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You’ve Got Segata Sanshiro In My Conan O’Brien
Segata Sanshiro was the judo master used to promote the SEGA Saturn in Japan and a parody of Akira Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata. The character has found a new life on America late night TV. An ad for Sakura Taisen 2 has been repurposed by television host Conan O’Brien. Watch the original ad here and the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 -
November Is LEGO Vic Viper Month
November now has a theme we can all get behind, with a Flickr group kicking off Novvember, a month-long event aimed at building as many LEGO Vic Vipers from Gradius as is humanly possible. That’s it! People build Gradius ships out of LEGO for the whole month, post them on Flickr, we all applaud and…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009 -
Sliding Like Tom Cruise Is “Not Easy”
No, you haven’t stumbled onto Gawker.com. Fall Out Boy emo rocker Pete Wentz described the Risky Business-esque floor sliding for Band Hero as “not easy”. “I have a new appreciation for everyone that’s done that slide,” Wentz told MTV. “It’s hard to slide into once place and kinda try to look cool and do it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 -
Nintendo Hands Out Zelda Feather Touch Pen (Again)
Back when Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass in 2007, it sent My Nintendo members a feather stylus. Bet you can’t guess what Nintendo is giving away for the upcoming Zelda game, Spirit Tracks? A FEATHER STYLUS. In Japan, those who pre-order the game can get a stylus that Nintendo was giving…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 -
From Making Games To Making Expensive Television Shows
Haven’t had a chance to check it out myself, but the remake of classic sci-fi series V certainly seemed to go down OK with viewers. Making this the perfect time to hear from the show’s game-mad executive producer, Jace Hall. That name may sound familiar. Hall has been in the games business for years, having…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2 Bundle Spotted In the Wild
Over at website Cheap Ass Gamer, forum member Grisom spotted this Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 bundle at Target. But could he buy it? Sadly Grisom did not try to buy this bundle, which is street dated for November 10. According to another CAG member who works in retail at Target, it would not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 -
Left 4 Dead 2 Still Alive, Parties Like It’s 2007
If you’re the kind of person to grit their teeth and clench their fists at even the thought of one more over-played Portal reference, it might be best to give this Left 4 Dead 2 clip a miss. Still with us? Yeah, that’s “Still Alive” blasting out that jukebox. Those with the demo might want…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009 -
The First Test Run Of Okami Was “Incredibly Boring”
Hideki Kamiya, designer of Bayonetta, created Okami back when he worked at Capcom’s Clover. In the recent issue of Famitsu (translated by 1Up), Kamiya looks back at making Okami. When I first started talking about it with [producer Atsushi] Inaba, the only starting point we had for Okami was a game that depicted a lot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 -
Al Michaels Instrumental In Epic Mickey Storyline
Yeah, it’s the Al Michaels you’re thinking of. You may know him as a veteran sportscaster, but did you know that, in a roundabout way, he was also a key contributor to the storyline for Disney’s upcoming Epic Mickey? Here’s how: the storyline for Epic Mickey revolves around a conflict between Mickey and Oswald the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009 -
Comic-Con Founder Has Died
Shel Dorf, the founder of San Diego’s Comic-Con International, passed away this Tuesday reports Reuters. He was 76 years-old. He had spent the past year being treated for diabetes. The first Comic-Con International was held in 1970 and was attended by 300 or so people. This past year Comic-Con was attended by 125,000 and has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 -
PS3 Lawsuits Upgraded To Version 3.01
Two men, from Texas and Iowa, are launching a class-action lawsuit against Sony after their PS3 consoles were bricked during a recent firmware update. One console was broken upgrading to firmware 3.0, the other installing 3.1. Both claim that upon contacting Sony’s customer support, they were told the machine failures were “coincidental”, and that to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Test Audiences Love Prince of Persia Movie
Before Hollywood releases movies, they show the films to test audiences to see what they think. If the test audiences hate the picture, changes will be made. If not, then everything’s gravy. How did the Prince of Persia screening fair? According to film producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the movie is screening great — no, better than…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2009 -
Here Is Your Resident Evil: Afterlife Logo
If you one who gets excited by type font, this post is for you. If not, scroll down or wait patiently for another post. Make a cup of tea or something. Here is the logo for the upcoming Resident Evil film, which is subtitled “Afterlife”. Filmed in 3D, the movie is the fourth installment in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2009 -
New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer: Spoilers, Space & Slim Shady
Still sensitive about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 spoilers? Then this explosive new trailer for the game might not be for you. But if you like explosions cued to Eminem songs, you’re gonna love it regardless. Seriously, there are video snippets of just about every major event in the game here, if not every…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009 -
Any Objections To Phoenix Wright On The Wii?
Germany’s Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), the country’s ratings board, have let slip a listing for an upcoming Phoenix Wright title. For the Wii. There’s not much more to it than that, other than the name “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney”, so questions like: “Will it be episodic?” “When is it out?” “How much will this cost me?”…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Bowling: Twitter Helped Build Modern Warfare 2
Seems kind of obvious to say in light of recent developments, but in an interview with Develop magazine, the Infinity Ward community manager pointed to Twitter as an instant and constant source of feedback in building Modern Warfare 2. “I communicate with our Twitter followers the same way I’d communicate with my office buddies,” Bowling…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2009 -
Moore: EA Sports Working to Appeal to Japanese Gamers
Electronic Arts’ push into Japan doesn’t exclude EA Sports, and on his official blog, that division’s boss, Peter Moore what his operation can do to invite more Japanese gamers to sports titles, specifically its FIFA franchise. Japan “is the cradle of our industry,” Moore writes, but “one of the frustrations of being an American company…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2009 -
This Week In Video Game Comics
New comics in stores this week include all the big regulars. Gears of War written by the head of Epic. Street Fighter II fighters being flexible. And more Sonic excitement. Gears of War #10 Written by Mike Capps and Joshua Ortega. Drawn by Liam Sharpe. Summary Via Publisher Wildstorm Entertainment: Delta has located survivors from…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 4, 2009 -
MW2 Avatar Items Available Tomorrow, but Not for Free
Those Modern Warfare 2 Avatar goodies – of which Robert Bowling said “some” would be free right? – are going to Xbox Live Marketplace, tomorrow, FourZeroTwo says via Twitter. Unfortunately, they’ll all cost MS points. Saith the Infinity Ward community manager: “Uploading a bunch of #MW2 avatar gear to XBL tomorrow, including this full GHOST…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2009