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United Nations Calls For Explicit Japanese Game Ban
In the wake of the Rapelay controversy, the United Nations‘s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is urging for the ban of explicit games and anime. The committee is suggesting Japan to ban “the sale of video games or cartoons involving rape and sexual violence against women which normalize and promote sexual violence…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
The PS3 “Ultimate Blu-Ray Movie Kit”
This is the “Ultimate Blu-Ray Movie Kit”, a special PS3 bundle that’s being offered at a major Australian retailer. It’s got absolutely nothing to do with games, but still, it’s an interesting retail proposition. There are two of them available, both of which bundle two Blu-Ray movies along with a PS3 remote control. One offers…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fable II Gets A Game Of The Year Edition
Hot on the heels of a Gears of War 2 GOTY bundle comes the news that Fable II will also be repackaged, also in a “Game of the Year” edition. It’ll include both the game’s downloadable content packs (Knothole Island, See The Future), and while there’s no release date or US pricing available, we do…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
7-Eleven: Next Famitsu Will Contain “Okamiden”
That mysterious Capcom “Okamiden” trademark is set to get a little less mysterious next week. According to 7-11, the next issue of game mag Famitsu will be covering Okamiden. Okamiden is thought to be a sequel to PS2 game Okami. As game site Siliconera points out, 7-Eleven previously pointed out that Hideo Kojima’s cloud teaser…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Twitter, Facebook On 360 Might Be For Gold Subscribers Only [Update]
Buried at the foot of the press release announcing Microsoft’s 360 price cuts this morning was this little nugget: “Xbox Live Gold Membership will be required for Twitter and Facebook when they are available”. Seems a strange move, what with both Facebook and Twitter being 100% free on both PCs and phones. In defence, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
King of Fighters XII Figures Fight Fight Fight
When you think of SNK figures, you think of curvy Mai Shiranui figures. These are not Mai Shiranui figures! Rather, we’ve got 22cm statues of KOFXII‘s Elizabeth Blanctorche and Mature. Both are priced at ¥10,500 (US$112). Both are out September 20. Both are not Mai Shiranui. Volks KOFXII 1/6 Elizabeth Blanctorche resin kit and Volks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tearing The DJ Hero Controller To Pieces
Man, we’re on a streak with these this week, aren’t we? It’s like the internet’s out for flesh. Today, we’re going to see what the DJ Hero controller’s guts look like spread out all over the floor. Mmmm. Messy! Oh, if you’re wondering how these photos came to light, what with the game not due…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
New FFXIII Screens Show Different Angle of Glasses Lady
That’s Lieutenant Colonel Jihl Nabaat, Final Fantasy XIII‘s icy queen commander of the Holy Army. Famitsu has new screens of her, silver-haired Yaag Rosch, FFXIII heroine and her summon Odin in horsey Gestalt form. Final Fantasy XIII is headed for the PS3 in Japan this winter.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
How To Install The Homebrew Channel On Your Wii
Yes, yes, these days the Wii isn’t as useful as we’d hoped. As useful as it could be. Unless, that is, you’re running the Homebrew channel. Here’s how you install it. Previously, you needed a copy of Twilight Princess to get this working, but with a recent system update, Nintendo closed that loophole. Not to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scary Drawing Lady Sketches Her Room
Everybody remembers Yu Kobayashi, right? The game and anime voice actress who illustrated that nightmare drawing of the character she voiced in Wii title Arc Rise Fantasia. That drawing right up there? Yu Kobayashi did not draw that. Aki Toyosaki did. Besides lending her talents to anime K-On!, she did voice work for PS3 soul…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sit Awkwardly Through Kurt Cobain’s Guitar Hero 5 Performance
You put Slash in a Guitar Hero game, that’s understandable. He’s an inconic guitar player, and was happy to sign on the dotted line. But Kurt Cobain? You stay classy, Activision. Click to view Guitar Hero 5 at IGN.com
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Exec: ‘PS 3.5’, ‘Xbox 560’ will Precede Next Gen
Electronic Arts’ Chief Creative Officer (pictured), in an interview, said that Sony and Microsoft, “nearly expired crossing the finish line as they launched their consoles,” and don’t want to build the next generation any time soon. “I expected we’ll see a PlayStation 3.5 before we see a PlayStation 4 and an Xbox 560 before we…
By Owen Good Published August 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
America’s “Free” PSPgo Game Deal Is A Little Disappointing
In Europe, if you buy a PSPgo you get a free copy of Gran Turismo! Awesome. In the US, if you buy a PSPgo, you get a…demo (with benefits) of Rock Band Unplugged. Sony & MTV are calling it Rock Band Unplugged Lite, because (this is the stuff we didn’t already know) while it’ll begin…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Comparing PS3 Tales of Vesperia Ads to Xbox 360 Ones
Games might be multi-platform, but that doesn’t mean they’re the same. Namco Bandai is adding extra content and characters to the PS3 version of role-playing-game Tales of Vesperia. Comparing screens of the various platforms offers insight into hardware power, sure, but comparing ad campaigns shows how game companies spin their sales. So above, the PS3…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Which Girls Are In Yakuza 4? Well, A Porn Star Is…
Japanese game maker is making a new Ryu Ga Gotoku (aka Yakuza in the West) and held a cattle call for those females hoping to appear in the game. There were 1,500 applicants, and semi-finalists appeared in an online poll, including curvy pin-up model Chiri Arikawa and porn star Rio, star of blue movies like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameStop Robber Demands Madden by Name
“Small, unmarked bills” is the clichéd demand of an armed robber. Not in Jacksonville, Fla. A holdup artist told a GameStop employee to fill his bag with games – Madden NFL 10, to be precise. According to a Jacksonville cop report. a robber went into a Gamestop on Monday night, pretended like he wanted a…
By Owen Good Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
The PS3 Slim Uses Less Power Than We (Or Sony) Thought
Sure, it’s not as sexy a bullet-point as “new design” or “lower price”, but the fact the PS3 Slim was reported as running on 34% less power than the previous model was still appreciated. Thing is, that figure is wrong. Crave decided not to take Sony’s press releases at their word, and instead plugged a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazon Germany Lists 250GB Xbox 360
Online retail listings are largely a joke. A place where the hopes and dreams of unicorns are placed. Online retail listings on Amazon Germany, however, are something else altogether. In late July, Amazon Germany leaked listed a “PlayStation 3 Konsole slim”. We got a PS3 Slim. Maybe this was a lucky guess, but Amazon Germany…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Joystick Junkies Teams Up With E4 For Gamer Geek Chic Search
Street fashion designer Joystick Junkies is partnering with British TV channel E4 to find “the ultimate geek chic face of 2010” to appear in their Spring/Summer photo shoot. Those of us on this side of the pond too poor to afford Joystick Junkies‘ shirts and jackets might know the label’s work from their Saints Row…
By AJ Glasser Published August 27, 2009