Chinese Comic Artist: Judge Me By My Work, Not Looks

Xià Dá, a Chinese comic book artist, is 28 years-old. She recently appeared in a photo layout in a Chinese PSP magazine. The photos from that layout caused quite a stir online. “I’d rather people not make a fuss over my looks,” says artist. She notes that her fans have been following her work for…

Gundam Made From Plastic Model Throw-Aways

We’ve already seen a pricey, wooden Gundam model. Let’s see something cheaper, something plastic. This do-it-yourself RX78 Gundam is made completely of runners. Runners, as blog DannyChoo.com points out, are the leftover plastic bits that the model parts are connected to. フィギュアコミュニティサイト fg – フィギュア、模型、造形、プラモデル、立体物のSNS [fg-site via DannyChoo]

Your Friendly Guide To The Halo: Reach Beta

Today’s episode of Celebrity Video Game Awkwardness stars Aisha Tyler, who does not, under any circumstances, want to hear you crying after she “smokes your ass”. The video below is something many of you will be seeing over the next few hours, as you take your first steps into the Halo: Reach beta, which opens…

A Love Plus Figure For You To Love

Konami’s Nintendo DS love simulator Love Plus is popular in Japan. Very popular. That means one thing. Figurines! Love Plus character Manaka Takane is getting a color resin statue on May 4, 2010 from figure group The Poppy Puppet. According to website Neko Magic, the price is not known, and there are few details about…

Black Wii Will Cost $200, Include Both Wii Sports Games

The black Wii console, which we already knew was coming, has today been officially revealed by Nintendo of America. It’ll still be $200, and include not one game, but two. Along with the Wii console, controller and nunchuk, the new Wii pack will include a Wii MotionPlus accessory and a copy both of Wii Sports…

Neon Genesis Racing

Gentlemen, start your engines. Your bio-mechanical Neon Genesis Evangelion engines. This Saturday, Run’a Entertainment’s “Evangelion RT-01 apr Corolla” team completed its first day or racing in the Super GT300-class grand touring championship series. The team placed #14. The team’s Corolla is painted after the Evangelion EVA-01 unit, and the driver’s suits were modeled after the…

The Nintendo Transformers

In the 80’s, Bandai tormented the world with the “Gobots“, their take on the “transforming robot” craze that never captured the imagination like Transformers did. Maybe they would have had better luck pimping these transformable NES cartridges instead. Released in the 80’s by the Japanese toy company, these “Kasetto Sentai” (Cartridge Corps) figures were small…

What Has Treyarch Done For Call of Duty?

The upcoming Call of Duty title, Call of Duty: Black Ops, was developed by Santa Monica-based studio Treyarch. The studio did not create Call of Duty. Has it done anything for the franchise? Back in 2003, the Call of Duty franchise was developed and created by Infinity Ward for the PC. Treyarch was brought on…

The Last Remaining Tecmo Super Bowl Player Just Retired

Classic football game Tecmo Super Bowl was first released on the NES in 1991. It had real players, who you probably presumed had all retired years ago, but no. The last one only hung up his boots last week That man was Jeff Feagles, a punter for the New York Giants, who at the ripe…

Sexy Time With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

You thought that soundtrack slip cover was something? As with Metal Gear Solid 4, a batch of sexy time Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker screens has made its way to the internet. The Peace Walker screens show Costa Rican girl Paz, who is studying peace at the University of Peace. Here, she’s in her underoos.…

Microsoft Will Never Kill Halo 2 (It’ll Just Watch It Die)

Despite the “death” of the original Xbox Live, a small band of fanatics are keeping the dream alive by leaving their Halo 2 accounts logged in. You’d think Microsoft would be pissed, but surprisingly, no. “We’re not shutting them off”, Xbox Live’s Larry Hryb has said on his weekly podcast. “Were going to let them…

How To Fight Glare

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XCOM Details: A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That

The Official Xbox Magazine got the first look at 2K’s upcoming XCOM title this month, with the first details on the game revealing that there’s cause for both hope and concern among fans of the original’s strategic twist. The causes for hope? As promised when first revealed, there is some element of research and strategic…

All The Ragnarok Online Cosplay You Can Handle

Maybe you can handle more. Who knows. Only you, that’s who. Launching in South Korea in 2002 and in Japan the following year, massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ragnarok Online is based on the Korean manhwa (comic) Ragnarok. In Japan, a Ragnarok event was held for fans over the weekend at Tokyo’s Differ Ariake Arena,…

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Quit While I’m Behind

To: Luke From: Owen Re: Armor’s Armor Rather than try to outdo that Double Down review for humor, I’m gonna bid you a good Monday evening in Australia, everyone else here a fond farewell, and get myself to the couch to commence my recovery. Some of what you missed: Activision Claims World Record in Double…

Activision Claims World Record in Double Down Speed-Eating

Two Activision game testers staged a speed-eating competition of the KFC culinary profanity known as the Double Down, with the winner polishing it off in 57.97 seconds. Video inside, plus my review of the “sandwich.” Kotaku received this exclusive video on Friday. This result has not been verified by Twin Galaxies. I corresponded with the…

Well, No Wonder Game Crazy Went Out of Business

They weren’t charging nearly enough for their used games. Weird pricing decision by GameStop for Modern Warfare 2, (Xbox 360 version), spied by reader DSForte.

Week in Games: Stark Choice

Iron Man 2 hits both theaters and consoles this week, the game landing on Tuesday and the movie premiering on Friday. Modern Warfare 2‘s Stimulus Package also arrives for PS3 and the PC. Others of note; Picross 3D and Dementium II on the DS, Fat Princess on the PSP, and Zeno Clash comes to Xbox…