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Lumines On The Vita Is Cool, Except for the... Tapping Parts

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:30:00 EST

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Lumines was one of the best games on the original PlayStation Portable. It was sort of a rave version of Tetris, which was a very good thing. The successor to the PSP is now upon us, and so is a new Lumines, subtitled Electronic Symphony. More »

Get Ready To Fall in Love with Lumines All Over Again

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:00:00 EDT

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Monster Hunter is now synonymous with the PSP. Back in late 2004 and early 2005, that wasn't the case. Monster Hunter was a PS2 game, and Sony was still convinced that the PSP was its new Walkman. More »

Turn Your PlayStation Move into a Club Happy Glow Stick

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:00:00 EDT

4am is the latest title on Q-Games' PixelJunk brand. Details about the game are scant, even though there is a debut trailer. It promises that players can "freely shape the sound to perfection" and then broadcast that sound to the world. More »

Why Japan is The Only Country That Adores Monster Hunter

Joshua Rivera — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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Q Entertainment makes very pretty games like Lumines and Child of Eden. Games that are nothing at all like Monster Hunter. At the very least, he does walk the walk. More »

Child of Eden Makes Beautiful Music on PS3 this September

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:40:00 EDT

Q Entertainment's spiritual successor to classic musical shooter Rez, Child of Eden, already released on the Xbox 360, will come to the PlayStation 3 on September 20 in North America, September 23 in Europe. More »

Rez Creator Talks About Positive Power of Games, Plays Child of Eden at TED

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:30:00 EDT

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Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the developer behind Space Channel 5, Lumines, and Rez—and its upcoming spiritual sequel Child of Eden—joined the long list of smart, creative types who can boast of having their own TED talk. What does Mizuguchi think is an "idea worth spreading"? More »

Answering Questions About Vibrators Is so Embarrassing

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:20:00 EDT

Making video games that support them, however, is totally awesome. In 2002, game designer Testuya Mizuguchi made a "trance vibrator" for his synethesia shooter Rez. The trance vibrator even came in a washable "protective glove". More »

This Child Of Eden Trailer Is Gaming Synaesthesia [Update]

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:30:00 EDT

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Dated for June, Child of Eden is the upcoming rhythm action game from Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the game designer responsible for the classic shooter Rez. More »

Child of Eden Has A 'Beauty' Unlike Rez And A Vibrating Belt

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:30:00 EST

The moment that Child of Eden, the follow-up to Sega's trippy musical shooter Rez, starts to look evolutionarily different from its predecessor is during the level known as "Beauty." It's a trip through a softly colored, garden-like alien world, full of bizarre abstract creatures. More »

Ninety-Nine Nights Wakes Up As A Massively Multiplayer Online Game

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:15:00 EST

Ninety-Nine-Nights is being turned into a PC MMO (with art by former SNK man Falcoon) for Japan and Taiwan. More »

Preview: Finding Happiness With Child of Eden

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:20:00 EDT

Developer Q? Entertainment's Child of Eden finds players in a happier place than the game it was inspired by, the trippy 2001 musical shooter Rez. More »

Child of Eden's Ending Will Feature Your Happiest Moments

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Tetsuya Mizuguchi wants to share your "happy feelings" with the world—or at least with the people who play Child of Eden, developer Q? Entertainment's spiritual sequel to the classic synaesthetic shooter Rez. More »

Child Of Eden's TGS Footage Gets The Party Started

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:30:00 EDT

The more we see of Tetsuya Mizuguchi's new game, the more the similarities to his previous masterpiece Rez become apparent, but that's OK. Rez with better graphics and lots of rhythmic arm waving will be lots of people's cups of tea. More »

Resident Evil Creator's New Horror Game Is Called...

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:30:00 EDT

First made public in early 2008, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda have teamed up with EA on a new game. According to Japanese game mag Famitsu, that game has a title. More »

Is Child of Eden A Downloadable Game? Well, No.

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:00:00 EDT

There has been confusion about how multi-platform motion title Child of Eden is going to be released. The game's developer has cleared up that confusion. More »

Every Day Kinect Is Getting Better And Better

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Worried about Kinect lag? Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the game designer behind Rez and Lumines, is here to quell your fears. More »

Is Child of Eden Everything You Want From A Rez Sequel? [Update]

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Fans of the video game Rez from Tetsuya Mizuguchi—people of discriminating taste—should be ecstatic to learn that a sequel, in spiritual form, is coming. Child of Eden is what Rez would be if controlled by the human body. More »

Do You Want Rez HD On The PS3? Tell Q!

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:00:35 EST

Rez and Space Channel 5 creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi has toyed with the idea of bringing more of Q Entertainment's games from Xbox Live Arcade to the PlayStation Network. It could finally happen, if you demand it. More »

What's Keeping Lumines Off The PlayStation Network

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The original Lumines and its sequel took advantage of all the PSP had to offer. You'd think that the puzzle music game would be penciled in for new Sony portable, the PSPgo. You'd think. More »

New Ninety-Nine Nights II Screens

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:40:42 EDT

The follow-up to Q Entertainment and Phantagram's Ninety-Nine Nights is coming to the Xbox 360 courtesy of publisher Konami, not Microsoft, oddly enough. At least Konami was generous enough to dole out five new screens of the hack-and-slash sequel. More »

Lumines To Shine On The iPhone

Mike Fahey — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Trips to the restroom will increase exponentially in length next month, as Q Entertainment brings the musical puzzler Lumines to Apple's iPhone. More »

Is Q Entertainment Still Making "QJ" For Atari?

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:20:41 EDT

Last year, Atari announced it had buddied up with Rez HD and Lumines creators Q Entertainment for a pair of projects: the Live Arcade cash-in comp Qubed and the enigmatic "QJ." Where are they now? More »

Is Guardian Hearts Q Entertainment’s Next Game?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:00:00 EDT

We have been wondering what Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi has been up to. He hasn't been up to much recently, or has he? More »

Lumines Supernova Classic Pack Craves Your Money

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:20:00 EST

In the grand tradition of downloadable console versions of Lumines past, Q Entertainment readies the first batch of downloadable content for the PlayStation Network version, Lumines Supernova, with the Lumines Classic Pack. More »

Lumines Supernova Review: Still Shinin'

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:40:21 EST

Q Entertainment's sound and lightshow-cum-puzzle game Lumines was one of the breakout hits for the PSP. It has since been ported to everything possible, including the PlayStation 3. Does Lumines Supernova bring anything new? More »

Meteos Wars Micro-Review: Make It Rain

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:30:10 EST

Q Entertainment has given its Nintendo DS puzzler Meteos new life on Xbox Live Arcade with Meteos Wars. Why the "Wars" distinction? It's certainly no bloodier than the standard Meteos (or even Meteos Disney Magic.) More »

Lumines Supernova Next Week With Free Holiday Cheer

Mike Fahey — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST

The latest version of Q Entertainments blockbusting puzzle series, Lumines Supernova, is due out next week on the PlayStation Network, with a free Holiday skin pack available for a limited time. More »

Meteos Wars, PowerUp Forever Land On XBLA Wednesday

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:40:00 EST

Q Entertainment is firing the higher resolution ray at its 2005 action-puzzler Meteos, originally released for the Nintendo DS. The result? Meteos Wars for Xbox Live Arcade, which hits the Xbox Live Marketplace this Wednesday. More »

Watch Lumines Supernova Be All LittleBigPlanet-y

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:00:00 EST

Word broke last night that the PlayStation 3 version of Lumines was getting some cross-promotional help from Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet. Today Q Entertainment released video of the LittleBigPlanet-themed skin in action. More »

Official Lumines Game Hits LittleBigPlanet [Update]

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:30:00 EST

You've seen enough "game within a game" things for LittleBigPlanet to make you ill. Gradius, Tetris, whatever, it's been done. But you haven't seen Lumines, especially one that comes from Q Entertainment. More »

Atari Snatches Up Rez Creator For New Wii Game

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST

The all-new Atari adds another heavy hitter to its line-up: Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Q Entertainment. The publisher announced today that it is bringing Q's next music-based game, (tentatively?) dubbed QJ, to the Nintendo Wii. More »

Lumines Supernova At TGS Is Like Lumines Everywhere Else

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:00:00 EDT

With something like a billion versions of Q Entertainment's Lumines published on various platforms, we won't fault you for having but a single grain of enthusiasm for the PlayStation 3 version. We dredged up enough on your behalf, waiting a full thirty seconds in line to go hands on with Lumines Supernova. Unfortunately, the things that make Supernova stand out from the Lumines pack were nowhere to be seen. More »

Tetsuya Mizuguchi Is Making New IP

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:20:00 EDT

Tetsuya Mizuguchi is best known for Rez, Space Channel 5 and Lumines. He's made lots of Lumines spin-offs like Lumines Live! and Lumines II. Key words: Lumines. We haven't seen a new game from Mizuguchi for a while, but he confirmed to Kotaku that, yes, he's working on a new IP. Says Mizuguchi: More »

Meteos Wars Coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EDT

Q Entertainment brings word that Metoes Wars is coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade this fall. The game will feature over 20 different planets — each having its own alien race, Meteos blocks and unique gravity as well as visual and audio style. There will be various single player modes (Mission Mode, Attack Mode, Vs. Mode), and there'll be LIVE multiplayer, too. What else, the game has four "Planet Impact" special attacks: Armageddon, Gambit, Sentinel and Tempest. And there's even accessories you can collect for your alien. And who doesn't like an alien with accessories? Game is priced at 800 MSP and out this October. More »

Grasshopper, Q Entertainment Sign With EA For New Horror Game

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:30:22 EDT

Electronic Arts announced today that it would be working with Grasshopper Manufacture, creators of distinctly Japanese fare like Killer 7, No More Heroes and Contact, on an untitled action horror game. EA Partners will publish the Shinji Mikami-produced, Goichi Suda-designed game on the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. More »

Rez, Lumines Dev Bringing Peggle To DS

Leigh Alexander — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDT

Peggle fans can now cement their addiction, since PopCap's now bringing the popular casual game to DS with a little help from Q Entertainment, developers of Rez, Lumines and Meteos. More »

Miz: No Reason For Space Channel 5 Remake

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:30:00 EDT

Remakes are all the rage these days! Whether it's literally remaking a classic, or just putting out "reimaginings" of long-running franchises, we can't get enough of the good old stuff. By re-releasing Rez on XBLA, you'd think Q's Tetsuya Mizuguchi would be big on the idea of remaking more of his classic titles, right? Like...Space Channel 5, maybe? Sadly, he's not, telling Eurogamer there's no "really special reason to remake Space Channel 5 now". Reason being that Rez was an experience, which could be improved upon with HD graphics, 5:1, etc, while SC5 is "funny, like a comical TV show. I don't feel the need for much more resolution in that!". Oh dear. Just because YOU don't need to see Ulala in a higher resolution, Miz, doesn't man WE don't need to. More »

Rock Band Turning Japanese With Q Entertainment

Mike Fahey — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Well here's an interesting turnabout. Harmonix and MTV are partnering with the company that brought us Lumines and Rez to bring social rhythm and music game Rock Band to Japan, the birthplace of rhythm and music games. Announced this weekend during the MTV Video Music Awards in Japan, the new game will feature all of the gameplay of Rock Band with added Japanese elements, assets, and most importantly - music. As long as it works with all the standard North American peripherals I plan on importing the living hell out of this game. More »

Lumines Gets Steamy

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDT

Q Entertainment and Valve have announced that henceforth the brilliantly addictive puzzle game Lumines shall be available for purchase via Steam. Much like the Xbox Live version of the game, Lumines is available as a base pack for $9.95, with an Advance Pack containing 21 new challenge mode skins, 60 puzzles for puzzle mode, and 35 stages for puzzle mode setting you back an additional $7.95, or you can grab the whole thing for $14.95, which is a much better deal, especially when you factor in the extra 10% you get if you purchase the game before Friday April 25th. I wonder if it will have the Heavenly Star stage? Just thinking about it makes me want to listen to the song 200 times in a row. More »

Tetsuya Mizuguchi on Rez HD, Game Design, the Future

Maggie Greene — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:30:15 EST

Gamasutra has an interesting (if spotty at points) article up with Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the man behind Rez and Lumines (Lumines Live! is one of those games I have to be careful about playing, since I find it oh—so—hard to put it down), talking about proper vibrator placement while playing Rez, the future of Dadaist games, and emotional depth in games: More »