Kotaku: Aksys Games

Mind-Bending Flash Favorite Shift Gains a 3D Twist in Shifting World

Mike Fahey — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:20:00 EST

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More than 16 million players have enjoyed Armor Games' flash-based Shift series of puzzle platformers. Now Akysys Games seeks to capture some of that magic on Nintendo's 3D handheld with Shifting World. More »

Aksys Sees Catherine's Sexy And Raises Record Of Agarest War Zero

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:20:00 EDT

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When Atlus put out a call for fans to appear in the next trailer for the sexy Persona spin-off Catherine, they probably never expected Record of Agarest War Zero publisher Aksys Games to respond. Thanks for sharing, Jeff! More »

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II Goes Portable Two Ways

Owen Good — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:30:00 EDT

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Aksys Games today said BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II will release for the Nintendo 3DS on May 31 in North America. A PSP version also will drop on the same date. There's the launch trailer touting the fighting sequel's new features. More »

The PlayStation Network Prepares For A Little Hot Girl-On-Girl Fighting Action

Mike Fahey — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:20:00 EST

Twenty-three fatal and furious female fighters battle for the fate of Japan in Arcana Heart 3. The all-girl fighting franchise returns to North America this spring on the PlayStation Network, complete with full-featured online multiplayer. More »

The Final Bit.Trip Brings Commander Video Home

Mike Fahey — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:00:00 EST

It's been a long, strange trip for Commander Video of Gaijin Games' Bit.Trip series, but he's finally coming home. Check out the official trailer for Bit.Trip Flux, the sixth and final stop on the Bit.Trip train. More »

Review: Bit.Trip Fate

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Gaijin Games compromises my ability to deliver a concise game description with Bit.Trip Fate, a rhythm-based on-rails twin stick bullet hell shooter. I guess that wasn't too bad. More »

The Bit.Trip Fated To Continue October 25

Mike Fahey — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EDT

The penultimate chapter in Aksys Games' Bit.Trip saga opens on October 25, when rhythm-based on-rails shooter Bit.Trip Fate makes its WiiWare debut. More »

Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, One Watch

Mike Fahey — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:40:00 EDT

Now you can pretend you're about to die a horrible death by drowning upon a sinking ship with the Gamestop exclusive preorder watch for Aksys Games' DS thriller Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. More »

The American Version of Gladiator Begins Office Hijinks

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Acquire's Gladiator Begins for the PSP is perhaps best known for its underboob-heavy, gladiator cosplaying mascot girl, one who engages in Japanese office ~~publicity stunts~~ hijinks that violate most corporate dress codes. America, how do you respond? More »

DeathSmiles Review: Shmup Complex

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Little girls. In frilly dresses. Shooting things. Yep, you're about to read a DeathSmiles review. More »

'Really Naughty' Record of Agarest War: Too Hot For GameStop?

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Aksys Games' new role-playing game may be a little too naughty for retailer GameStop, which is allegedly putting the "Really Naughty Limited Edition" of the video game behind the counter and out of sight of those offended by barely dressed cartoons. More »

BlazBlue Goes 3D, Cute With BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:40:13 EDT

Nintendo DSi owners will get their own brand of BlazBlue beat 'em up action with BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale, an adorably super-deformed spin-off based on Arc System Works' fighting game series. More »

Get Your Secret Mimana Iyar Chronicle Codes Here

Mike Fahey — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:40:00 EDT

There's a secret area in Aksys' PlayStation Portable Tales of-esque role-playing game Mimana Iyar Chronicles, where secret codes will earn you special loot. We just so happen to have a couple of those codes right here. More »

Deathsmiles Limited Edition Is So Very Pretty

Mike Fahey — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:30:00 EDT

As if Xbox 360 gothic-lolita shmup Deathsmiles could get any more attractive, publisher Aksys reveals the Deathsmiles Limited Edition, packed in a super-sized box with a Xbox 360 and a soundtrack album. Now how much would you pay? More »

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Keeps 2D Fighting Alive This Summer

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EDT

North American fans of the two-dimensional fighting game will get their fisticuffs fix with the release of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this summer, the follow up to last year's BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. More »

Record of Agarest War's Really Naughty Limited Edition Lives Up To Its Name

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:20:00 EST

Breast-shaped mouse pads make their Western debut, along with several other naughty items in Record of Agarest War's Really Naughty Limited Edition for the Xbox 360, announced today with a slightly NSFW instructional video, in case instinct doesn't take over. More »

DeathSmiles Smiles On North America

Mike Fahey — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

The top-selling shoot-em up of this console generation is coming to North America, as Aksys Games announces a U.S. release for Cave's brilliant Xbox 360 gothic lolita shooter, DeathSmiles. More »

Record of Agarest War Coming To Xbox 360, World Saved

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Aksys announces that their saucy strategy RPG Record of Agarest War, would be coming to the Xbox 360 as well as he PlayStation 3 next spring, a decision they claim has saved the world. More »

Aksys Suggestively Bringing "Soul Breeding" Game Stateside

Mike Fahey — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Aksys Games has launched a placeholder website for Record of Agarest War, the "soul breeding" Japanese strategy RPG that is completely distracting me with its teaser image. What were we talking about again? More »

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Review: Rebel Yell

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Guilty Gear creators Arc System Works have, after churning out sequel after confusingly titled sequel to the fighting franchise they're best known for, started fresh with BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, a 2D fighting game that's wholly original. More »

BlazBlue Gets PSP Support Via Remote Play

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:40:34 EDT

Thanks to Sony's Remote Play technology, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to play Arc System Works and Aksys Games' BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger on their PSPs. Which is awesome. More »

BlazBlue Limited Edition Is Very Blue Indeed

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Behold the ultimate blueness of Aksys Games' newly revealed limited collector's edition of BlazBlue. More »

Fall Brings Battle Fantasia To North America

Mike Fahey — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Arc System Works' latest fantasy fighting game is coming to the Xbox 360 this Fall courtesy of Aksys Games, the publisher that would have a much more interesting name if you just switched two letters. Battle Fantasia, already released in Japan on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, blends Arc's trademark high-end fighting with RPG flair, with beautiful cell-shaded characters designed by Guilty Gear artist Emiko Iwasaki. The console version of the game comes complete with an exclusive story mode, along with more than 80 unlockable illustrations to collect as you play. More »

Super Dodgeball Brawlers Re-Dated

Mark Wilson — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:20:01 EST

Bad news, friends. The highly anticipated (by me) DS reimagination of the NES classic Super Dodgeball has been delayed in Japan. The good news is that we hadn't marked our calendars and it's coming out soonish anyway on March 19th. Are any digital dodgeball fans going to brave the import? I might. But then again, if there's another level like Kenya I might just say fuck it altogether...I'm getting too old for levels without power-ups. More »

This Spring, Wii Owners To Dine In Bullet Hell

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:20:00 EST

Aksys Games announced today that it would be bringing hardcore vertical-shmup Castle of Shikigami III to the Nintendo Wii early next year. Loaded with coin collecting and intense bullet dodging, the series has previously come to North America under other publishers as Mobile Light Force 2 and Castle Shikigami 2. This is eyeball drying, twitch filled stuff and the kind of content we certainly wouldn't mind seeing more of on the Wii. Pre-localized screens are in the gallery below, followed by a handy press release for reference. More »

Hooked's Fishing Rod

Kim Phu — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:40:00 EDT

Introducing another piece of gaming equipment that is liable to break in 2-3 weeks of use. Or at the very least be as difficult to shelve away as most sporting goods. EB Games has listed Nintendo Wii's Hooked Controller as coming with the game itself for a mere $60. That gets you a brand spanking new fishing rod to house your wiimote and nunchuck in while you "fish". Points for trying to be creative, but come on. For $60, I would have preferred to get the game with a nice fishing hat and jacket. Actually, second thought, a cardboard boat I could sit in with mechanical cardboard waves would have had me pre-ordering this one up the wazoo. Kim Phu More »