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Think You Can Negotiate With This Lady?
That’s Ryoko Yonekura, big-time Japanese celebrity and actress. Later this month, she’s starring as an elite detective in TV drama The Negotiator 2. And that show is being made into a Nintendo DS game. Unlike American TV programs, Japanese TV dramas typically tend to run only a season. Obviously, since this is The Negotiator 2,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2009 -
Guy Sues Sony, Saying Firmware Update Bricked His PS3
You read enough of these and you begin to understand why giant corporations have huge legal divisions. A Florida man filed a class-action suit on Friday saying his PS3, purchased Jan. 3, 2009, was bricked by September’s firmware 3.0 update. John Kennedy filed his complaint against Sony Computer Entertainment America on Oct. 3 in, where…
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2009 -
Ni no Kuni Opening Cinematic
Video Games | Ni no Kuni | TGS 09: Japanese Opening Path Cinematic XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii In case you haven’t seen it, here it is, the opening cinematic for the Level-5 and Studio Ghibli Nintendo DS collaboration Ni no Kuni. Previously, we posted game play clips from the title. Otaku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2009 -
FTC Ruling Might Affect Video Game Reviews
A unanimous ruling by the Federal Trade Commission today would update truth-in-advertising language to require the disclosure of “material connections” – hint, hint “cash or an in-kind payment to review a product” – by the recipient of such considerations. Bloggers, as reported earlier, are specifically mentioned by the recommendation, which has obvious implications for the…
By Owen Good Published October 5, 2009 -
An Ironic Japanese Post Office Sticker
One Japanese gamer sent his busted Xbox 360 off to get fixed. When got it back, Japan Post had slapped a red label reading “kowaremono” — “breakable”, “broken item” or better yet “fragile”. As seen on Hatena Entry List.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
Taiko no Tatsujin You Can Eat, Yum, Yum
Namco’s drumming game Taiko no Tatsujin is an arcade classic. It’s also a lunch time treat. De-licious. Starting October 10, this Taiko no Tatsujin lunch box will go on sale at Narita Airport, outside Tokyo. It will be flown in from Ishikawa Prefecture just so airport travelers can enjoy woofing it down. The bento will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2009 -
Just A Dollar’s Difference?
As seen at a Wal-Mart in Puerto Rico [Thanks reader Marco L.!]
By Owen Good Published October 5, 2009 -
How Do You Want Your RE5? Tell Capcom
Recap: a “Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition,” was announced two weeks ago at TGS. But that’s a Japanese version. The North American edition is not finalized. And so Capcom is asking: Should it be digital or physical? “Here’s where we’re at,” says Chris Kramer: In Japan, Alternative Edition will be released as a new physical…
By Owen Good Published October 5, 2009 -
360’s Next-Gen Wireless Out Nov. 3?
GameStop is taking preorders for the Xbox 360 Wireless N adapter, whose existence was recently confirmed, but for which no launch date was given. It ships Nov. 3, says GameStop. For those not in the know, the 802.11n standard is a step up from the plebeian 802.11g. The other piece of news, this new product…
By Owen Good Published October 5, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2 Delayed Two Weeks for PC?
Citing unnamed sources, the site Electronic Theatre reports that the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be delayed two weeks past its general Nov. 10 release date to Nov. 24. Electronic Theatre says it has no official reasons for the delay, and speculates that “manufacturing constraints” may be to blame, perhaps…
By Owen Good Published October 5, 2009 -
GTA IV, Left 4 Dead, Street Fighter IV Become ‘Platinum Hits’
Microsoft has decided that a fresh batch of Xbox 360 titles have earned the necessary amount of greatness to become “Platinum Hits,” garnering them a cheaper asking price and not so horrible, slightly modified box art. The new Xbox 360 Platinum Hits inductees are Grand Theft Auto IV, Street Fighter IV, Left 4 Dead, Saints…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2009 -
Is A Call Of Duty Movie Really Happening?
Would a big screen adaptation of the Call of Duty franchise even remotely surprise you? Didn’t think so. But if you want inconclusive evidence that a Call of Duty film might be happening, here are a few scraps. Take this message from Infinity Ward “creative strategist” Robert Bowling, posted to his well-followed Twitter account earlier…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2009 -
Frankenleg
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Me With A Newspaper On My Face, Running Puppies are cute. Puppies with giant Frankenstein’s monster stitches running nearly the length of one leg, not so much. Littlefoot has been hopping around like a tiny little peg-legged pirate all weekend. We finally took him off the pain killers because he…
By Brian Crecente Published October 5, 2009 -
Fall’s Biggest Games Discussed On The Bonus Round
Last week, we visited GameTrailers HQ to chat about fall’s biggest games, from Uncharted 2 to Brutal Legend to New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This Bonus Round clip is the result of that visit. Join me, Michael McWhertor, Geoff Keighley, Michael Pachter and Tom Russo as we shoot the shit about video games in part…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2009 -
Attempts To Ban Violent Games In Venezuela Progress
The Associated Press reports that the Venezuelan government’s attempts to ban violent video games such as Counter-Strike, is weeks away from passing, though it isn’t likely to affect widespread sale of pirated games. While the arguments for and against the ban of violent video games are familiar, they are set against a more violent state…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2009 -
Some UK Retailers Discounting The PSPgo
Sony’s digital download-only PSPgo is, at its launch price, a hard sell for some portable gamers spoiled by the less expensive, UMD-playing PSP-3000. Some UK retailers are doing something about it, discounting the portable in its first week on sale. According to a report from Eurogamer, at least four retailers in the region are asking…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2009 -
Epic Mickey Revealed, Warren Spector Speaks
It should come as little surprise that Warren Spector and his Junction Point development studio have been working on Epic Mickey, a game half-revealed by rumor, concept art and sparse details. But now it’s official. Disney’s Epic Mickey is also the subject of the latest issue of GameInformer magazine, which should appear in subscribers’ mailboxes…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2009 -
Game Journalist Shake-Up Shifts Personnel At Several Outlets
John Davison, former boss at What They Play and 1Up is in at GamePro. In the last week, significant personnel changes have also been made at 1up, Shacknews, G4 and Crispy Gamer. Tomorrow GamePro will officially announce that John Davison, who recently sold his start-up, parent-targeted gaming site What They Play to IGN, will assume…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2009 -
Lucidity, South Park Tower Defense Reinforce XBLA This Week
Xbox Live Arcade expands with twice the animated action this week as Doublesix’s South Park LET’S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY! and LucasArts’ Lucidity arrive on Marketplace this Wednesday. The former is, as one can likely infer from the title, a tower defense game starring the residents of South Park. It could also quite possibly be…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2009 -
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Preview: All The Modes, All The Chaos
Not content to just finally explain how New Super Mario Bros. Wii’s Super Guide works today, Nintendo also showed how the game really works. We here at Kotaku have also learned how not to ride a roller-coaster into lava. Finally, a month before it comes out, the biggest game of the Wii for the fall…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2009