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Today’s Punishment: Thirty Minutes of Pointless Death in Dark Souls

Alright, you sinners. Last week’s confessional was … adequate. I still feel that you are holding back, and you cannot purify your gaming soul unless you make a full accounting of all your trespasses. So we’re going to have another round of punishment today, starring Dark Souls This is 10 minutes (entirely in Japanese) of…

By Owen Good Published September 17, 2011

How Tall is Link? If This Lifesize Papercraft is Any Indication, He’s 5-foot-5

Requiring more than 200 pages, 12 hours of work per day for a solid month, and what must have been gallons of printer ink, is this jaw-dropping life-size papercraft Link that the artist Michaela M. completed this week. Yes, she has a template for those with the time and the patience to try to re-create…

By Owen Good Published September 17, 2011

A Video Compendium of 25 Years of Console Loading Screens

There’s something weirdly nostalgic about these two videos, which are a compilation of every boot screen for every console ever to have one, going back to the Sega Master System (the Mark III in Japan) of 1985. And by every one, it looks like this video means it, bringing in such systems as the Casio…

By Owen Good Published September 17, 2011

Tokyo Game Show Explosion Day 3: Dress-Ups, Butts, and Long Lines

The Tokyo Game Show’s first public day brought rainy skies and a flood of gamers. Those who braved the crap weather were greeted with long lines, overwhelming crowds, and cosplayers. Here’s a complete round up of Kotaku‘s coverage from Day 3: Dress Up The Cosplaying Ladies of the Tokyo Game Show Saturday is the day…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2011

New Video Game Delivers the Immersive Realism of Waiting 5 Hours in Line at a Museum

A year ago, the contemporary artist Marina Abramovic held a show at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, at which patrons waited in line for a very, very long time just to meet her. The excitement of that encounter is now chronicled in a recently launched free-to-play online game. OK, that means “flash game,” but…

By Owen Good Published September 17, 2011

Next Friday is Hawaiian Shirt Day

I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door—that way Lumbergh can’t see me—and, uh, after that I just sorta space out for about an hour. Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I’m working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too.…

By Owen Good Published September 17, 2011

The Cosplaying Ladies of the Tokyo Game Show

Saturday is the day the cosplayers come out to play at the Tokyo Game Show, crowds flocking to the walkways between the show’s exhibition halls to see some of the world’s best video game costume makers (and wearers) in action. Unlike the men, however (who you can and should see here), whose inspirations and genres…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2011

Watch a Silent Hill Trailer Where the Music Ruins the Action

Here’s Konami’s new trailer for Silent Hill: Downpour, released during the Tokyo Game Show. A word of advice: you may want to turn your speakers down. And by down, I mean off. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2011

These TGS Crowds Will Swallow the Earth

Sony’s TGS booth isn’t actually that busy, because half of it has been shut down. So the crowds are manageable. At Sega’s booth, though, things are getting a little crazy This crowd, spilling out and around the edges of Sega’s booth for a presentation, is one of the biggest we’ve ever seen at the Tokyo…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2011

Small or Not, People Showed Up at Microsoft’s TGS Booth

At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft’s booth was smaller. Smaller doesn’t mean empty. There’s been an assumption that because Microsoft has a smaller booth, the company is in retreat. Microsoft still sells only a couple thousand Xbox 360s a month. It’s not going to be this console that helps Microsoft break though, but it…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2011

Microsoft’s TGS Booth Contained Branded Underpants and Dancing Furries

For nearly a decade now, Microsoft has been fighting an uphill battle in Japan trying to get the locals interested in the Xbox. It hasn’t worked. And in 2011, for the first time, the strain of that battle may be starting to show. In previous years, Microsoft has had a huge presence at the Tokyo…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2011

Yes, the PlayStation Vita Can do Fighting Games Just Fine, Thanks

I played Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom on the PlayStation Vita this morning. The thing is, we were only allowed eight minutes at a time on the thing, which isn’t exactly enough to tell you the ins and outs of the game (though I did film the game, the footage from which I’ll throw up a…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2011

There’s a New Suikoden Game Coming to the PlayStation Vita Portable

You like Suikoden? There’s a new game in the series coming to the PlayStation Vita. Oh, no, wait. The PlayStation Portable. Yeah, this is never coming to America.

By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2011

The Cosplaying Dudes of the Tokyo Game Show

If you thought cosplay at the Tokyo Game Show was all women in tiny outfits, you are dead wrong. There’s an army of men out there dressed to the nines as well, and they’re impressing the hell out of us.. The Evangelion piece was great, being fully posable and even including a knife. Jack Sparrow,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2011

The PlayStation Vita is too Popular for TGS

Even before the floor opened to the public today, when only press and business badge holders were allowed on the show floor, the lines for PlayStation Vita Games were long. Today, the wait to play Uncharted: Golden Abyss was around 90 minutes before the show even opened. And then the flood gates opened at 10:00am,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2011

Metal Gear and Zone of the Enders Fans, This Is for you

Konami’s TGS booth in 2011 is boring. So boring, in fact, it’s not even worth a gallery. But there’s someting tucked away inside that is: this fancy Metal Gear and Zone of the Enders swag. As far as the action figures go, we’ve seen some before, while for others this is the first look we’re…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2011

It’s Hard Work Shooting Mai Shiranui’s Butt

Cosplay ain’t easy. You need an outfit. You need to make up your face and do your hair. But if you think that’s serious stuff, check out what it’s like to photograph them. Here, a photographer shows off his moves as this Mai Shiranui cosplayer shows off her moves. And her butt. And, yeah, her…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2011

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Headed to Mac Later This Year

For the six of you here who game on a Mac, and I am one, be advised that Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be ported to that platform by the end of the year or early next year. Mac gaming, long a stepchild, has been on a modest rebound lately, especially with Steam support for…

By Owen Good Published September 17, 2011

Sometimes You Don’t Wait for Games at Tokyo Game Show

Sometimes you wait for other things. Sometimes you wait for food. Sometimes the bathroom. Sometimes you wait for, well, yeah. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2011

When Booth Companions Meet You at the Station

After stepping off at the station, it’s a walk to the Tokyo Game Show. Along the way, there were some booth companions (street companions?) handing out fliers and promotional material. Oh, and ladies put shirts on their heads! You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2011