Kotaku: Guilty Gear

Which Controller Do True Fighting Game Fans Prefer?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST

Commenter Zyker loves his fighting games, but hates the Xbox 360 controller. He wants to know the weapon of choice of true fighting game fans, so we're asking you folks. Speak Up on Kotaku Round One, Fight! More »

What Is Japan's Fetish This Week? Male Daughters

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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Lipstick. Long hair. Cute dresses. They're beautiful women, but they're not necessarily all women. In Japan, they're called "男の娘", or literally "male daughter". More »

Guilty Gear Rights Return to Guilty Gear Creator

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 25 May 2011 08:10:00 EDT

Arc System Works lost the rights to Guilty Gear fighting franchise, but now has apparently gotten them back. That's good news! [Siliconera Thanks, Christian!] More »

One Day, We Will Play a New Guilty Gear. One Day.

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:20:00 EDT

Before arcade game developer Arc System Works was known for fighting game BlazBlue, it was known for Guilty Gear. So when's the next GG fighter coming out? Series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari says, "I honestly don't know—not because I can't tell you, but because I really don't know—but it will happen eventually!" [Siliconera] More »

Let The ESRB Describe Pro Jumper Chimaki's Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent!? To You

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:30:30 EDT

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More weirdness is coming to Nintendo's DSiWare platform from the people who make Guilty Gear and Blazblue games. Following up on cutesy fighting game spin-off BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale comes Pro Jumper Chimaki's Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent!? And just what the hell is that? More »

Don't Feel Guilty About This Fighting Figure

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:30:00 EST

A fighting game character with wings made out of life and death? Sounds like good material for an expensive action figure! More »

This Bridget Is Probably A Girl

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Bridget from fighting game Guilty Gear might look like a girl, but Bridget is not a girl. Bridget is a boy. This Bridget, this Bridget is a girl. Maybe. More »

What's With The Nuns, Japan?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:00:00 EDT

Whether it be action title Bayonetta, fighting game Guilty Gear or role-playing game Rune Factory, habit-wearing characters have made appearances in video games. Many Japanese games simply use nun accoutrements. But why? More »

A Magazine For Boys Who Dress Like Girls Invites Cross Dressing

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:00:00 EDT

New Japanese comic publication "WAaI! boys in skirts" is hoping to capitalize on the video game, anime and cosplay trend of young men dressing up like young women. Even one professional fighter is into it! More »

Perhaps This Bridget Is An Actual Girl

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST

Yes, *another* Comiket cosplay gallery. Comic Market, or Comiket, ended on December 31, but Japanese website Moeyo.com has recently posted a few more galleries of costume playing players. Have a gander. More »

Guilty Gear Gearing Up For 360, PS3

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:30:00 EST

Series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari has revealed that Arc System Works are looking at bringing a new entry in the Guilty Gear series to the PS3 and Xbox 360. More »

This Guilty Gear Statue Will Make You Dizzy

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:00:00 EDT

Don't worry. Dizzy from fighter Guilty Gear XX Accent Core isn't cold. She has thick skin. Thick plastic skin, that is. More »

Mommy Dearest: The Best and Worst Mothers in Video Games

AJ Glasser — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Mothers have it tough in video games – they get killed off, turned evil, or their children leave the nest to save the world. And their kids probably don't call home often enough. More »

Aksys Announces Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, Blacks Out From Lack Of Oxygen

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:20:44 EST

Not to be outdone by Atlus' overly wordy game announcement, Aksys Games has officially divulged its plans today to bring Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus stateside for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP. More »

Who Owns The Rights To Guilty Gear?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:00:00 EST

There are rumors that Sega Sammy Holdings now owns the rights to Guilty Gear, the flashy fighting franchise from developer Arc System Works. Game site Gamasutra tries to find out if they are true. More »

Guilty Gear, Idolmaster, Clannad Pornography Parodies

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST

Mark your calendars, next January is officially Naughty Game Parody Month! January will see the release of not only, but two discerning films with game nods from Japanese adult video maker TMA. More »

BlazBlue Makes U.S. Debut At Anime Expo

Mike Fahey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Want to get your hands on Guilty Gear creators Arc System Works' latest fighting game? Aksys Games has announced that they'll be performing the first North American locations test for the BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger arcade cabinet at the Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Combining 2D characters with 3D backgrounds, the game is being touted as the spiritual successor to Guilty Gear. Blazblue The arcade cabinet will be available in the sweaty, smelly console gaming room for the full run of the convention, July 3rd through the 6th. As if you guys needed more incentive to get dressed up and spray your hair interesting colors. More »

Xbox Live Originals: Spyro And Guilty Gear

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Two more titles join the growing stable of original Xbox titles available for download on your Xbox 360 next week as The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning and Guilty Gear XX #Reload join the Xbox Live Originals program. More »

BattleFantasia Is 2D Fighting Pretty

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:30:50 EDT

2008 is really shaping up to be the year for fighters. What, with Street Fighter IV, The King of Fighters XII and others like this multiplatform title from Guilty Gear developer Arc System Works. Called BattleFantasia, it's a 2D fighter — a pretty one at that. Game drops in Japan later next month. More »

Beautiful Bridget Figure

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:00:01 EDT

Here's a Max Factory figure of the yo-yo slingin' bounty hunter Bridget from Guilty Gear XX. Quite nice, this figurine — check out the detail and color on his face. Ah, yes. Bridget. Helping male gamers question their sexuality since 2002. More »

Guilty Gear 2: Overture Slash-On Impressions

Matt Buchanan — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EDT

While Guilty Gear 2 is supposed to feature a mix of a 3D hack-n-slash and RTS elements, the demo only let us tear through a level of the cutting and killing variety. It is a combo-based H&S, though I'm not sure I plumbed its deepest depths or anything since it seemed fairly simplistic—in fact, I hope I've only skimmed the top because I'd expect a combo system with more complexity from Arc. That said, it was a lot of fun tearing through waves of fairly hapless drones with Sol's signature moves. More »

Guilty Gear 2 Vaguely Dated

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:00:21 EDT

After endless Guilty Gear Xs and Guilty Gear XXs, this winter will see the actual sequel to the original Guilty Gear game. It's even for the Xbox 360! As we previously posted, the game can be described as an RTS-meets-action-game-mixed-with-hair-metal in 3D. Dubbed Guilty Gear 2: Overture, players are out to destroy enemy base "Master Ghost." Gone are traditional 2D arcade style brawling and in is 3D "melee action" against multiple bad guys. And that sounds like Dynasty Warrior-type in-the-field endless chain-type combat. The game is due out this winter in Japan. More »

Guilty Gear 2 Goes 3D, Real-Time Strategy, Crazy

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:20:13 EDT

Fans of the Guilty Gear series may be used to the rough ride Arc Systemworks asks of them, what with the confusing sequel/spin-off numbering scheme and that whole Bridget gender confusion issue. But word from the new issue of Famitsu reveals that fans will be asked to endure the rough Guilty Gear seas once again as the series sees a major shift. It's moving from high-res 2D sprites to 3D. And that's not all. More »

New Guilty Gear For Wii, PS2

Mike Fahey — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:30:47 EDT

The Guilty Gear series has been going strong since it first debuted back in 1998 on the PS1, mainly due to Arc System Works strategy of only changing just enough to make the game more compelling than the last. The trend now continues in North America as Aksys games announces Guilty Gear XX Accent Core for the PS2 and Wii, due out this fall. More »

Bugs Beat Up Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:00:41 EDT

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core wasn't quite finished with game maker Arc System Works released the PS2 title in Japan last week. Besides being glitchy, the game freezes up and needs a good delousing. The game is so buggy that Arc System Works released a public apology. Here's hoping they get it together for the July Wii port. Shame that customers got stuck with something half-baked! Brian Ashcraft More »

Heaven or Hell? The Guilty Gear Maid Cafe

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:24:11 EDT

Akihabara's Maid in Japan cafe has forced four of its staffers to wear Bridget from Guilty Gear costumes. The cafe also has playable Guilty Gear games and a special GG tea and cake set. This all means these women are dressed as a dude with a girly name who dresses as a chick. Trippy. More »

Gear Up For Guilty Gear XX Slash

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:22:25 EDT

To whip Japanese gamers into a fury, Sega did a promotion for the upcoming Guilty Gear XX Slash, complete with playable demos and joysticks. Over twenty players gathered for an impromptu tourney. The game is an arcade port and features two newish characters (Order-Sol and A.B.A.). The console game gets an interface facelift as well. Don't you just love that Sega does this little event, rolls out demos on crappy TVs and window dresses with girls in Sega windbreakers? But wait, that sign says the DS Lite is still sold out. Thunder stolen. More »