Tetricide – Suicidal moves during the game of Tetris that purposely cause the falling shapes to get too high for any more rows to disappear. Game ends because pieces reach the top; a “death” is self-inflicted. Soon to be seen at upcoming 8-Bit art show Tetricide, Gender Dysphoria is the work of multimedia artist Jonathan…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: From Snakes to Scorpions Not sure if you remember Matt Alt. He’s a game localizer, author and all around nice guy, and I wrote about him in a feature I did on the meaning of ninjy. (He’s actually co-written a book on ninjas!) Anyway, he love robots and has created…
Democratic Party of Japan member Kenzo Fujisue apparently has a “secret plan” to tap into the country’s youth for the upcoming July election. Does that plan involve a virtual idol? Miku Hatsune is a popular computerized singer that was originally just software for the Yamaha Vocaloid, which allows people to synthesize singing by typing in…
In The Land of the Rising Sun, electronics manufacturers like Sony and Panasonic are rolling out 3D televisions. Sony, in particular, shows great interest in 3D with its TVs and 3D-ready PlayStation 3. Japan, however, does not. According to Kakaku.com survey that polled 8,957 individuals, 70 percent said they were turned off by wearing 3D…
So, that great font based around consoles and control pads? It’s now available for download
You know, I was playing Perfect Dark the other day, and thought to myself, “Man, you know what this game needs? More Crackdown cameos”. And whaddya know. Here we are. With a Crackdown unlockable now available within Perfect Dark XBLA. Now if only I’d actually thought that, instead of using it to set the scene!…
Well, there’s a headline I never thought I’d have to write. But behold! John Deere, masters of agricultural vehicles, have made the R-Gator, a small “utility” vehicle for the US Army that looks like a golf cart in olive green. It’s like a regular Gator, only this time the “R” stands for “Remote”, as it…
Capcom’s Monster Hunter is proving to be not just one of the most successful PSP titles, but one of the most influential. Monster Hunter has players carry giant weapons to hunt, wait for it, monsters. Namco Bandai has released PSP game God Eater, a game in which players carry giant weapons to hunt monsters. Square…
We know you wouldn’t buy an off-the-shelf Dell PC. You have gaming needs. But others aren’t as savvy as you. They bought off-the-shelf Dell PCs. And many of those people got shafted. Some documents related to a lawsuit against Dell have recently been unsealed, and reveal the company may have knowingly shipped faulty computers to…
This is my son, Micro-Bash. He is one year and several months old. And he can unlock an iPhone. For the past couple of days whenever he finds Mrs. Bashcraft’s iPhone, he switches it on and slides the slider, unlocking the phone. Nobody told him how to do this, he just knows. Kinda like how…
It’s a story that involves good intentions, booze and DJ Krush. Having had one too many drinks last weekend, I found myself at a friend’s place watching a DJ Krush DVD. Not the worst way to end a boozey evening, as I like DJ Krush! Anyway, that reminded me I’d been on the lookout for…
Konami’s love simulator Love Plus is causing select Japanese men to go gaga for its in-game schoolgirls. Now, they can go gaga over these uniforms. This Konami-approved Love Plus schoolgirl summer uniform might do the trick! Priced at ¥12,600 for the skirt and ¥21,000 for the jacket and scarf, the uniform comes in sizes S/M/L/XL.…
Yesterday, I had the audacity to say that former Ubisoft man Patrice Désilets had the most beautiful beard in the video game industry. Other developers, however, disagree. I got a few emails overnight from bearded industry professionals, but my favourite was one from Matt MacLean, lead systems designer at Obsidian (Fallout: New Vegas, Dungeon Siege…
Resident Evil and its movie star doppelgangers. As seen by reader Bob. Thanks Bob!
The upcoming NBA Jam reboot wasn’t always an NBA Jam game. It was originally called NBA Bounce, and looked very different. 1UP has a gallery of concept art for the title, showing the long creative road the game took from its days as an ad-filled Bounce to the classy NBA Jam remake it is today.…
Just imagine it: Like Disneyland, but with video games and Nintendo characters. During a recent meeting with investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata discussed the topic. “Countless times, the idea of a theme park has been debated and discussed, and there have been rumors in various forms,” Iwata said. “But at the present moment, there are…
The highlight (for me, anyways) of upcoming racer Gran Turismo 5 will be racing a full lap of the Top Gear Test Track. Until it’s out, I’ll have to make do watching this guy complete a circuit instead. It looks as amazing as you’d expect, even via shaky cam, but there’s something nagging at me.…
The current Pocket Monster animated series is called “Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl”. That makes sense as that’s what the games based on it are called. The name of the new series? Later this year, Nintendo will release the next generation of Pokemon games, Pokemon: Black & White. A new generation of Pokemon means a new…
Some sneakers based on video games can be tasteful! Others, less so. These Street Fighter Dunks, rumoured to be part of an official collaboration between Capcom and Nike, are thankfully the former. Resisting the urge to plaster the shoes with character likenesses and tacky logos, the two pairs – based on Chun-Li and Ryu –…
Irrational Games, the studio behind BioShock and System Shock 2, has kicked off what looks to be a great series of podcasts in which they interview other top developers. To get things started, Ken Levine interviews Todd Howard. Who needs the media when developers can just interview each other? Not these guys, it seems, as…
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