• tokyo game show

    Why Home Should Not Be Shown At Game Shows

    Home should not be shown at trade shows. Absolutely not. Not under any circumstances. Why? Because it is boring. Home is not a game. It's not even a user interface. It's a...thing. Once Sony get around to deciding what that actually is will probably be the time they decide to release it, but until then - and especially in the state it was in for my TGS demonstration - it should be kept as far from prying eyes (and hands) as possible. More »

    9:00 PM on Sun Oct 12 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    46,825 views, 227 comments

    Most discussed CarinSalo: so i guess its ok for microsoft to show the new xbox dashboard? it has a lot less features than more »

  • final fantasy versus xiii

    Hi. My Name Is Noctis, But You Can Call Me Noct.

    Final Fantasy game movie trailers are less game trailers and more movie trailers. So, the new Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer wouldn't seem that different. It is! According to the game's director, Tetsuya Nomura, the trailer features at least one scene rendered in the PS3 in real time. The scene is where main hero Noctis meets blonde-haired heroine Stella. If that wasn't enough (it never is), the main character uses a shortened nickname of his moniker which means "of the night". Says Nomura:

    His name is Noctis, but in game, he's typically called 'Noct.' In the scene in the promo trailer, Stella calls him by his full name.

    Well, dur. You can't just start off calling him "Noct." Gotta work up to that. And if you get really tight with the guy, maybe, just maybe you can call him "Nocty".

    スクウェア･エニックスブース 一般公開に合わせて、クローズドメガシアターの観どころ教えます！ [Famitsu]

    6:00 AM on Sat Oct 11 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    8,054 views, 97 comments

    Most discussed Ted: What is with the Japanese and "girly boy" characters? more »

  • tgs08

    What's Sega Bringing To TGS?

    TGS is soon! Very, very soon. October 9-12, to be exact, and we'll be there from October 6 onwards! So get excited, will you? Look, Sega will be there, and they'll be showing a ton of stuff, big difference between this year and last year being they're showing a lot of stuff that's good. Like Yakuza 3 and Bayonetta on the PS3. And Sonic Unleashed. And some awful-looking PC MMO thing. And so damn many RPGs on the handheld systems that I'm not even going to bother highlighting them here. You'll find them - and everything else on show (and yes, we know, Madworld isn't there) - after the jump. More »

    5:30 AM on Wed Oct 1 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    4,997 views, 68 comments

    Most discussed creid: I'm not sure I'm really liking this trend. Each company so far is making very few PS3 and 360 more »

  • nobi nobi boy

    Katamari Damacy Creator's Next Game Rolling To TGS 08

    Tokyo Game Show kicks off next week and Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahahi's next effort, Nobi Nobi Boy, will be there. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 3 exclusive is slated to be shown in video form only. Hopefully that video will be more informative about the gameplay mechanics of Nobi Nobi Boy than Takahashi's previous demonstrations of the game. Namco Bandai lists the release date as still "undecided."

    For the full list of Namco Bandai wares on display at TGS, please continue. More »

    5:30 PM on Tue Sep 30 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    4,829 views, 58 comments

    Most discussed UkGuru: No Tekken 6? Now I have an awful awful feeling it'll turn up in a Microsoft press conference. If it does, more »

  • tokyo game show

    What's Taito Bringing To TGS?

    We know what Square Enix is bringing to this year's Tokyo Game Show. The Japanese publisher is armed with some big guns — Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Quest IX and Star Ocean: The Last Hope — one of which will actually be playable. But what about its little subsidiary, Taito? It makes games too!

    While Taito's offerings aren't the stuff of attention grabbing headlines and long queues, it has a few tricks up its sleeve; Gardening Mama for the Nintendo DS for one, giving "Mama" something to occupy her time between meals in Cooking Mama 2 for the Wii. There's also Space Puzzle Bobble, which you'll find me hunched over at the Makuhari Messe this year.

    Get excited... on a very small scale.

    Taito TGS 2008 [Taito via DS Fanboy]

    8:40 PM on Mon Sep 29 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    1,443 views, 12 comments

    Most discussed Mister_Jack: [www.vgcats.com] more »

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    Alan Wake To Appear At TGS For Sure (Maybe)

    Remedy's Alan Wake was noticeably absent at E3 2008, a void left even more dark and encompassing by the inclusion of titles like You're In The Movies. Fear not, fans of mysterious mysteries, as the Xbox 360 and Windows Vista title is going to make its next public appearance at Tokyo Game Show at the latest, according to one web site.

    A Windows branded contest — one that actually dates back to March of last year(!) — tells us that we'll be seeing Alan Wake in Tokyo, at least in trailer form. It's entirely possible that we'll see the title as Games Convention, PAX or some other big gaming get together. But for now, pencil in a date with Mr. Wake for October. That's pencil, not pen.

    "WOW" Be A Face In The Game [Microsoft - thanks, SS!]

    8:20 PM on Fri Jul 18 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    3,837 views, 65 comments

    Latest by freespeech: Alan who now??????? Do we have a new contender for the Duke Nukem Award for this year????????? more »

  • japan

    Tokyo Game Show 2008 Tickets Go On Sale July 17th!

    Even though E3 is next week, it's never too early to talk about the Tokyo Game Show. So! For those interested in attending TGS 2008, good news: You'll be able to buy tickets beforehand. That's right, convenience stores across the country will be selling them via Electronic Ticket Pia for ¥1,000 (¥1,200 with tax). That's ten bucks plus tax in U.S. money. But what does that matter? You'll have to be in Japan if you want to buy tickets early.

    TGS tickets go on sale starting July 16th.

    前売入場券は2008年7月16日より販売 [Famitsu] [Pic]

    5:00 AM on Fri Jul 11 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,355 views, 39 comments

    Latest by Shinryoma: @Mut3ki: I did the same thing last year. Night bus from Kyoto. :P more »

  • tgs

    TGS 2008 Official Poster And Slogan (Both Kinda Stink)

    The Tokyo Game Show has announced its official poster and slogan. The poster (pictured) features sayings in various languages. The English ones are "Go for it!", "Fantastic!!" and "Here's a break!" Pretty sure I've never said "Here's a break!" in my life. Like ever. The official slogan doesn't get much better. It is:

    Saa, ikou! GAME no jikan desu. (Let's go! It's GAME time.)

    So profound. Makes "Here's a break!" sound like utter drivel. TGS runs October 9th to the 12th with the first two days being business days. Over 170 companies will be participating and organizers expect 180,000 total attendees.

    TGS 2008 [CESA]

    3:00 AM on Wed May 28 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,278 views, 41 comments

    Latest by Baron_VonBootymeat: *looks at poster* *looks at kotaku logo* (Walks away, whistling) more »

  • japan

    Tokyo Game Show's (Painfully Bad) Theme Announced

    Just when you all are starting to get GDC fever, Japan comes along to steal its thunder and announces the theme for this year's Tokyo Game Show. Are you ready for that excitement? Here goes:


    Theme: "Ready for GAME Time!"

    Let both experienced players and first-time users get even more enjoyment from games — the aspiration has led to creation of a variety of new content and driven astonishing growth of the computer entertainment industry.


    Zzzzzzzzz... More like "Ready for LAME Time!" We really ought to cut them some slack. Last year's TGS theme wasn't announced until late May. Perhaps, TGS organizers could've used a few more months so that, you know, that didn't turned in something so bad. Hit the jump for the full press release.
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    5:00 AM on Tue Feb 19 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,026 views, 36 comments

  • clips

    Julian Eggebrecht Defends Lair. Again.

    Factor 5 honcho Julian Eggebrecht must be exhausted from constantly "defending" his company's poorly received PLAYSTATION 3 title Lair and its hit-or-miss SIXAXIS controls. G4 caught up with the Dragon's Lair fanboy at Tokyo Game Show to get one more justification out of Mr. Eggebrecht whose game has been retitled Rise From Lair in Japan. I respect what Factor 5 was trying to do, but trying to target gamers who aren't hardcore with a PS3 game? Simply puzzling.

    4:40 PM on Wed Oct 10 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    2,571 views, 52 comments

    Latest by L_K_M: @Shiryu: I'm with you. Turrican FTW :-) As for the game itself, I'd love to get it, but I'm not going more »