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‘I guess not killing in videogames is rebellious.’
Goodbye, newspaper stories about video gamers who love to pretend to kill, kill, kill. Hello, Wall Street Journal investigation into video gamers who love to pretend to not kill at all. The Journal has discovered Felix the Peaceful Monk and other characters role-played by gamers who don’t like bloody the hands of thee characters they…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 31, 2012 -
Paul McCartney Marvels That Computer Games Outsell CDs
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney tells the Express (or was it Zeit?) that he’s making music for an unnamed video game: “A new computer game sells so much better than a new CD these days. Young people will hear my music for the first time in a game.”
By Stephen Totilo Published January 31, 2012 -
Now Android Gamers Can Feel the Heavenly Pull of Osmos
That it took so long for PC, MAC, and iOS masterpiece Osmos to reach Android devices is a tiny bit of suck which absorbs smaller sucks until it’s the biggest suck of them all. The Ubersuck, if you will, master of all that sucks. Thank goodness Hemisphere Games got it out on Android this month,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2012 -
Buy Prototype 2‘s RadNet Edition First, Get Exclusive Challenges
Chances are, you’re already expecting some kind of exclusive DLC/boondoggle from Activision’s big releases. Prototype 2‘s not going to disappoint you, then. Radical Entertainment’s open-world action game will be getting something called a RadNet Edition. The twist here is that the RadNet Edition won’t cost you anything extra. (However, you will need an internet-connected platform…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 31, 2012 -
Let’s Get All Prettied Up for the SoulCalibur V Launch
SoulCalibur V is in stores today across the U.S., where players are a lot less likely to dress up as a whip-wielding Ivy or Ezio Auditore de Firenze than the special gamers inhabiting the world of the SoulCalibur V launch trailer. Man, if I had to get dressed up as my favorite character every time…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2012 -
This Man’s Domain? Eating and Tanning.
Binary | TOKYO, JAPAN: Sega game designer Toshihiro Nagoshi chows down for a Binary Domain restaurant promotion. (Photo: Famitsu) The Waitress Uniform That Started It All For a generation, Anna Miller’s was more than a coffee shop. For a generation, it inspired video games, anime, and countless cosplay. For a generation, it’s quickly becoming a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
Black Rock Shooter Streaming in Eight Languages. Eight!
On Feb. 3, anime Black Rock Shooter will be streaming on Nico Nico Douga subtitled in eight languages (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese) FOR FREE. [Nico Nico]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
Checking Out the Sega Urine Game First Hand
All around good guy Patrick Macias, voice actress Yuu Asakawa, and the Otaku Verse Zero crew visited Sega to check out Toylet—you know that Sega game you can tinkle on Apparently, testing for this game involved Sega employees taking leaks. The team working on this game have a really good sense of humor about the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
Gundam Is Getting a Japanese Theme Park
On April 19, a new theme park dedicated to Mobile Suit Gundam is opening in Japan called “Gundam Front”. The small theme park will offer exhibits that allow visitors to experience the famed mecha. Located at a shopping mall in Tokyo’s Odaiba, near the site of the giant Gundam, Gundam Front takes of 2,050 square…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
Who the Hell Could Beat This iPhone Shooter?
Next month, maniac shooter DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Cave’s shooters already make my brain hurt in arcades, and I cannot comprehend playing this on a tiny iPhone screen. Even with easier modes or settings, it seriously does not compute. At all. 怒首領蜂大往生 for iPhone / iPod touch【10周年】 [YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
So Will Other Game Studios Screw You on Wii U DLC?
Nintendo is doing everything it can to make buying downloadable content on the Wii U easy as pie. Since the Kyoto-based game maker has said on numerous occasions that its DLC will add to the experience, I’m not so worried about Nintendo’s approach. It’s the other game makers that concern me. Fear not! Nintendo President…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
a2 + b2 = YOU DIE
Silent Hill‘s resident bogeyman Pyramid Head ask the class to solve for X using the Pythagorean theorem. Known as “Sankaku Atama” (“Triangle Head”) in Japan, Pyramid Head first appeared in Silent Hill 2. And now he appears in a classroom. I love this picture more than life [swing low, sweet cherry, make it awful]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
These Gal Gun Screens Are All Hearts and Underpants
Gal Gun, the on-rails shooter in which you fire pheromone at gals, is headed to the PlayStation 3. The game’s developer just released a slew of screenshots, which are pretty much what you’d expect: panties. The latest batch of screens show off the game’s new “Delusion Mode”, which allows players to view the female characters…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
This Persona Figure Has a Crazy Crotch, Part II Electric Boogaloo
Last October, a Persona 4 figure featuring Izanagi and his crazy crotch surfaced. And now there’s another one. And it comes with a friend. Oh, and a crazy crotch! Part of a “Persona 4 Twin Pack DX”, Izanagi is packaged with Slipping Hablerie, the first boss in the game’s Twisted Shopping District. While the previous…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
How To Improve One of Nintendo’s Best Games? Like This.
Kotaku reader Riccardo whipped up this HD version of Mother‘s opening credits. It, like the game itself, is fantastic. If anything should get you excited about an HD Nintendo gaming system, it’s this. Designed by Shigesato Itoi and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, the Japan-only Mother was originally released in 1989 on the Nintendo Famicom. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
Your First Look at the Persona Porno Isn’t Sexy
Adult video star and singer Tsubomi recently uploaded this photo on her official blog, titling the post, “(To) All Otaku.” Guess that means you? Tsubomi just filmed an adult video from porn makers TMA, a studio notorious for its video game and anime inspired dirty movies. (Because if it exists, make a porn of it,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
Why Mario’s Creator Is Always Threatening Retirement
In Dec. 2011, a report surface claiming that Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto said he was retiring. Nintendo quickly commented, saying the report was a “misunderstanding” and “absolutely not true.” See, Shigeru Miyamoto is apparently always saying he’s going to retire. “During one of the interviews he accepted abroad, Mr. Miyamoto commented that he always tells…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
“Plans” for Phoenix Wright Movie’s Worldwide Release
Hitting Japanese theaters next month, the Phoenix Wright movie could get a global release. According to the movie’s director, there are plans for international versions with subs and dubs for each region. Court-Records Thanks, Robert!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
The Waitress Uniform That Started It All
For a generation, Anna Miller’s was more than a coffee shop. For a generation, it inspired video games, anime, and countless cosplay. For a generation, it’s quickly becoming a memory. This week, the second to last Anna Miller’s restaurant closed its doors in Yokohama, leaving one open in Tokyo’s Takanawa Wing. This is it, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012 -
Microsoft Exec Says No New Xbox In 2012
According to Xbox France’s Marketing Director Cedrick Delmas, there’ll be no new Microsoft console released in 2012 to compete with Nintendo’s Wii. “What is certain is that there will be nothing new in 2012” Delmas told Le Point. “If we had to counter Nintendo, we would have to be capable of releasing something immediately, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2012