To: Crecente From: Bash RE: From Ghostbusters to Mario Super Sluggers
…Osaka’s, hands down. Tonight’s dinner: Takoyaki, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, beer. All bought at a food stall a minute’s walk from my house. Damn good eatin’.
What you missed last night Severed heads are A OK More new PSN store images Sony doesn’t know either Snake’s UT3 appearance Nintendo summit day one wrap up Ben Heck’s PS3 laptop
Robots are awesome. Really, really awesome. Robots made from erotic games? Ditto. The Sofmap in Akihabara made this “erotic game robot” out of 80 copies of PC ero title Slave Commander Clarice. The name of this shameful game ‘bot? “GR01-CLARICE ROBO.” What does it do? It stands there and radiates NSFW. That’s enough! The creativity that Japanese retailers have with ero games never ceases to amaze. Sexy Game Robot [Akiba Blog]
Design student Marc Ownes created a wearable device that simulates 3D person environments for the wearer. There’s a head-mounted camera and VR googles that enable to folks to see themselves from a 3D perspective. While this experiment has already gotten webplay, Boing Boing TV has a clip of it in action. Marc checks out Harajuku while wearing his Avatar Machine and nearly gets the shit kicked out of him by some tough Japanese dudes. Rule of thumb: Don’t piss off dudes in leather. Like, ever.
Just in case you don’t trust those shifty, foreign types from the continent, British store Shopto have confirmed to Gamesindustry that they’ll be selling a Grand Theft Auto IV hardware bundle, consisting of a 40GB PS3, Sixaxis and a copy of GTAIV. It’ll be available on April 29, and will set you back £299 ($US 590). Retail confirms PlayStation 3 GTA IV bundle [GI.biz]
Good news! XBLA and PSN title Bionic Commando Rearmed seems like it’s getting one step closer to digital shipping. On developer GRIN’s official site, the game’s Creative Director Simon Viklund blogs:
Ireland Goes MAD For Mario Kart Wii – From the Mario Kart launch at a GameStop in Dublin, Ireland. Look at that crowd!!!!! Totally out of control.
A recent poll on parenting game guide What They Play, asks this: As a parent, which would you find most offensive in a video game?
The most offensive? A man and woman having sex. Second most? Two men kissing. Third was a graphically severed human head. Always found it odd that violence is okay, but sex is a no-no — especially in the US. Guess that’s what happens when your country’s founded by Puritans! Attitudes to Sex and Violence [John Davison via Wired]
Infogrames boss David Gardner has told Reuters “we want to stop losing money”. No shit, Dave! As for how they’re going to do that, well…they’re hoping to sell a lot of videogames. Like the new Alone In The Dark.
It’s spreading. To Europe. China’s Wii rip-off,the Vii has apparently been reskinned for the French. This made in China machine plays six games (Tennis, Football, Boxing, Bowling, Ping Pong and Baseball) and retails for €40. Accessories include a bat and what looks like three spoons rackets. Yes, we’re calling it the “Ouii.”
Sigh. French Vii [Game Class via Game*Spark Thanks, Torokun!]
