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Who Likes Dance Central? These People?
Let’s Dance | TOKYO, JAPAN: Comedians Oriental Radio and fashion model Kayo Satoh show off Dance Central. (Photo: ファミ通) And These Are America’s 3DS eShop Launch Applications ( Pokémon! ) You know which games and programs Japan will be getting next week when its 3DS eShop launches. Now see which ones America gets. Know there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2011 -
Sound Shapes
By Mike Epstein Published June 2, 2011 -
Reality Fighters
By Mike Epstein Published June 2, 2011 -
Hustle Kings
By Mike Epstein Published June 2, 2011 -
Is Ninja Gaiden 3 Set in London?
Sure looks like it! The latest batch of screenshots shows what appears to be the iconic London Underground sign. The game is currently 30 percent finished. It will run at 60 frames per second, but it won’t feature toned down difficulty, which is something that should make NG fans very happy—or happily frustrated. Ninja Gaiden…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2011 -
Gears of War 3, Brought to Life
It’s not the brown that sells this or the over-the-shoulder documentary style fan flick. It’s the production value. Just look at these backgrounds! Stunning stuff. This clip is the work of Chicago’s Try Force Productions. The team focuses on making high-quality live-action shorts on the cheap. They’re trying to raise a thousand bucks for their…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2011 -
When Plastic Skirts Makes Plastic Butts Pretty?
Figure maker Max Factory showed off its upcoming Figma figurine of Manaka Takane from Konami’s love simulator Love Plus. That figure shows off something else, apparently. Website Akiba Hobby took snaps of the figure as well as the placard that pointed out: “Notice the skirt and the beauty of her tush.” Noted! Though, I don’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2011 -
A Song of Fairies and Hookshots
If you’ve been watching the excellent Game of Thrones series on HBO (or, heaven forbid, have actually read A Song of Ice and Fire), you’ll know everyone’s stabbing each other over who gets to sit on the Iron Throne. Well, when all that stabbing is stabbed and done, only one swordsman was ever going to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011 -
And These Are America’s 3DS eShop Launch Applications (Pokémon!)
You know which games and programs Japan will be getting next week when its 3DS eShop launches. Now see which ones America gets. Know there will be Pokémon Alongside the internet browser and the eShop itself, a 3D version of Excitebike will be available for free for anyone installing the updates by July 7. More…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011 -
Don’t Worry, in Deus Ex’s Dark Future, There Is Still Final Fantasy
Deus Ex is being published by Square Enix. You wouldn’t know it from first appearances, what with it not being called Deus Ex Cerebellum Equilibrium Perineum XIV-2 or starring teenagers with big hair, but a closer look in this screenshot gives the game away. Final Fantasy XXVII coming 2027! (Deus Ex:HR) [Reddit]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011 -
This Wii Fishing Peripheral Is Bizarre-Looking
This August, fishing game Family Fishing will reel in players for the Wii. It has a peripheral. An odd looking one! This is it. Nice to see that the Dreamcast isn’t the only home console with very specific fishing game contraptions—though it’s not as cool as the Dreamcast Fishing Controller. Nothing is. Nothing. (0601)[(Wii)ファミリーフィッシング]、さおコン対応で新登場! [ファミコンプラザゲーム最新情報ページ]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2011 -
You Know It’s E3 When Elder Scrolls Is as Big as a Building
There’s a bit of an E3 custom to be had down the road from the Los Angeles Convention Center, where the annual event is held. And that custom is to drape the walls of the nearby Figueroa Hotel in giant video game posters. In 2009, for example, Final Fantasy XIII was literally the biggest game…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011 -
Get Your Minecraft Story in the Minecraft Documentary
2 Player Productions is currently toiling away on a very slick-looking documentary about indie sensation Minecraft. Want to be in the flick? Here’s how. The team is looking for player submissions about their experiences with the game. Personal stories, anecdotes, tales of how Minecraft changed your life. Nothing big, just a story under 350 words…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011 -
These Are Japan’s Nintendo eShop Launch Games
On June 7, the Nintendo eShop will open in Japan, outfitted with six Game Boy title titles on the Virtual Console: Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge, Kirby’s Dream Land, Baseball, Avenging Spirit, Downtown Special: Its Kunio’s Period Piece Assemble Everyone!, and Super Mario Land Other games at launch include Mystery P.I., Breakout 3D, and 3D…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2011 -
Saints Row: The Third Screen Shots
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2011
