Earlier this week, Japanese entertainment company Mages announced 3 Japanese games to come out for the Xbox One console. Considering the western-centric image the Xbox brand has had over the years, this is a good thing.
Say hello to the cast of the next Science Adventure game; they're in for a dark, dark ride.
Japanese game company 5pb has a teaser site up that reads "Shield Energy." Make of it what you will.
Takahashi Meijin, Hudson's human mascot, is now at Tokyo game company Mages (formerly 5pb).
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Toyota is the world's biggest auto maker. It must be doing something right. This ad, though, isn't one of them.
Japan's 5pb., known for Xbox 360 games like Steins; Gate and crappy Miku Hatsune concerts, is being absorbed into its affiliate company. Oh, 5pb. also has crappy shmup ports. No word if the 5pb. brand will survive. [via ソーシャルゲーム情報]
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Countless lives were destroyed late last Friday after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged the country. The clean up process is underway, and the biggest names in gaming are doing what they can.
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Last year, Sega held concerts for virtual idol Miku Hatsune. The concerts enthralled fans and even garnered international media coverage. The latest Miku Hatsune concert wasn't held by Sega, and all it did was piss everyone off.
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When Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima isn't dressing up as girls from bullet hell shooters, he's kicking people's ass. He's a professional K-1 kick boxer. But is he any good at fighting games?
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Some people play video games to relax. Other people do other things to relax — like get a massage. A new Japanese Xbox 360 game is combining both.
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One of the greatest arcade shooters ever got mangled to hell when it was brought to the Xbox 360. Two years later, the game is finally getting patched up. 'Bout time.
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Last month, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima revealed that for his next game, he is deciding between an original title and the next MGS game.
Finally, finally. After a lengthy wait, arcade shooter Ketsui is getting ported to the Xbox 360.
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DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA, the Xbox 360 port by 5pb, was released with so many bugs that production was halted. It's 2010, there's still no patch, and now a game exec writes, "I want to die".
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You might remember erotic game W.L.O. Sekai Renai Kikou (World Love Organization) as the game that had its Xbox 360 port announced on a character's breasts. You might not.
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The Xbox 360 port of bullet hell shooter Ketsui ~Kizuna Jigokutachi ~ EXTRA has been plagued. Bad. The game was slated for release on May 28 in Japan. It's October 15, and the game isn't out.
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Maaaaybe! Here at Kotaku, we often feature photos of really attractive females and really normal-looking dudes. That's not fair, and by golly, we're doing our best to be fair.
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As far as troubled Xbox 360 maniac shooter ports go, they don't get more troubled than DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Lable EXTRA.
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Cave is best known for its crazy shmup arcade games. A spate of them are getting released on the Xbox 360 like DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black EXTRA and Ketsui ~Kizuna Jigokutachi ~ EXTRA.
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