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Akihabara Killer Sentenced To Death
On June 8, 2008, 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato drove a rented truck into a crowd in Tokyo’s geek paradise, Akihabara. He got out and began stabbing random pedestrians. In his wake, seven were left dead and ten injured. Today in a Tokyo district court, Kato was sentenced to death. The presiding judge stated that Kato was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2011 -
LEGO Pikmin? What An Awesome Idea
After over two years of hard work, Filip Johannes Felberg has completed his masterpiece: a recreation of the entire cast of Pikmin in LEGO form. When we say the entire cast, we mean it: Captain Olimar, every Pikmin, every enemy and even every type of plant found in the game can be found in Felberg’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2011 -
Voice Actress Gives Pin-Up Modeling One Last Shot?
In January 2010, voice actress Chiaki Takahashi blogged that she was releasing one more book of pin-up pictures and then calling it a day. She was retiring from cheese cake modeling. If recent news is to be believed, Takahashi is coming back. Known for her voice work in fighting game BlazBlue and sim The Idolmaster,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2011 -
This Is How Assassin’s Creed Was Meant To Be Played
The Glorious PC Master Race believe themselves a superior class of gamer because of stuff like this. And really, when you see it, you can’t blame them. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood may have been released late on the PC, but there are certain benefits to be had playing it on a personal computer. Like being able…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2011 -
Ryu Isn’t So Nice In Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Tomorrow, Japanese arcade gamers will get the chance to try out Evil Ryu in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition. He’s like regular Ryu, only because some of his attacks are more powerful, they’re slower.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2011 -
The Biggest Fan Movie Build Up Ever
As early as 2008, there were rumblings of an ambitious UK-based Halo fan film. The following year, the film’s director, Pete Cooper, revealed he planned to raise £30,000 (US$48,000) for the picture, dubbed Halo: Operation Chastity. That’s low budget, but still five times what Robert Rodriguez needed to make El Mariachi It’s 2011, and there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2011 -
It’s Like The Inflatable Robot’s On Drugs
In Taiwan, an inflatable Android robot was enlisted to promote the Sony Xperia Play cell phone. But it wasn’t just any inflatable robot, it was a dancing inflatable robot. Whoever was wearing this Android outfit has a lot of energy – maybe a little too much energy. If people ever ask you if Android is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2011 -
Your PS3 Headset Isn’t As Badass As This Guy’s
When el8id games on his PS3, he doesn’t use a regular Bluetooth headset. He uses a military-issue helmet from the 1980s, making him look more like “Maverick” than “some guy playing a video game”. Buying the helmet for $22 from a thrift store, el8id kept some of the original wiring and components inside and replaced…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2011 -
If Pokémon Aren’t Slaves, Then Why Do You Call Yourselves Masters?
It’s about time somebody thought of the Pokémons. They’re people too! Well, not people…pocket monsters. But when you cut them, they bleed, and…well, no, they don’t do that either. They just faint a lot. Look, just stop capturing these poor creature and enslaving them, OK? It’s not right.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2011 -
Forza 4 Has 500 Cars, Lets You Touch Them (And Drive With Your Face)
We’ve known that Forza Motorsport 4, when it releases later this year, will support Kinect as a control method. A marketing survey now hints at what some of those features might be, such as head tracking to move the game’s camera, and a casual mode that allows players to steer with their hands, similar to…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2011 -
I Think It Works
Folks, we’ve got some Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP to play tonight on this here iPhone, so you’ll have to excuse me for making tonight’s open thread so abrupt. But here’s a new trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger to get the conversation going. I, personally, dig it. Oh, if you’d like to purchase…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
PS3 Hacker Didn’t Flee, Did Hand Over Hard Drives, Says Lawyer
The attorney for George Hotz, the hacker being sued by Sony for jailbreaking the PlayStation 3, denies that Hotz fled to South America to avoid a court order and says he has delivered his impounded hard drives as required to a neutral party. Sony, in a court filing, had alleged the drives were delivered with…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2011 -
The Onion Exposes ‘Shaken Manchild Syndrome’
Are video game-playing, comic book-reading manchildren the victims of an unexposed crime? The Onion News Network’s Fact Zone takes a look at the epidemic of basement dwelling twentysomethings who are the subjects of violence from frustrated parents. Celebrity spokesman Ben Stiller throws his weight behind the cause. What a terrible, terrible tragedy… Cases Of Shaken…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
EA Sports is Working on a Baseball Game — Probably for Facebook
EA Sports, whose beloved MVP Baseball series went into exile when 2K Sports won an exclusive contract back in 2005, is working on a Major League Baseball-licensed property, according to ESPN’s Jon Robinson. Before you get all giddy, a close reading of contracts leaves the impression this will be another Facebook game. Robinson points out…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2011 -
Watch The Creators of Doom, Prince of Persia, Pac-Man And Pitfall! Wax Nostalgic
Not only can you now relive this year’s Game Developers Conference keynote from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who spoke about the creation of Kirby and the devaluation of games in “Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future,” you can experience the best part of GDC 2011: the classic game post…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
What Sort of Person Plays Marvel vs. Capcom 3?
Roughly one month after its release, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds churns up fun facts galore that gaming demographer (and social network) Raptr has culled and interpreted for your enlightenment. The full size is at bottom. More analysis, plus an explanation of Raptr’s methodology, is at the link. Marvel vs. Capcom 3…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2011 -
Mario Meets World, Beautifully
Mario seems like such a small piece to the Mushroom Kingdom puzzle in this gorgeous fan art illustration by Alexey Mikhaylov Mario World by Alexey Mikhaylov / Arpeich Via: pacalin Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission. Mario…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
Tapper: World Tour Looks Great and is More Fulfilling
Tapper was one of the best examples of the ingenuity that defined the early arcade games, when novel premises, fast action and a lot of imagination were needed to flesh out games running on primitive architecture. As a natural for the multitouch controls of the iPhone and iPad – what’s its name, after all –…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2011 -
Two Years in the Slammer for Hacker Who Stole $300,000 from Zynga Poker
The British hacker who fleeced Zynga Poker for 400 billion chips, which have an official worth of $12 million, $300,000 on the black market, will serve two years in prison. Ashley Mitchell did a poor job of covering his tracks after breaking into a Zynga server running the casino game and robbing it of the…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2011
