates Tripwire Interactive‘s…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Invaded By Zombies And Wolves
Harmonix celebrates Halloween in the Rock Band Music Store next week by cavorting with wild animals and the undead, adding new tracks from Rob Zombie, Wolfmother, and Liz Phair. I think Liz Phair might not be part of the Halloween celebration, but I included her just in case. Her “Rock Me”, along with two half-price…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kids Now Getting Sick
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Just as I’m getting better, the kids are now getting sick — both of them. Don’t you just hate that? What you missed last night Witcher Developer And Polish PC Company Make Deal Official Molyneux Picks 5 Most Revolutionary Games of Past 20 Years Yes, The Xbox 360 Update Preview *Is*…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prinny Coming Back To PSP!
Hey Doods, Prinny is coming back to the PSP. After those penguin-characters known as Prinny got a starring role in Prinny: Ore ga Shujinko de Iinsuka? – or Prinny: Is It OK If I’m The Protagonist? Time for a sequel. Developer Nippon Ichi has revealed the next installment in the PSP Prinny line with the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Uncover These Covered Bayonetta Ads
With the game days away from release in Japan, the SEGA Bayonetta marketing blitz continues. The latest are these two large posters in Shinjuku Station’s with fliers than can be pulled off. Dunno, but the fliers have access info for a special Bayonetta cell phone site. The posters are over six feet long each and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ready To Punch Off Clothes With New Ikki Tousen?
Another side-scrolling Ikki Tousen beat ’em up is coming to the PSP. Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact picks up where Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians left off. The sequel has six characters — including a totally new brawler — and new “costume destruction”. Xross Impact will be released in Japan on April 1, 2010. No, this is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Carving a Virtual Pumpkin
An enterprising indie developer pointed me toward his 3D pumpkin carving game on Xbox Live Indie Games called Pumpkin Chop. As virtual arts and crafts go, it’s a pretty satisfying experience. There’s spooky music, a lot of freedom with the carving function and a Show Off! mode that features eerie settings in which to view…
By AJ Glasser Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Do You Notice About This Fate/EXTRA Figure?
A Figma figure of character Saber from upcoming PSP role-playing-game dungeon crawler Fate/EXTRA has been announced. Notice anything? Look closer. Squint, even. That’s right, pantsu. Those who have seen art for the game probably spotted this right quick. The figure will be bundled with Fate/EXTRA when it is released in Japan next March. 『Fate／EXTRA』セイバーの衣装がスケスケでパンツ丸見えなんだが [チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dark Void Jack-o-Lantern Lights It Up
This nifty-keen pumpkin comes our way from Josh Neff, who also has a YouTube vid up showing off his handiwork. “I usually use a pokey thing (in this case it was a sharpened bike spoke), an X-acto knife, and screw drivers,” says Neff. “For the surface detail on this I tried something new and used…
By AJ Glasser Published October 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Witcher Developer And Polish PC Company Make Deal Official
Witcher developer CD Projekt was made its deal Polish computer company Optimus official. As we reported earlier, a nearly defunct public PC assembly company Optimus S.A. was planning to strike a deal with CD Projekt. CD Projekt spokesperson told us at the time that the company has signed a letter of intent – not an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2009