Monday, November 30, 2009

News

Nokia Busted Promoting Nintendo Emulators In Advertisement

11:30PM November 30, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Hey, Nokia: just because your own experiment with handheld gaming went pear-shaped doesn’t mean you can go advertising other people’s games on your phones. More »

News

Contact Creator Has Another Space Game For The DS

10:30PM November 30, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Audio Inc., the brains behind Sakura Note and the excellent Contact, have a new DS RPG in the pipeline, jam-packed with synthesisers and Engrish. Let’s take a look! More »

In Real Life

This Lady Will Put Your Eye Out

10:00PM November 30, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Platinum Games wheeled out this pointy lady to play through Wii title MadWorld at an Chun Soft and Spike event in Tokyo’s Roppongi. More »

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BBC Upset With Microsoft Over Xbox Live Payments

9:30PM November 30, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The BBC and Microsoft aren’t exactly seeing eye-to-eye at the moment, with the British broadcaster unhappy with the way Microsoft charges users for much its online content. More »

In Real Life

Nothing Says Christmas Like A Gundam Christmas Tree

9:00PM November 30, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Deck the halls with boughs of holly and plastic robot toys. On December, a Gundam Christmas 16-foot tree with over 60 Gundam models will go up in Tokyo’s Akihabara. More »

In Real Life

Royal Navy To Issue Sailors With PSPs

8:30PM November 30, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Britain’s Royal Navy have begun handing out PlayStation Portables to sailors in the fleet, not so they can work on their (Final Fantasy) Tactics, but so they can “study”. More »

In Real Life

Korean Booth Babes Booted For Being Too Revealing

8:00PM November 30, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Indecent? Or simply decent? According to website MMO News, two booth companions were asked to leave South Korean game show G-Star for their revealing costumes. This apparently is a first for the G-Star event. More »

Is This Game Ripping Off Mario Galaxy?

7:30PM November 30, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Duludubi Star is a Chinese PC game and looks familiar. Very, very familiar. Maybe even, too familiar. Watch gameplay here and check out the game’s screen shots. More »

News

Modern Warfare 2 Cheaters Banned On PC

6:30PM November 30, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

According to Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling, a large number of Modern Warfare 2 players on PC were banned over the weekend for using cheats in multiplayer matches. More »

In Real Life

NSFW: Bikini Gladiator Underboob Cosplay Features Smaller Bikini, Princess Leia

6:00PM November 30, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Remember the great Tokyo Game Show underboob cover-up? Sure you do! That bikini cosplay for Wii title Gladiator Begins has returned. Something is different! More »