In Real Life

The Best Thing You’ll See Today (Mmm Brains)

Animator Lee Hardcastle made this short, which was shown last night at Cannes Film Festival. You might be familiar with Hardcastle’s last short, Chainsaw Maid 2. He even once did a music video in Mario Paint.


May 17, 2011
News

How One Fistfight Influenced A Lifetime Of Video Games

“I was all bloody,” Keiji Inafune said recently. The game developer, best known for titles like Dead Rising and Mega-Man, was recalling a time before he made video, the time he was in junior high school, growing up in one of Japan’s toughest areas and getting punched.


May 9, 2011
In Real Life

Once Upon A Time Capcom Only Made Sequels

Former Capcom developer Keiji Inafune said recently at Ritsumeikan University that there was a time his old studio had a rule that 70 or 80 percent of games were sequels and the rest new games. New games weren’t usually approved—something Inafune hinted to Kotaku in 2006 when he said Capcom rejected both Dead Rising and Lost Planet. ファミ通]


April 26, 2011
News

This Year’s Most Bizarre Gaming Cameo

Hyperdimension Neptunia, a game that should have been more exciting, is getting a sequel. With very young girls. And Keiji Inafune.


April 14, 2011
PC

The Proper Difficulty For A Dead Rising Game

Dead Rising games have always been difficult, but gamers haven’t always been happy about that. What’s a fair way to make a game tough, and what isn’t? With each new Dead Rising release, the game creators at Capcom have been tweaking their answer and reconsidering what players want.


December 10, 2010
News

Dead Rising Makes Its iPhone Debut

While Dead Rising fans are waiting for the first game’s hero’s triumphant return in Dead Rising 2′s Case West expansion they can relive the glory days with Dead Rising Mobile starring Frank West. He’s covered wars. We know.


November 18, 2010
In Real Life

Admit It, You’ve Always Wanted To Use A Dildo On A Zombie

Lemme tell ya, I have, that game was called “my third marriage.” Hey-oooo! But seriously folks, the ESRB summary for Dead Rising 2′s DLC mentions a wieldable sex toy. I thought that was the paddlesaw! Bang, pow, zoom …


November 5, 2010
News

Dead Rising Splatter-Flick Shuffling On To DVD

Zombie horror game Dead Rising was inspired by George Romero’s zombie horror films, like Dawn of the Dead. But that wasn’t enough! Former Dead Rising producer Keiji Inafune made his first — and last — film for Capcom, Shibyou Osen DEAD RISING.


November 2, 2010
News

Capcom Japan On Why Mega-Man Creator Quit

Keiji Inafune of Mega-Man and Dead Rising fame made no secret that he hated his job. Late last week, the game designer finally left Capcom, a company he worked at for 23 years. The developer’s Osaka headquarters says why.


November 1, 2010
News

Mega-Man Creator’s Blog Erased

When Keiji Inafune leaves Capcom, his blog leaves the internet, it seems. Late last week, the famed game producer stated he was leaving Capcom and Capcom subsidiary Daletto. His blog won’t be up for posterity.