Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Culture
Left 4 Dead, Meet The Mushroom Kingdom
11:30PM Brian Ashcraft | There’s a bustling Left 4 Dead mod community over at L4Dmaps.com, whipping up also sorts of custom maps like this Super Mario Bros. 64 map created by modder DoritoClock. Who knew Princess Peach’s Castle could be so nightmarish? Mushroom Massacre [L4Dmaps.com]
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You’ve Got Pizza Hut In My Phantasy Star Portable 2
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hungry? SEGA Japan has teamed up with Pizza Hut by opening a virtual restaurant in the game’s Gurhal Galaxy. Hello advertising! More »
Culture
Yakuza Designer, Your Customer For A Day
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Bar girl magazine Koakuma Ageha (yes, Japanese night club hostesses have their own mag!) is running some sort of contest. You’ve never guess what’s present number 19. Well, you might! More »
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Check Out Epic Mickey Enemy
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Since Warren Spector’s new Disney game is a Wii exclusive, you’ll have to imagine this official character sketch as rendered by the Nintendo Wii, not an artist’s pencil. More »
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What Can Kotaku Tell Me About These Tales Of Graces Vids?
8:30PM AJ Glasser | Dear Japanese role-playing game gods, let Namco Bandai bring Tales of Graces to the US soon. I need to get the lingering yuck of Dawn of the New World out of my Wii. More »
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Japanese Retail Employee Says Xbox 360 Having Rough Time
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Xbox Japan has never had an easy time in The Land of the Rising Sun. Last year, with titles like Tales of Vesperia, the company saw some bright spots. This year has been somewhat grim. More »
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7:30PM AJ Glasser | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony hits Xbox Live and store shelves (along with Lost and Damned) October 29, 2009. Let’s look at some screens. More »
Here, Have Some Ballad Of Gay Tony Screens
7:30PM AJ Glasser | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony hits Xbox Live and store shelves (along with Lost and Damned) October 29, 2009. Let’s look at some screens. More »
News
Tecmo Koei Bringing Fist Of North Star To PS3/Xbox 360
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) is coming to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 as Hokuto Musou. More »
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