Codemasters shows off racing game F1 2010 in Tokyo, complete with racing wheel and “race queens”. As seen on Game Watch Impress Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
When not making new Final Fantasy games, Square Enix likes to remake old Final Fantasy games. There’s one title in particular that the company cannot stop remaking, though I really wish it would. Remakes of Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years are headed to the PSP next spring. The games will…
Japanese actress Rei Okamoto might not be voicing protagonist Aya Brea in upcoming PSP title The 3rd Birthday, but that doesn’t stop her from posing with a pistol and dangerously short shorts. The 19-year-old Okamoto is voicing Aya’s adopted sister Eve Brea, who is actually an Aya clone. Guess that gives her the okay to…
There’s a new Sakura Wars (yay!). It’s a browser game (oh). This is the debut trailer for the upcoming Sakura Wars: Taisho Roman Gakuentan. Set in a school, the game has players duke it out with steampunk-style demons. First released on the Sega Saturn in 1996, Sakura Wars spun off titles for the Dreamcast, the…
Concentration Camp Game Was Meant To Be ‘Fun’ Comment by: LucasKane Nominated by: ca$h What the hell is up with Kotaku (and its readers) lately? Here’s a game that will inspire a kind of genuine emotional reaction, a game that puts you into a situation where your nameless enemy deserves killing, and it’s some kind…
Legislation was voted on today in Tokyo that some contend not only robs creators of their freedom of speech, but is unfair. Earlier this year, legislation to control the depiction of “virtual youth” was shot down. Famed manga artists vocally protested the bill, drawing attention to its vague definition of “virtual youth” and causing it…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Late Night Dinner Review: HKS Racing Controller Is A Hot Rod For Your Hands Heads Roll Over Final Fantasy XIV, PS3 Version Delayed This Was Supposed To Be The Day Australian Gaming Grew Up Hey, PS3 Thieves, Don’t Punch Women In The Face This Amazing Deus Ex Trailer Will Need…
There are two traditional options for racing game controllers: a gamepad and a wheel. The HKS Racing Controller is somewhere in the middle. But does that mean it’s middle of the road? Specs Price: US$49.99 Platform: PS3 What’s in the box: Controller, instructions. The Basics California-based peripheral maker Eagle3 hooked up with 37-year-old Japanese racing…
Square Enix is rebooting Tomb Raider, and wiping the slate clean means no more 1990s-style sexy game heroine pandering. But what does that mean for Lara in 2010? Two words: ripped clothing. According to Art Director Brian Horton, the goal isn’t playing up the character’s sexuality “for sexualities sake”. “If for any reason we wanted…
Ni No Kuni, the Nintendo DS title from animator Studio Ghibli and Professor Layton developer Level-5, is out in Japan. Those outside The Land of the Rising Sun are out in the cold. This video might make things all better. It might not. It might make you want the game more. Here are the first…
Matsuko Deluxe is a Japanese columnist who also appears on variety shows. Matsuko might be deluxe, but is the writer deluxe enough for new Wii game Karaoke Joysound Wii Super DX? Matsuko Deluxe got started at Japanese gay magazine “Body”, before moving on to mainstream television appearances. Apparently, Deluxe does not dress in drag outside…
Some video games are expensive. Let’s not talk about them. We already did! Remember? Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know…
Driving simulator Gran Turismo 5 is finally out. People are buying it! And that’s helping the series pass a very important checkered flag: the 60 million units sold one. According to Sony Computer Entertainment, the Gran Turismo series has now sold over 60 million units, with newly-released GT5 selling 5.5 million copies worldwide in its…
Online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV is a bit of a mess. Critics aren’t thrilled, players aren’t thrilled. Heck, even Square Enix isn’t thrilled. Know what that means? Heads will roll. And they have. Director Nobuaki Komoto and producer Hiromichi Tanaka are being taken off the game and replaced by Naoki Yoshida. In an official…
In 2008, everything came to a head in Tokyo’s Akihabara. The frequency of public flashing was up, and cops worried about growing mobs. Then tragedy struck, leaving seven dead and more injured. Akihabara is now ready to return to normal. On Sunday June 8, 2008, 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato drove a rented truck into a crowd…
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Next February, tactical role-playing game Disgaea 4 will be released on the PlayStation 3. There will be a limited edition bundle. It will be cute. Very cute. Besides this figurine of Prinny-uniform wearing Disgaea 4 character Fuka, the ¥9,975 (US$119) bundle comes with an original soundtrack CD and a special booklet. The regular version of…
There’s chatter that Britain’s most famous secret agent is set to star in a stealth game. This might be footage of said game. The footage is from an artist’s demo reel and shows Singularity, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and, apparently, the upcoming James Bond game all edited together. (No, Hulk is not in the next Bond…
The Wii Balance Board might not get much exercise outside of Wii Fit, but depending on how upcoming horror game Night of Sacrifice works out, that could change. Night of Sacrifice follows five college students as they visit an area where sacrificial offerings to the gods used to be practiced. The Wii Remote is used…
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