As we’ve already discussed on the weekly podcast, I’ve been playing a fair amount of Bayonetta. It’s been one week now since I received the title through Gamefly, and my excitement has not yet waned. Granted, my Bayonetta time has been heavily perforated by Mass Effect 2 time, but at least 8 hours have been logged in the former. With that, I feel comfortable to share with you my opinions of the game thus far…
Yoshito Usui was found dead at the foot of a cliff near the Gunma prefecture’s Mount Arafune. He was a 51 years young.
Usui was most famous for creating the manga Crayon Shin-chan, a weekly serial published in Weekly Manga Action. First debuting in 1990, the series follows the comedic adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke “Shin” Nohara and his family, friends and neighbors. The manga and its 1992 anime adaptation have been regarded by some as Japan’s equivalent to The Simpsons, and is popular worldwide, aired in Spain, the US, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, Poland, Vietnam and other countries.
At the moment it is not clear what will happen to the future of the series. Hopefully it will continue on in some fashion. Even so I will surely miss Usui’s work.
[Source Japanator]
One day, sooner than you may think, everyone could have cyborg powers enabling them to move around with much more ease. This could mean vast life improvements for the disabled.
Governer Deval L. Patrick of Massachusetts has declared today, 09/09/09, as the first annuual Video Game Innovation Day in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is a world leader in video game development and innovation, acting as the home of dozens of the top development companies such as the creators of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, Harmonix.
Patrick hopes with this declaration to put the spotlight on the industry’s top minds and see to it that they (who last year generated over $3 billion in sales) are honored accordingly.
For full text of the official proclaimation, continue reading below.
Finally, NIS America has a Twitter! To make this news even sweeter, they are thinking about implementing exclusive Twitter giveaways and contests.
NIS America is, of course, the Japanese counterpart of Nippon Ichi Software. They love bringing Japanese pop culture over to America. However instead of releasing a new video game, they are bringing a picture book to the US.
“Tsubame the Ninja is a story about a ninja boy, Tsubame. He is an ordinary elementary school student during the day, but at night he and his family turn into Ninjas! The story follows his life and the Ninja Olympics, which Tsumabe enters.”
It is a hardcover book which will be shipped out mid-September. Pre-order it at the Rosenqueen store.
In what sounds like it’s actually some sort of elaborate April Fool’s day prank on the brink of September, Square-Enix just announced that it would be publishing Japan’s version of Activision’s Modern Warfare 2.
As a child I was a big fan of Legos. As an adult, seeing as how I’ve grown in size, I’m now a bigger fan of Legos.
One of my favorite pastimes is poking around the internet, watching fellow (now grown up and much more artistic) Legoists doing what they do best.
So, what happens when you take a piece of quirky music and combine it with everyone’s favorite colorful building blocks, video games, stop-motion photography, and a healthy portion of nostalgia?
As a huge fan of LucasArts’ point-and-click adventures like Day of the Tentacle and Sam and Max, I’m surprised that I had never checked out The Secret of Monkey Island. The game is a cult classic and one of the paragon titles in the point-and-click genre. Originally released in 1990 for desktops ranging from Amiga to DOS, the title was designed by LucasArts giants Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. Now, nearly 20 years later, a Special Edition remake has been granted by the powers that be for the XBLA and iPhone/iPod Touch. Has time been kind to this title? Read on to find out…
Ever have the feeling that your zombies were not scary enough for the public? Well Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland amusement park thought their zombies were not exactly as scary as they used to be at their 900-meter-long zombie-infested labyrinth. Below is the additional training the zombies were put through to improve their brain eating skills and the such.
You can check out more zombie training videos here.
[Source Pink Tentacle]
No. The answer is assuredly no. Unfortunately, no.
But, he has just made his debut as a director!
The Geekspective Crew is pulling an all-nighter on MvC:2 and possibly other surprises. Come play and watch with us. All you have to do is be a subscribed to geekspective to play with us!
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Today, we have two robot foes locked in mortal combat, except that one is actually a robot, and the other is a robot piloted by a guy.
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The image to the left is the brand new, limited print, first edition, Geekspective T-shirt! They are so limited that you could count them all on one hand in binary! You may be wondering how much they cost. Well, to us they are priceless, and thus will be priced accordingly.
However, you can still acquire one through means other than monetary transactions. In the coming days and weeks we will be holding a few contests to win one of these oh-so-geeky t-shirts! Be warned though! As the amount of t-shirts dwindle, the contests’ difficulty will increase.
Hey, geeks! Listen up! Remember that catchy tune from the 80’s about some guy finding some girl’s phone number on a bathroom wall?
Well, right now, for a limited time only, the famed Tommy Tutone phone number 867-5309 could be yours! For the measly price of >$5,100.00.
No Pokemon cosplay is complete without Kanto region gym badges. On a made to order basis, KeroKeroCola crafts these realistic representations of Pokemon gym badges from polymer clay and paints them with acrylics. $25 for 8 handmade badges? Not bad at all. This Craft of the Day is inspiring me to throw a Pokemon trainer costume together myself.
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