Namco Bandai’s God Eater might look like Capcom’s monster hunting series Monster Hunter. That doesn’t matter. The game is popular, and thus, Namco Bandai is making another one. God Eater Burst will be coming to the PSP this fall in Japan and feature new characters and a new story. According to Japanese magazine Famitsu, it…
The war of the sexes depicted in a fan-made fighting game, complete with S&M brawlers and groin kicks. Made with 2D Fighter Maker software, “Man vs Woman” has a male character named “Chan” and a female character named “Mary” duke it out in the streets of Akihabara. Chan can slap and kick, while Mary can…
The upcoming action game from the folks that gave the world Bayonetta and MadWorld has a been given a release date in a recent Famitsu magazine article. Would you like to know what it is? Would you? Vanquish will be released in Japan on October 21. No word on its Western release date. The game…
With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker finished and released, those hoping that MGS creator would now begin work on another Zone of the Enders game, bad news. In an upcoming Japanese magazine interview, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima states that development on the next Zone of the Enders has been pushed back a tad.…
Because who doesn’t like drinking something called “slime”? Japanese game company Square Enix has collaborated in the past with Osaka-based beverage maker Suntory to release game-themed drinks for its Final Fantasy series. This time around Dragon Quest gets its own beverages as part of a promotion for Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road Victory. The drinks…
In November 2009, golfer Tiger Woods’ life changed forever. So did TV news in Taiwan. Woods was involved in a traffic altercation that resulted in a wrecked Cadillac Escalade, minor cuts on his face and his car window being busted, apparently with a golf club. Details were murky. Enter Next Media Animation. Next Media is…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Man, I love gyoza, especially hand-made gyoza like I had tonight for dinner. So delicious! What you missed last night Boy Uses DS To Save Mother From Car Wreck Korean Gamers Are Faster Than A Speeding Bullet What Move Games Will Japan Get Later This Year? The Best Games Of 2010…
Sony has released a list of upcoming titles for the PlayStation Move’s Japanese release. Accompanying that is a new Move trailer, complete with game footage. With the nifty interior furniture and relaxing music, the clip itself is slick. The footage of the lady pointing? It makes me want to move away from my computer screen.…
Drink up! Starting this summer, Ubisoft’s Raving Rabbids are appearing on Coca-Cola Zero cans in France as part of a “Lapins Crétins” (stupid rabbits) campaign. French site Gamalive.com was sent these Splinter Lapin, Lapin of Persia and Lapin Creed II cans in a cardboard fridge. Available in stores, the Rabbids-branded Coke Zero is 2.59€ ~…
Fresh off hosting E3, the Los Angeles Convention Center was turned into this year’s home for the Anime Expo late last week and over the weekend. And you bet there were cosplayers. Here is a look at some of the game cosplayers, courtesy of website Japanator.com. AX 10: Cosplay gallery part 1, AX 10: Cosplay…
There has been concern that the Microsoft’s motion controller Kinect could require a significant amount of space — more space than the average Japanese living room has. Microsoft, however, has refuted these claims. “We know that living rooms come in all shapes and sizes,” Microsoft told Kotaku back in March, “and have conducted numerous play…
When kick boxer Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima dresses up, he likes to dress up as girls from bullet hell shooter Touhou Project. In his most recent bout, he wore something very different. Before we get to that, here is Nagashima a couple days before the bout. He was photographed with all the other fighters. Can you…
It’s not a drastic change, so don’t freak out. In The Land of the Rising Sun, the current and official name of Microsoft is “Microsoft Co., Ltd.” That doesn’t sound very Japanese. On February 1, 2011, the company will change its name to “Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.” According to Yasuyuki Higuchi, president of Microsoft Co.,…
On October 21, the PlayStation Move will hit Japanese retail. That’s not all as there will be Move games as well. Sony Computer Entertainment has released a list of those games. The following titles will be available starting October 21: EyePet (¥3,980 or US$45), Sports Champion (¥3,980 or 3,980 or $45), Beat Sketch! (¥2,980 or…
Why Shooting Down Cat-Callers Isn’t as Satisfying As You’d Think Comment by: PunkyChipsAhoy Nominated by: Gord-a-tron There was once a bus of a high school team of something full of girls [I’m guessing Volleyball] and I remember the thing perfectly because a gigantic school bus parked right next to me as I was filling my…
Somewhere else, that’s where. Rock Band 3 lead designer Dan Teasdale is leaving Rock Band developer Harmonix. In his blog, he states why. “Working on something like Rock Band basically allows you to auto-complete most of the achievements on your life list,” he blogged late last week. “‘Make a game with unique controllers’, ‘Make a…
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Uber popular real-time farming sim FarmVille has players grow their own fruits and vegetables. That’s a game. In real life, people buy crap from convenience stores. As previously mentioned, FarmVille has a cross-promotion at convenience store chain 7-Eleven with FarmVille branded snacks. The cross-promotion also features in-game FarmVille items that include a sandwich cart, a…
This weekend was July 4, Independence Day. It’s America’s biggest national holiday. And it’s got me thinking about American games — namely, as this post title indicates, what makes American games “American”? Sure, the fact that Americans made them makes them American by default. There are obvious games to point to, like Madden football. The…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Soon, very soon, Mrs. Bashcraft and Mini-Bash will board an airplane for the U.S. It will be the first time that either has gone to America without me. The purpose of the trip? For them to learn English and about America. The reason why I’m not going is that whenever we…
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