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COVERD LAGOON | JAPAN: As an earthquake rocked Japan on Monday, television broadcasts were interrupted, including this broadcast of au naturel flick, The Blue Lagoon. (Photo by 2ch) Is Japan Ready To Stop Ignoring Dr Pepper? For years, Dr Pepper was never popular in Japan. If Japanese people wanted to drink cola, they’d have a…
It’s April. Spring! And Nintendo has a list of what games are hitting its platforms (the Wii, the DS and the 3DS) for the next three months of April, May and June. Let’s have a look, platform by platform. Do be aware that release dates can change. Wii The Conduit 2 – April 12 Rio…
The Mystery Case Files from Big Fish Games are coming to the Nintendo Wii in the form of Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust on June 27, says Nintendo.
On June 13, Wii Play: Motion goes on sale, states Nintendo. The game is packaged with 12 new Wii Play games as well as a black Wii Remote Plus.
Nintendo sends word that the 3DS port of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be out June 19 in North America.
For a game about game consoles transformed into hot women, Hyperdimension Neptunia wasn’t very good. That’s why there are sequels! Compile Heart, the studio behind the first game, is back with another Neptunia title. This time the game won’t focus on female personifications of home game consoles, but rather, female personifications of portable game consoles.…
Sure hope not! Because instead of people having sexy sex, this clip features people making awkward video game, movie and comic book references. Which, for some, actually might be painfully accurate – at least the Boba Fett helmet stuff. This clip was created by Megasteakman, the folks behind Pokémon Apokélypse, the amazing cinematic spin on…
Nintendo is apparently not making the upcoming Zelda game for the 3DS, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. According to the game’s Australian rating (via Aussie Nintendo), Ocarina of Time 3D is being developed outside Nintendo. According to the Australian Classification Board, the game was developed by Grezzo Co., Ltd. That means that…
Ever play a game whose highlights are scripted sniper sections? That’s all this game is. Hit after hit after hit. Contract Killer, by Glu Mobile, is a sniper game for iOS that, once it’s done ramming some very questionable ethics in your face, tasks you with shooting guys in the head for money. It’s a…
OK, maybe there aren’t 1000 words here, but there is just about every classic Game Boy game ever released (via it 8-bit) Game Boy…Word by Mike Watts.
McFarlane Toys is about to ship a third series of its Halo Reach action figures, so if you’ve ever wanted to recreate the battle for Reach in your, I don’t know, adult bedroom, here’s your best chance. They’ll be in stores later this month, and there are nine new figures, two Warthog weapon sets and…
After http://kotaku.com/5756340/tony-hawk-music-games-get-the-year-off-at-activision”>taking 2011 off due to poor sales, it sounds like there will another Hawk game. “We’re going to do something probably for next year but I can’t give too much away,” the skater said recently. [Pixelated Geek via GameSpot via VG247]
Telltale Games, normally adventure game developers, are trying something a little more “Heavy Rain” with their next game, Jurassic Park. If you were curious how that was panning out, here’s thirteen minutes of gameplay footage. I shouldn’t really say it’s a little like Heavy Rain. It’s actually looking a lot like Heavy Rain, only instead…
Japanese shooter specialists Cave are more than happy to sell you a copy of Akai Katana. For US$2,600. And you can’t play it on an Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, 3DS, DS, PSP or iPhone. It’s still a pretty awesome offer, though, as Cave is selling actual PCB board (Printed Circuit Board…Board) versions of the…
Across northeastern Japan, men, women and children that were displaced by the Tohoku Earthquake are taking shelter in refuge centers. Adults might want warm baths and cigarettes, but, according to reports, little kids want video games. Little kids like Haruka Onodera (pictured). She’s smiling and seems like your typical happy kid. There’s a cute drawing…
The first episode from the much hyped Mortal Kombat web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy is now online. This Mortal Kombat reimagining first appeared as a viral short in summer 2010. The response was so good that Warner Bros. snapped it up for a web series. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, Mortal Kombat: Legacy stars Jeri Ryan…
I’ve always wanted to have my own action figure. And had I been in Barcelona earlier this year, I could have had the chance, thanks to a 3D printer and a network of Kinect cameras. A collaborative effort between street artists and science, “Be Your Own Souvenir!” was a little project run in January in…
After being delayed due to the Tohoku Earthquake, Steel Diver is finally getting a release date in Japan. The game will be out May 12 in Japan. [via Nintendo]
Panasonic has a new system for in-flight entertainment. It’s called the eX3 and it’s the follow up to Panasonic’s previous in-flight system. According to Panasonic, it has HD and even 3D displays, as well as video conferencing for first and business class passengers. It also looks like a PSP. “Economy passengers will enjoy unprecedented space…
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