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Tokyo Game Show: Big News, Big Booths and Big Parties
Tokyo Game Show 09 coverage.
By Brian Crecente Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
BioShock 2 Hits in February
BioShock 2 will hit stores worldwide on Feb. 9, 2K Games announced this morning. The sequel, currently in development for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, is set about ten years after the events of the original BioShock. “Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to…
By Brian Crecente Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shoko Nakagawa Is Doing Another Game Ad
This time its Wii title Super Robot Wars NEO. But sadly, it doesn’t seem as thought she’ll be dressed up as a mecha warrior. She will be wearing pearls and dressed as a newscaster. That counts for something, right? Right? “Up until now out of all the things I’ve worn, wearing this news caster outfit…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 -
UncategorizedPissed Off Tea Table Flipping, The Arcade Game
In Japanese, people often talk about flipping over a table in anger — “chabudai gaeshi” or “upending the tea table”. The action is seen throughout popular culture in Japan. Of course, when some people in Japan get totally pissed off, they might flip over the tea table, too. At Nintendo, the term is figuratively used…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hello, Giant Master Chief Bust
Collectibles company One2One Collectibles have announced they’ll be releasing a line of 1:2 scale busts from the Halo universe. That’s a big bust. First off the blocks is, of course, the Master Chief. It’ll be out towards the end of the year, and being so damn huge, carries a damn huge price tag, at $225.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
BBC Examines Yellow Light of Death in UK
The Xbox 360 has the Red Ring of Death — a system failure warning. The PS3 also has a system failure warning, the Yellow Light of Death. Maybe you’ve seen it, maybe you haven’t. It all depends on your luck. As the BBC’s consumer site Watchdog points out, PS3 has broken down without warning, giving…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lostwinds Might Come To 360, PS3
Lostwinds is pretty great, but because it’s only available on WiiWare, many people are missing out. Maybe a version on the 360 or PlayStation 3 could be a little more inclusive. In an interview with VideoGamer, Frontier studio boss David Braben has said that as the 360 and PS3 begin to adopt new control schemes,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
What If Noby Noby Boy Was Movie, A Scary Movie
Namco’s PSN title Noby Noby Boy is the latest creation from zany game designer Keita Takahashi. His games are on the wacky, carefree side. What if Noby Noby Boy was a movie, though? It’s not a movie, and as far as we know it will probably never be one. But, what if it was. What…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Surprise, There Will Be Halo 3: ODST Midnight Launches
GameStop announced today that 3,600 stores in the United States will be holding midnight openings for the latest Halo title, Halo 3: ODST. There’ll be trivia, give-aways, blah blah blah. Wondering how long until retailers find out that most of these things aren’t worth the wages it costs them to staff the store throughout the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Friendly Neighborhood Party Reminder
Hello. We’d like to remind you of something. Next Monday, we are holding a party in Tokyo. You’re invited to come along! The party will be this coming Monday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. It would help a great deal if you could shoot us an email to tips with the subject line “party”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Second Red Faction DLC Pack Released
Volition have today released the second of three planned pieces of downloadable content for Red Faction: Guerilla. This one caters to all the multiplayer fans in the house/on Mars. No fancy name for this one, it’s just the “Multiplayer Pack”, and includes two new game modes (Bagman & Team Bagman) along with eight new maps…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
NieR Replicant Tokyo Game Show Trailer Looks Like This
The Cavia-developed, Square Enix-published action role-playing-game NieR Replicant is coming to the PS3. Here is the game’s Tokyo Game Show trailer — before TGS. He’s fighting to save his sister, you know.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Are Top Five Xbox 360 Games In Japan Similar?
You don’t need to play them or their spin-offs only on the Xbox 360, that’s how. According to Japanese website Game Data Museum, the top five selling Xbox 360 games are: 1. Star Ocean 4 (Life-to-date: 208,521) 2. Blue Dragon (Life-to-date: 203,740) 3. Tales of Vesperia (Life-to-date: 194,714) 4. Last Remnant (154,493) 5. Resident Evil…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blizzcon Is Not For Financial Gain
Speaking at GDC Austin earlier today, Blizzard’s Frank Pearce has revealed that despite charging $125 a head to get into Blizzcon, the annual event still ends up a net loss for the company. “BlizzCon is operated at a substantial loss for the company,” he said. “It’s a huge marketing opportunity, so that’s the benefit we…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Some Prizes And Figures of The Amusement Machine Show
This is just a small sampling of the crane game prizes and figures on display at the Amusement Machines Show in Chiba, Japan. There are Monster Hunter prizes, Valkyria Chronicles figures and a Hatune Miku PSP statue. Check ’em out. AMショーで見かけたゲーム・プライズたち［第47回AMショー］
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega Still Teasing A Yakuza 3 Release For The West
For the past few months, various comments from Sega have people hoping for a Western release of Yakuza 3 bummed. Today, however, things are sounding a little more optimistic. Popping into the comments section of a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sega of America assistant community manager Aaron Webber has said “Yakuza 3 is not…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom: Developers “Delighted” About Wii PS3 Port Possibility
Arcade games to the Wii? Why not. Xbox 360 games to the Wii? You betcha. If only there was a way to bring Wii games to the PS3 and vice versa. With that new Sony wand motion controller, there might be just that. “Speaking to other developers in Japan,” Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Celebrate A WW2 Disaster With Free Achievement Points!
Operation Market Garden, an Allied airborne assault on the Muese and Rhine rivers during the Second World War, was a disaster. Thousands killed, thousands captured. So let’s celebrate its anniversary with free achievement points! Yes, if you drop a copy of Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway (which depicts events from Market Garden, obviously) into your…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2009 -
UncategorizedCrazy Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Boob Shaking
Tecmo is bringing motion controlled jubblie juggling to Ninja Gaiden Σ 2. We’ve seen what men look like playing with the special feature. But we really haven’t gotten a good look at it in action. And look at them — in action. We’re not quite sure what to make of this. Nobody really is. In…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2009
