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In November 2009, golfer Tiger Woods’ life changed forever. So did TV news in Taiwan. Woods was involved in a traffic altercation that resulted in a wrecked Cadillac Escalade, minor cuts on his face and his car window being busted, apparently with a golf club. Details were murky. Enter Next Media Animation. Next Media is…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Man, I love gyoza, especially hand-made gyoza like I had tonight for dinner. So delicious! What you missed last night Boy Uses DS To Save Mother From Car Wreck Korean Gamers Are Faster Than A Speeding Bullet What Move Games Will Japan Get Later This Year? The Best Games Of 2010…
This may look like the work of a prankster, some PhotoShop kid with too much time on their hands, but no, this was once (and still is, I guess) a real thing. Released in the 1970s, this BP-endorsed board game wasn’t exactly a hit, but it’s sure a hit with collectors now, with old copies…
Sony has released a list of upcoming titles for the PlayStation Move’s Japanese release. Accompanying that is a new Move trailer, complete with game footage. With the nifty interior furniture and relaxing music, the clip itself is slick. The footage of the lady pointing? It makes me want to move away from my computer screen.…
This is Gary. Gary is an 8-bit man made flesh. He is not, as you’d first suspect, a statue. Or a giant LEGO creation. He’s actually a costume, worn by a she, built by Kiel Johnson and Klai Brown, and with enough joints to enable the wearer to get around. He was made for a…
You might have seen some Assassin’s Creed figures previously. Small, plastic things. They can’t hold a switchblade to this 1/6 scale masterpiece. Built in the likeness of Assassin’s Creed II’s Ezio by Hong Kong company Hot Toys, the figure stands 30cm tall, and comes with interchangeable hands, weapons and even ponytails. All that and an…
Drink up! Starting this summer, Ubisoft’s Raving Rabbids are appearing on Coca-Cola Zero cans in France as part of a “Lapins Crétins” (stupid rabbits) campaign. French site Gamalive.com was sent these Splinter Lapin, Lapin of Persia and Lapin Creed II cans in a cardboard fridge. Available in stores, the Rabbids-branded Coke Zero is 2.59€ ~…
This may be the first post on a mouse pad I’ve ever done. Then again, it’s also the first mouse pad I’ve seen you can cook a burger on. Rude Gameware’s “Fierce Teflon” pad is designed for the serious PC gamer, with the pad packing a steel base and a teflon surface. While this means…
Fresh off hosting E3, the Los Angeles Convention Center was turned into this year’s home for the Anime Expo late last week and over the weekend. And you bet there were cosplayers. Here is a look at some of the game cosplayers, courtesy of website Japanator.com. AX 10: Cosplay gallery part 1, AX 10: Cosplay…
On Sunday, a family from Victoria in Australia’s south-east was involved in a car crash, when the driver rolled the vehicle trying to avoid a kangaroo. There were five people in the car – three children, their mother and her partner – and after the crash, the mother became trapped in the wreckage. Staying calm,…
There has been concern that the Microsoft’s motion controller Kinect could require a significant amount of space — more space than the average Japanese living room has. Microsoft, however, has refuted these claims. “We know that living rooms come in all shapes and sizes,” Microsoft told Kotaku back in March, “and have conducted numerous play…
The Engineer update in Team Fortress 2 continues. As promised, with the first 25 golden wrenches unlocked by players, a new weapon for the support class player has been unveiled by developers Valve. It’s a new shotgun called “Frontier Justice”, which trades magazine size and random critical hits for ties to the Engineer’s turrets; as…
When kick boxer Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima dresses up, he likes to dress up as girls from bullet hell shooter Touhou Project. In his most recent bout, he wore something very different. Before we get to that, here is Nagashima a couple days before the bout. He was photographed with all the other fighters. Can you…
Shaun White and his ginger locks may be world famous millionaires, but life isn’t all smooth sailing for the snow/skateboarder. He was once in a video game. And it was the worst experience of his life. “That was terrible. It was the worst experience of my life, cause I was so excited, I’m like 13,…
It’s not a drastic change, so don’t freak out. In The Land of the Rising Sun, the current and official name of Microsoft is “Microsoft Co., Ltd.” That doesn’t sound very Japanese. On February 1, 2011, the company will change its name to “Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.” According to Yasuyuki Higuchi, president of Microsoft Co.,…
Do you think you could beat a pro-gamer from Korea at Starcraft or Warcraft? You can’t. You won’t. You don’t have a chance in hell This clip is from the excellent documentary The Hax Life, which takes a look at some pro gamers competing in the Korean capital, Seoul. It’s at times touching, at times…
On October 21, the PlayStation Move will hit Japanese retail. That’s not all as there will be Move games as well. Sony Computer Entertainment has released a list of those games. The following titles will be available starting October 21: EyePet (¥3,980 or US$45), Sports Champion (¥3,980 or 3,980 or $45), Beat Sketch! (¥2,980 or…
These aren’t the games we think are the best of 2010. They’re the games that a system designed to track scored review averages thinks are the best of 2010. Metacritic, a site that aggregates review scores from major media outlets, has posted 2010’s half-yearly report card, revealing the highest-ranked titles across each platform. It’s been…
Why Shooting Down Cat-Callers Isn’t as Satisfying As You’d Think Comment by: PunkyChipsAhoy Nominated by: Gord-a-tron There was once a bus of a high school team of something full of girls [I’m guessing Volleyball] and I remember the thing perfectly because a gigantic school bus parked right next to me as I was filling my…
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