Kotaku: Tetsuya Mizuguchi

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 »

In The Mood For A Little Child Of Eden?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EDT

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We've been sold on Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi's celebration of music and movement since we saw Child of Eden at E3 2010, so each additional trailer is just a bittersweet reminder that we don't have yet. More »

Child of Eden's PS3 Release Pushed to September

Owen Good — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:40:00 EDT

Though Child of Eden, the rhythm-action game from Tetsuya Mizuguchi, is still due for a Kinect-enabled June 14 release for Xbox 360, the game's PS3 release is being pushed into September, says Ubisoft. It is expected to have PlayStation Move support. [IGN] 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 »

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 »

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 »

Child Of Eden Is Basically Rez For The PlayStation Move, Kinect

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:20:00 EDT

Sega Rally creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi is probably most loved for his 2001 synaesthetic shooter, Rez. This is Child of Eden, which will be published by Ubisoft. Same guy, same game, just for the PlayStation Move and Kinect. More »

Konami Publishing Ninety-Nine Nights II, Shoko Nakagawa In A Big Hat

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:00:00 EDT

According to Microsoft, Konami will be publishing hack-and-slash Ninety-Nine Nights II. The prequel was developed by Rez designer Testsuya Mizuguchi; however, he does not appear to be involved with this title. Ninety-Nine Nights was published by Microsoft in 2006. More »

Lumines Developer Making Game For Ubisoft

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:30:00 EDT

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the developer behind Rez and Lumines, is developing a new title for French game maker Ubisoft. That's about all we know! 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 »

Ninety-Nine Nights II Is Dark, Fiery And Smokey

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:00:00 EDT

Xbox 360 title Ninety-Nine Nights is getting a sequel with the clever temp title Ninety-Nine Nights II. As you can tell by these screenshots, the game's visual hook is equally clever: light and dark. More »

What Is Tetsuya Mizuguchi Doing These Days?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:30:00 EST

Well, not much with N3: Ninety-Nine Nights II, apparently! According to the upcoming issue of Famitsu, Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Rez, Lumines) isn't that involved in the game. 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 »

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 »

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 »

Mizuguchi, Matsuura and Music

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:00:56 EST

Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi and PaRappa the Rapper mastermind Masaya Matsuura are smart guys. They say smart things. This time, they're chatting up music — so essential to their games. Dig this exchange: More »

Mizuguchi: I'm Too Artistic, I Know

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:40:00 EST

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, founder of Q Entertainment and best known for his work on Rez, Space Channel 5 and Lumines took the stage at DICE today to talk about the future of gaming and give attendees a quick history lesson on all things MIzuguchi. His talk, titled "Art vs. Commerce" focused on his career-long struggle to balance the artistic and the fiscally responsible. From the wildly successful Sega Rally—which sold 20,000 full-sized arcade units and 1.5 million on consoles and PCs—to the commercial underperformer Rez—a game for which he declined to offer sales data. More »

Three Vibe Hands-On With Rez HD

fdemarco — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:03:12 EST

A few days ago I headed to downtown San Francisco to meet up with the Tetsuya Mizuguchi and the folks from Q Entertainment as they did their final push for Rez HD before it officially hits XBLA this coming Wednesday. I was ushered into a hotel room and seated on a comfy couch in front of a nice big screen displaying the familiar beats and graphics of Rez. The next thing I knew I was being handed three different controllers: one was placed behind my back, one on the floor under my feet and the third in my hands to control the game. This, I was told, was "the Miz way" to play. As it turned out, the Miz way was the way to go. More »

Space Channel 5 Wii-make Rumors Abound, Mizuguchi Keeps Dodging

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:20:00 EST

We've been hearing rumblings about a Space Channel 5 appearance on the Wii, bringing Tetsuya Mizuguchi and United Game Artists' rhythm game born on the Dreamcast back into the limelight. The only problem with those rumblings are the sources. Joke threads on 2ch, the never-reliable Magic Box, and something in German that we couldn't make out. Sega? They aren't talking, outside of telling IGN the rumors had no validity. While that sounds like a fine outright denial, we just can't shake the feeling that Mizuguchi is hiding something, being very cagey about a Space Channel 5 update. More »

"If I Have A Reason, I Will Remake Space Channel 5"

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:30:34 EST

Rez HD? Can't wait. The game is getting released next week on Xbox Live Arcade. What does that mean for folks who don't own an Xbox 360? Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Rez, Space Channel 5, Lumines) says: More »

Want Rez HD Free?

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST

If 800 Microsoft Points is "too much" for a hi-def remake of one of the best video games of all time, by all means, go ahead and register to win one of fifty copies of Rez HD. It's no skin off my back if you want to fill out a registration form at the official Rez HD site and skirt the payment, you cheap son of a bitch. However, if you do have the gall to weasel your way into a free code for the Xbox Live Arcade version, do me a favor and don't tick the radio button on the survey that says "I'm a fan of Tetsuya Mizuguchi" because you'll be lying. The man's got kids to feed and you're trying to shortchange him and the rest of the underpaid Q Entertainment staff. People like you make me sick. More »

Work and Play: A Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming's Greatest

Brian Crecente — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:00:32 EST

I've had a pet project I've been working on for years, three of them if my memory is right. It started as a simple idea: You can judge a lot from a person's desk. I bet you could judge just as much from their home entertainment system. So I decided it would be fun to try and track down some pictures from the work desks and home gaming set-ups of the people who work in and cover the video game industry. Simple right? Not so much. More »

Two Men, No Shirts, All Rez

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:00:36 EST

File this under "old" and "Hot Tears of Shame." Here at Kotaku, we get flack for posting lots of jubblies. Know this: we're equal opportunity! With all this about Rez HD on the Xbox 360, it's time to take a look back at this embarrassing PS2 Rez ad. It features two young men, who've got their shirts off and are telling each other how good the vibrating DualShock feels. Microsoft, Sony has set the bar pretty high with this ad. Try and top it! More »

Flynn Pwns Rez

Mark Wilson — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:00:48 EDT

Justify Your Game: Rez

Mark Wilson — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:00:12 EDT

First Ever Hands On Impressions of Rez HD

fdemarco — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:00:00 EDT

It was a quick trip from our hotel to Q Entertainment where we had an early morning appointment with Mr. Rez himself, Tetsuya Mizuguchi. We discussed quite a few subjects that my esteemed colleagues will be filling you in on later, but I'm going to concentrate on Rez as, much to my delight, I was given the honor of being the first person outside of the Q offices to actually play it. More »

Miz Makes His Own Second Life

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:00:22 EDT

Now that Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi is hopefully finished doing the umpteenth reiteration of Lumines, he's ready to do something different, something virtual, something Second Life. Miz has agreed to create a virtual Tokyo for the pc game, and so far he envisions his creation a "museum of Japanese culture." What's more, he adds: More »

Yet, Another Lumines Clone

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:00:21 EDT

And the Lumines clones don't stop! Earlier, we brought word of Luminator, a Lumines copycat made by Germans. That's not all. Already out in stores is Got Game's Puzzle Scape, which looks and sounds a helluva like Lumines. A description from the company's website: More »

It's Like Lumines, But Not

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:00:30 EDT

Don't you wish game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi would've brought PSP game Lumines to the DS, instead? He doesn't have to. Germans are doing it for him! Well, not exactly. Germany's bhv Software is releasing Luminator DS third quarter 2007 in Europe. This DS title has only fifteen skins and 15 "CD quality" songs. I'm no lawyer, but it seems as though we've moved beyond flattery into the gray area of copyright infringement. Brian Ashcraft More »

Nakazato Dishes On Lost Odyssey, Microsoft Japan

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:40:35 EDT

Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield scored an unusually frank and revealing interview with Microsoft Game Studios Japan's former senior manager Ray Nakazato in which the FeelPlus (makers of Lost Odyssey) president reveals the inner workings of the Japanese game biz. He not only recounts the troubles that plagued Tetsuya Mizuguchi's sub-par Ninety-Nine Nights, but speaks openly on dealing with Rockstar Games and working at Microsoft. More »

Kojima Hints At New Snatcher Plans, Miz Talks Next Project

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:40:40 EDT

This weekend saw the game developer Grasshopper Manufacture hold an event in Tokyo called Snake vs Zombie Vol. 2 which was host to a series of music performances and conversations from famous game developers. Appearing at the event were Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami, Rez director Tetsuya Mizuguchi, and Metal Gear Solid director Hideo Kojima among others. More »

Every Extend Extra Extreme For XBLA

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:40:58 EST

Sorry, folks. If you're looking for that Rez in HD announcement, you should look elsewhere. Q? Entertainment announced today that it's bringing the PC-to-PSP musical shooter Every Extend Extra to Xbox Live Arcade in the form of (deep breath...) Every Extend Extra Extreme. We'll just call it E4. More »

Rumor: Rez, Every Extend Extra For XBLA

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:40:41 EST

Could Tetsuya Mizuguchi's masterpiece Rez be en route to Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade service? Is The Miz's remake of PC freeware shooter Every Extend not far behind? That's a definite maybe on both, if this month's EGM rumors are to be believed. More »

Most Awkward Mizuguchi Interview Ever

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:20:13 EST

This painfully awkward interview-slash-commercial for Q? Entertainment's Meteos cash-in for the Nintendo DS is as cringe-worthy as it is confusing. Look, I love you, Miz, but the once stellar name of Q? is desperately in need of something fresh. How about fewer ports and more original content? We're all out of Lumines goodwill at this point. Michael McWhertor More »