We’ve seen North America’s Resident Evil 5 box art. Japan’s, too. They’re…OK, but not as nice as these puppies. Pictured is the box art for Europe’s collector’s edition of the game, and it looks nice. Otherwise known as the “Steelbook” edition, as you can see, Capcom’s art team has taken the bonkers-mad “Kijuju” motif and…
Don’t you just love it when outdated consumer electronics and semi-obscure game characters meet? Hope you do. Because they sure as shit meet in this rare Samba De Amigo iPod. A 3rd Gen iPod, only a handful were ever made, and were handed out last year at the Nintendo World Store in NYC to winners…
The folks that brought you PaRappa the Rapper and UmJammy Lammy (game designer Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Greenblat) have re-teamed for Wii title Major Minor’s Majestic March. Guess who’s releasing it in Japan? Square Enix, that’s who. Proving that not all Square Enix games are coated in zippers and hairgel, Major Minor’s Majestic March follows…
Waiting for the latest instalment in the Final Fantasy series? Great! You just keep on waiting, because Square Enix boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada has said it won’t be out in the West until 2010. Speaking with Reuters, Wada confirms that while the Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII (which is exclusive to the PS3)…
Screw interest rates! Is there a better way to sock money away than this? No dear reader, there ain’t. You’re looking at a mini replica Space Invaders table top arcade cabinet that’s actually a piggy bank from Takara Tomy. The bank’s LCD screen acts as the coin counter and lights up each time a hundred…
Name Your Game is a cute little store in the village of Hampshire, Illinois. It sells some clothes, it sells some candy, and most importantly, until this year it had ten old arcade machines. Ms. Pac-Man & NASCAR Racing were among the titles, whose retro appeal was a big hit with the local kids. But…
That’s Shota Matsuda. You may know him, you may not. But if you like Ridley Scott movies, you probably know his father. Reaching an international audience with Black Rain, Shota Matsuda’s father Yusaku Matsuda was actually dying of bladder cancer while making the film. He passed away after completing Black Rain. His son Shota has…
No GTA Club + for you, Europe, because…well, because you got it in December. No Ultimate Ghosts’ n’ Goblins, either, and still no SFIIHD. So what did you get? You caught up on some Force Unleashed DLC, got a Dead Space demo, a Skate 2 demo and the current Rock Band updates. Everything else, below.…
SEGA’s Yakuza series has been successful in its native Japan. In the West, not so — blame poor localizations for that! Now, it looks like Yakuza 3‘s North America release is undecided. Crud. The previous Yakuza title Ryu Ga Gotoku: KENZAN! still hasn’t gotten a localized Western release. And when asked about upcoming PS3 exclusive…
Yesterday, the Australian Youth Olympic Festival kicked off in Sydney. Mostly boring. Less boring, though, is the story of the flag-bearer for the ceremony, who only took up sport after being kicked off his computer. Ryan Tyack, 17, is competing at the festival as an archer, having taken up the sport in 2001. Why’d he…
Dubbed the FuG-01/ET, this case mod was inspired by the Wolfenstein games. It’s got dual electric gauges: one measures amperage, and the other core voltages. And a phone! Ring-a-ding. The phone is merely an objéct — that distressed paint job, carrying strap and bullet holes are nice touches. Benheck’s PC Mod Pick of the Day…
Guitar Hero’s been played out. Colours pass in front of you, you mash a button, music plays, life goes on. If only there was a way to take the core mechanics and make them fresh. Oh! Looks like there is. Here’s ianwarren’s “port” of the series, enabling you to play Guitar Hero as a classic…
Britain’s Eidos, publisher of Tomb Raider, has announced it’s in talks for a possible acquisition. According to a statement from the company: The Board can announce that it has received a preliminary approach which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the Company. Eidos emphasises that discussions are at a very…
So Wii title Castlevania Judgment isn’t very good. But this photo shoot of producer Koji Igarashi and a Simon Belmont cosplayer is better than anything we could imagine. Like, ever. See Igarashi whip a Dengeki Online staffer for not playing Castlevania Judgment. See Simon Belmont learn to use a computer, answer a telephone. We’re pretty…
Here’s how it goes: PC game is released, doesn’t work for a bunch of people, people start screaming for a patch. But just what’s required in releasing a patch? Allow Treyarch to explain. Posting on the official Call of Duty forums, Treyarch Community Manager Josh Olin goes into great detail on just what a PC…
Upcoming Wii title MadWorld has made it through the British rating board, the BBFC. There will be no content changes to game — probably the most violent title since No More Heroes. Developer Platinum Games worked closely with America’s ESRB to ensure the game would not be cut or altered. MadWorld mandarts onto Wiis this…
Wondering what happened to that iPhone Seaman caveman spinoff known asGABO? Not approved, it seems by Apple. Explains its innovative developer Yoot Saito: When is that previously announced GABO for the iPhone going to be finished? I’m often asked that question. Honestly, that was finished a while back. The reason this wasn’t made public was,…
We know Pandemic Brisbane is, for all intents and purposes, no more. We also know they were working on a Batman game that was canned late last year. Now, though, we know a lot more. New Kotaku AU editor David Wildgoose brings us the story of how the Batman game Pandemic Brisbane were working on…
Sure, 360 consoles are getting cheaper, but they’re still not cheap. And the PS3? Yeah, nowhere near cheap. So it’s nice to see, of all people, Dell come to the rescue. They’re currently offering crazy prices on both 360 and PS3 consoles, slashing $60 off the price of an Elite 360, $90 off a Pro…
Nintendo has announced its European install base has hit 14.2 million. In 2008 alone, 8.3 million Wiis were sold, up 58 percent from the previous year. How’s the DS doing in Europe? Damn good. Last year, 11.2 million DSes were sold in Europe, bringing the region’s lifetime sales to over 31 million DSes. If that’s…
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