This isn't a real project. But Metal Gear fans, feel free to dream that it is. By E-Mann.

Cookpad.com is a Japanese website where folks can upload their recipes and share with others. Unfortunately, whoever made this Pikachu cake decided to do just that.

The recipe claims that you can snag the hearts of children with this Pikachu cake. I'd say this would probably just scare the crap out of them.

Ingredients include pineapple, cream, strawberries, jam, chocolate and the sorrow of Satan.

No child deserves this horror.

『ピカチュウケーキ』子どもの心ゲットだぜ by ランラララン [クックパッド] 簡単おいしいみんなのレシピが90万品 [Coodpad]

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is the sequel to role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner. Neither game was ever released in the West. That's not stopping some fans from bringing the former out here, though!

A small team is working on localising the entire RPG - first released on the Saturn in 1997 - and running it in English, and while there's no firm release date, it's cool they're working on it at all.

While first released on the Saturn, this particular localisation effort will be using the PS1 version, so if you're a fan of obscure Japanese role-playing games, that's the one you'll need to get hold of.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers' Fan-Translation Trailer [GameSetWatch]

Pokémon Black & White will be out in the US in early 2011. That means Pokéfever is back in full swing, and Pokéfever means Pokémon action figures.

Or, in this case, "model kits" of the new game's three starter Pokémon. That means you'll be able to buy little immovable representations of Tepig, Snivy and Oshawatt in January, February and March respectively. All three will cost you a little under USD$7, so yeah, they won't break your bank!

As a bonus, each one comes with a little Pikachu, one of which is looking mighty unhappy for an animal that gets paid millions to sit in a ball for 23 hours a day.

[via Tomopop]

Pokémon Black & White will be out in the US in early 2011. That means Pokéfever is back in full swing, and Pokéfever means Pokémon action figures.

Or, in this case, "model kits" of the new game's three starter Pokémon. That means you'll be able to buy little immovable representations of Tepig, Snivy and Oshawatt in January, February and March respectively. All three will cost you a little under USD$7, so yeah, they won't break your bank!

As a bonus, each one comes with a little Pikachu, one of which is looking mighty unhappy for an animal that gets paid millions to sit in a ball for 23 hours a day.

[via Tomopop]

This is a "wooden horse", used for torture in Japan during the 15th century's Warring States Period. These days it's used in S&M play. But it apparently won't be torturing the ladies of popular Japanese role-playing game Disgaea 4.

The upcoming PS3 title is set in the Netherworld's prisons, and an early trailer showed characters on the wooden horse with hearts surrounding them.

The new trailer, however, shows the female on a...saber-tooth cat?

And in case the game's S&M theme was lost on players, there were punishment options in the original trailer that included "bind hands", "bind legs", "talk dirty" and "force massage", among others. Those options have been tweaked somewhat.

While "bind hands" and "bind legs" are still included as punishment, "talk dirty" is now "hubba hubba talk".

No reason is given for the changes in the new trailer, but it's assumed that either the developer hopes to avoid a higher age rating or that the recent legislation in Tokyo prompted the change. So does this mean saber-tooth cats are the new tentacle monsters?

『魔界戦記ディスガイア４』おしおき中に座らせる三角木馬が修正される！？ [チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報] [Pic]

This isn't the first Rube Goldberg machine we've seen built in indie PC game Minecraft, but it's certainly the most impressive.

if things start off looking a little pedestrian, give it a few minutes. By the time you hit 3:30, things are picking up, and by around 4:30, they're getting faintly ridiculous.

Comiket, née Comic Market, is a twice-yearl event held in Tokyo for self-published comic books. Fans flock not only to check out comics, but check out the cosplayers.

The comics might be total originals or could feature new spins on established anime, manga or video game characters. Most of the works are published in short print runs and some of them end up fetching high prices online.

Outside the convention hall, cosplayers mill about and have their photos taken. Some of the outfits are purchased, while some are handmade. The entire spectacle of the event is best summed up in these intricate and often very flashy outfits.

[コミケ79] ガチからネタまで、コスプレいろいろ【ギャラリーその1】 [Kotaku Japan]
[コミケ79]おヒゲがチャーミング！ スーパーマリオシスターズ・コスプレ [Kotaku Japan]
【速報】「私は コミケと いう名の 戦場に きています」2010年人気キャラが集う コスプレダイジェスト1 【コミケ79レポ】 [Moeyo.com]
【速報】コミケ＆となコス コスプレダイジェスト2 【コミケ79レポ】 [Moeyo.com]
「コミックマーケット79（C79）」レポート :おた☆スケ -おたくのスケジュール帳- [Ota-Suke]

Half the visual appeal of Red Dead Redemption is in the landscapes. Those were done by Rockstar. But the other half is John Marston's swagger, or the way a bandit gets caught in his horse's stirrups.

That was done by these guys. NaturalMotion is a company that specialises in, well, natural animation for video games, and aside from Red Dead their "Euphoria" tech can also be seen in titles like Grand Theft Auto IV and Backbreaker.

This clip takes you on a tour of the company's British offices, and is worth a look because companies like NaturalMotion (and Havok) are some of the unsung heroes of your favourite games. You'd do well to get to know them!

[via GameSetWatch]

Radiant Historia is an upcoming role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. It's developed by cult favourites Atlus. Who, it seems, are big fans of cheesy 80's pop.

New screenshots for the English-language version of the game were released earlier today, and if you think the words in the text bubble up top look familiar, that's because they are.

They're from A Flock Of Seagull's 1982 smash hit "I Ran (So Far Away)". Including them in a fantasy RPG for the DS is nonsensical, cryptic and, yes, funny as hell.

Just like a good localisation job should be.

[via Tiny Cartridge]