To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Bogu Oh yeah, I totally want to give kendo a whirl. An old lady who lives near us said there is a kendo club where she works out. So I might go check it out! For exercise, I’ve been either hiking in the mountains near my house or playing soccer…
There must be a reason why the Oscar-nominated actor decided to be in the video game film. Turns out, there are several. Granted, they’re not the most spectacular reasons, but they are reasons. “There are a lot of things,” Gyllenhaal tells website Geek Sugar. “One was the character, ’cause for me, whenever I choose a…
Blu-ray discs are 25 to 50 GB for single-layer discs and 50 to 100 GB for dual-layer discs. They’re about to get bigger. As sister site Gizmodo points out, the Blu-ray Disc Association has kicked off 128GB discs for new specs, BDXL. These high capacity recordable and rewritable discs are currently for commercial usage. Meaning?…
You know, I was playing Final Fantasy the other day, and thought to myself, wouldn’t it be great if I could play this not in English, but in Latin? What. I’m a sucker for the classics. Hacker Abw, who you may remember from his work doing the exact same thing for Zelda, has also released…
With the recent reveal (of sorts) of the Nintendo 3DS, the writing is finally on the wall for the company’s venerable line of DS handhelds. With most eyes on the future, then, we thought now would be a good time to look to the past Saving the teary-eyed farewells for a later date – one…
In 2008, the Hollywood film version of third-person shoot Gears of War had a director and a 2010 release. It’s 2010, and the movie hasn’t even started filming yet. And it might no longer have a director. Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman was attached to the project, but the Los Angeles Times…
If you want to play old PC games on your new PC, the go-to option is a thing called DOSBox. It gets the job done, but it can be a little fiddly. D-Fend Reloaded, on the other hand, is a breeze. It’s the latest release of a popular front-end for DOSBox, taking the trusty old…
In the wake of the controversy surrounding CNN’s reporting of Japanese video games, several on the Japanese internet pointed out the same thing: This is just another example of “Japan Bashing”. The last year or so has been particularly rough for The Land of the Rising Sun. Whether it be the Western media’s handling of…
The calendar says April 6, and that means, as promised, your Xbox 360 consoles now have a little upgrade waiting for you: the ability to save data to removable USB memory drives. While Microsoft’s own first-party USB sticks, due next month, are pricey, it’s important to remember that you don’t need to use them. You…
Role-playing games, Japanese ones especially, can be such long-winded things. They’re far more digestible when you cut out all the fluff and break them down into five-second minigames. Just think! No more exploring, no more chit-chat about how evil the new evil oppressors are, no flashbacks to your childhood, where you were raised as an…
There are Resident Evil games. There are Resident Evil movies. What if one day they merged? When asked if the upcoming film Resident Evil: Afterlife will be the final chapter in the film series, producer Jeremy Bolt replied that if there is enough demand, they will make another. “We’re not presumptuous enough to think it…
The Hollywood big screen adaptation of iconic 1980s television cartoon Voltron has been languishing in development hell for years. After several script drafts, the live-action movie version is heading back to square one. The original Voltron cartoon was a mix-mash of two Japanese anime: Armored Fleet Dairugger XV and Beast King Go-Lion. Mark Gordon, producer…
A great report over on GamePro today takes a look at the environmental impact of the video game industry. Those yearning for a brighter future (and can take solace in incremental improvements), you’ll like what you see. From better power management features in consoles and handhelds to a reduction in the carbon footprint of the…
“Creepy” jiggly beach volleyball game Dead or Alive: Paradise features female characters in skimpy bikinis. Or does it? Hackers have found an exploit in the game’s source code that makes it possible to strip the character models of their swimwear. The hack is being playfully dubbed “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The hack requires custom PSP…
Your perceptions of Tiger Woods may have changed of late, considering he’s been accused of banging every cocktail waitress in the continental United States, but there was once a time he was a mere golfer, playing SOCOM on his PS2. In an article for the New York Times, Seth Schiesel recounts the first time he…
Cult hit God Hand was one of the last title released by Capcom’s now-shuttered-subsidiary Clover Studio. Shinji Mikami, creator of Resident Evil, designed the game. He now has regrets. When it was released on the PlayStation 2 in 2006, God Hand was met with positive-to-mixed reviews. Fans, however, appreciated the zany and quirky humor. “I’ve…
Forget watching a movie; the best 90 minutes of video you’ll see tonight is this epic recap of Attack of the Clones, the latest in RedLetterMedia’s enjoyable series of serial killer movie reviews. These are so great not just because they’re funny, but because when you look past the “women trapped in a basement” shtick…
New Japanese comic publication “WAaI! boys in skirts” is hoping to capitalize on the video game, anime and cosplay trend of young men dressing up like young women. Even one professional fighter is into it! The first issue will introduce anime that feature characters in drag as well as video games like Atchi Muite Koi…
What’s on tap for the North American PlayStation Store shopper this week? At least three things, including the soundtrack to the award-winning Flower and one very interesting looking game of pool for the PSP. First up, Flower’s soundtrack. Vincent Diamante’s hour-long score for the thatgamecompany-developed breeze sim hits Thursday for a mere $2.99 USD. You…
The PS3 Slim isn’t just slim, it’s also lighter than the previous model of the console. Which means it’s slightly easier to take the thing on the road. Hence this portable gaming rig. Built by Japanese peripheral specialists Hori, it’s an LCD screen that attaches to the top of the console, and is able to…
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