Finally! After being online since late April, the PSN Store is up and running in Japan. [Kotaku Japan]
Okay, in Japan, people don’t really buy the Xbox 360. That isn’t to say Japanese people don’t like foreign things. They love foreign things. They just don’t love the Xbox 360. Microsoft isn’t giving up! Today, the company revealed an internal reshuffling, putting Takashi Sensui, who heads up the Home & Entertainment division, in charge of…
Here’s a look at Finalroundbats, a Tokyo-based fighting game tournament. If you’ve ever wondered what the fighting game scene looks like in Japan, this is a window in. It looks kind of murky and moody! Scott Popular hosts the events. More about him and money games here
Game consoles are made in China. But they cannot be legally sold in China. Game consoles are banned. This year, Lenovo is launching a game console in China. Funny, that. The iSec, previously called eBox, is slated for a September or October release. The console, which features Kinect-style controls, was supposed to be out earlier…
Never mind that the music game fad has passed, Square Enix is releasing a Final Fantasy music game. The title is a mouthful. Called Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy (ungh), the game features music from the popular role-playing series. Characters from past FF games also make an appearance. Gameplay is divided between field or dungeon sections and…
If Photo Kano is all the creepy picture taking you could ever want, then you’re going to need a new Memory Stick. Good thing Sony is releasing just that! Going on sale September 29, the Photo Kano 4GB Memory Stick is priced at ¥3,280 (US$40). It comes with a redeemable code for Photo Kano PSP…
YouTube user counter656 (aka John Huang) is quickly making a name for himself online with his stop motion videos. The 30-year-old likes making these videos for fun and is trying to upload a new one every 2 months. In the gallery, check out his Mega-Man and Gundam videos (one of which we’ve featured before).
On August 31, Ayumi Hamasaki is releasing a new EP called Five. Since Hamasaki is singing the theme for upcoming role-playing game Tales of Xillia, a limited edition version of her new mini-album will come with a redeemable download code. The code can be entered into Tales of Xillia for an in-game, rabbit-eared “Song Princess”…
Masaya Matsukaze has an impressive resume. He’s voiced Teru in Death Note, Morty in Pokémon and Blues in Mega Man NT Warrior. But that’s not his most famous role. Matsukaze voiced Ryo Hazuki in the original Japanese version of Shenmue and Shenmue II. Wouldn’t it be great if you could meet him? You probably can!…
Noooooo | LONDON, ENGLAND: The original Darth Vader costume from the iconic films went on the auction block in 2010. (Photo: Matthew Lloyd | Getty) The Renaissance Art of David Alvarez David Alvarez is a 2D and 3D artist employed at Ubisoft, who has worked on games like Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin’s…
The current PlayStation Store (above) is nice and all, but some might find it a bit text heavy. Some being me! It’s also not the most vibrant place. If The Register is to be believed, that could change. According to The Register, Sony is revamping the PS Store, making it more like Xbox Live and…
According to blog Eurogamer, Xbox Live’s cloud saving is now live, making it possible to recover Gamertags across different consoles and access save data. It apparently doesn’t yet work for all games, however. [Eurogamer]
Neither Ico nor Shadow of the Colossus are new per se. But both games are getting HD versions with 3D. The HD versions sparkle and so do these trailers. Ico was first released in 2001. Shadow of the Colossus was released in 2005. Both were developed by Team Ico, which is headed up by Fumito…
There are unofficial Pokémon apps, such as this. Nintendo and Game Freak are *finally* releasing an official Pokémon app for the AppStore and the Android Market. The app, Pokémon Say Tap? BW, uses music and on screen Pokémon cards in a timing game. The free app is slated to be out this summer, making it…
Action game No More Heroes is getting an 18-years-old-and-up edition. What’s in the adult version? Adult things. (Yeah, this post is probably NSFW.) Earlier this year, No More Heroes’ developer released a trailer for No More Heroes: Red Zone, a Move-enabled PS3 port of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise The trailer showed a glimpse of…
Besides being a model and a TV personality, Kayo Satoh is one of Japan’s top Street Fighter players, more than holding her own against the likes of legendary player Daigo Umehara. According to Satoh, she hasn’t had any plastic surgery to her face, but she does take hormones. Last year, Satoh revealed that she was…
In Akihabara, Bandai Namco is showing off its latest line-up of Saint Seiya toys. Check out that life-sized Sagittarius armor! The 1-to-1 scale armor is for display purposes only. And what an awesome purpose that is. Bandai Namco is readying a Saint Seiya PS3 game for a 2011 release. Saint Seiya debuted as a manga…
Starting with Shadows of the Damned, Sega will begin distributing EA titles in Japan. This should help EA take advantage of Sega’s sales network and get an edge in the Japanese market with titles like Battlefield 3 and FIFA. Famitsu]
On March 24, 2007, 22-year-old Lindsay Hawker went to a cafe with a man she had met only days earlier, Tatsuya Ichihashi, then 28. Ichihashi had approached her on the train and then followed Hawker home, asking her for a drink of water. She acquiesced. While Hawker got him a glass of water, Ichihashi drew…
According to the game’s designer, there have been 10 million registered Minecraft players, putting it in the same ballpark of World of Warcraft‘s 11.4 million players. [The World of Notch via Edge]
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