Kotaku: Thailand

You Can Now Buy Almost Every Final Fantasy Game Ever Made (For $15,000)

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:30:00 EDT

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A guy from Thailand is selling his collection of Final Fantasy games. Normally, not so big a deal, but this isn't your average collection, since it includes over 70 titles. More »

Sony Hacked... Yet Again (Though Not Likely PSN-Related)

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 23 May 2011 07:30:00 EDT

As Sony gets its PlayStation Network back online in the West, subsidiary So-net, Sony's internet provider, was hacked earlier last week. More »

The Earth Is Ruined, So We Must Kill Lots Of Robots

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:00:00 EST

A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda is an indie action title released last week on Steam (though it's been available elsewhere since December). I thought it looked pretty cool, so decided to give it a try. Won't you join me? More »

Where Isn't StarCraft II Launching?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:00:00 EDT

On July 27, 2010, real-time strategy game StarCraft II is going on sale in over fifteen countries. There are more than fifteen countries on Earth. More »

Nothing Says Nissan Diesel Like Thailand's Dragon Ball Bus

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 EDT

As seen on Kirainet.com. More »

Swine Flu Threatens Thailand's Gaming Centers

Mike Fahey — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Fears that Thailand's online gaming shops could be a major hub for swine flu transmission were realized this week, as a computer game shop employee became virus' 17th Thai victim. More »

Grade School Suicide Leads To Mass Game Website Closings

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Thai courts have order the closure of online gaming and gambling websites after a 12-year-old boy jumped to his death from a sixth-floor balcony after being banned from gaming by his father. More »

Thai Ministry of Health's 10 Most Dangerous Games

Brian Crecente — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT

In what appears to be the wake of the Thai killing linked to Grand Theft Auto IV, the Thai Ministry of Health has put together a list of the ten most dangerous video games, Cnet Asia reports. The original press release is in Thai, which I don't read, but the Cnet Asia reporter seems to be saying the release of the list and the killing are related. Now that Thailand has decided to pull one game from shelves, what's to stop them from pulling the ten on this list, which includes God of War and 300, the game, not the movie. Here's your full list of "dangerous games." More »

Thailand Pulls Grand Theft Auto After Murder

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:00:00 EDT

Sales of Grand Theft Auto have been halted in Thailand. On Monday, a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver in attempts to recreate a scene from GTA reports Reuters. The game's Thai distributor is pulling GTA from Thai game shops and replacing them with other games. More »

Hey, Thailand Has Erotic Games Too

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:00:51 EST

Not sure why we've never thought about erotic games from Thailand, but we just haven't. We've been busy. StudioGU's Angel's Tale should serve as proof that there is a thriving Thai ero game industry complete with freakazoid eyes. Hit the jump for the game's trailer. Be warned: It's cheesy. More »

Mario Opens Travel Biz In Thailand

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:36:11 EDT

Surely that plumbing business is suffering due to huge time sink of saving that pea-brained princess (and playing soccer and baseball and dance-dancing and whatever else Mario is up to these days), as that lovable portly Italian is investing in the Thai travel sector. More »