Wednesday, October 17, 2007
What’s with the Narnia Hate?
11:40PM Brian Ashcraft | To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Circus Oh yeah, I can totally see you into the circus. Not sure why… Though, yeah, that makes sense. Embarrassing to say, but I haven’t ever really read any of the Narnia books. I remember seeing an animated version of one of them as a kid, I think. Not sure! I picked up a copy of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at my local bookstore. And since my local bookstore is pretty darn local, it doesn’t have any English books. So I got the Japanese translation, which is actually called Raion to Majo (”The Lion and the Witch”). Apparently, adding the Japanese word for wardrobe was too much of a mouthful. Bummer! That word is kinda important, I hear. Did a quick Wiki of the book. Seems there’s been a ton of criticism of it recently. For example, J.K. Rowling said, “”There comes a point where Susan, who was the older girl, is lost to Narnia because she becomes interested in lipstick. She’s become irreligious basically because she found sex. I have a big problem with that.” Writer Philip Pullman even said, “I hate the Narnia books… with a passion…” Awesome! Now, I really read it. Wonder how much will be lost in translation… The rest of my day was spent blogging and buying Willie Nelson albums. :) What you missed last night UK rushes to get 60GB PS3s Nintendo ditches Famicon, Super Famicom, Gameboy and more The Pikachu vagina Germany gets this. Lucky Germany Korea getting white PS3 More »
This Friday, Europe Gets SingStar…Bollywood
11:20PM Luke Plunkett | Get a load of this tracklist! Good news is there’s no Rihanna, no Kanye West, no…whoever else is big with the kids these days. No Fleetwood Mac, either, so we’re good on both ends of the SingStar spectrum. Bad news is…who’s ever heard of any of these artists? Or bands? Not me. Not you either, I bet (”you” excludes all Kotaku-reading Bollywood fans). So from a sales perspective, this should be…interesting! * Aashiqui – Nazar Ke Samne * Askar – Jhalak Dikhla Ja * Chalte Chalte – Chalte Chalte * Chalte Chalte – Suno Na Suno Na * Chameli – Sajna Ve Sajna * Dil Chahta Hai – Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe * Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin – Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin * Don – The Chase Begins – Ye Mera Dil * Dus – Dus Bahane Karlke Le * Guru – Barso Re * Guru – Tere Bina * Ishq Hai Tumse – O Soniya * Kaal – Tauba Tauba * Kaal – Kaal Dhamaal * Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna – Where’s the Party Tonite * Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna – Mitwa * kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Bole Chudiyan * kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghamv – Suraj Hua Maddham * kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham – Say Shava Shava * Kal ho na ho – Maahi Ve * Kal ho na ho – It’s the time to disco * Kal ho na ho – Pretty Woman * Khakee – Dil Dooba * Kuch Kuch Hota hai – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai * Kuch Kuch Hota hai – Koi Mil Gaya * Kya Love Story Hai – It’s Rocking * Main Hoon Na – Main Hoon Na * Rang De Basanti – Rang De Basanti * Salaam-E-Ishq – Salaam-E-Ishq SingStar Bollywood on Friday [Eurogamer] More »
And The TP Wrapping Begins!
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Off we go! Our bandage-yourself-win-Dementium contest has officially begun. That’s perennial contest favourite llia with his delightful wrap. llia writes: I believe the total cost of materials is less than $1 – just a little bit more than a roll of Zewa toilet paper, some glue + crafty handiwork of my wife, since wrapping YOURSELF in TP is a feat I haven’t yet mastered. BRAVO. So what’s going on here? 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. Storm the castle! Dementium: The Ward [Official Site] More »
NiGHTS Toy Melts Our Cold, Bitter Hearts
10:40PM Brian Ashcraft | That, now that is truly adowable. In Japan, customers who reserve a copy of Wii game NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams can get this very cute limited edition Nights figurine made by the rad sounding company called NORISHIROCKS. Once they are gone, they are gone! Kind of wish the actual game looked like this darling, little goody goodie. NiGHTS Figure [SEGA via Insert Credit] More »
Boo! It’s A PUMPKIN!
10:20PM Luke Plunkett | And the pumpkin posts don’t stop til Halloween drops. Kotakuite dukerayburn writes: Hey, since you guys seem to be on a slight pumpkin tip I thought I’d drop you a line with links to my boo pumpkin. A slight pumpkin tip? Dukerayburn, I can assure you, we’re officially pumpkin mad. More »Drink Up New Final Fantasy Potion CM
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Guy with big hair leaves his giant sword at the door, walks into a convenience store, buys Final Fantasy VII Potion and recharges his power. Whoever he is, we bet even he thinks FF Potion is absolutely repugnant. More »
Pro Evo Wii Definitely Not For The Casual Gamer
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | That footage of Pro Evo 2008’s Wii control scheme was a little worrying. Looked a little kuh-raaaaaa-zy. Complicated, even. Turns out that’s the whole point, with game producer Akiyoshi Chosogabe saying: In the beginning I wondered if we would have to create a casual game, because the Wii is a more of a casual player’s machine. But I thought it would be boring if we create it as a more casual game. Therefore in the beginning I abandoned any plans to make this a more casual version and started to look for a brand new direction. That “new direction” is the Wii’s arrow-laden control and display system. Which you’re going to have to get used to, by the way, with no Classic Controller support planned for the game. PES 2008: Wii Interview [CVG] More »
Ace Combat 6 Hits A Million Downloads
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Microsoft just sent word that people, lots of people, have downloaded the Ace Combat 6 demo. It has been downloaded a million times worldwide since the AC6 demo was released back in July and gave players a chance to test out an F-16C Fighting Falcon in the campaign’s first mission “Invasion of Gracemeria.” The current Xbox 360 exclusive will be out in North America on October 23rd, in Japan on November 1st and in Europe on November 23rd. It will sell many copies. More »
New Beowulf Screens
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Nothing like a little classic literature with your graphic bloodhsed, eh? Here’s some new screens for Beowulf, the game based on the upcoming Hollywood movie and most definitely not the 1999 film starring Christopher “Highlander 4, Please?” Lambert.
