Thursday, December 31, 2009
In Real Life

Guess You Could Say She’s Popular

A cosplayer and photographers as seen at this year’s Comiket.


In Real Life

Do Not Jump On This Koopa Trooper!

I repeat, do not. Even though it’s on some human’s bed, do not jump on this Koopa Trooper. Play it, that you may do.


In Real Life

The King Of Kong Moonlights As The King Of Song

Steve Wiebe, international nice guy and star of the documentary “King of Kong”, doesn’t just sit around all day playing video games. He also writes and records albums.


News

Bullet Hell Shooter Making Leap To IPhone

Japanese developer Cave has announced it is bringing 2D arcade title Mushihime-sama to the iPhone as Mushihime-sama Gaiden: Bug Panic.


In Real Life

This Is How Final Fantasy XIII Was Launched In Hong Kong

This December, Final Fantasy XIII didn’t just go on sale in Japan, it also went on sale in Hong Kong, too. Pictures of the event are starting to make the internet rounds — ahoy!


In Real Life

Modder Makes Remote Play On PS3 A Little More Useful

The prospect of “remote play” – whereby you can play select content from your PS3 on your PSP – is an exciting one, but also one that’s been sadly under-utilised by Sony and developers. Enter the mod scene.


News

Final Fantasy XIII Avatar Pets Flutter Onto Xbox Live

Announced last month, those little Final Fantasy chocobo playthings for your 360 avatar are now being sent out to select Xbox Live users.


In Real Life

So Some Guy Spent Over $300,000 On A Virtual Item

Earlier this year, I bought a house for $US360,000. It was a scary investment, yes, but also one that gave me somewhere to live. I just can’t see buying a virtual item for $US330,000 being as practical.


In Real Life

Call Of Droodies: Modern Snorefare

Call of Duty-branded sleep underpants for dudes. Spied by reader iRikada at his local Kmart.


In Real Life

Movie Posters Hijacked, Turned Into Game Posters

Give the kids at Something Awful a brief and directions to employ PhotoShop and they’ll generally come back with something special. Latest example being these movie posters, re-purposed as video game posters.