Exactly, the band totally did it for the SPISPOD reference. Full circle.

Speaking of Doom, I just now, after all these years, heard the DOOM Rocket Launcher sample used in Smashing Pumpkins' Where Boys Fear to Tread (first song on disc 2 of Mellon Collie). Time codes are: 1:20, 1:55, 2:29, 3:01, 3:44. Neat easter egg!

Savory Salt Ginger is a special flavor at KFCs across Japan. They still have the tried and true seven herbs recipe as well.

Doom 3 BFG is the version with the souped up head controls, no? Like, the version Carmack was all talking up over the summer? Would be neat if Kotaku ran a feature on a head visor setup or two to test this out on.

Jason, as a fellow fan of JRPGs, I'm sending all my love for linear games.... with this amazing song, by Linear!

yeah! reckon that one's more of a scarehumans installation.

As a fellow who's played very little of Dude Huge's games, I appreciate his voice in the community and enjoy seeing clips of him speak up at conferences. Takes a firm ground to get behind what he believes in and speaks eloquently — fuckin' A. But no doubt that this time for what's next for him is what will ultimately…

I know the place you speak of, and my mind was blown with the bottles of whiskey machines.

Thanks for sharing this candid experience, as difficult of a decision as it may have been to share. I enjoyed the storytelling presented here, as well as the insight to someone's ticker who is probably quite different than my own. As someone who's done his own kind of uh, experiments like this in the past, I can…

Lol - considering Luke writes for Kotaku, he's paid to troll the site... ha.

All I can add to this conversation is this: play it. Give it a shot — if you like the other big N systems, you'll be surprised how much you like this one. I was lucky enough to attend a preview event and enjoyed it quite thoroughly.

shave off another $10 and i'm sold

How about the Wii U :(ontroller?

Just curious, who from Kotaku will be providing coverage? Luke, did you make it up to Japan this year?

I am a consumer and I would love to play this game in Japan. Busted!

Although at this point November 18 makes perfect sense in order to get the weekend before Thanksgiving (as was the case 6 years ago with the Wii launch - 11/19/2006), I definitely have seen and purchased both games and accessories for new systems prior to launch before. For example, I picked up Rogue Squadron and an…

Sounds good!

Thanks! I figure worst case its the equivalent of Game Stop, or they just won't buy them back. And if that's the case, so be it; was worth it for trying.