• tokyo game show 2008

    TGS Interviews Round-Up Get!

    Interviews galore! Peter Molyneux sat down and gave Kotaku just about everything there is to know about Fable II, RE5 producer Jun Takeuchi says he likes the new and improved controls for the game, and Akinori Nishiyama, producer of Sonic Unleashed, talks about the possibility of 2D, HD Sonic games. More TGS interviews after the jump! More »

    10:00 AM on Fri Oct 17 2008
    By Jim Reilly
    1,154 views, 1 comment

    Latest by FlagshipFighter: Wow!!! Nice list! more »

  • star ocean 4

    Star Ocean 4 Looks Amazing, Plays...The Same

    Most games at TGS had one booth. Maybe two. Some more high-profile titles had 3-4 booths, some AAA titles like LittleBigPlanet had 10-12. Star Ocean 4, on the other hand, had around 25-30 machines running at the Microsoft stand, giving you a fair indication of how important this game is to the company, who are hoping it can be their next big, console-selling exclusive after Tales of Vesperia. So how’s it shaping up? More »

    8:20 PM on Wed Oct 15 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    19,369 views, 138 comments

    Most discussed Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic: I've never played a Star Ocean title. I'll be picking up First Departure for the PSP when it releases more »

  • tokyo game show 2008

    TGS News Round-Up Get!

    Tons and tons of news came out of this year's TGS over the weekend. From the announcement of Halo 3: Recon to Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion coming to Xbox 360, Kotaku covered it all, and at the expense of sleep, no less. It's all right here after the jump! So what do you, the commenter, think was the biggest piece of news to come out of Tokyo? More »

    4:00 PM on Wed Oct 15 2008
    By Jim Reilly
    2,482 views, 11 comments

    Most discussed Punani: The No More Heroes 2 sequel would have to be the best piece of news I've heard at TGS. It more »

  • tokyo game show 2008

    Tokyo Game Show: Best In Show Winners Announced

    TGS is over. *Sniff*. But with the Makuhari Messe now devoid of bright lights, scantily-clad ladies and the sweaty musk of tens of thousands of Japanese gamers, attention now turns towards the important stuff. Like what won "best in show". Or, as CESA (Japan's ESRB) call it, the "Future Awards", held as part of their Japan Game Awards 2008 festivities. Twelve games were recognised - most of them having been playable on the showroom floor - and every major Japanese gaming platform (ie everything bar the PC) is represented. More »

    1:30 AM on Wed Oct 15 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    12,551 views, 54 comments

    Most discussed MyLittlePwny: Monster Hunter 3 - Capcom - Wii cant imagine how much this is going to sell. more »

  • Castlevania Judgement

    I Wish I Hadn't Played Castlevania Judgement

    Of all the days I had to play games at TGS, and of all games I had the chance to play, why the hell did I leave it until Sunday afternoon to play Castlevania Judgement? I mean, my last memory of TGS could have been of something good, like Macross Ace Frontier or, in Konami's case, another kick at Pro Evo 2009. Instead, I walked away from the show feeling bad. Bad for Castlevania fans, at least. More »

    11:30 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    18,280 views, 115 comments

    Most discussed cio: I wasn't expecting it to be good... But wow.. HARSH.. Oh Konami, where is my current gen 2d Castlevania in more »

  • lets tgs

    Booth Showcase: SNK Is The King Of Fighters, Boobs

    We close out our TGS booth tours with SNK’s. Thanks for stickin' around. It was both larger and more impressive than last year’s mild effort, thanks in most part to the presence of an row of eight playable King of Fighters XII arcade cabinets. Oh, and two 60” LCD’s showcasing that action, helping make it easily the most visually impressive game of the show. The rest of the stuff in their booth (ie anything not King of Fighters) was standard SNK fare: boobs, more boobs and mouse pads with boobs on them.

    7:00 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    8,965 views, 16 comments

    Most discussed roscoe: at least your wrists won't get sore... or will they? more »

  • tokyo game show 2008

    Studio Ghibli/Level 5 Game Box Gives Other Game Boxes The Finger

    [Gallery fixed, pics now up] The best thing about Level 5’s booth wasn’t a game. Wasn’t even a game trailer. It was the box for the company’s upcoming collaboration with animation house Studio Ghibli, Ninokuni. The entirety of the final retail package was on display, including glorious box art and ridiculously extravagant spell book (which you’ll actually need to use whike playing). This can’t be cheap, and might not even look like this when it hits the West, but that doesn’t matter. For now, just enjoy the craftsmanship

    4:10 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    12,385 views, 71 comments

    Most discussed djricekcn: You have to use the book to play the game? I hate these things....it sucked back in the old more »

  • lets tgs

    Booth Showcase: Level 5's Grand Designs

    Level 5 are on the up. And nowhere was this more evidenced by their increased TGS presence, the company hosting an impressively large booth that housed demo pods, game art, the ROID game portal and a mega theatre that rivalled Square Enix’s in size, if not in stature.

    4:00 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    1,626 views, 18 comments

    Most discussed DukeOfPwn: Now I really wish I was there, so I could grab their throat, shake them all about, and ask them more »

  • tokyo game show 2008

    Space Puzzle Bobble Hands-On Impressions

    Taito has dragged Bub and Bob out to solve another Puzzle Bobble conundrum, one that can only be unraveled by launching bubbles from a cannon in the hopes of more match three puzzle gameplay. Space Puzzle Bobble doesn't bring too much to the Puzzle Bobble (aka Bust-A-Move) series, it just slaps it on the Nintendo DS, tossing in some outer space themes for good measure. We're okay with that. More »

    3:40 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    883 views, 8 comments

    Latest by BouncingOffClouds: If there is a dpad option, at least, this is good, good news. Ideally it should be designed from the more »

  • bionic commando

    Bionic Commando Is "Not Fucking Spider-Man"

    People are worried that Bionic Commando might be a bit too hard. I’m one of them. There’s a fear that, because the game’s swinging mechanic is both integral to the game and difficult to master at the same time, a lot of players may not take the time to learn the system and give up on the game. Is this a concern to the development team? No, not really. Making the mechanic hard was the whole point, says GRIN's Ulf Andersson:
    It’s not fuckin’ Spider-Man. We made a swing mechanism that’s not automatic. This means you have to focus a bit more, because it’s a proper mechanic instead of just a button press; it’s the core mechanic of the game. Everything in the game is built around that, from the environments to the enemy.
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    3:00 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    8,813 views, 129 comments

    Most discussed Intellectualdiot: Yeah, I totally dig the righteous anger. Either adapt or shut the fuck up and move alone. Of course, you'll still more »