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Is Guardian Hearts Q Entertainment’s Next Game?
We have been wondering what Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi has been up to. He hasn’t been up to much recently, or has he? Game site Siliconera found a trademark for Guardian Hearts, which was filed by Mizuguchi’s company Q Entertainment. This is the sixth trademark filed since Q Entertainment was founded in 2003. The others…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Logitech’s $200 Guitar Controller Is Not Kidding Around
People can be critical of Guitar Hero and Rock Band’s plastic guitars. That they’re small, cheap, plastic. None of those accusations can be levelled against Logitech’s wireless guitar for the PS2 and PS3. It’s got a wooden neck, metal frets and, luxuriously, a rosewood fingerboard. The strum bar and fret buttons are, apparently, silent. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Three Reasons Why Indie Devs Don’t Finish Their Games
Earlier this month, Tokyo’s Bunkyo Gakuin University held a seminar on doujin and indie game development. On hand was Kenta Cho, freeware shmup developer. According to Cho, there are three steps why indie games end up unfinished: “No good ideas”, “Got tired of it after working on it for too long”, and “The game wasn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter Mighty Muggs Will Punch You In The Shins
Mighty Muggs are kind of a big deal at the moment. Mostly because they’re so customisable, meaning you can take one and make it a figure for anything you want. Even Street Fighter. Reader Ray sends us in these custom figures, which are the work of Jerry Cortez, and they’re just wonderful. Especially the Zangief…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
The King of Fighters XII Vs. Old Kings of Fighters
This summer, the already-released-in-Japanese-arcades King of Fighters XII gets its home console release. Since the game is 100 percent hand-drawn, let’s compare it to retro KoF. Iori Yagami, Terry Bogard and Elizabeth Branctorche are among those who get the juxtaposition. 『ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ XII 』 新旧キャラドット絵比較 [はちま起稿]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil On iPhone
Capcom have just announced the release of Resident Evil: Degeneration, a new third-person action title for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game takes a fairly decent stab at replicating Resident Evil 4 & 5’s control scheme on the phone, through the use of an on-screen, touch-sensitive d-pad (which you can see pictured). The events…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japanese Voices On Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII, Who Needs ‘Em?
Hey, did you hear? In the West, FFXIII is coming to the PS3 and the Xbox 360. The PS3 has Blu-ray. The Xbox 360 does not. So when it comes to things like adding extra voice tracks, that might be difficult for the Xbox 360 version. According to Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase, “Obviously,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Paul McCartney’s Rock Band Bass Replica Looks Like This
We’ve already seen two Beatles: Rock Band-themed guitar controllers: John Lennon’s Rickenbacker 325 and George Harrison’s Gretsch Duo Jet. Now, let’s check out Paul McCartney’s bass. Sold in the Limited Edition Premium Bundle, this wireless Höfner bass controller is a large-scale replica of the bass Sir Paul McCartney played. The instrument, along with the other…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
City Of Heroes Goes Rogue, Gets All-New Expansion
City of Heroes is going to get only its second expansion – and first in four years – with the release of Going Rogue, an update for the game that introduces the world of Praetoria. Praetoria takes the well-worn comic book road of flipping an established universe on its head, presenting “a utopian mirror to…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Look! Japanese Kids Dressed Up Like Monster Hunter
The spring Dream Party, the twice annual nerd gathering, was recently held in Tokyo. The event primarily shows off games, anime and figurines. But like most of these events, there’s bonus cosplaying. If the number of various cosplayers cosplaying Monster Hunter is any indication, that franchise is popular in Japan. Or so we hear. There…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 -
UncategorizedChinese Guy Spends A Day As A World Of Warcraft Character
World of Warcraft is a social game, right? Full of goals, and interactions, and relationships. So what happens if you try and live a day of your (real) life as a WoW character? [via Boing-Boing]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
iDOLM@STER Rakes In Your DLC Money
Japanese illustrator and designer Akiman is famous for his Street Fighter II and Final Fight character work. Now that he’s freelance, his designs pop up in all sorts of places. But for a price, it seems! Take the new downloadable content for idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER SP for the PSP. While Namco Bandai isn’t exactly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Movie Shows A Grisly Future For MMOs
Sure, MMOs today are, outside of a few broken marriages, relatively harmless. But in the future depicted in upcoming movie “Game”, they’re a little more hazardous. The movie, which will be out in September, stars Gerard Butler and…Ludacris, and tells of a future in which MMOs have merged with mind control. The story will centre…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Roger Avary’s Name Mentioned With Silent Hill 2 By Novelist
Oscar winner Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) penned the movie version of Konami horror game Silent Hill. Word has it he’s involved with the sequel. Avary also penned and directed the movie version of Bret Easton Ellis book The Rules of Attraction. According to an interview with his pal Ellis, Avary is doing Silent Hill 2.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo To Get Car Damage, Yes, “Soon”
Hilarious. Gran Turismo series creator (and professional procrastinator) Kaz Yamauchi has said that car damage – whose absence has long been the achilles heel of the venerable racing series – will be introduced “soon”. In an interview with an official Audi promo piece on the Audi R8 from earlier in the year (February), Yamauchi says…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jerry Bruckheimer On What Chesty Jake Brings To Prince of Persia
When we posted the Prince of Persia clip yesterday, we were so hypnotized by Jake Gyllenhaal’s abs, that we didn’t realize producer Jerry Bruckheimer was talking. He was! Likewise, Bruckheimer seems equally hypnotized by Jake Gyllenhaal. When asked what the actor brings to the film, Bruckheimer replied, “Well, he’s very handsome. And he’s in fantastic…
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UncategorizedSquare Enix Putting The Squeeze On Chrono Trigger Fan Projects?
If you were looking forward to the fan-created Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes, look forward no more. The creators of that ROM-hacked project claim that Square Enix has threatened legal action against them. The five-year-long project, based on the original Chrono Trigger Super Nintendo ROM was due to be released later this month. But according to…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
White DualShock 3 Pads Arrive In The US
While we’ve heard that the silver DualShock 3 controllers will arrive in the US in June, it looks like the even-nicer white pads have already hit. Reader Henry says he just picked one up at his local Wal-Mart. You can see the pic right here. It’s a DualShock 3, it’s white, he bought it in…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Dragon Age: Origins Screens Are Marilyn Manson Free
How’s BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins looking these days? Exactly like this. Minus the HUD and featuring unplayable camera angles, obviously, but new screen shots should give you the general impression of the role-playing game’s appearance. Sure, they may not be “the new shit,” but they should most definitely dispel any misconceptions that Dragon Age: Origins…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
NIS America Struggles With Economy, Swine Flu But Still Delivers
Last Friday’s NIS America press event started with President Haru Akenaga apologizing for the localization job on Ar Tonelico II and wrapped with the announcement of several new upcoming games. The Western branch of Nippon Ichi Software is taking a hit with the sagging economy, Akenaga said. Worse, he added, a lot of Japanese companies…
By AJ Glasser Published May 11, 2009