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  Watch The 13 Year-Old Motion Capture Girl In Action

  To achieve the 3D character modeling for PSP title Hatsune Miku -Project Diva-, SEGA enlisted the help of 13-year-old child star Yui Ogura. Here is a video clip of her (and her game counterpart) in action. No, she does not get in the car and drive away. Ogura Yui – Project DIVA Motion Capture [Moetron]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009
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  Red Faction Finally Taking A Giant Hammer To The PC

  I loved the Red Faction demo, but have been holding off on picking the game up on console because, well, I’d rather play it on PC. Which has been tough, what with the PC version delayed and all. But that long wait will soon be over, as THQ have finally gotten around to announcing a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009
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  Brad Pitt, Can You Give Us Advice About Rock Band?

  The superstar offers his pearls of wisdom in the latest issue issue of Wired. He touches on really important stuff. Stuff like looking at porn at work, peeing while on the phone and Rock Band. Let’s cut to the chase, here’s Pitt doing his best “Dear Abby”: Our Rock Band bassist sucks. Am I a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009
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  Shadowy Clip Of An Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

  .html This trailer for Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is the best thing you’ll see all day, a gorgeous introduction to what may become one of your most anticipated releases, whenever and on whatever platform to this game is coming. If you’re unfamiliar with the game, currently listed only for a PC release at this point,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009
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  At Long Last… Moogle Shoes! Sort Of

  It’s no secret that I have a thing for gaming-themed shoes (it’s a chick thing), so I simply have to blog about Daniel “Brass Monki” Reese’s custom video game shoes — featuring Moogles. Normally, you don’t see Moogle-related fashion items when searching for Final Fantasy apparel. I had a particularly fruitless search for someone’s Christmas…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 15, 2009
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  Mass Effect Might Go To Fourth Game, Then Infinity, Then Beyond

  Even though there’s only really one Mass Effect game (the iPhone one doesn’t count) out there, fans are already settling in for the long run. Which is prudent, because BioWare have plans for a lot more Mass Effect games. Speaking with Gamerzines, BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk has said “We’ve said Mass Effect is supposed to be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009
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  GameStop, SMU, AIAS Announce Indie Game Challenge

  GameStop is teaming up with The Guildhall game development graduate program at Southern Methodist University and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences to create the Indie Game Challenge. The contest invites both professional and non-professional game developers to submit betas and pitches, which will be judged by officials from the AIAS. The Challenge is…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 15, 2009
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  Bayonetta Makes A Date In Japan

  Sega and PlatinumGames have pledged to release Bayonetta for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 worldwide this Fall. The good news is that the game has been dated in Japan, arriving overseas on October 29th. That date was dropped in the latest issue of Famitsu, which could mean good news for those of us in…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009
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  LucasArts Touts “World Exclusive Announcements” At Comic-Con

  Who’s hyping its Comic-Con showing now? LucasArts! The publisher of all things Star Wars and Indiana Jones is bringing with it games, creative types and “several world exclusive announcements” to make your visit to the convention worthwhile. Two games promised to be on hand at LucasArts booth are Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009
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  Journalist or Gamer?

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: No, I Was Wrong, THIS Is The Best Service Ever This morning I posted a hypothetical question on my Twitter feed: Which would you hire to write about video games? An established journalist with no gaming experience, or a gamer with zero journalism experience. I included such extremes because I…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2009
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  Sega Debuting Iron Man 2 Game, More At Comic-Con

  The video game presence at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is quickly expanding, as Sega has revealed what it’s bringing to the pop culture convention. That list includes Iron Man 2, which the publisher will debut at the show. We will, of course, be making our way over to Sega’s booth to check out the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009
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  Hulu Tries To Explain Why It’s Blocking The PS3, Fails

  Last month, streaming video service Hulu began blocking the PlayStation 3’s web browser from accessing its content, a practice that continues to this day without official explanation. But customer service has attempted to explain the decision, somewhat cryptically. G4 received a response from Hulu that might leave one more bewildered about the change than not…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009
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  How Sega Has Described Itself From ’89 To ’09

  Nintendo is not the only company that has had to explain, in press releases, what in the world it does. For at least 20 years, so has Sega. That description has never been much fun, sadly. But it has changed. 1989 Press release announcing executive hiring at Sega of America… Based in South San Francisco,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 15, 2009
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  Dear You, Tell Us More About Yourself…

  …by completing this fun-filled survey all about YOU. Send the last question to [email protected], thereby entering yourself to win a $300 AMEX gift card. Then we’ll take a long walk on the beach together, planning our future while the surf gently laps at our toes. Love, Gawker. [Contest rules apply.]

  By Chrissie Lamond Published July 15, 2009
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  God Of War Slaying The Comic Book Medium

  The adventure of Kratos will continue in the pages of a six-issue God of War comic book series published by DC/Wildstorm Comics, slated to hit before the release of the third game on the PlayStation 3. The God of War mini-series will be written by comic book legend Marv Wolfman, notable for his work on…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009
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  This Week In Video Game Comics

  Here’s a rundown of the new video game-based comics going on sale in comics shops in the U.S. this week, including two from Blizzard’s biggest series. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #43… Written by John Jackson Miller; Art by Bong Dazo Summary via publisher Dark Horse Comics: “Reaping”: An unprecedented new adventure begins…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 15, 2009
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  InstantAction Fortified With Castle As New CEO

  Browser-based games company InstantAction, responsible for the web-based Tribes and Fallen Empire: Legions, has a new CEO in Westwood Studios founder Louis “Lou” Castle. That’s Lou, pictured to the right of Steven Spielberg playing Boom Blox, by the way. IndustryGamers reports today that Castle has moved on from Electronics Arts to run InstantAction, relocating the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009
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  Creating a Character In Champions Online

  Champions Online executive producer Bill Roper walks us through creating a character in Cryptic’s upcoming massively-multiplayer online superhero game. Champions Online takes the rich character creation that Cryptic created for NCsoft’s City of Heroes and brings it to the next level. Not only can you spend hours designing the perfect superhero costume, the ability to…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009
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  The Trouble With Girls’ Games

  If anyone is worried about what Grand Theft Auto games might do to boys, then, my former colleague Tracey John writes for Wired, you might want to worry how a different set of games influences girls. Tracey has pulled descriptions for 11 upcoming DS games aimed at girls. These are games about make-up, boyfriends or…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 15, 2009
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  Kenka Bancho 3 Gets A Badass New Name

  Last week, Atlus announced that it would bring Kenka Bancho 3 to North American PSPs, admitting that Kenka Bancho 3 is not the most Western friendly or marketable of names. It asked you to decided the final title. Which is… …Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble, the option I voted for in Atlus’ online poll. Turns out,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009