Booth babes have been a fixture at video games events for as long as I can remember. Some events, like PAX, have banned the use of booth babes, but they remain prominent at events like E3 and the Tokyo Game Show. But here's the interesting thing: apparently booth babes do not work.
DsiderUh, well a plus for the bear, a minus for the WERE YOU EVEN WATCHING THE SAME MOVIE
What's the point of making a live-action Kiki's Delivery Service if the cat is going to be CG? No, let me rephrase that. What's the point of making a live-action Kiki's Delivery Service?
With those Kingdom Hearts games and with new Mickey Mouse cartoons, you'd think being the official Japanese language voice of Mickey Mouse would be a full-time job. For one university professor, it's not.
The vast majority of book cover art in Japan is fairly conservative. Tasteful, even. But one publisher is trying to "update" classic books by covering them in anime art.
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Yet another Pokémon soundtrack is joining the existing lineup on iTunes. Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection is available today.
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DsiderLogical conclusion.
As a childless man, I have not had the pleasure of experiencing a video game truck — a giant mobile game trailer packed full of gaming consoles usually reserved for children's birthdays. Conan O'Brien on the other hand has, and points out how weird the concept is.
You won't see anime locations being remade in Minecraft often, especially not the vivid, colorful ones from Hayao Miyazaki's works. Maybe because it's not an easy task to remake something that's perfect. Yet here's Alan Becker with his Spirited Away project, ready to show us that it can be done.
After a flood wiped out the offices of Hello Games on Christmas Eve, fans' first thoughts turned to No Man's Sky, which wowed viewers of the Spike VGX a month ago. Will that game be delayed? "We won't let that happen!" The studio writes.
Hero Forge is like an RPG character creation tool. You choose a gender, choose a build, choose some armour and get yourself a reasonably unique character. Only at the end of this one, your character gets made in the real world instead of being trapped inside a video game.
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If you ever visit Osaka, be sure to try one of its most famous dishes, "kushikatsu" (串カツ). Typically, it's fried pork on skewers. One restaurant's menu is anything but typical.
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Japan is famous for its Kit Kats. The country has a slew of unique flavors that simply aren't available elsewhere. On this month, it will get the first Kit Kat specialty store on Earth.
DsiderSTAHP
Physical goods imported into Japan are taxed. And according to the Japanese media, starting in 2015, foreign downloads will be as well.
Super Smash Bros. expands once again, this time with Ashley, who will appear in the Wii U version as an assist trophy. She hails from the WarioWare games, and probably didn't have enough moves to make a proper moveset for her. But hey, this might be a sneaky teaser for Wario, since he's not part of the roster yet.
DsiderI'm interested, but I dunno about this studio. I'll be keeping an eye on the Kickstarter.
Yasumi Matsuno is asking for $600,000 to make a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy Tactics, and if that sentence doesn't make you giddy, you haven't played Final Fantasy Tactics.
DsiderIMO the problem with the portable Zelda games was with those controls going too far off the rails... but ironically continuing with a game set on rails.
Eh, I could have done better there, but fuck it-- *sunglasses* YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
A look at how The Legend of Zelda series has been doing on Nintendo's portables in Japan.
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DsiderTIL how Kumamon was embraced by the West.
Medabots developer Rocket Company are working on a new game called Kumamon Bomber: Puzzle de Kumamon Gymnastics for the Nintendo 3DS.
Read For The Glory Of Sa— Wait, Kumamon! Not Here! on Siliconera!
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So really, there's no reason Nintendo couldn't have realistically gotten Retro to make 2d Metroid games, as they've clearly demonstrated remarkable prowess with both elements here. Oh wait, right, they wanted everyone to hate Metroid instead, got it.
While you may not have guessed it, the Metroid Prime games and Donkey Kong Country Returns were both developed using the same engine.
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DsiderThis almost sounded terrible, but it seems like they actually mean Japanese with English subs. I mean, it still sucks for non-English speaking Europeans, but when it comes to localization, I've grown rather selfish due to the way things usually go.
Next month, Tecmo Koei will publish Toukiden: The Age of Demons in North America and Europe, but the game will only feature an English-language localization.
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DsiderI know this isn't going to make a significant enough impact, but bless him for trying. When it comes to the games industry, I still have some empathy for idealists, because I'm unfortunately one of them.
The following editorial was written by a developer who has been testing and making games for five years. The developer asked to be kept anonymous.
DsiderThis is actually what the ludicrous weapon of mass destruction from the next Avengers movie will look like.
DsiderBrilliant
College Humor wonders, "What if Google was a guy?" And by that, it means, an actual person who took your queries, rooted through a filing cabinet, and handed you what you were looking for.
DsiderNo seriously though, I've never even seen any zombies in videos about this game, only videos of people being dicks to each other.
DayZ is still in alpha, but for many, it already features many key elements necessary for a "perfect" zombie game—or at least, it comes somewhat close. Obviously, the developers have a lot to improve on, but as many of you know, it's the players in particular that ruin/enhance the experience.
DsiderI see people sing this game's praises fairly often, but being made back during the time when the only PC games in my world were WC3 and Dungeon Keeper, and being an FPS, it wasn't exactly something I had the chance to experience back then.
DsiderHe even drew the Trap Card guy...
Why just look at your calendar when you can draw on it? That's what Ruliweb community member "Zaku" does.
DsiderIt's kind of disappointing to hear that about the story, but I think I'll still keep an eye out for it during Steam sales.
It feels like it's taken forever - and if you've been stuck playing the game's multiplayer component, out since last year, that's especially the case - but The Banner Saga is actually out today. And true to form, it looks incredible.
Tonight on Guild Wars: Scooby-Doo: The gang gets lost in Twilight Arbor while searching for the Lake of Fear. They should have picked another MMO, they won't find any Scooby Snacks here. It's still an awesome shot, made by Guild Wars 2 player Lua and her friends.
