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Did Final Fantasy Artist Draw 2ch Bear Character?
There were four 2ch Japanese-style ASCII art characters that folks voted on. The most popular selection was drawn by Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D artist Yoshitaka Amano. The winning character? ASCII art character Yaruo. Below is Amano’s take on Yaruo. An exhibition of Amano’s art is being held in Tokyo’s Omotesando Hills until August…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Evony Devs Sound A Bit Iffy
Evony needs little introduction. If you’re on the internet, at all, you’ve seen its intrusive banner ads pretty much everywhere. But just who are the people behind this “game”? Well, surprisingly, it turns out they’re incredibly shady. Bruce Everiss, who works in video game marketing, has written up an excellent piece on the shady side…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Is What A Gundam Wedding Looks Like
Heres comes the bride. And the giant mecha. Earlier this week, Japanese wedding planner T&G planned wedding ceremony for one lucky couple, selected from 548 entries last month. The two were married previously and stated that the Gundam series had been a tremendous influence in their lives. They even named they’re new baby girl after…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect Dress-Ups For Your 360 Avatar
I’m so torn on these premium avatar clothes! Part of me loves the idea of dressing the little guys up in official, in-game gear. A much bigger part of me abhors the fact Microsoft charge you for it. Charging money to make your avatar a walking advertisement? Sigh. Anyway, just in case that doesn’t bother…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Comparing Gran Turismo 5 Locations With Real Locations
Realism is a keystone of the Gran Turismo franchise. Those in-game cars are so close to the actual machines that GT is more driving simulator, less driving game. But how do the real life locations stack up? The lighting and perspective don’t always stack up in the comparison screens, but the in-game shoots look accurate.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony: Only One PS3 Wand Controller Necessary
At E3, Sony demoed its new wand controller. Actually, Sony demoed two of them. That doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily have to buy two of them, though. “The ultimate goal or wish for us is if you have two controllers,” says Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida, “like we demoed at E3, we can do something really amazing.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Distressed-Look 360 Up For Sale on eBay
A British gamer has listed on eBay his red-ringed Xbox 360. And it’s in even worse shape than that suggests. Plainly and repeatedly listed as a “faulty Xbox 360” – and that picture isn’t deceptive advertising – UK eBayer jonnyandco05’s bricked 360 comes to you “modified for better ventilation, with a turbo inlet on the…
By Owen Good Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tearing The PS3 Slim To Pieces, Just To See What Its Insides Look Like
Most questions surrounding the PS3 Slim have been answered. How much it costs, when it’s out, etc etc. One, however, remains. What do its insides look like? iFixit are on the case. They’ve got hold of a Slim and then, with a screwdriver in one hand a camera in the other, torn the thing apart,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gabe Newell was Victoria’s Secret’s No. 2 Body
For a little while yesterday, Valve’s managing director was No. 2 in Victoria’s Secret’s “Body” contest. While his staggering 28,160 votes have not been wiped out, he has been removed from the list of contenders. There is substantial evidence that 4chan had plenty to do with this, as 4chan founder moot was No. 1 for…
By Owen Good Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s Your Batman: Arkham Asylum Launch Trailer
Well, if our review wasn’t enough to convince you, maybe this fancy trailer with other outlets’ review quote and scores will do the trick. Also featured are more of the slow-mos from the combat system, Detective Mode at work and the glorious voice of Mark Hamill as The Joker. Go, watch, enjoy. And then pick…
By AJ Glasser Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Castle Crashers DLC Arrives at Midnight
Last night The Behemoth announced that the Necromantic DLC for Castle Crashers – said to be coming “soon” – is coming out, like, now. At midnight U.S. Pacific time it’s available for 160 Microsoft points. Update: The countdown seems to be pegged to your IP address’s local time. Gamers on U.S. Eastern time say they…
By Owen Good Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Can Buy A PS3 Slim, Right Now
Even as Sony made the PS3 Slim announcement last week, trucks full of consoles were already making their way across America. Now, they’re sitting in retailers across the US. Some people are even – wait for it – buying them. Gizmodo intern Rosa popped into her local Best Buy (in Port Richey) with some clams,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega: Yes, Bayonetta Will Be Region Locked
When Sega of America opted for a January 2010 release date for Bayonetta—which hits Japan end-of-October—we thought “Oh, we’ll just import then.” According to Sega reps at Gamescom, that doesn’t sound like much of an option anymore. At our Bayonetta hands-off demo, we asked the Sega of Europe folks if the PlatinumGames developed action title…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Death By Fire Alarm
To: Bash From: Crecente Last night, still a bit sleep deprived from my international travel and in a deep, deep, deep sleep, I was jolted awake by the sound of not one, but two fire alarms going off in the house. And these were those testing sounds, this was a full blown fire alarm. Needless…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Leave Guantanamo Cleared Of Wrongdoing, Learn The Wii
The Wii shows up in all sorts of places, like in a story today about Mohammed Jawad, a young man who spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba before an American court ordered his release. A report carried in the McClatchy Newspapers today explained that Jawad, who may have been…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mini-Impressions Of PSP minis’ Kahoots
Sony had a handful of its new minis available for the PSPgo available at Gamescom this week, including the platform puzzler Kahoots. For easy comparison’s sake, think of Kahoots along the same lines of Lemmings or echochrome. Your goal, like the goal of those aforementioned games, is to get the titular Kahoots to the exit,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hands-On With Cataclysm’s Goblins And Worgen
The Goblin and Worgen races are getting a grand introduction in the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, with starting areas that make the other races’ pale in comparison. I briefly got my hands on both the Goblins and the Worgen during BlizzCon 2009, and while I wasn’t able to experience either area from start to finish,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Robot Chicken: Mario Kart
Robot Chicken’s latest series is heavier than usual on the video game jokes, it seems, with the recent Castlevania sketch followed up by this Mario Kart piece. Click to view Like many Robot Chicken gags, it runs a little too long, but there’s still a good 15-20 seconds of chuckles to be had.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Dates Next PSP Grand Theft Auto
Rockstar Games just dropped an October 20 date for Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars PSP. The official release date for the new GTA was announced on Rockstar’s official Twitter feed. Rockstar has been quiet about how they are transforming the game that launched this past March on DS into a PSP game, maintaining for months…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Their Tweets Are Not Real, Neither Are They
If three is a trend, we’re not quite there yet. But, watch out: Video game characters are on Twitter too. Earlier this summer, Capcom started Twitter feeds for Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, the protagonists of Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles. Their upcoming Wii game, a light-gun shooter sequel to Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, just got…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009