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Falling Down
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Fat Lip From Fat Head Fat lip? Man, I tumbled down the stairs this morning while taking out the trash, skinning my knee BAD. I saw blood! Some guy asked me if I was okay, and I said, “I’m fine.” (Do not worry, it is now covered by Ultra-man band-aids!)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
Which Version Of Deus Ex: Human Revolution Should You Buy?
Sci-fi game Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be released on the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the PC. There choices, so choose wisely, right? Nope! Relax Human Revolution producer David Anfossi told website VG247, “For Deus Ex, we decided to work on all platforms in parallel to give players the same experience.” Anfossi told the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
A Bullet Hell Shooter Character To Cuddle
Who wants a hug? Who? You? Aya Shameimaru from doujin bullet shooter Touhou Project is getting immortalized as a plush toy. Priced at ¥3,500 ($39), the 250mm tall toy will be available later this month at the Wonder Festival figure event. Anime & Figures: Touhou Project Shameimaru Aya plush by Gift [Neko Magic]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
Your First Proper Look At Pro Evo 2011
Football takes Cristiano Ronaldo many places. Hot places. Cold places. Even this trailer for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011. As a former Pro Evo fanatic, I so want to believe this is the year Konami gets its act together and begins to compete with FIFA again. And while this trailer gives me some hope, those wooden…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 -
Metroid: Other M Starts A Lot Like 2001 Finishes
Nintendo think that Metroid: Other M, being developed by Team Ninja, is the most cinematic Metroid game ever developed. We can’t argue otherwise on the strength of trailers like this. It’s a short cinematic sequence from the opening of the game, showing the “birth of Samus”. Long-time fans may baulk at the extra flesh Team…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 -
Another Chanbara Movie Ditches Cowboy Hat (And Clothes)
Those hack-and-slash Onechanbara video games have been made into motion pictures that, like the games, mix violence and titillation. A spin-off Chanbara movie goes straight to the titillation. Out on home video this month in the West, Chanbara Striptease is what you’d expect from a movie called Chanbara Striptease. Though, the original Japanese title “Oppai…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
Square Enix Boss Says Japan’s Core Gameplay “Not As Strong”
Yoichi Wada, boss of publisher Square Enix (Final Fantasy), has some stern words for Japanese developers in a recent interview with industry site Gamasutra. “I don’t think we can say Japan’s strong” in core gameplay, he tells the site. “Western developers have become much stronger, during the past five years, in this aspect — the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 -
A Nerdy Wedding Ring (Full Of Memories)
Ray Arifianto, who works on the Xbox Platform team at Microsoft, is getting married. He’s got the nerdiest wedding ring to prove it. While his blushing bride is not a gamer or a nerd for that matter, she is totally cool with the idea of getting hitched with one. “So cool,” Ray writes, “that she…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
This Chun-Li Has Tiny Thighs
My heart. It melts. As seen on Capcom
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 -
Nothing Says Xbox 360 In Japan Like A Grown Man In A Dress
Like its previous title, Namco Bandai’s idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER 2 is coming to the Xbox 360. Time to celebrate! In drag. This is the latest in a series of wry ads depicting the members of “Xbox Mission Department” as they sign contracts with new titles and try not to barf. The commercials are somewhat…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
Keep Your Yakuza-Style Tattoos To Yourself
Kazuma Kiryu, the hero of Sega’s Yakuza series, has a back full of yakuza-style ink. But it’s not only Japanese gangsters who tattoo themselves. Sometimes it’s voice actors. “Irezumi” (literally, “insert ink”) is the traditional Japanese form of tattooing by hand. Tattoos, traditional or Western, are still not mainstream in most of Japan. Among younger…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
China, There Will Be No Kinect For You
Sorry, China! When Kinect is released later this year, you won’t be allowed to buy the motion control peripheral. At least, not officially. Why? Chinese readers will know this, but for everyone else, there are laws in place in the country that forbid the legal, official sale of just about every video game console currently…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 -
A Week In Comments
Nintendo Believes The 3DS Can Stop Piracy Comment by: MissMarlo Nominated by: nago Well, yeah. Pirates can’t use a 3DS. You need BOTH EYES to get the 3D effect. The Expendables Gets The 8-Bit Contra Clone It So Richly Deserves Comment by: ChrisPBacon Nominated by: Andrew Wyatt You have to like the game to play…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
Dragon Age 2 Following In Mass Effect’s Footsteps
Dragon Age 2 isn’t pulling just one page from Mass Effect’s book. It’s pulling several, including the ones titled “conversation systems” and “save game continuity”. Information from the latest issue of Game Informer has begin appearing online, and mentions that Dragon Age 2 is doing away with the classic “tree” dialogue system, where you’re presented…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 -
Did Pikachu’s Voice Actress Really Die?
The news that 44-year-old voice actress Ikue Otani – best known for voicing Pokémon character Pikachu – had died this morning has been spreading like wildfireonline. But has she? The rumor on various social networking sites is that Otani died suddenly this morning for no explicable reason. There is no news of her death on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2010 -
Nintendo Won’t Change The 3DS’ Appearance Before Release
When Nintendo first unveiled the 3DS, we were told that the design shown wasn’t final. Turns out that, yeah, it’s now pretty final. Unlike the DS, which went through a fairly radical redesign between first being shown off and hitting retail shelves, according to Nintendo the appearance of the 3DS will remain largely unchanged between…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010 -
People Complaining About Blizzard’s “Real ID” Have Their Email Addresses Exposed
Sometimes irony can be delicious. In this case, it’s a little bit tragic, with the ESRB publicly releasing the email addresses of people who had written to the board to protest…the revelation of private information. Blizzard’s decision (and ultimate reversal) this week to institute a “real names” policy on the company’s forums led to widespread…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2010