Brian Ashcraft

Sonic The Hedgehog Is Teaming Up With Hooters (Yes, Hooters)

While Sega says it’s created guidelines for Sonic, the assumption would be that promoting-Sonic-with-Hooters falls under them. I guess? Today at the Tokyo Game Show, Sega announced that it will be collaborating for a Sonic Forces promotion. Staring this October, as reported by 4Gamer, there will be a Sonic Forces promotional tie-up at Hooter restaurants…

The Littlest Cloud Strife Cosplayer Needs A Small Chocobo

This just might be the best cosplay at this year’s Tokyo Game Show: A little Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children riding a small Chocobo. It even stands out among all the terrific Final Fantasy cosplay at this year’s TGS.

Good Luck Playing Monster Hunter: World At The Tokyo Game Show

Today is the first public day at the Tokyo Game Show. Meaning? Throngs of people have descended and are lining up to play games. There is one title in particular people want to play, and that is Monster Hunter: World. But they probably won’t be able to! At least, not today. The show opened at…

How Sega Tries To Stay True To Sonic 

“Besides Nintendo, there really aren’t that many character-type games in Japan,” says Sega’s Shun Nakamura. Sonic is one of the remaining few Japanese characters that isn’t from Nintendo. During the 1980s and 90s, Japanese gaming was dominated by characters. “As graphics got better, I think game companies have moved away from stylized characters to more…

Today the Tokyo Game Show is opening its doors to the general public. Lots and lots of people are showing up, ready to play games.

Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain Is A Damn Good Time

For years, the Earth Defense Force games have been compared to B-films. They’re fun, campy, and gleefully stupid. The newly announced Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain, however, is bringing some big changes to the series: Less stupid, more scary. Sandlot has traditionally developed the Earth Defense Force games, honing the run-and-gun-giant-bugs gameplay over the years,…

This Might Be The Monster Hunter Game For Me [Update]

Goodness, I know I’ve tried. Since Monster Hunter exploded on the PSP, I’ve always felt that this was a series I should be into. Like, it was a requirement for me as a resident of Japan. But yet, I could never quite get into Monster Hunter There are various reasons why we can’t get into…

Why Studio Ghibli Isn’t Involved With Ni No Kuni II

One of the biggest selling points of the first Ni No Kuni was the involvement of Studio Ghibli. For the sequel, however, the famed anime studio’s name is nowhere to be found. Level-5 and Akihiro Hino are back, as is composer Joe Hisaishi, who did the sequel’s score. Yoshiyuki Momose, who did key animation on…

How Akira Toriyama Designed Android 21

As recently revealed, Dragon Ball FighterZ has an original fighter called Android 21. Even though the character was created by Namco Bandai for the game, the company explained how the character was designed by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. While at Namco Bandai earlier this week in Tokyo, Kotaku participated in a roundtable discussion with…

Earlier this week, Square Enix announced Left Alive with a short teaser. Here’s the game’s first proper trailer, shedding more light on what to expect.

The Booths Of The Tokyo Game Show 2017

The Tokyo Game Show is underway! Today is the first business day, which means the show isn’t yet open to the general public. The masses of people won’t arrive until Saturday, giving us unobstructed views of the booths. Sony’s and Square Enix’s booths are among the biggest. Capcom’s, as usual, is a standout.  

Track: Makunouchi Sadistic | Artist: Tokyo Jihen | Album: Muzai Moratorium Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Titled “Comrades,” Final Fantasy XV’s online expansion will be released on October 31. Set after Chapter 13 in the main game, players create their own FFXV character and meet up with three friends online for questing in the land of Eos.

Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Director Criticizes The Live-Action Movie’s All-Japanese Cast 

The live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie cast is all-Japanese, even if the characters are not. The anime’s director says this was “a bad idea.” While speaking at a recent stage show in Tokyo, Fullmetal Alchemist anime director Seiji Mizushima is quoted by ANN as saying, “It was a bad idea to only use Japanese actors.” Continuing,…

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Atlus and Vanillaware’s collaboration 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim was officially announced at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show. Check out the latest trailer, released today in Tokyo. Directed by George Kamitani, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is bound for the PS4 and the PS Vita. As Kotaku previously reported, the game is also getting localized for the English-speaking…

Here’s the Tokyo Game Show trailer for the ultra HD Shadow of the Colossus remake for the PlayStation 4. Looks nice! It’s slated for a 2018 release.

Sony Is Releasing A Monster Hunter World PS4 Pro Before The Game’s Out

Typically, when Sony releases themed game hardware, the consoles come out the same day that the games do. That’s not the case for this Monster Hunter World PlayStation 4. Perhaps that’s because people in Japan are really excited for Monster Hunter World! The PlayStation 4 Pro Monster Hunter World: Liolaeus Edition will be released in…

First Look At Square Enix’s Left Alive for PlayStation 4

Today at Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference, Square Enix revealed a brand new game titled Left Alive. The trailer showed what looked like an apartment or hotel hallway that was blown to bits. The camera pulled back to reveal a ruined city and futuristic aircraft. Here, watch the trailer for yourself. Yoji Shinkawa of…

A new Earth Defense Force game has been announced. Titled Earth Defense Force Iron Rain, it is slated for a 2018 release in Japan.