#thekingoffighters
A verdict has been reached in the court against against Hiroshi Sasaki, the man accused of stalking voice actress Haruna Ikezawa. More »
#wii
Sensing perhaps that there was room in the market for an official peripheral for the upcoming GoldenEye, Activision and Nintendo have teamed up to release this gold-coloured Classic Controller Pro. More »
Graphic novel Scott Pilgrim is not only getting a movie this week, but also a video game. This is an early pitch vid for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game. More »
#research
Ever Wondered how much money the video game industry contributes to the US economy? Or how many people it employs? Or where all those employees live? More »
#screengrab
This month, Shibuya retailer Parco is holding "Dragon Quest For Girls + Artist", which features Dragon Quest goods and threads aimed at Japanese females. As seen on 4Gamer.net. More »
#japan
Xseed Games, the California-based game publisher and distributor, brings Japanese titles to the North American market. Easier said than done. More »
#art
Like the millions of people who have ever sat down for a game of SimCity, Gilles Tréhin has designed the metropolis of his dreams. Thing is, Tréhin isn't your average SimCity player. He's a savant. An autistic savant. More »
#id
You may know John Carmack, co-founder of id Software and lead programmer of Doom, keeps busy building space rockets with his Armadillo Aerospace team. But rockets aren't all they do. More »
#warrenspector
At this year's E3 gaming expo, Epic Mickey designer Warren Spector got the chance to meet Shigeru Miyamoto. And he was totally gobsmacked. Figurative drool was involved! More »
Rarely do we ever associate the word "Manifesto" with anything positive -- but this recent trailer/dev diary for Guild Wars 2, which uses the ominous M-word as its moniker, fills us with something close to unbridled joy. Check out what NCSoft and ArenaNet are doing differently in the video below.
#rumor
The patent for Microsoft's motion-sensing camera Kinect suggested that the device could understand American Sign Language. Well, it can't. At least, the version going on sale in November can't. More »
A portion of a Nintendo Life review…
While this is likely to please fans of the original, it doesn’t seem like enough of an upgrade to convert those who passed on the first WiiWare offering.
#sony
Naughty Dog (Uncharted) artist Eytan Zana is working with thatgamecompany's (Flower, Journey) Matt Nava on something new. Something they're calling the "Ico Project". More »
So, LSD: Dream Emulator is the weirdest game ever made by anybody. After becoming entranced by the hours of footage from the game currently on YouTube, we feel like we can make that statement with complete certainty. The game features no plot or any goals to speak of whatsoever -- it only tasks the player with taking short, ten-minute jaunts through areas inspired by a dream journal kept by a staff member of its Japanese developer, Asmik Ace Entertainment, who may or may not have been tripping on LSD at the time.
If that sounds like something you can get behind, you'll be pleased to learn the game's creator, Osamu Sato, recently announced on Twitter that the game would be coming to the PSOne Classics storefront on PSN. Of course, it's unlikely the game will come to the U.S. store, as the title was never localized for the States. That's no problem, though -- you might be able to find it at your favorite online auctions site for upwards of $200. That's a small price to pay for immeasurable weirdness!
#gallery
Bridget from fighting game Guilty Gear might look like a girl, but Bridget is not a girl. Bridget is a boy. This Bridget, this Bridget is a girl. More »
#dukenukem
There may be hope yet for the ludicrously long-in-the-making Duke Nukem Forever. Sources claiming to have knowledge of the situation tell Kotaku that Duke Nukem Forever development continues at a new home, Borderlands developer Gearbox Software. More »
Though 38 Studios hasn't yet released a video game, it's already bringing together a particular community of people: Rhode Island politicians. The state's Economic Development Corporation (EDC) recently lured the studio over from its current home in Massachusetts with the promise of a $75 million loan -- a sum which just about every Gubernatorial candidate from the state has taken to publicly criticizing since it was first announced.
For instance, Independent candidate Lincoln Chafee called for "the Board to suspend the commitment to 38 Studios," and to reconsider whether its the best way for Rhode Island to spend the loan. Moderate candidate Ken Block released a statement saying "seventy-five million dollars could go a long way to help many small businesses here in Rhode Island," also calling for the deal to be halted. Don't these guys realize that their campaigning might just be imperiling the stability of 450 futurejobs? Cut it out!
#review
When Rude Gameware showed off a new mouse pad by seemingly grilling burgers on it - something slightly more interesting than your standard PC peripheral fare - we just had to take it for a test drive. More »
In two weeks time, you'll be viciously ripping through enemy after enemy with ... well ... shanks, but in the meantime we've got a handful of concept art for the game Shank. While we're looking forward to playing it as much as you likely are, this art sure is purty to look at. It'll do ... for now.
#ruhroh
For several reasons, EVE Online subscriptions - "pilot license extensions" - have become an in-game item to be bought and sold among players - and stored in cargo holds of the sci-fi MMO's ships. You know where this is going. More »
#gameface
Now that lady COGs are joining the fight in Gears of War 3, it's time to put a proper pink paint job on those Locust-eviscerating Lancers. As seen on Microsoft Game Studios' lead producer Chris Wynn's Twitter. More »
They're "fuzzy." They're "camouflage" -- or "polka-dot" or "grey," depending on which you happen to pick up. According to WB, they're "chic," "colorful" and "plush." We would argue that they are "loud" in two different ways. And they're also "free." Appropriately, there are plenty of adjectives to describe the Super Scribblenauts pre-order bonus, the Adjectivized Headphones.
Unless you pre-order your copy of the game from GameStop, they're also "inaccessible." The headphones will be handed out (in the three aforementioned color schemes, randomly selected) with pre-orders of the game on its October 12 release date. And they'll totally look "awesome" worn over a Rooster Hat.
