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Does This Make Up For The Delay, Japan?

1:00AM July 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Shadows of the Damned is out in the West. Kotaku‘s been playing it. Japan hasn’t. More »


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Suda 51′s New Game Will Give You A Big Boner

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5:00PM May 16, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Alright, alright – give me a break. I just find it hard to pass up pun opportunities such as this one. Just to clarify, Shadow of the Damned is the latest game from Japanese heavyweights Suda 51 (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil), a game which features a gun called the ‘boner’ – a gun that you can fully upgrade into a ‘big boner’. Key point – it fires bones. More »


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Shadows Of The Damned Delayed. Dammit.

6:00PM April 22, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Action game Shadows of the Damned, which is being designed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and No More Heroes developer Goichi Suda, is being pushed from its June 7 release date to June 21. [via GameSpot]


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Creator Of Resident Evil Gets His Own Truly Bizarre Action Figure

6:40AM April 1, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Shinji Mikami, the video game creator behind games like Resident Evil, God Hand and Vanquish, is finally getting his own action figure, now available for pre-order at the website of Tango Gameworks, the developer’s new studio. More »


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Shadows Of The Damned Is A Kick In The Nuts Of Convention

9:00AM March 9, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

It may be hard to take Shadows of the Damned‘s journey into the depths of Hell too seriously, when you have a disembodied ex-demon skull named Johnson – who can transform into a weapon dubbed the Boner – as your sidekick. When demonic pubic hair and eyeball-eating baby heads serve as key obstacles in this horror game, you’ll find it hard not to giggle with delight. More »


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Go To Hell With Shadows Of The Damned In June

10:20AM March 2, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Shinji Mikami and Goichi “Suda 51″, the creators behind demon-slaying action adventure Shadows of the Damned, will bring their next adventure to consoles on June 7, EA revealed today. More »


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Robot Pilots Were Ejected From Vanquish

9:00PM December 14, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Sci-fi game Vanquish was originally inspired by a 1970s Japanese anime. It was also supposed to star a remote-controlled robot. More »


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Resident Evil Creator Grew Up In An Evil Residence

7:00PM November 11, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Shinji Mikami is responsible for one of the most successful game franchises ever, horror series Resident Evil. It’s not just the games that are scary. Mikami’s own childhood sounds horrific. More »


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The Man Who Made Resident Evil Is Making His Last Game

6:40AM November 4, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The director of great video games old (Resident Evil) and new (Vanquish) is going to get out of the business of directing games after his next unannounced title. Instead, famed creator Shinji Mikami will be focusing on things more presidential More »


While You Were Sleeping

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9:00AM October 29, 2010 | Mark Serrels

While You Were Sleeping was a well-received romantic comedy starring the luminous Sandra Bullock and the irrepressible Bill Pullman.

It’s also the name of a regular section here at Kotaku, where we round up all the best news coming in overnight, to save you trawling down the page for an excuse to not start work. Don’t say we’re not good to you! More »