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Sure, Sell Your Game with a Sex Doll
Love Gal is an upcoming Japanese adult computer game that, according to its tagline, isn’t an anime or a doll. “It’s a true, real-time 3D game!” So why have a doll promote it, then? Warning: Gallery has NSFW imagery. Don’t think too deeply about that. This is the display at the Akihabara Sofmap, and Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
Assassin’s Creed Brought to Life by Famed Japanese Artists
In Japan, there’s been a touring exhibition of Assassin’s Creed art. No wonder, because the game has amazing art. Just check out the concept art for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (here and here). Now, look at this. This isn’t concept art. Rather, this is art from the cleverly named Assassin’s Creed: Art Exhibit, which offers new…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
Darth Vader Reduced to Doing Korean Ads, Warping into the Women’s Restroom
Why wonder what the hell Sonic the Hedgehog is doing in a car insurance ad when you can wonder what the hell Darth Vader is doing in South Korean telecom commercials. Actually, don’t. Vader, like many Hollywood stars, has been shilling in Asia for years, appearing in Japan’s Docomo ads—and even in ads for Docomo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
What’s Missing from Car Games? The Nutty Drivers and Nuttier Cars.
Cars aren’t just about the cars. They’re about the colorful characters that buy them, customize them, and drive them. This is something that beautiful driving simulators sometimes seem to forget, but something that hellaflush doesn’t. Hellaflush is a car culture movement that didn’t start in Japan, but rather, it was coined by San Francisco’s Fatlace.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
This Old Republic Bug Makes the Universe Bigger. Perhaps Too Big.
Reader Ian hit a bug playing Star Wars: Old Republic over the weekend. Normally, we wouldn’t give a rat’s arse. Bugs happen. But this one was too great to ignore. “World’s Smallest Sith” isn’t a designated class in the game, sadly, but it probably should be.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
America’s Most Lethal Sniper: “War Sucks”
Sniping is a key part of gaming. Whether you’re playing Call of Duty or Team Fortress, you’re often either being sniped or doing the sniping. It’s become such a common game feature that it’s easy to forget real people are doing real sniping in the armed forces. Like Chris Kyle. Between 1999 and 2009, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
New South Park Screenshots Are, Well, Pretty Great
From what we’ve heard of the upcoming South Park RPG, it’s in good hands. From what we can now see of it in action, that feeling remains unchanged. A big batch of screenshots for the game showed up over the weekend, most of them showing what looks like battle gameplay. The whole kids-playing-dress-ups-only-with-real-magic thing looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
Which Japanese Game Companies Will Die in the Next Decade?
Nothing lasts forever. Not you, not me, and certainly not game companies. Just ask Midway, Pandemic, and Acclaim. They’re gone. In the latest issue of Japanese weekly Shukan Gendai, the publication goes through and attempts to suss out which Japanese companies will still exist ten years from now. Shukan Gendai awarded points to companies on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
All This Week’s Cosplay Needs is a Little Faith (and Halo, and Zelda, and…He-Man)
What are the odds. Not one person cosplaying as Litchi from BlazBlue, but two, in the one week. Also, apologies if anyone thought the headline meant we’d have little people Mirror’s Edge cosplay. We do have Mirror’s Edge cosplay, though, along with people dressed up as characters from Halo, Final Fantasy, Xenosaga and, in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
The Game About Dating Disabled Girls Gets a Trailer
Katawa Shoujo, the game about dating disabled teens, has been in the works for over a decade. It’s from members of webforum 4chan, and over twenty developers worked on it. The game is now finished and available for download. If you’d like a better idea of what you are getting yourself into, check out the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
Watch Grown Men Spend 40 Minutes Trying to Fly a Video Game Fighter Jet
In this clip from Giant Bomb, three experienced video game players try, and in a prolonged and constant state fail, to get off the ground in hardcore flight sim A-10C Warthog Not that anyone here will be making fun of them for that. If you’ve ever played one of these games or watched the above…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
Step Inside the Offices of one of Japan’s Hottest Games Developers
PlatinumGames may not be the most commercially successful Japanese developer around, but with a catalogue that already includes games like Bayonetta and Vanquish (and the sadly forgotten Infinite Space), they’ve got a ton of fans, well-wishers and public admirers. If you’re one of them, this might interest you. It’s the insides of the company’s new…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
Skyrim Monopoly Sends You On Daedric Quests
BioShock Monopoly. Mass Effect Monopoly. Now Skyrim Monopoly. I think I see 2012’s version of cakes coming on… Where Mass Effect‘s take on the classic board game was printed, tangible and ready to play, this Skyrim concept is just that, a concept, though it’s all been completed and is ready for printing should you wish…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto is Working on Something Brand New
Nintendo talisman Shigeru Miyamoto is a busy man! Not only does he help in an overseer’s role on many of Nintendo’s biggest games, but he’s also revealed he’s working on something new. Really new. While we already know he’s involved in the next Pikmin game and Luigi’s Mansion for the 3DS, Miyamoto recently told Associated…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
The PS3 Looks Like It’s Getting a Video Editing Studio
A tipster has sent tech website Engadget blurry snaps from the CES showroom floor of what looks like a new video editing suite for the PS3. It seems entirely legit, as a trademark filing was submitted last October and the thing even has a FaceBook page ready to go. Question being: who is actually going…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
Lego My Mario
Lego My Mario | A childhood friend of mine fooled around with his wife’s LEGOs and came up with this, working without any notes. (Full size here) Image and LEGO Mario by Richard Tysinger. Watch a WWE Legend Burn Down a Village in Skyrim I believe the famous professional wrestler, given name Randall Mario Poffo,…
By Owen Good Published January 8, 2012 -
Two Call of Duty Gamers Ponder the Easiest Kill They’ll Ever Get
[EXT—ROOFTOP—DAY] Two soldiers are wearing ghillie camouflage suits to blend in with the urban setting. Their adversary is frozen in a mysterious forcefield. Ghillie Suit No. 1: “Whut th’ hail you think’s goin’ on?” Ghillie Suit No. 2: “Looks like he’s in one-a-them Force Grips, you know whar the Sith choke you and stuff?” Pending…
By Owen Good Published January 8, 2012 -
Diablo III Has Not Been Dated for Release, Says Blizzard
Micah Whipple, the Diablo III community manager, says that rumors the game will suddenly release on Feb. 1 are false. “Diablo III does not have a release date, Whipple said via Twitter about an hour ago. “Any store or person claiming otherwise is guessing.” [h/t Dave O.]
By Owen Good Published January 8, 2012