Archive for November, 2007
Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village dated Feb 18
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Joystiq.
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Portable, Adventure, Puzzle
Here’s a concept: take Brain Age and write a story to it. Level-5 did just that, creating Professor Layton for DS, a combination of classic brain teasers and an adventure-style narrative driven by irresistible Totoro-esque looks — the celebrated developer even got […]
Thanksgiving Update
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Graduate Games Blog: Free Game Demos, Reviews, Gaming Features and more.
Well, hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving. Here’s some news & things coming during the Holiday season…
Rock Band Review - Playing it like Crazy…it is fantastic…but how fantastic?Undertow ReviewMass Effect ReviewHoliday Buying Guides: Top 5 Xbox 360 games, […]
Sponsors Thanks [Sponsors]
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Kotaku.
We’re late! The clock is ticking away, and we’ve got to go. We’re not faster runners and our bicycles have flats. How will we get there in time? Where exactly is there? Ack! Good thing our Sponsors have cars. Good thing we have Sponsors. This week, Kotaku was […]
The Mah-Jong Game Maid Cafe [Japan]
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Kotaku.
Nothing says Christmas more than women in outfits from PS2 mah-jong title Idol Soldier Suchie Pai IV! From today until December 2nd, Akihabara maid cafe Pinafore will be all Suchie Pai‘d. There will be a special menu for customers to order special cocktails, desserts and other food. […]
Pokemon Snap Coming to VC [Japan]
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Kotaku.
Pokémon picture takin’ fun is coming to the Virtual Console. Yep, Pokémon Snap is coming to the Japanese VC on December 4th for 1000 points. Players can even send their snap to friends! This has just been announced for Japan, so no clue about elsewhere. No clue […]
Guncon 3 Is "Much More Accurate" Than Wii-mote [Namco]
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Kotaku.
Namco’s first party peripherials for its Time Crisis series are typically fantastic. The new Guncon 3 looks to be no exception. It’s apparently very accurate. How accurate? Way more accurate than the Wii-mote. Time Crisis 4 producer Teruaki Minami explains:
…Guncon 3’s LED markers are actually much more […]
Unemployed Ninja Finds Work Launching Her Own Game [Cosplay]
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Kotaku.
A new DS game featuring unemployed ninja Izuna was released yesterday in Japan. The launch event featured Izuna and fellow ninja Shino cosplayers carrying fake swords and smiling. The game’s character designer even made an appearance, signing autographs and drawing pictures. I quite like the idea of […]
Shoot The Very Small Core [Shmup]
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Kotaku.
We. Want. These. Next February, Japanese toy maker Yujin is releasing a “Shooting Game History” capsule toy collection that includes the R-9A Arrow Head from R-Type, the 0F-1 Daedalus from Image Fight, the Vic Viper T301 from Gradius, the Metarion from Gradius 2 and the Silver Hawk from […]
An American Tourist’s Abbreviated Guide to London Gaming
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Joystiq.
Filed under: Arcade, Culture, Fashion
In America, Thanksgiving is a time of family, turkey, and football. In England, Thanksgiving is, well, just another day (although there was football). Unfortunately, I happened to be in the latter country with my wife and her family for the week surrounding the holiday, […]
Japan Xbox 360 Fanboy Replies to Kotaku Readers [Jamzy]
30 November 2007This post brought to you by Kotaku.
The bravest journalist working in Japan today replies! Previously, we brought word of a new haircut our favorite Japanese Xbox 360 fanboy and Famitsu staffer Jamzy. Over at Famitsu, he’s actually gone through an addressed comments our commenters had. Don’t remember which of you knuckleheads wrote what, […]
