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Sometimes Being The Xbox 360 In Japan Is Really Hard
JUMP OUT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Xbox 360 shelf space is shrunk at this Osaka retailer. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) The Art Of Mortal Kombat For a game that’s always been darker and grittier than its rival Street Fighter, the new Mortal Kombat has a surprising amount of…beauty to it. One Young Woman, Seven PSPs, Total…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
Does The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Have Your Language Covered?
Role-playing game The Witcher 2 will ship with 11 languages, states developer CD Projekt Red. It will have full voice and text for English, German, Russian, French, and Polish. Subtitled languages are Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Czech and Hungarian.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
One Young Woman, Seven PSPs, Total Insanity
Sawako Hata is a member of idol group SKE48, the Nagoya-based spin-off of idol juggernaut AKB48. Previously, SKE48 members were roped in to promote Kinect in Japan. If Sony is looking for someone to promote the PSP, it should ring Hata. She’s got a bag load of them. Seven, to be exact. In a recent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
Play Kalei Twists Your Photos Into Endless Entertainment
Thanks to its wonderfully convenient camera, most iPhones are home to dozens if not hundreds of random photos, depicting everything from smiling friends’ faces to particularly interesting bits of plastic. These photos are the fuel for Chillingo’s twisted new photo game Play Kalei. Crafted by casual game developer LoadComplete for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
Boy, Final Fantasy Type-0‘s Music Is Rousing
Final Fantasy Type-0, previously called Final Fantasy Agito XIII, will be out this summer in Japan on the PSP – on two UMDs. The game’s website went live today with character art and screens. The music is the main draw, though! [via Type-0]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
Does This Tekken Lady Look Better?
When Tekken character Anna Williams last appeared in a Tekken Tag Tournament 2 trailer, she appeared a little different. Some fans said Anna’s facial modeling looked worse for the wear. The game’s developers revamped her look and recently released this video. Well, what do you think? Better? Worse? Discuss! Videos Posted by Harada_TEKKEN: Improved Anna…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
Gabe Newell Has Never Meant Business Like He Means Business Here
If you’re unsure what else your $2 is getting you with the “The Final Hours Of Portal 2” application for the iPad, know it includes pictures like this (via weedpoop). The Final House Of Portal 2
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
The Art Of Mortal Kombat
For a game that’s always been darker and grittier than its rival Street Fighter, the new Mortal Kombat has a surprising amount of…beauty to it. The game’s art style sets the same tone the rest of it does: a return to not just the roots of the series but the business of fighting, and nothing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
All 646 Pokémon, Together In The Mother Of All Family Photos
Since the first game’s debut in 1996, the Pokémon family has grown to number in the hundreds. Want to see what they all look like in one place? Look no further. Here are all 646 Pokémon, the complete roster up to and including those featured in the latest games, Pokémon Black and Pokémon White. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
Don’t Worry About Wii 2 Dick Jokes
This is quite silly, but somebody asked me, “Wouldn’t Wii 2 be ‘Weenie’ in Japanese?” Well, not quite. “Two” in Japanese can read as “ni” (ニ) so theoretically “Wii 2” could be “Wii ni”, aka “weenie”, aka “schlong”, “dick”, “woody”, “trouser snake” – you name it! That’s theoretical, however, because nobody in Japan would actually…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
This Minecraft “Board Game” Looks Awesome
Last month, a display at San Jose State University let visitors play Minecraft outside the confines of a computer, using little paper cubes and little paper tools. It was called “Real World Minecraft”, and was basically just a giant creative free-for-all: people could walk up and just built whatever they wanted from the tools at…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
Mario’s Creator Doesn’t Want To Talk Wii 2
I’m ready to talk Wii 2. You’re ready. But Shigeru Miyamoto? So not ready. “Don’t ask!” the Mario creator told Edge. “Even when the Wii launched we were developing new hardware, work on 3DS had already started. It’s a matter of when we announce it.” In the past Nintendo has said that it is always…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
This Game Will Let You Play Monopoly In The Real World
Why plan Monopoly over a little board and pieces of plastic when you can grab your phone, get off your ass and take over the real world? Turf Geography Club is an iPhone game currently in development that combines geography-based app FourSquare with Monopoly’s “take over the city” mechanic. The more you get around, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
Shadows Of The Damned Gets Short Delay. Dammit.
Action game Shadows of the Damned, which is being designed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and No More Heroes developer Goichi Suda, is being pushed from its June 7 release date to June 21. [via GameSpot]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
Dancing Fingers And Super Mario
Dancer Hokuto “Hok” Konishi isn’t usually on crutches, but he tore part of his achilles and paroneal tendon while practicing. Bummed, he tried to figure out how he could dance with what working resources he still had – his arms, hands and fingers. And nothing quite says “upbeat” like Mario music.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
This Weekend, Europeans Can All Play Xbox Live Together
Hey Europe, this weekend, the class system that normally divides Xbox Live between paying and non-paying subscribers is being torn down. That means for April 23-24, anyone with an Xbox Live account can indulge in online multiplayer. The purpose? Microsoft is shooting for a bullshit (read: sponsored) world record, and wants as many people playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
Proposing In A Super Mario Living Room
Silvas’ girlfriend, April, is a huge Super Mario fan. So when it was time to propose, he did it in style – Super Mario style. The living room was covered in Mario, complete with a Question Box, Mario music and fireworks. Previous game-themed proposals include Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Little Big Planet, Pokémon, among many,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
Draw Us A Wii 2, Please
Whenever there’s talk of a new video game console, one of the first things to surface are bad photoshops. The next things to surface are bad mock-ups. If you can draw, do you feel like saving us all and doing a good mock-up? This isn’t like our weekly Photoshop contest. We’re not after laughs, shits…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011
