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Cutesy Korean Girl Group Shilling Nintendo DSi
One of the country’s biggest pop outfits, Girls’ Generation, will be hocking the Nintendo DSi in South Korea. Imagine that! The group and its members appear in a myriad of commercials (like this Bubble Bobble noodle ad) as well as variety programs and dramas, so this is yet another endorsement for the group. The girls…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2010 -
*This* Is How You Dress Babies In Japan
You are never too young to start cosplaying. Never! Japan’s Bandai Namco is releasing ten different romper outfits for babies between the ages of 0 ~ 2 years old. Priced from ¥1,029, parents can select from Dragonball, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Devilman, Doraemon and more. All of these manga/anime/live-action properties have gotten video game versions with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2010 -
Beyoncé Can’t Do That On Television
As you know, pop diva Beyoncé has teamed up with Nintendo to help promote a DS game. This is that game’s TV commercial, which for anyone around the age of 30 has a surprising conclusion. Watch the clip above. That last part with the green look familiar? It will be to anyone who’s ever watched…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2010 -
When The Bible Meets WarioWare
This game’s called Run Jesus Run/Ten Second Gospel, and it was created by Paolo Pedercini. It’s pretty simple: you’re Jesus, and you’ve got ten seconds to clear a short stage, performing whatever the relevant bible passage calls for. Since the majority of you won’t have a bible handy while playing – or even if you…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2010 -
A Children’s Choir Sings Portal’s Closing Song “Still Alive”
The end credits of first-person shooter Portal treated players to the song “Still Alive”. Wisconsin’s own Gifford Children’s Choir did the version of the tune. Wonder how many of those kids have played the game? Elementary School Choir sings ‘Still Alive’. [Reddit]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2010 -
Pride & Prejudice & Zombies & Video Games
In case you haven’t already seen it, last year author Seth Grahame-Smith released a great book called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This year, there’s going to be a video game. Digital development specialist Freeverse is behind it, and describes the title as “a rollicking action title with the perfect blend of zombie slaying action…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2010 -
Mario Creator Was Influenced By Easy Rider
Ah, Easy Rider. The film that depicted the rambling adventures of motorbike drug dealers through the American South, Southwest and West. The film’s production and film itself were heavily laced with marijuana and LSD. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says the movie had a “great influence” on him. Easy Rider helped turn co-star Jack Nicholson, who…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2010 -
New Halo Toys Feature Retro Master Chief, Cannon Fodder
McFarlane toys has released images of their eights series of Halo action figures, due in June. Continuing a pleasant trend, some are all-new figures, including ones from Halo: ODST. The Halo 3 expansion’s Captain Dare and Buck are both present, the latter looking eerily like a gun-toting David Duchovny. Also featured is a Halo 2…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2010 -
Wearing A Dress, This Cosplayer Will Kick Your Butt
Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima likes to dress up. He also likes to pummel the crap out of people. Nagashima is a kick boxer and competes in Japanese combat sport K-1. When he enters the ring, he does it in style. Otaku style. The middleweight has been known to dress up as Reimu Hakurei, Eirin Yagokoro and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2010 -
Screens (And Music), Fresh From The APB Beta
APB, a game that can best be described as a massively-multiplayer Grand Theft Auto, is currently in beta testing. One of those testers has been kind enough to pass along some proper, in-game screenshots of the experience. And I am impressed. Not by an inventory screen (above) or a low-fi screenshot (top, courtesy of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2010 -
Little Girl Wanted Pet Monkeys, Got Sprung Instead
Kara Petrich, a mother in Washington State, thought she was buying DS game Petz: Monkeyz House. The box said Petz: Monkeyz House. The cartridge did, too. The game itself was another type of monkey business altogether. “You wanna rock my mountains, don’t you?” says a character on the game, Kara tells Seattle’s KOMO News. “(I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2010 -
DSi XL Torn Apart, Just So You Can See What Its Insides Look Like
That DSi XL thinks it’s so smug, with its big screens and its enormous stylus. What it needs is to be taken down a peg or two. Have its guts ripped out, let the internet feast on its insides. Tear-down specialists iFixit have got hold of Nintendo’s latest handheld, and in typical fashion, have completely…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2010 -
The Secret of Mai Shiranui’s Revealing Outfit?
Mai Shiranui, from The King of Fighters series, wears a skimpy costume. She’s a video game character. She can pull it off. But how does a real lady wear Mai’s outfit? Very carefully. With plastic straps. That’s pin-up model Sayuki Matsumoto doing her best Mai. When Resident Evil 5 was released in Japan, the curvy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2010 -
PS3 Loses Linux Support
Ever since it launched in 2006, one of the neater features of the PlayStation 3 has been its ability to run operating systems other than its own. Like Linux. Next month, however, the console will ditch that compatibility. On April 1, Sony will release the next firmware update for the PS3, bringing it to v3.21.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2010 -
Xbox Live Director’s Account Hacked! (Are You Next?)
Larry Hryb, Director of Programming for Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE online gaming network, has had his Xbox LIVE profile hacked. Warning: NSFW language ahead. Known by his gamertag Major Nelson, Hryb was part of the Xbox 360 launch team and was one of the first game execs to have a regular podcast and blog. In his…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2010 -
PAX East Cosplay Gallery: Day Three
In our svelte final PAX East cosplay gallery, we bring you the few, the proud, the amazingly-tall Bayonetta, the ex-Kotaku-editor-masquerading-as-a-cosplayer and the Ghostbusters (can you guess who there are protecting us from?) Our Mike Fahey says: “Bayonetta actually attended the Kotaku party on Friday, sans costume. She was almost as tall as I am in…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 28, 2010 -
Slam Bolt Scrappers Preview: An Instant Winner
I ended my tour of PAX East 2010 with two games vying for the title of Stephen’s Favorite New Game At The Show. This was one of them. Slam Bolt Scrappers is, among other things, a new take on Tetris-engineered combat. Build a tower out of the blocks you rotate and drop. Use the tower…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 28, 2010 -
Shrimp Blogger
To: Taco Bell From: Owen Fuck you, Taco Bell, I’m the first to blog this Pacific Shrimp Taco thing, not your stupid-ass Bear Grylls food critic. I seriously wish there was such a thing as a shrimp blogger. I’d go troll his comments. “WTF SLOW NEWS DAY? YOU CALL YOURSELF A SHRIMPS JOURNALIST? YOUR SO…
By Owen Good Published March 28, 2010 -
Final Fantasy IX Looking Likely for PSN
With Final Fantasy VII and VIII already on PlayStation Network, Final Fantasy IX shouldn’t be too far behind. Via Twitter, a Square Enix producer says the company will be considering such a release very soon. Shinji Hashimoto had been asking for followers’ opinions regarding FFIX over the past several days and then late Friday, in…
By Owen Good Published March 28, 2010 -
Pink-Slipped Devs Take a Poke at EA in iPhone Game
Four developers laid off when Electronic Arts closed Pandemic Studios have formed “Downsized Games,” and their first offering is slam full of very thinly veiled references to their old employers. BULLETrain, coming soon for the iPhone and iPod Touch, is set in a future in which “giant mega corporations rule the universe.” One of them…
By Owen Good Published March 28, 2010