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Talk Amongst Yourselves

Here at TAY we hear your concerns about a lack of replay value, but at least TAY has cutting-edge graphics, yes? Now please keep on talking here about video games.

By Stephen Totilo Published May 19, 2010

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Phew! Just…phew! Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeew. What you missed last night Yes, We Have A Winner Multi-Platform Final Fantasy Versus XIII Remarks Cleared Up Red Dead Redemption’s Truly, Truly Dastardly Achievement Another Countdown Clock Sorta Ruined! But Hey, Virtual-On! The New Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer: ‘Everything You Know Is Wrong’

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

Dragon Quest IX Comes Stateside In July

The wait for the North American release of the game that sold more than four million copies in Japan comes to an end this July, as Nintendo locks in a date for Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS shattered sales records in Japan, so it came…

By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2010

This Schoolgirl Is Good At Drumming

Senri Kawaguchi (in the pink shirt) is a 13-year-old junior high school student. But that’s not all. She’s also a drumming whiz. She’s been drumming since she was a kid (I know, she’s still a kid), and most of her vids on her site are of her doing the drumming parts for songs from schoolgirl…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

Sony Isn’t Arrogant, Apple Is

There once was a time, when PS3s looked like grills and still played PS2 games, that Sony was accused of being arrogant. Now, though, another company has assumed the mantle. That’s not me saying that. It’s Sony! “I don’t think we (Sony) are arrogant anymore”, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia boss Michael Ephraim told Screen Play…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

Yes, We Have A Winner

In 2008, Anthony Le set out to do something very important: Build a suit from Iron Man. The 25-year-old fitness consultant has been a life-long Iron Man fan, and his first attempt was more of a costume. His second? His second is a US$4,000 dollar suit held together by high-impact urethane and, according to Popular…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

Everywhere You Look, You See Tetris

You know you’ve been playing too much Tetris when you start seeing coloured, falling blocks when you’re away from the computer. This Flickr group, Tetris Tetris Everywhere, mixes instances where actual Tetris blocks have been placed in the real world with real world images that look like they’ve come straight out of Tetris. Shipping containers,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

Mario Is Good At Spanish, Really Good

From first grade until college, I studied Spanish…and since I moved to Japan, I have forgotten it all. Kaput, gone, bye-bye. But not Mario voice actor Charles Martinet. He totally remembers it. At a recent presentation, Martinet not only showed his Mario voice acting skills, but his mastery of the Spanish language. Since Mario speaks…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

Drive The A-Team Van Around A Poorly-Rendered Cityscape

Google Earth has already been used for a few games, like cheap flight simulators. Know what it hasn’t been used for? A giant map to let you drive the A-Team’s black van across. There’s no score to beat, no time to race, no objectives you have to accomplish, all you have to do is…drive around.…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

Watch Pac-Man Gobble Up The Minutes

Another chic Pac-Man product for the heap. We’ve got leather wallets, a zippo and wine glasses This limited edition stainless steel Pac-Man watch is priced at ¥18,500 (US$201). Pre-orders start this summer with the watch being released this October. So wakka wakka. Yeah. What Pac-Man goods does the future hold? Pac-Man Watch [lalabit market]

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

Empire Strikes Back, The 1950 Production

Quick refresher: The Empire Strikes Back, like me, was released in 1980. Explains the haircuts. And the whole “Luke” thing. If it had been released in 1950, however, it would have looked a little different. Believe it or not, aside from the on-screen graphics this footage is all from real movies, including instalments from the…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

Multi-Platform Final Fantasy Versus XIII Remarks Cleared Up

At a Tokyo investors meeting, Square Enix president Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada stated that the company was “looking into” bringing PS3 exclusive Final Fantasy Versus XIII to the Xbox 360. As previously posted, publisher may consider a multi-platform release. But there’s some “looking into it” to be done, so don’t expect an announcement of that…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

Katamari vs. SimCity vs. Pixel Art

The Prince of all Cosmos gets busy reticulating splines. As seen on Coolvibe

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

Red Dead Redemption’s Truly, Truly Dastardly Achievement

Take a cowboy, a damsel in distress and one speeding train. What do you get? Red Dead Redemption is from Rockstar, the folks behind the Grand Theft Auto series — so don’t be too surprised. Though, we are certain this poor lady would get caught in the train’s cow catcher It’s there to clear obstacles…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

Exclusive Showdown Reveals…Pointlessness Of Exclusives

Here’s something to fire your synapses on a Tuesday night: a comparison of the average review scores of Xbox 360 exclusives vs PlayStation 3 exclusives. The figures, of course, do nothing to somehow magically settle the argument over which console has the “better” exclusives. So don’t go into this expecting them to. What they do…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

Gundam, In Cell Phone Form

This year is the 30th anniversary of Gundam plastic models (aka “Gunpla”). So, Gundam is getting a cafe, a large plastic figure and a life-sized counterpart (again). You know what this calls for? Yes, a Japanese cell phone. Japanese cell phone carrier Softbank will be releasing a Sharp 12.1 mega-pix OLED “Gunpla” cell phone this…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

From Total War To “Casual Sports Games” [Update]

The Creative Assembly, best known as the studio behind the Total War series of PC strategy games, will soon be putting down the history books and picking up what appears to be a pair of football boots and a…spreadsheet. A job advertisement over on Gamasutra reveals that the company’s studio in Brisbane, Australia (the team…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

Another Countdown Clock Sorta Ruined! But Hey, Virtual-On!

Earlier, a SEGA countdown clock appeared. Ungh, we know. Countdown clocks are annoying! We hate them. Thank goodness this week’s leaked Famitsu is here to steal its thunder. Ka-pow! Virtual-On Force is the upcoming Xbox 360 action game from SEGA. It will be released not as a downloadable title like Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram, but a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

Halo: Eurotrash

The fight is finished. Humanity is saved, the Covenant dispatched to the far reaches of the universe. What’s left for Master Chief, now he’s hurtling alone through space? Why, pop music, of course. German pop music. Look, Germany, as a nation, you build a lot of great stuff! Cars, trains, weapons, watches, video games, elevators,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

If You See This Gamertag, RUN

Daigo Umehara, fighting game superstar, isn’t only tearing up tournaments. He’s also kicking ass on Xbox LIVE. Beware! Daigo is, of course, famous for this clip. Let’s have a look at the Super Street Fighter IV worldwide “Player Point” rankings. Hrm, number one is Japan. “gameinn”? Now, let’s have a look at the global “Battle…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010