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The shoot'em up Touhou Project games are fan-made PC games created by a one-man game studio. Touhou Project's creator, Zun, has been free-wheeling about derivative work—something that changed earlier this year. More »
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Bring a Nintendo DS! As seen by me. More »
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With all the talk about gloom and doom and often hangs over arcade gaming, it's nice to see a new arcade open. And open with style. More »
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One word: "Daigo". More »
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Upcoming 2D arcade fighting game The King of Fighters XIII already has curvy ninja Mai Shiranui in its line-up. But just because KOFXIII has Mai, that doesn't mean the line-up is finalized. Two more fights are entering the fray. More »
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Crane game prizes can run the gamut of everything from rice cookers to stuffed animals. Figures are not uncommon. This figure, however, is quite nice. More »
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Jiggly fighter Mai Shiranui was not in The King of Fighters XII. She is in upcoming arcade game The King of Fighters XIII. More »
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Not that there are a ton of music videos about arcade cabinets. There should be, however. More »
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The latest entry in the 2D King of Fighters series has been announced by Osaka-based game developer SNK Playmore. It is The King of Fighters XIII. More »
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Upcoming arcade title Metal Gear Arcade is in 3D. If this game is a hit, it could start a 3D arcade gaming trend. And just like 3D Hollywood films shown in theaters, gamers wear 3D goggles. More »
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At the recent AOU Arcade Show in Chiba, Japan, upcoming "prizes" for arcade crane-type games. There figures run the gamut of Love Plus to Fist of the North Star. More »
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When Konami announced what games it would be bringing to the arcade AOU expo, there was one glaring omission: Metal Gear Arcade. That looks like it will change. More »
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Me? Shooters. Bulletin board 2ch has a thread up (translated by game localizer and Yokai Attack author Matt Alt) asking gamers what they play in arcades. Here are some of the replies: More »
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Yes, we know, books don't actually go gold like video games do. But still, publisher Pix'N Love got back its French language version of Arcade Mania back from the printer. More »
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In 1995, video game Atlus maker changed game centers forever when its first sticker picture (called "purikura" in Japanese) machine Print Club exploded onto the arcade scene. More »
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Arcade Mania, the book on Japanese arcades I wrote, will be translated for an upcoming French version. More »
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This week, Konami is releasing Castlevania arcade title Akumajo Dracula THE ARCADE in game centers across Japan. More »
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Ever wonder why I'm in Japan? Or how I got this super duper job? No? Well then, don't click past the jump. If so, hey, clicky-clack away. More »
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Yesterday was... Thursday. Today is... Friday! Time to talk, time for Tell Us Dammit. No, make that TELL US DAMMIT. More »
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Screw interest rates! Is there a better way to sock money away than this? No dear reader, there ain't. More »
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Girls only. Japan's Asahi Shimbun has an article about how Japanese arcades are banning men from sticker picture machines. Why'd they do that? More »
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Over at Game Set Watch there's an exhaustive interview with our own Brian Ashcraft about his book, Arcade Mania!, containing more insight from Ash than I generally see over the course of a year. More »
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Our Arcade Mania diorama contest has come to a close, and Kotakuland has picked the winners. What to see your favorite dioramas? More »
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Final Fantasy VII diorama dude Luis is back. And this time he's brought an actual arcade-themed diorama with him. Good for him. Good for us. Here's Luis: More »
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And reader Luis damn skippy knows this. And he knows that we're running an arcade themed diorama contest, so would-be finalists, you've gotta do just that: Make an arcade themed diorama. More »
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What's your arcade memory? It's not Friday, but TELL US DAMMIT! Because, hey, we're dying to know. Reader Alexander sends along his memory and entry for the Arcade Mania diorama contest: More »
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Sexy! Above is reader Kevin's entry. Kevin, writes: More »
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Holy mackerel! Look at this. Reader Zero has created the Kotaku-themed Arcade Mania arcade. So, so, so awesome. Not sure which we'd like to play: Crecente Clone Wars or PLUNK'ETT!. More »
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The Arcade Mania diorama-rama continues! Reader Svetlana sends this, writing: More »
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And our arcade diorama-rama is in full swing. Reader Ed sent this pong creation. More »
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Do you like arcades? What about making stuff? Making stuff about arcades? Golly, do we have a contest for you — yes, you. More »
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Venerated SEGA developer Yu Suzuki (Hang-On, Virtua Cop) changed the way people played. His titles have been revolutionary regarding how players interact with arcade games and arcade game cabinets. But Suzuki thinks there's more than can be done. Like? More »
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Oh yes, our Arcade Mania diorama-rama (thank you geekgrrl for that turn of phrase!) is in full swing. What's a diorama? Why, read this and find out! More »
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One contest ends, another starts. That's the circle of Kotaku life. This time around we are giving away three copies of Arcade Mania, the arcade book I wrote. And if you want, I'd be perfectly happy to sign your winning copy (should you win) and forever devalue it so that you'd never be able to re-sell it. You'd be stuck with it forever. What. A. Drag. If you don't want me to sign your winning copy (hey, I sure as shit wouldn't), then you'd get a free copy of the book. YOUR CHOICE. More »
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That was this morning. Woke up, flipped on Zoom In!! Super, Japan's equivalent of Good Morning America, and saw my bloated, unshaven mug talking about Japanese arcades and Arcade Mania. Revenge of the Giant Face tag! Gah. More »
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Excerpts from the arcade book I wrote Arcade Mania appear in the latest issue of Japan's numero uno English language mag Metropolis. The book will be out in North America and Europe in late December. It's already out in Japan, and we held a launch event in Tokyo last month. There were many Kotaku readers there, and Kotaku readers are lovely people! You can read my post about the book here. While the excerpts offer a hint at how a few chapters read (such as the crane games and sticker picture chapters), the book's official site does a nice job of giving a feel of how Arcade Mania looks. More »
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...to the Arcade Mania Tokyo launch event, book signing and drinking fun fun. The event takes place Saturday, September 27 (19:00-23:00) at Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro. Drinks are ¥500 a pop, and there will be free munchies to munch on. Fez composer Jason DeGroot (6955) selected the music, and the event will also kick off an exhibition of photos taken by Yuki Nakano for the book. The show will run until October 5th. The party won't. More »
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To: Crecente More »
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Earlier this year Ashcraft emailed me to ask if I would write one of the forwards for his upcoming book on Japanese arcades. I jumped at the opportunity, mostly because it gave me a chance to get my hands on the book's galley. I'm a huge fan of Ash's writing and was dying to see how it read in book form. More »
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It's totally done. Like done done. Dubbed Arcade Mania, the book's about Japanese arcades. Here's the info: Organized as a guided tour of a typical Japanese game center, Arcade Mania is divided into nine chapters, each of which deals with a different kind of game, starting with the UFO catchers and print club machines at the entrance and continuing through rhythm games, fighting games, shooting games, retro games, gambling games, card-based games, and only-in-Japan games. More »
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