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  Younger Girl Did Hatsune Miku Motion Capture

  Pantsu-heavy PSP music game Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- features a 3D version of Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku. To get that 3D character modeling, SEGA enlisted child star Yui Ogura to do the motion capture. The kicker? According to Hatsune Miku’s official profile, the character is 16 years old. Yui Ogura is only 13. What gives?!…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009
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  The King of Fighters XII Arrives July 28

  No longer is The King of Fighters XII scheduled for “Summer 2009” in North America. No longer will its release date be shuffled. It will arrive on these shores July 28th. That’s according to The King of Fighters XII Facebook page and Twitter account, putting an end to the torment that is the 2D fighting…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2’s Ridiculous “Prestige Edition” Unboxed

  Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has your first look at the regular, “Hardened,” and “Prestige” editions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in this new unboxing video. What makes the uber-expensive edition so “Prestige”? Night vision goggles maybe? Yes, night vision goggles will be included in the top tier version of the Modern Warfare 2…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Indies Being Shut Out Of Xbox Live Arcade? [Update]

  Having spoken with several “concerned” developers, Screen Play is reporting that Microsoft have begun to “dramatically reduce” the number of independent titles they publish on Xbox Live Arcade. It’s believed that the crackdown is a response to fears that there’s simply too much stuff available on the service, and that major publishers are behind the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009
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  Double Round-Up Special: 1C and Ubisoft

  The hazy period between Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett’s untimely ends and the celebration of my our great nation’s birthday was dominated by two game companies that couldn’t be more different. We all know (and possibly love) Ubisoft – the French game studio has been bringing us multiplatform hits for years. This month’s preview event…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 13, 2009
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  The Bonus Round Talks Motion Control Bundles, Vitality Sensors

  In part three of our four part Bonus Round discussion, Geoff Keighley, Michael Pachter, Shane Satterfield and I wag our tongues about waggle controls. What’s left to talk about? Plenty! Pachter expresses his thoughts on the bundling opportunities for Project Natal and the Xbox 360, the cheaper PlayStation 3 with PlayStation Eye packed in, and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  id Starts Teasing With Rage

  id Software‘s Rage is about to get the cover treatment from Game Informer magazine. But if you aren’t a subscriber, you may be able to get your fix online, as id has begun teasing its next game. The slow roll out of Rage info is happening right now at the After The Impact web site.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Kotaku’s Biography

  To: Ash From: Crecente We finally have official staff biographies. It’s pretty interesting stuff. I knew about your other book, but I didn’t know what your degree was in. And I didn’t know all about Fahey’s checkered past. What you missed: FTC Calls Out Video Game Reviewers in Proposed Endorsement Rule Changes Looks Like That…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009
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  Nintendo Girls Aren’t Bad, They’re Just Drawn That Way

  As seen on A Scoop of Melon. Thanks, Luke!

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Green Lantern Movie To Game Adaptation Is Go

  Warner Bros. is slated to bring DC’s Green Lantern to the silver screen in 2011 via Casino Royale director Martin Campbell with Ryan Reynolds recently revealed as the titular hero. You know what that means? Video game adaptation! According to a report from VentureBeat, Warner Bros. has given the go ahead to release a game…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Dead Fantasy III: The Epic Final Fantasy, DOA Cat Fight Continues

  .html What happens when two of gaming’s chestiest ladies from Final Fantasy and Dead Or Alive go at it? Monty Oum’s Dead Fantasy, that’s what. Part three of the machinima series brings with it more feminine fisticuffs. In comparison to parts I and II, Dead Fantasy III takes things down a notch, somewhat surprisingly. This…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Madballs, Monkey Island Roll To XBLA This Wednesday

  Xbox Live Arcade gets a double dose of nostalgia this week, thanks to the addition of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition and Madballs in… Babo: Invasion, two games that will be available for download as of Wednesday. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition updates the classic LucasArts adventure game with the high-definition…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Swine Flu Threatens Thailand’s Gaming Centers

  Fears that Thailand’s online gaming shops could be a major hub for swine flu transmission were realized this week, as a computer game shop employee became virus’ 17th Thai victim. The latest victim of influenza type-A, or swine fly, in Thailand has been confirmed to be a worker at a computer game shop in the…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009
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  The Villains of Batman: Arkham Asylum

  In case you’d forgotten, here’s a roundup of the major baddies looking for a little payback when Batman finds himself trapped in Arkham Asylum. We need a new kind of man-eating plant. That’s pretty much what I took away from this trailer, in which the Joker, Killer Croc, Bane, and Poison Ivy strut their stuff.…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009
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  Meat Bun Levels Up With DX, XXL

  Missed out on some those fan-favorite Meat Bun tees introduced last year? A trio of bestsellers rise from their grave today, redesigned and reprinted as part of the Meat Bun DX line. Plus, there’s good news for the plus-sized. Finally, after numerous requests, we’ve added roomier extra extra large sizes, so towering Fahey-proportioned types with…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  BioShock 2 Delayed To FY 2010

  Your return to Rapture will be a bit delayed, as publisher Take-Two Interactive announced today that BioShock 2 won’t be releasing in the company’s fourth quarter as previously planned. Now for the bad news. While the game was previously slated to hit European store shelves on October 30, 2009, just squeezing into the company’s fiscal…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Dragon Age: Origins Preview: About Those Xbox 360 Controls…

  The Xbox 360 version of Dragon Age Origins, which we now know will be a massively-single-player role-playing game, was brought to New York City last week for a showcase and one of the shortest hands-on demos ever. Maybe a short demo’s for the best, though, because Dragon Age is one of those games that is…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2009
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  The Comic-Con 2009 Schedule: Just The Games

  The annual San Diego Comic-Con isn’t just about comic book culture. It’s the mecca for all things nerdy and obsessive, including video games. This year’s gaming presence at the convention is impressive, not to mention regularly double-booked. Expect games like Gears of War, Assassin’s Creed II, Halo, Bayonetta and Dead Space Extraction to get prominent…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009
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  Battle Fantasia Goes Downloadable For PS3

  More than a year after retail release for the PlayStation 3 in Europe, Arc System Work’s Battle Fantasia is finally coming to North America, courtesy of the PlayStation Network. North American PlayStation 3-owning fans of Arc fighters like Guilty Gear and the recently-reviewed BlazBlue were somewhat disappointed last year when Battle Fantasia was released exclusively…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009
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  Helping Jimmy: Video Game Ideas We’d Like to See on the Fallon Show [Update]

  Real or a put-on, Jimmy Fallon’s apparent love of video games gives our favorite hobby quite a late night stage on NBC, so why not make the best of it? Fallon sent someone to cover E3, played Tiger Woods a round of golf on the Wii and checked out Project Natal, but I think there…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009