The next expansion for Paradox’s city builder, Cities: Skylines, is called Snowfall Announced today, the addon will introduce a weather system and a temperature mechanic to the game, along with a couple new public transportation options, like trams. Snowfall will be out on PC “later this year.”

Health club company Konami announced that Metal Gear Online launches today on PC, its one-week beta period now over. If you need help deciding whether to check it out or not, you can read about the week Patricia spent with the console version here.

How One of Japan’s Biggest Games Was Created

In Japan, games don’t get much bigger than the Dragon Quest franchise. Recently, series creator Yuji Horii uploaded some of the first game’s original design documents, providing an inside peek at its birth. [Photo: Yuji Horii] According to Horii, first the stages were drawn out on paper. Then, the positions of in-game characters were drawn…

Interested in how Japan saved American fashion? Read this interview with one of my favorite Japan writers W. David Marx or, better yet, check out his book Ametora on the subject!

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