Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The Not-So Great Cell Phone Chicken Out
11:40PM Brian Ashcraft | To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Mom Makes Me Proud Congrats to your mom! That’s so awesome. I went to go buy a cell phone this afternoon, but actually backed out. As you remember, right before TGS, my cell phone accidently ended up in the washing machine. So at TGS, I had a rental phone. Heh. Since then, I’ve been living off pay phones. Finding a pay phone is really hard in Japan! There is usually one per city block. And tracking them down has become a sad, solitary endeavor — which actually has become more and more interesting. Like, as soon as I arrive somewhere, I scout for a pay phone. So, here I am earlier today, standing in the Docomo shop, ready to pick out my new cell phone. And you know what? I left. Didn’t get a cell phone. If someone wants to reach me, send me an email or whatever. If I need to call anyone, I’ll use a landline. People don’t *really* need cell phones, do they? What you missed last night Wiis aren’t being used Why is SCEA quiet? NiGHTS release date Another Elite sell out Best cake story More »
Bionic Commando Art/Screens
11:20PM Luke Plunkett | Chances are you’re somewhat intrigued by Capcom’s new Bionic Commando. So you’ll also be interested in these bits of concept art, as well as a couple of screenshots. That there’s the new arm in all its glory. Glad they kept it subtle. More »
Dress Up in Bandages, Win Dementium
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Contest time! Again! This time we are giving a copy of first-person-shooter Dementium: The Ward for the DS. No, strike that. This time, you have a chance to win a copy of Dementium: The Ward. How? Since Halloween is fast approaching, we’re doing a cosplay contest. Not just any cosplay contest! That’s boring. We’re doing a bandage cosplay contest. Meaning? If you have toilet paper, you can enter. If you have band-aids, you can enter. Just cover yourself in bandage, and you are good to go. YES, IT’S THAT SIMPLE. The deadline for the contest is October 23rd. Send your entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom. And remember, you aren’t just playing for a DS game. Oh, no. You are playing for INTERNET FAME. Tally ho! Dementium [Official Site] More »
Sony Designer on PS3 Shape? “New Concept.”
10:40PM Brian Ashcraft | The PS3 innards? Fantastic. The outer shell? Hrm. As a straight up piece of hardware, the PS3 is impressive. That glossy dust-collecting Victorian waffle iron-shaped shell isn’t. Though! Sony was trying to do something different than you typical game console. Just listen to Sony designer Teiyu Goto explain it: For PLAYSTATION®3, we employed a curvilinear and glossy surface. This shape and material is rarely used for conventional electronic appliances. It is different from VCRs, DVD players (whose widths are usually 430 mm), or gaming systems. It represents a completely new concept. There is a reason, you know, that shape and that material aren’t used in conventional appliances. Design Concept [PS3 Center via Next-Gen] More »
Sony have announced a British release date …
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sony have announced a British release date for the PlayStation Eye camera. Expect it on November 7 for £25. For that money you get both the camera and the EyeCreate video editing software. Good times. More »
Burning Mushroom
10:20PM Luke Plunkett | Keep ‘em coming! This is Kotakuite Peanutismint’s effort. Well, he and his housemates. They carved it, they stuffed it full of newspaper and they set that damn mushroom on fire. Not sure why they didn’t just use a candle like everyone else, but they’re Welsh, maybe that’s how they roll there. More »Super Smash Brothers. In the Park. Without Shirts.
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Sure, a lot of this is hit or miss. And yeah, these kids’ parents should really dress them properly. But! I did laugh more than once. Out loud, even. Real SSBB [Go Nintendo via Wii Fanboy] More »
Rare Just Can’t Quit On Perfect Dark Sequel Rumours
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | This is how it goes. First we get a rumour. In this case, from Indian site GameGuru. Then we get a response from a developer/publisher. In this case Rare. It’ll either crush the rumour or, more often than not, substantiate it by waffling on. In this case, it’s the latter. Rare’s Lee Schuneman: There’s always rumours going around about different games we may or may not be doing but we’d prefer not to comment on rumours at this stage. No, I’d imagine you’d like to comment on them a little later, when the new Banjo Kazooie is about done you’re ready to unveil the thing. We get it! Rare: no comment on Perfect Dark 2 speculation [GI.biz] More »
Blue Dragon Happy Meal Doesn’t Mention 360
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | You’re looking at one sad Blue Dragon Happy Meal. Know: Happy Meals in Japan aren’t called “Happy Meal,” but “Happy Sets.” And more often than not, they come in paper bags, not Happy Meal boxes. Besides a card from the Konami-branded Blue Dragon card game (yes, Konami), the meal included some random toy that has nothing to do with Blue Dragon whatsoever. The interesting part? There’s a small flier included with the card. This flier mentions the Blue Dragon anime and the comic book, but says NOTHING of the Xbox 360 game. It’s like the Xbox 360 doesn’t exist or something in Japan! Oh. Wait. More »
