Posts by Brian Ashcraft

Features

Turbo: The Struggle To Make A Better Video Game Movie

5:00AM Brian Ashcraft | With a title like Turbo, says filmmaker Jarrett Conway, it’s simple to put across that the movie is either about arcade-style fighting or cars. Here, Turbo is about kicking, not cars. Simple, right? More »
Hands On

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Review: Deja Vu In Space

3:00AM Brian Ashcraft | When LucasArts released the first Star Wars: Battlefront game back in 2004, players got a boots-on-the-ground feeling in the Star Wars universe. It’s now 2009. How does the latest installment stack up? More »
News

WET Xbox 360 Version Cancelled In Japan

11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Multi-platform acrobatic shooter WET will only be getting a PlayStation 3 release in Japan. The Xbox 360 version has been cancelled. More »
News

Fat Princess Delayed In Japan

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Slated for release today, the Sony published capture-the-plump-princess title has been pushed back in Japan. More »
Culture

This Yakuza 4 Celebrity Character Seems Misproportioned

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | So, it was recently announced that former Morning Musume member Mari Yaguchi would be appearing in Ryu Ga Gotoku 4 (Yakuza 4) as a massage therapist. Here’s her character model. Something’s off, no? More »
Media

How Nintendo Is Selling New Super Mario Bros. Wii In Japan

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hey, it’s Nozomi Ohashi, that girl who sings the Ponyo song! And she’s wearing some sort of tutu, sitting in some sort of abstract white environment and playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii. More »
Media

Far Cry Trailer Does Not Make Us Cry

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Released in Germany back in 2008, Uwe Boll’s cinematic adaptation of the video game Far Cry is now making its way to home video. Here’s the DVD trailer, recently posted by IGN. More »
News

Hello Final Fantasy XIII’s Cactuar

3:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Final Fantasy XIII is coming out in Japan soon! But before it does, magazine Shonen Jump has a look at FFXIII’s Cactuar and what looks like his lady friend. That Jumbo Cactuar, huge! More »