Toshi Nakamura's posts

In the Yakuza series, the protagonists do many things: Lead mobs, beat each other up, meet porn stars in clubs… Now,…

The Metal Gear series is 25 years old this year. From its modest beginnings on the MSX2 console (the what?), to its…

The Nintendo 3DS upgrade, the 3DS XL ("3DS LL" in Japan) will be hitting stores in Japan later this month and in the…

The Monster Hunter series will be getting its "fourth" numbered game (Seeing as they seem to have a different…

In Soul Sacrifice, players take on the role of an imprisoned servant awaiting imminent death who must fight their…

Namco Bandai recently posted a teaser site for a new Japanese game "All Star Battle" (not to be confused with Plays…

At the GDC in Taipei held at the Taipei International Conference Center in Taiwan, Motomu Toriyama of Square Enix…

Fighting games featuring characters from other fighting games or completely different genre games is nothing new.…

Gundam is a bit like a Japanese version of Star Trek: It's an epic sci-fi fantasy series with multiple spin-offs and…

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP, winner of the 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards Best Handheld/Mobile…

Fumito Ueda, the mind behind such classics as ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, left Sony last year much to the dismay…

While the Japanese public watched a cult terrorist get arrested, its leaders in government quietly made a move that…

It looks like Nintendo's latest Mario game, New Super Mario Bros 2, which is scheduled for release in August, is…

The Idolm@ster series is well renowned for its cute virtual idols and ability to suck money out of fans' wallets…

It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since Kirby first appeared on the Nintendo Gameboy. I still remember the…

In this week's Weekly Famitsu, 12 game creators were asked what their 3 greatest influences were, from movies to…

Mamoru Oshii, director of such animated films like Ghost in the Shell was recently revealed as the director of the Steel…

Square Enix caused a lot of jaws to drop at E3 with the unveiling of its new Luminous Studio engine. The new game…

With the 3DS, Nintendo brought us 3D imagery without the use of dopey glasses. Now, a company in Japan has developed…

R4 cartridges, better known in Japan as Majicon, are a major thorn in Nintendo's side. The importing and sale of…