Category Archives: Video Games

Director Kevin Tancharoen To Take On Mortal Kombat Reboot

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Moye

Kevin Tancharoen may be the director behind the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series but now he’ll be adapting the video game to the big screen. From The Hollywood Reporter: “Tancharoen…who directed the 2009 remake of Fame and more recently the … Continue reading →

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Chinese Theme Park Builds Real Life Angry Birds Game — And It’s Illegal

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Moye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq8BH0Dad8A&feature=youtu.be Last week, a video surfaced online of a Chinese theme park showing off their new game: a real life Angry Birds where players can use a giant slingshot to throw stuffed birds at targets. Of course, it’s completely illegal … Continue reading →

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South Korea Arrests North Korean Online Gaming Hackers

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Moye

Well, this brings the whole gold farming business to a new level. This shit’s getting political. The New York Times is reporting that the North Korean government has employed an “army of hackers” to infiltrate popular online games to hoard … Continue reading →

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Street Fighter x Hello Kitty: A Kitty Fighter!

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Mike Saechao

When I hear someone even mumble the words “Street Fighter,” my heart rate sky rockets and my eyes light up. I imagine pushing buttons, throwing projectiles and super combos upon some poor newbie. Capcom is very well known for collaborating … Continue reading →

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Chinese Couple Sells Kids For Video Games

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Moye

According to ABC News Radio, a Chinese couple has been arrested for selling their two children for video games: “In 2009, Li Lin and Li Juan welcomed their second child, a baby girl, and came up with the idea to … Continue reading →

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ToyToyota’s Backseat Driver Allows Just That

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Ben

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mjudtrwdS4 This Backseat Driver app from ToyToyota is awesome. It’s an iPhone app that allows kids to drive on a virtual road in their virtual cars where the lanes are created by the car’s GPS. It’s easier just to watch … Continue reading →

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Tekken Movie Review

Posted on July 5, 2011 by tinabot

Tekken has to be my favorite arcade game has to be  with its full-body motion sensor, even if I did get pwned big time by an 8-year-old kid back in the late 90s as a college student. I’m not a … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Talk About: Drama in the Delta, the 3D Japanese Internment Camp Video Game

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Guest Writer

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes we … Continue reading →

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Takashi Miike To Direct Ace Attorney Movie

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Moye

Japanese director Takashi Miike is set to take on the live action film adaptation of Ace Attorney, the popular video game series about defense attorney Phoenix Wright and his courtroom shenanagins. Capcom has even released the latest casting news with … Continue reading →

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