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  • Tokyo game show 2008

    Super Big Let's TGS Round-Up

    By Brian Crecente, 10:16 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008, 40,301 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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    The Tokyo Game Show expo is in full swing. And while we may only have one day left of event, we've got DAYS of coverage coming at you.

    This year's Tokyo Game Show will be brought to you by myself, Brian Ashcraft, Luke Plunkett and Michael McWhertor, with back-breaking post counts and Tower support coming from Fahey and crew.

    As with past coverage we'll keep this single post updated throughout the show by category so you can bookmark it now if you want a single stop shop for all Tokyo Game Show news. See you on Monday, can't wait.

    News
    Namco Bandai's Teenage Boy Friendly Line Up Dated
    Tetsuya Mizuguchi Is Making New IP
    Microsoft Has Over 140 Demo Kiosks, Buddies With Square Enix
    Sorry, But Ninja Blade Is *Not* Otogi 3
    Tecmo Announces New Third Person Shooter
    Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Sells 2.5 Million In Japan
    This is Your Tokyo Game Show 2008
    Tekken 6 Coming To Xbox 360
    New Xbox Dash Gets Release Date
    Halo 3 Expansion Hits Fall 2009
    Vague Date for Final Fantasy XIII, Nothing For Versus XIII
    These Fighters Are In The King of Fighters XII
    "PSP Plus" Brings DualShock Control To PSP
    Old Snake, Sephiroth Get Sackboyed For LittleBigPlanet
    Classic Controller For Wii Monster Hunter 3
    Ensemble Studios May (Soon) Be Dead, But They're Not Out
    360 Sales Have Doubled in US, More Than Doubled In Europe, Quintupled In Japan
    Bionic Commando Delayed, Coming "Early 2009"
    Uncharted Waters Online Getting PS3 Version
    Microsoft: Japanese Sell Out Is "Totally Legit"
    Resistance: Retribution, Resistance 2 Connect To Add "Infected" Gameplay
    Xbox 360: Official Console of 2008 Recession
    Konami Whips Up Castlevania For Xbox 360, PS3
    Goichi Suda Has Not Given Up On You Nintendo Wii
    Bionic Commando Movie Is A Definite Possibility
    First Look At Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li Movie Poster
    Tokyo Game Show Attendance Plummets Again
    Revenge Of Public Day: TGS Attendance Rebounds!
    Kojima Might Announce New Game At Next Year's TGS
    Perhaps Why Tokyo Game Show 2009 Has Been Rescheduled...
    Tokyo Game Show 2008 Attendance Actually Up!

    Interviews
    Justify Your Game: Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
    LocoRoco 2's Number One Fan
    Last Remnant Team So Cannot Wait For Unreal Engine 4
    Justify Your Game Loco Roco 2
    But I'm Talking Bout Halo Wars
    Justify Your Patapon 2
    Fable II Coop Patch Getting Once Over By Msoft, Molyneux "Super, Super Hopeful"
    A Fable II Primer for Dog Training
    Molynuex More About Emotions, Less About Trees
    Molyneux Walks Us Through Fable II's Deep, Casual Combat
    What Is Halo 3: Recon? Here's What It's *Not*
    Yes You Can Ditch Your Dog in Fable II, But Only if You're Cruel
    Why Goichi Suda Brought Beer To The Interview...
    Molyneux Frets Over Dangers of Casual Gaming
    How Erotic Games Influenced Platinum Games
    Microsoft Coy On Future Spring & Fall Upates
    Resident Evil 5 Producer Likes New Controls Better
    On The Possibility Of 2D, HD, XBLA & PSN Sonic Games
    Can Japan's Number One Xbox 360 Fanboy Justify His... Hair?
    Justify Your Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

    Hands On/Impressions
    LocoRoco 2: Afros, Home, Luft Balloons and Water
    Talking the New Xbox Live Experience for a Short Ride
    Hands On With Sega's Let's Tap!
    Dead Rising Wii Is A Terrible, Terrible Idea
    White Knight Chronicles, A Powerpoint Presentation
    An Intimate Evening With The PS3 Chatpad, Headset
    First Hands-on With Street Fighter IV's Sakura
    Resident Evil 5 Co-Op Changes The Game
    Klonoa Wii-make Hands On: Awesomely Waggle-Free
    Xbox 360, Cave Shoot 'Em Up, Up, Up
    Why Home Should Not Be Shown At Game Shows
    Getting My Arse Kicked At Pro Evo 2009
    Lumines Supernova At TGS Is Like Lumines Everywhere Else
    So, Has Bionic Commando Been Fixed Yet?
    LocoRoco 2 And the Ouchie Bee Sting
    Digging Into Spelunker HD For PlayStation 3
    Ninja Blade Hands-On: See, There's This Ninja...
    Resistance: Retribution Isn't a Shooter, Fortunately
    Otomedius Gorgeous! Our TGS Boob Shootin' Fix
    The PSP Needs More Games Like Macross Ace Frontier
    'Demon's Souls' Hands-On Impressions

    Liveblogs
    Faux Liveblogging Namco Bandai's Pre-TGS Presser
    TGS Opening Keynote Liveblog (Square Enix!)
    Liveblogging Microsoft's TGS Keynote

    Trailers/Movies
    National Geographic : Panda: Total Panda-Monium
    Wii Ski and Snowboard: EXCITING
    Patapon 2 Helps You Keep Your Groove
    Let's Patapon 2 Multiplayer
    No More Heroes 2 - Desperate Struggle
    Halo 3: Recon, The Trailer
    Noby Noby Boy "Gameplay" Shown At TGS
    Awesome New Prince of Persia Trailer and Screens
    New Resident Evil 5 TGS Trailer
    New Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires Trailer and Screens
    A New Street Fighter IV Trailer Has A Little Bit of Everything
    Bayonetta TGS Trailer Surprisingly High On Crotch Shots
    First Look At Castlevania Now-Gen Is Shorter Than This Headline

    Screenshots/Images
    Afro Samurai's Cutting Screens
    Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Screens Appear Out Of *Nowhere*

    Loads Of LocoRoco 2 Screenshots
    First Tekken 6 Multi-Platform Screens
    Yakuza 3's Sexy Rubdown Lady
    First Arkanoid Live! Screens Deserve Compulsory Exclamation Point
    Here Are Your New Street Fighter IV Screens
    Halo 3: Recon: Box Art
    New Monster Hunter 3 Screens
    Still Even More Ninja Blade Screens
    Dynasty Warrors: Strike Force Striking PSPs

    TGS Booths/Babes
    Xbox Japan Booth Babes Adore New Booth Babe Outfit
    The Booth Companions of Tokyo Game Show 2008
    Microsoft's New Booth Companion Outfits: Impressions
    Lets TGS! Yakuza 3 Booth Breaks New Ground With Champagne Fountains
    Lets TGS: The Scariest Booth Companion
    Ace Attorney Booth Is Guilty of Being, Well, Amazing
    Microsoft's Booth Companions Bid Adieu to You
    Yakuza 3 Lady Girls Spotted With Brown Man
    Lets TGS! Oh, Mai, Mai, Mai, Mai, Mai
    Booth Companion Showcase: Tecmo Stays Classy, Trashy
    So Just How Close ARE The Microsoft & Square Enix Booths?
    High Noon: Microsoft Booth vs. Sony Booth BRAWL!
    Square Enix, Capcom Booths Are A Teeming Mass Of Humanity
    Street Fighter IV Booth Punches The Competition In The Face
    The Simple Booth Companions
    Video: Sony's Booth Companions Wish You A Good Morning
    Booth Companion Showcase: Konami Keep Things Understated
    TGS Booth Babe March, Brought to you By Microsoft
    Booth Companion Showcase: EA Does More Harm Than Good
    Booth Showcase: Sony's Great White Hype
    Booth Showcase: Microsoft's Big Push
    Booth Showcase: Capcom's Money Printing Apparatus
    Booth Showcase: Yes, Sega Were At TGS
    Booth Showcase: Konami's Solid Sense Of Longing

    Culture/TGS Floor
    What's The Most Expensive Game We Saw In Akihabara?
    Rambo The Arcade Game: Hands On
    Let's Namco Bandai Headquarters Visit!
    Suck it Down: Street Fighter IV Makes Kotaku its Bitch
    Suck it Down: Namco's Crane Game Makes Kotaku its Bitch
    Mappy The Robot Runs a Maze
    Arcades Outside Japan "Practically Dead"
    Submarine Played Nowhere Near North Korea
    Afro Samurai Dinner Theater, Minus Dinner... and Theater
    Namco Bandai's Tokyo Game Show Schwag
    Super Mario World Golf Shoes Exist For Some Reason
    A Video Walkthrough of Tokyo Game Show 2008
    Watch Real World Sackboy Waddle Into your Nightmares
    Weresonic Stalks the TGS Floor
    Super Smash Bros. Brawl Designer Checks Out The Wii Competition At TGS
    Square Enix Expensive Merchandise Get
    How Are The King of Fighters XII Cabinets Linked?
    First Public Day of TGS: Shakey Cam Run Through
    The Official Street Fighter IV Pins of TGS
    A Dressed-Up Stroll Down TGS Cosplay Alley
    Cosplay Alley: The Other Side Of The Lens
    What The Hell Are These Guys Watching?
    Brown Man Bedtime Story
    MotorStorm With Mini-Motorbike Motion Controller
    When Tecmo's Logo Met Koei's Logo
    Microsoft Remind Japan What 360 Games Look Like, Part II
    This Is What Those Guys Were Watching
    Tokyo Game Show: The Teardown
    Kid's Corner Is For Kids, Games And Sleepytime
    The TGS Tear Down Video (With Special Guests)
    Metal Gear Solid 4 Raiden Cosplay: You Have To See It
    Chun Li Crotchplay: Violation Of Cosplay Rule #117
    Booth Showcase: Capcom's Money Printing Apparatus
    Studio Ghibli/Level 5 Game Box Gives Other Game Boxes The Finger

    Pre-Show Updates
    Indies Bringing A Sense Of Wonder To TGS
    Alan Wake At TGS? "Not An Announcement"
    What Companies Will Be At TGS? These Ones.
    Team Ico's PS3 Game Ready 'Soon', but not by Tokyo Game Show
    Kingdom Hearts A PS3 Exclusive, Will Be Seen At TGS
    Will There Be More PS3 or Xbox 360 Games At Tokyo Game Show?
    Microsoft To Give Tokyo Game Show Keynote
    Dragon Quest IX, Final Fantasy XIII Not Playable At Tokyo Game Show
    This Is What Marvelous Is Bringing To TGS
    Puzzle Quest For PS3 To Bedazzle At Tokyo Game Show
    Infinite Space Getting Animated Short Films
    What's Taito Bringing To TGS?
    Sony Booth Will Have 14 Unannounced Titles Playable At TGS
    Guess What Konami's Bringing To TGS...
    Katamari Damacy Creator's Next Game Rolling To TGS 08
    What's Sega Bringing To TGS?
    Animated Resident Evil Movie First Screening At TGS
    Hudson Brings Fish, Marbles, Bombs to Tokyo Game Show
    What Koei Is Bringing To TGS
    What's Q Bringing To TGS?
    Here's Microsoft's TGS Booth Game List
    Namco Bandai Pre-TGS Press Conference: The Choicest Quotes

    More about Tgs08

    Clips

    The Clip Where Dead Rising Wii Thrashes Out, Almost Redeems Itself

    Dead Rising Wii was at TGS. Was almost the worst thing there. Truly awful. Yet at the same time, it was almost the best thing there, because this clip was playing at the demo booth. We'd forgotten all about it, but Capcom Japan have seen fit to release the clip - performed by Gagaga SP, in-engine zo... More »
    Tokyo game show 2008

    TGS Interviews Round-Up Get!

    Interviews galore! Peter Molyneux sat down and gave Kotaku just about everything there is to know about Fable II, RE5 producer Jun Takeuchi says he likes the new and improved controls for the game, and Akinori Nishiyama, producer of Sonic Unleashed, talks about the possibility of 2D, HD Sonic... More »
    Star Ocean 4

    Star Ocean 4 Looks Amazing, Plays...The Same

    Most games at TGS had one booth. Maybe two. Some more high-profile titles had 3-4 booths, some AAA titles like LittleBigPlanet had 10-12. Star Ocean 4, on the other hand, had around 25-30 machines running at the Microsoft stand, giving you a fair indication of how important this game is to the... More »

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