Katamari Damacy is just a working title, but frankly it’s as good as any for the version of the game soon to arrive on PlayStation Vita. Namco Bandai announced today that the venerable roll-em-up will get a Vita release on an unspecified date, and will take advantage of the new handheld’s touch-pad controls. More »
Namco’s Katamari Damacy is an iconic title. People instantly recognise it. This makes Katamari perfect fodder for an art show. Yes, an art show. More »
It may be called “I Love Katamari,” but it’s not a knock-off. Straight from Namco Bandai, you can start rolling it up with your iPhone (or iPod Touch’s) accelerometer for US$7.99.
How bad do we want to roll up all of the world’s contents into a ball that can chase us ala Indiana Jones? Real bad. But this handmade Katamari sculpture would go a long way in quelling our somewhat frightening impulse. A 12″ 1:12 scale model, everything was assembled through a painstaking process, requiring sewing, gluing and a little help from an inkjet printer. We so wish this were 1. for sale and 2. inexpensive enough for us to afford. Unfortunately, this beautifully crafted ball of stuff meets neither of these criteria… which is probably exactly why it’s so fantastic.
Katamari Sculpture [via gaygamer] More »
Do you feel that? It’s the new sensation that’s sweeping the nation. That’s right, gaming pumpkins! Model citizen Jamison sent us not one (oh, no), but two Jack-o’-Lanterns. He writes:
My girlfriend made this great set of two pumpkins featuring Katamari and the Prince! Hope it tickles your fancy!
Oh, yes. Fancy tickled!
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Kotaku reader Henry passed on what may be considered a clever homage or a the work of a lazy graphic designer, as the Alma Mater Society’s handbook for the coming school year at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver sports some strinkingly familiar imagery. We can only hope that no one was hurt during the tragic rolling up of the school and that someone issues a zombie army against these dogs of the AMS in retaliation for their swipe.
Big pic of the geeky handbook after the jump. More »
Literally. Beautiful Katamari will feature a new Roller Roaster mode in which players need to roll up massive amounts of “hot things,” like pizza, coffee and pictures of Crecente. Laws of physics would generally argue that in order to reach 10,000 degrees Celsius, one would need more than a multitude of 100 degree Celsius objects in close proximity. But shhh, don’t tell the King.
The 4-player “Thingy Battle” sounds like a good time, in which you compete to roll the most of any one thing. And there are also loads of leaderboards in the game—so many that we expect a Beautiful Katamari Leaderboard spinoff down the road. More »
