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Toyota’s Nerd Marketing Sure Is Awkward

4:00PM May 6, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Toyota is the world’s biggest auto maker. It must be doing something right. This ad, though, isn’t one of them. More »


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Folks Behind Crummy Ports And Crappy Concerts Gulped Up

6:00PM April 21, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Japan’s 5pb, known for Xbox 360 games like Steins; Gate and crappy Miku Hatsune concerts, is being absorbed into its affiliate company. Oh, 5pb also has crappy shmup ports. No word if the 5pb. brand will survive. [via ソーシャルゲーム情報]


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Gaming Giants Giving Millions For Earthquake Relief

11:00PM March 14, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Countless lives were destroyed late last Friday after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged the country. The clean up process is underway, and the biggest names in gaming are doing what they can. More »


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Virtual Idol RAGE!!

6:00PM March 10, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Last year, Sega held concerts for virtual idol Miku Hatsune. The concerts enthralled fans and even garnered international media coverage. The latest Miku Hatsune concert wasn’t held by Sega, and all it did was piss everyone off. More »


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A Man In A Dress Fights A Woman In A Dress

10:30PM February 24, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

When Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima isn’t dressing up as girls from bullet hell shooters, he’s kicking people’s arses. He’s a professional K-1 kick boxer. But is he any good at fighting games? More »


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The Xbox 360 Game Bundled With A Vibrating Wand

7:00PM February 8, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Some people play video games to relax. Other people do other things to relax – like get a massage. A new Japanese Xbox 360 game is combining both. More »


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Two Years Later, Broken Xbox 360 Game Gets Fixed

11:00PM January 17, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

One of the greatest arcade shooters ever got mangled to hell when it was brought to the Xbox 360. Two years later, the game is finally getting patched up. ‘Bout time. More »


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Hideo Kojima Is Making An Adventure Game

9:30PM July 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Last month, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima revealed that for his next game, he is deciding between an original text and the next MGS game. More »


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Are You Ready For Ketsui Bullet Hell?

3:00AM March 12, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

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Finally, finally. After a lengthy wait, arcade shooter Ketsui is getting ported to the Xbox 360. More »


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Buggy Shooter Port Makes Game Exec Want To Die (Not, Really Die!)

7:00PM February 26, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA, the Xbox 360 port by 5pb, was released with so many bugs that production was halted. It’s 2010, there’s still no patch, and now a game exec writes, “I want to die”. More »