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Never let a good review go to waste: Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)
(I recently started playing through Lost Odyssey, probably the first great Japanese RPG on the Xbox 360, again and was satisfied to note that the game is every bit as awesome as I remember. Then I recalled that I wrote a review of the game for my loc...
Giant Bomb looks at ‘Jackie Chan’s Fist of Fire’
I love Giant Bomb – it reminds me of when Gamespot didn’t totally suck donkey-cock. Of course, that was back when Jeff Gerstmann and company were still there – since then, Gerstmann and a handful of his game-journo cohorts have craf...
Taiwanese player finishes World of Warcraft, ascends to gaming godhood
Fuck me – I didn’t know World of Warcraft could be beaten. Of course, that depends on your definition of ‘beating’ World of Warcaft. I beat the game by cancelling my subscription and moving on to more fulfilling pursuits (whic...
Hellgate moves to Tokyo
Disclaimer: I never played Hellgate: London, so I have no idea whether it was gaming bliss or poo. (For the record, Metacritic declares that it borders on poo…). Whatever the quality of the game itself, it’s unfortunate that the publisher...
Rock Band Yoko Ono
My loathing of Yoko Ono is a matter of public record, so let me cement it further with this clip: Rock Band Yoko Ono. See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor....
Inside a North Korean Arcade
A UK website has posted photos allegedly taken inside North Korea. But these aren’t of nuclear reactors or an ailing Kim Jong-il. They’re of something much more important: An arcade. Pyongyang Arcade I don’t know anything about the ...
Fallout 4 screenshots! Oh wait, those are just photos of China…
In case you were wondering if China was in fact a polluted shithole, here’s a whole gallery to help you make your travel plans that much easier. Good fucking Christ, is it just me or does this look like the latest Red Faction game? ...
This man loves wants you to love his Neo-Geo collection. And his ass.
Sir, you are hard effing core. You have my respect. (Via Kotaku)...
Metal Gear Solid Fan Film – MGS: Philanthropy
You know, this is actually not total shit. Seriously. Okay – it’s kinda shit. But, it’s pretty polished shit. It even leans towards watchable at times. Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy from Hive Division on Vimeo....
An analysis of the Harmony Gold / Battletech legal dustup
Our friend Chris Matthews (aka Robotech Master) posted an amazingly detailed and well-written account of the legal issues underpinning the recent legal dispute set off by the Mechwarrior 5 trailer. There is far too much legal wrangling to summarize e...
Here we go again: Mechwarrior developer threatened by Harmony Gold, blah, blah, blah…
Just when you thought the infighting between FASA’s Battletech and Harmony Gold was history, the long-standing feud spontaneously re-ignites. Kotaku reports that the recent – totally badass – concept trailer for Smith and TinkerR...
The ‘Invncible Tiger’ soundtrack is yours for the taking
Invincible Tiger looks awesome. In case you haven’t heard, Invincible Tiger is a 2D martial arts beat-em-up that echoes classic 70’s kung-fu cinema. The game designers even went so far as to implement a film-grain filter that makes the fl...
‘Halo: Legends’ clarification – Mamoru Oshii not directing…plus – POSTERS!
Anime News Network reports that Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii will not be helming one of the shorts directly, but instead will act as ‘Creative Director’ – uhm, which is fine since that’s what he did for Jin-RohR...
Mamoru Oshii directing ‘Halo Legends’ sequence – plus ‘Halo Legends’ debut trailer
Halo Legends just got way more interesting – Ghost in the Shell auteur Mamoru Oshii will be directing one of the segments, with Production I.G. handling animation duties. Also, here’s the debut trailer courtesy of Gametrailers.com. (than...
Penn Jillette on Japanese rape game ‘Rapelay’
Penn Jillette, one-half of magic pranksters Penn & Teller, speaks his mind about the recent controversy over hentai rape game Rapelay. Check out the embedded clip below… OR NOT – fucking Sony seems to think that viewing this clip anyw...
