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Kinect Could Automatically Control What you can Watch On Your 360
A Microsoft patent, filed in March 2010 but only publicly released last week, is called PARENTAL CONTROL SETTINGS BASED ON BODY DIMENSIONS. It’s about using tech like Kinect to automatically restrict content on a PC or Xbox depending on who (or what) the camera sees in the room. Basically, it would use a camera (Kinect…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
Is This Ni no Kuni‘s Official English Title?
The PS3 version of Ni no Kuni, the prettiest game of this year’s Tokyo Game Show, is coming to America The game’s Japanese title needs an English localization, because its Japanese title Ni no Kuni: Shiroki Seihai no Jyoou is a mouthful in English. According to a U.S. government trademark registration by Level-5, the game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2011 -
Go Behind the Scenes of Portal With This Aperture Science Documentary
These kids (and adults!) have invested what looks like a ridiculous amount of time and energy creating a documentary on Portal’s Aperture Science. Not a short five-minute web clip. Like, a 21-minute documentary. Don’t worry, it’s not serious. It’s not a Valve neckbeard convention agonising over easter eggs and links to Half-Life 2. It’s just…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
Bloody Roar 5 In Development [Update]
It’s not like the world was clamouring for it, but here we have it regardless: there’s a new Bloody Roar game in development. It’ll be the first in the animal-punching series since Bloody Roar 4 in 2003. UPDATE – And, it was a hoax. Nothing to see here!
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
Peripheral Designed with Dicks in Mind Coming Next Month
Japan’s Tech Arts 3D doesn’t just make video games. It also makes things to put on your junk. Some might call this unnecessary or disgusting, I’ll call it multitasking. Tech Arts 3D is the studio behind computer title 3D Custom Girl, which allows players to create custom computer girls and then do things Last fall,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2011 -
“Rare” PS2 Games Coming to the PlayStation Network [Update]
I’ve been dreaming for a while now of picking up a PS2 game I already own, putting it in my PS3 and having it work. Ever since my launch console died that’s been totally out of the question, so I guess I’ll have to settle for the next best thing. Sony has launched a new…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
Mass Effect 3 Including Multiplayer After All?
For what feels like forever, there’s been talk of something in the Mass Effect universe turning up soon that features multiplayer. Some say it’s a standalone expansion, some say it might be nothing Whatever it is, over the weekend it reared its head again: once in the form of an upcoming feature for Xbox World…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
What’s the Reaction When You Make Dragon Quest Games
As far as iconic games in Japan go, they don’t get any more iconic than Dragon Quest. It’s one of those rare games that still ensnares people who don’t game as much as they used to or don’t game at all. So in Japan, working on Dragon Quest must be a pretty big deal, no?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2011 -
Japanese Ghost Town Haunted by Old Nintendo Consoles, Porn
Ghost towns aren’t just found in the Western United States. They’re everywhere. Even Japan, where they’re slightly more interesting than usual, because they’ve got dirty old video games (and dirty old video cassettes). Nichitsu was, like old American ghost towns, a settlement based on gold mining. Named after the company which owned the mines (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
American Kids Totally Baffled by Japanese Virtual Creation
Hatsune Miku is a virtual idol. She exists in the virtual space. In the latest Kids React, a group of kids react to the singer. Footage is shown of the Sega-produced Miku concert, and the kids, while initially WTF-ing, do offer up some insightful and open responses about the virtual popstar, as well as some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2011 -
We Few, We Happy Few…
Gabrielle Salonga, who’s had it up to here with internet commenting system fanboys, shows that it’s neither red nor blue (green?) that matters. It’s the space between. 1 Oct [Game On] You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
Ripping Off Your Biggest Fans, Idol-Style
Japan is expensive. Tokyo and Osaka consistently rank among the most expensive cities in the world. With the strong yen, Japan is even pricier for foreign visitors. It’s no steal for nerds, either. It’s highway robbery. Geek mecca Akihabara has a bevy of maid cafes to tempt otaku with cutesy food. Popular dishes include “rice…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2011 -
Super Cult Tycoon 2: Deluxe Edition is Free to all Believers
Playing as a mayor, or a President, or a Captain in a strategy game gets boring after a while. You’re always the straight guy, the man in the suit, the uniformed leader burdened with responsibility. How refreshing it is, then, to play Super Cult Tycoon and take charge of a crazy cult leader. Built in…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
Finally, Play a Battlestar Galactica Game That does What the Show did Best
It’s a sad world we live in when the best Battlestar Galactica games available are a rather dry MMO and some fan-made mods Yet like the crew of the Galactica we’ve got to make do with the world we’re left with, no matter how cruel and unfair it is. So today, let’s make the most…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2011 -
The Sith’s Gonna Do It Again
The Sith’s Gonna Do It Again | Graffiti spied on a utility pole on the Eugene, Ore. side of the Knickerbocker Bridge. Vote on Sunday Comics‘ Newest Strip Last week we took nominations for a new feature to take Rooster Teeth‘s place in Sunday Comics. After reading through all of your suggestions, we’ve come up…
By Owen Good Published October 2, 2011 -
This Guy is Hellbent on Getting a DotA 2 Beta Key
Valve opened a photo-submission contest offering beta keys for DotA 2 and asking fans to show just how much they want one. The contest guidelines included the requirement that images be larger than 600 by 400 pixels. Think a billboard will do? Steven Addison talked a rep for Clear Channel, owner of this digital billboard…
By Owen Good Published October 2, 2011 -
Video of the New Xbox Dashboard Surfaces After Leak
A recent leak of the latest software development kit for Xbox 360 included the new Xbox Live dashboard, which rumor has it will be released on Nov. 15, and scuttlebutt has it some kind of cable TV service could arrive with it. This two minute video [hit mute unless you want to hear some reggae]…
By Owen Good Published October 2, 2011 -
Not Necessarily the News
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • Top Seven Reasons the News Doesn’t Want You Playing Video Games [Ranker] A baker’s half-dozen rounding up the MSM’s greatest misses from recent history.…
By Owen Good Published October 2, 2011 -
Origin Account Bans Threatened for Playing on Modded Battlefield 3 Beta Servers
Pretty much anything involving the word “Origin” and “ban” has PC gamers on a hair-trigger, and news yesterday from Battlefield 3 developer DICE certainly won’t lower anyone’s blood pressure. The server files for the game have leaked out. So now, during the game’s open beta, some servers have appeared with alterations to the game. That…
By Owen Good Published October 2, 2011 -
Frustrated Battlefield Rep Unloads on Ungrateful Community
About a week before the Battlefield 3 beta began, the game’s community manager had decided he’d heard enough shrill complaining about the fact that “Operation Metro” and not some other map would the only one playable. And so he went off. Rewind: Operation Metro was revealed to be the beta map on Sept. 20. Apparently,…
By Owen Good Published October 2, 2011