http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/genji http://kotaku.com/tag/genji Game designer Yoshiki Okamoto went from riches to rags. The website for his studio, Game Republic, went off the internet. Not a good sign. More »
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Gloom and doom time. Well, for Japanese game developers. While the country's game makers seems to be down on themselves of late, it's hard to separate that from stereotypical Japanese humility and plain old self-realization. Here's Genji developer Game Republic head and former Capcom producer Yoshiki Okamoto talking about whether Japan can catch up with the West: More »
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Game Republic honcho, Street Fighter creator and general wild-man Yoshiki Okamoto talks about his team's work on Genji: Days of the Blade. He tells game site Kikizo that work on the title had begun before Sony had even announced the PS3 specs. The title was originally slotted as a PS2 title. What about that rumble-for-motion-sensing swicheroo? Okamoto says: More »
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Chris Kohler over at the Wired gaming blog had several unkind things to say about Genji: Days of the Blade, one of the PS3's few original launch titles. The game is plagued by a crappy camera, off-screen objectives, and at least one bug that could completely screw up your day. More »
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Here it is, kids, two days worth of PlayStation 3 sales data courtesy of Media Create. It tells a very sad story, not only for publishers, but for anyone looking to get their hands on PS3 hardware in Japan. More »
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The notoriously picky Japanese game mag Famitsu has filed its reviews for PS3 launch titles. The scale is 1-10, and most fall in the arch nemesis IGN 7-9 range (though, Famitsu is willing to dip below that). Here's the round-up, plus the mag's comments: More »
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Since I don't know if I'll be paying for any downloadable content from the PlayStation Network, nor if I'll have the means to use my 60GB of storage for clown porn, I wasn't sure what benefit I'd get from dropping the extra hundred bones on the big boy PlayStation 3. However, MTV's eagle-eyed Stephen Totilo spotted the menu option "INSTALL" during his hands-on time with Sony's Genji: Days of the Blade, which takes advantage of the standard, reliable hard drive on all units. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=209269&view=rss&microfeed=true Genji: Days of the Blade was the last game I had a chance to get my hands on, thanks to the aborted evening of gaming. I was literally in the middle of an attack when a Sony PR guy came up, turned off the console and told me I HAD to go downstairs to eat and see the "surprise." More »
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Those brilliant NeoGaffers managed to figure out the codes over on the Playstation 3's viral marketing site. Once you figure out what the symbols mean you can use them to spell out a list of words and unlock a bunch of freebies like soundtracks, wallpapers and tons o videos. British Gaming Blog was kind enough to upload and host videos for Lair, Genji, Motorstorm, Resistance: Fall of Man and Warhawk over on their site. More »
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The "Massive Damage" meme? Old. Uttered by the producer of Genji 2 at Sony's E3 train wreck of a presser, it's officially no longer funny. (It still makes us giggle, but whatever.) The quote has haunted that producer and ultimately has resulted in him not giving any more interviews, apparently. We wonder if he even leaves the house. More »
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We didn't exactly go nuts for Genji at E3 2005, but came away a bit more positive after spending more time with the title at the Sony press reception party. The graphical and lighting upgrades are starting to make the game much more visually appealing. The backgrounds and environments glow with high dynamic range lighting, illuminating the cherry blossoms, making the ass-kicking much more serene. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=202860&view=rss&microfeed=true It's too bad that Genji is actually pretty good, because this is the worst pitch we've ever heard and hope that this clip does not do massive damage to the game's sales. Brian Ashcraft More »
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