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Call Him Pikachoo Man

For better or worse, inflatable leather fetish goods maker Obsidian Design bring us this: Pikachoo. The handmade inflatable latex rubber outfit is easy to inflate and deflate — apparently! Obsidian says that it’s easy to breath through the Pikachoo head, and vision is made possible through the character’s mouth. From the Obsidian site: “Pikachoo is…

EA Rooting For The Ol’ PS3

A lot of EA’s recent success has been tied to the success of Sony consoles. The more PS1’s and PS2’s there were, the more people could buy Madden and FIFA. These days, though, things aren’t so rosy. The PS2 is in its last days. The PSP sells well as a handheld, but nobody is buying…

Will Wii MotionPlus Be Out Before June 18?

In an article on Wii title Grand Slam Tennis in the Nintendo Power online hub, there’s a blurb about Nintendo’s new motion controlling add-on Wii MotionPlus: Thomas Singleton (EA) and his Vancouver-based team hope to take things to the next level, thanks in no small part to the Wii MotionPlus accessory (due out prior to…

Big-Selling PS3 JRPG Now In English

Demon’s Souls – a JRPG that’s sold like hot pork buns in Japan – is only out in Asia. And may never be released in the West. Doesn’t mean you can’t play it! Because decent JRPGs are few and far between on Sony’s latest console, fans of the genre may want to look at importing…

Erotic Game Promoted With A Sword

Erotic game makers have it tough. In a market saturated by skin, they need more than simple T&A to grab players attention. They need… LIFE-SIZED SWORDS. In the discerning games floor (the 5th floor!) of Akihabara retailer Sofmap, there’s a display for Seiken no Fairies (The Heavenly Sword of Fairies). The display even features an…

Nope, No World In Conflict For Consoles

Massive Entertainment’s World In Conflict is great. Provided you’ve got a PC, that is, because despite original announcements to the contrary, the series is not coming to consoles. Yes, we know, the original plan was for World In Conflict: Soviet Assault to be released on PC, 360 and PS3 later this month. But new owners…

Ride Taiwanese Bus, Play SEGA

Bus rides are boring. Forget your DS or PSP, and there’s little to do other than stare out the window and avoid the person next to you — unless you’re in Taiwan. A Taiwanese bus company has put classic SEGA titles on its on-board entertainment. Handhelds haven’t caught on in Taiwan like they have elsewhere,…

Curvy Capcom Demon Gets New Figurine

Morrigan, the green-haired bat-winged vixen from Capcom’s Darkstalkers fighting franchise, will once again be remembered in plastic. This July, Japanese figure maker Max Factory is releasing 1/6 scale PVC Morrigan. Yours for ¥12,800 (US$130), but never ever really yours if you know what we mean.

Japan’s Glow-In-The-Dark Fallout 3 T-Shirts

In the West, Fallout 3‘s advertising campaign tried to keep things classy. So it is in Japan, with the release of these Fallout 3 shirts designed by…Famitsu. Yes, the magazine/website Famitsu. There are three designs to choose from, each coming in two colourways, and the best part is, some of them keep with the radioactive…

Street Fighter IV Patch Is Still Missing

The promised Street Fighter IV patch to add a free Championship mode expansion was due after launch. Well, it’s after launch, and the patch is still M.I.A. The patch is supposed to beef up the game’s multiplayer aspects with an enhanced Tournament matchmaking system, a new point-based ranking system and the ability to record fights…

The Great EA Games Fire Sale

Electronic Arts didn’t have the best 2008. Gambled on some new IP, which didn’t catch on as hoped. So it’s understandable that the company wants to put it all behind them with a big sale. You’ll notice if you visit the website of both Amazon and GameStop/EB Games (showing that these are official cuts, and…

John Connor In Terminator Salvation Game, Christian Bale Not

Actress Rose McGowan is not in the upcoming Hollywood sci-fi flick Terminator Salvation, but is in the game. The always professional Christian Bale is in the movie, but not in the game. Not fair! In an interview with GamePro Magazine, developer Cos Lazouras reveals that players will be playing as Terminator hero John Connor, but…

Game Studio Survives Economic Downturn By Being, Well, Tight

You wake up, you make a cup of joe, you read about a game studio laying people off. It’s an almost daily occurrence. But not at Certain Affinity, who are getting by pinching pennies. In the most literal sense. The studio – which has helped on the Halo series & Left 4 Dead, and is…

Japanese RPG Ad With Added Golden Girl Bottom

Before Jaleco was purchased for one yen, the game company was working on Wii role-playing game Ougon no Kizuna ("Golden Bonds"). There are two ads — one pedestrian, the other anything but. The game’s tagline is: “Your way of life will change. Maybe.” Ougon no Kizuna goes on sale in Japan on May 28.

Have Microsoft Stopped Sending Out Boxes For 360 Repairs?

It’s been standard practice for a while now that, if your 360 broke, Microsoft would send you a box, so you could send your console back in. But a Consumerist report today claims otherwise. They cite the story of reader Zach, who says: My Xbox red-ringed for the second time this weekend. Which is almost…

Wii Fit? More Like Weight Fat

Found in an arcade crane game machine by CheapyD from website CheapAssGamer. This is “Weight Fat.” This is not a video game, but a body mass checking device in a familiar package. The box totally rips off the Japanese Wii Fit box down to the green and white color scheme and Wii Fit-esque font. Also,…

Namco Bandai Cooking Up The Munchables For Wii

Publisher Namco Bandai isn’t shying away from the risk of original IP on the Wii, announcing The Munchables for Nintendo’s bestselling console today. Does fighting a Space Pirate onion interest you? If so, read on. According to the official announcement, the Wii game will put players in the shoes of the titular, happy-go-lucky Munchables, a…

Utah Falls for Thompson Bill

Remember that bill Jack Thompson’s banking his post-lawyer career on? It passed by a landslide in Utah’s House of Representatives. The bill, HB 353, imposes even stiffer fines on video game retailers and movie theaters should they provide M- or R-rated products to minors in direct violation of their own store policies. Amendments to the…

Lonely Student Needs Helps With The Important Things In Life

WARNING: NN (Not News). Poor kid. All that snow, all that study, the mind’s sure to wander. At least he got his priorities right. Fresh [Burbia]

Ready At Dawn Would Love A UMD-Less PSP, Hates Used Games

Who truly knows whether Sony is planning on dropping UMDs for the next version of the PSP? Only Sony (and David Perry). Certainly not God of War: Chains of Olympus developer Ready At Dawn. “I really have no clue what Sony’s plans are,” Ready At Dawn CEO Didier Malenfant told Edge Online, despite being a…