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LittleBigPrinceOfPersia

Had your fill of custom, hand-knitted sackboys? We’re coming close, but we’re not there just yet. So there’s still a little admiration left in the tank for this cute little Prince of Persia. You’ll remember Maggie Wang from that last batch, and she’s also the lady responsible for this Prince here, who’s notable not just…

Lost Planet 2 Announced, Features Jungles

Last Friday, Capcom announced it would be unveiling a new game over Xbox LIVE on Monday. Well, today’s Monday, and that game is Lost Planet 2. This is not the first time we’ve recently heard of Lost Planet 2. We broke first the news last month that Dead Rising and Lost Planet developer Keiji Inafune…

2009’s Cosplaying Arcade Game Booth Companions

This weekend wrapped up arcade show AOU 2009 in Chiba, Japan. The event was held at the Makuhari Messe, home of the Tokyo Game Show. Besides arcade games, the event featured cosplaying booth companions. Bonus points for those who can spot retro gaming idol Haruna Anno and gravure idol Shiori Kawana! AOU2009でゲームキャラのコスプレで登場していたコンパニオンさんたち [GIGAZINE]

Next PSP To Feature Sliding Screen?

Oh that’s right. More new PSP rumours. We’ve had a few surface lately, but this latest one is awfully specific, involving the machine’s actual design, as well as its insides. The last rumour came courtesy of IGN, who said the next version of Sony’s handheld console would feature “a multi-touch screen, Bluetooth support, integrated GPS…

The Pressure of Killzone 2

Ever since the now infamous E3 2005 Killzone 2 trailer, the developers at Guerrilla Games have been under the gun to deliver something spectacular. This week, the long waited four-years-in-the-making game hits store shelves. Legions of PS3 owners are very much excited to get the game. The hopes and dreams of many are pinned on…

Uwe Boll Wins Big At Weekend Movie Awards

The Oscars? Hah! Anyone can win an Oscar. And the show itself, gah, it’s so boring. The Razzies, though, a night honouring the worst in Hollywood, well, now we’re talking. The 29th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards were held over the weekend, and as expected, Mike Myers and his cinematic abominaton The Love Guru won big.…

12-Years-Old-And-Up Rated PS3 Tentacle Game Getting Anime

PS3 role-playing-game Tears to Tiara — which features rope play, suggestive udder spray and touching tentacles [links NSFW] — is getting an inevitable anime version. Premiering in Japan on April 2, the anime is being produced by WHITE FOX animation studio and directed by Tomoki Kobayashi (Ichigo 100%). Doko Machida (Lucky Star, Ramen Fighter Miki)…

First Mass Effect 2 Artwork

EA and BioWare released on Friday the first teaser trailer for Mass Effect 2. It was our first (brief) look at the game. These bits of artwork are our second. They’re not screenshots, mind, just pieces of concept art. But for those left wanting for a little appertiser to go along with Friday’s main course,…

Xbox LIVE Gold Members Getting Weekly Deals

Microsoft is bringing discounts to Xbox LIVE. Starting today, Xbox LIVE Gold members get discounts that range from 25 percent to 50 percent on Arcade titles, DLC, Xbox Originals and other LIVE content. This week’s deal is Braid, now available at a 33 percent discount for 800 Microsoft Points. This deal will only last one…

Street Fighter IV: 2 Million Shipped

Mostly-impressive press release from Capcom Japan just arrived. Street Fighter IV is out, and they’re excited to let us know that they’ve shipped two million copies of the game. That doesn’t mean two million copies have been sold through to a customer, it just means two million copies have been shipped from Capcom’s warehouses. Though…

Xbox 360 Port of DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Buggy, Developer Apologizes

Xbox 360 port of maniac shooter DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black EXTRA was originally slated for Christmas Day, but was delayed until February 19. Now that the game’s out, it’s reportedly plagued with bugs. Japanese developer 5pb, who did the port, issued a statement on the DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black EXTRA Xbox 360 webpage.…

Watch Kill Bill Actress Sell Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5

Japanese actress Chiaki Kuriyama, who played Kill Bill‘s Gogo Yubari and who will play Ling Xiaoyu in the Tekken movie, appears in the Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5 TV spots. This ad features button-mashing and focuses on co-operative play, and Kuriyama appears with actor Yoichi Nukumizu. The commercial is short — much like this post!

Sometimes Nothin’ Can Be a Real Cool Hand

To: Luke From: Owen Re: Kotaku Signs Syndication Deal The Oscars are tonight of course, and one of my favorite parts about this show – inveterate sentimentalist that I am – is the montage of all the great artists, directors and contributors who passed away in the preceding year. They always pull the most iconic…

Week in Games: In the Killzone

This week is Killzone 2’s world, everyone else is just temporarily occupying it. The highly anticipated and acclaimed PS3 exclusive releases Friday, although, naturally, we’re hearing of some retailers breaking street date already. For those without the PS3, 50 Cent goes hunting for his bling-encrusted skull in Blood on the Sand; Endwar arrives on the…

Stock Photos Capture Gaming at its Most Fail

Everyone loathes posed photos where neither the models nor the photographer know what the fuck they are doing. Yet they’ve glutted stock photo sites, which charge ridiculous amounts for them. The -Minus World did a brilliant rundown of 30 among the worst, capturing “gamers” in various states of rigor mortis and/or douchebaggery. They’re using wrong…

Microsoft Overpaid Some Layoff Severances, Asks for It Back

“An inadvertent administrative error” meant that some of the 1,400 Microsoft laid off recently received overpayments in their severance packages. The company’s asked for the money back, making this a hat trick of HR Kops komedy. “We ask that you repay the overpayment and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to you,” says the letter, which…

More Madworld Gameplay Mayhem

The sick minds of Madworld released three more gameplay trailers this weekend. Commodes, jet engines and bus stop signs are some of the improvised weaponry in the first, covering the game’s subway levels. They are not holding back with the language, too. Unlike the last trailer I posted, it comes in much more clearly, and…

A Conversation With the Portal Gun Maker

Everyone remembers the ultrafantabulous do-want Portal Gun prop we showed you back in January. This weekend its creator, Harrison Krix, revealed future summa-cum-badass prop projects he’s working on. Among them: • Life-sized Big Daddy from BioShock. “I realize this has been done before, but I think I can bring it to life in a more…

Mystery Rocker is in Fact King Diamond

Probably not much of a surprise, but inspection of the Guitar Hero: Metallica trophies list reveals one for “Rock Out as King Diamond,” meaning he’s a playable character in the game. Gene Simmons is thrilled. Lars Umlaut is readying his own C&D letter. Guitar Hero: Metallica is out March 29 in the U.S., May 5…

Sunday Timewaster: Shopping Cart Hero

Unlockables give this jump-physics Flash game some pretty strong replay value. I spent at least 30 minutes tricking out my cart and practicing midair handstands. The object, bobsled your shopping cart down a hill and then up a ramp, collecting dollars for the distance, height and difficulty of your jump. Use them to buy upgrades…