Itadaki Street are a series of board game style video games that mix Dragon Quest with Mario. This December, the latest one, Itadaki Street Wii is coming to…guess! [ファミ通]
That’s according to French site GamAlive. The site also stated that the Vita will be out in the West before March 31. Kotaku is following up. [GamAlive]
After the whole Final Fantasy XIII hullabaloo, a FF break was in order. The world didn’t get that. It got Final Fantasy XIII-2 Perhaps, FFXIII-2 is fantastic—I haven’t played it yet, so I wouldn’t know. There’s some much hanging over the title, like Final Fantasy‘s good name and the crushing disappointment of FFXIII This Lightning…
Hard Hat | PITTSBURGH, PA – An Iron Workers of America’s float at a Labor Day Parade. (Photo: John Heller | AP) This Metal Gear Lady Drinks too Much Coke In May 2008, Hideo Kojima held a press conference for Metal Gear Solid 4 that was noteworthy for three things: The first MGS4 gameplay was…
Everyone loves the Dragon Quest slime. Meat buns are incredibly popular, too. But a meat bun Slime? More importantly, a blue meat bun? This November, meat bun Slime are coming soon to Family Mart convenience stores across Japan. One blue Slime bun for ¥170 (US$2.20). Even Japanese gamers seem to be a little weirded out…
In May 2008, Hideo Kojima held a press conference for Metal Gear Solid 4 that was noteworthy for three things: The first MGS4 gameplay was shown, Hideo Kojima arrived with a silly haircut, and young model Akina Minami graced the stage. Besides the stealth and the guns, a Metal Gear mainstay is the pretty ladies.…
Years in development, and here it finally is, Dragon Quest X. It’s an online game. It’s for the Wii and Wii U. This is what it looks like. Dragon Quest VIII was dazzling. For 2004 and 2005, it was truly a beautiful game. DQVIII was a leap forward, it was a fresh take on an…
Dragon Quest X is an online role-playing game. Know what online role-playing games have? Subscription fees, and DQX appears to be no different. On the game’s official site, it lists standard info like platform, release date, and price. Here’s a look: Platform: Wii/Wii U Release Date: (Wii) Planned for 2012/(Wii U) TBA MSRP・User Fee: (Wii/Wii…
After being MIA for years, Dragon Quest X has resurfaced as an online RPG—for the Wii and the Wii U. The game is now officially titled Dragon Quest X: The Wake of the Five Tribes: Online. It’s Dragon Quest, but the key here is that it’s online. And it’s got five tribes! The battle sequences…
Grasshopper Manufacuture’s Akira Yamaoka, who cut his teeth on Silent Hill, is one of gaming’s most famous composers-slash-games developers. You can get his autograph. His music, too. The original soundtrack for Shadows of the Damned is limited to only one thousand pressings and is available on the Grasshopper Manufacture website. Here is the cool part:…
The Force | LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA – Stormtroopers lined up this past May during the Star Tours reopening. (Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack | AP) Pick Apart Modern Warfare 3’s New Multiplayer Trailer for Gameplay Clues Say what you will of the basketcase this franchise’s singleplayer has become, one thing it still does very well…
After being M.I.A.,DQX is showing signs of life with a Ustream page “New Dragon Quest Title Presentation” for Sept. 5. Hiroki Yasumoto, the famed voice actor, is moderating the presentation and said the game’s platform is “secret”. [オレ的]
Noel Gallagher, the former Oasis songwriter, probably doesn’t remember most of the 1990s. He was out of his mind, doing drugs—maybe even doing them off a glass top Space Invaders arcade cabinet. In the past, the elder Gallagher hasn’t come off as much of a gamer, blaming the London Riots on video games and once…
Some dude named Mike S. decided to take a video showing how a traffic-free Seattle commute looked. And added some Mario Kart You see Mario veer around the freeway, as if he’s had a few too many. Then he drives on a ramp. And then he merges again on the freeway. Mario Kart is kind…
Late last month, a countdown clock appeared, teasing a collaboration between Tecmo Koei and Namco Bandai. In years past, Koei and Namco Bandai collaborated to create Gundam Musou, a Gundam meets hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors style game. Now that Tecmo and Koei have merged, the idea of a Tecmo Koei collaboration with Namco Bandai sends notions…
Yesterday, it was revealed that Sony will be showing 18 unannounced PS Vita games at the Tokyo Game Show. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment exec Hiroshi Kawano revealed that there will be around 40 titles on display (including trailers and demos), and the Sony booth will have over 80 PS Vita demo units for gamers. “That…
Before everyone died in horror game Dead Island, they liked to hit the pool and drink beverages with little umbrellas in them. Those days are dead, err, gone. The game won’t be out until next week, but website Complex already has seven screens of the title’s sexiest zombies, viewable in the link below. Be sure…
Did I mention the goggles? There are goggles, too. Hack-and-slash series Onechanbara is returning to the Xbox 360 with Onechanbara Z: Kagura This is the game’s debut trailer. The game will be out this winter in Japan. 【XB360】『お姉チャンバラZ 〜カグラ〜』ファーストインプレッションムービー公開 [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
If you’ve played a Japanese video game, watched an anime, or read a manga, you’ve seen them: schoolgirls. Idols, in particular, are the lighter, fluffy end of the spectrum. They stand for the fantasies of their fans. Not idol collective Seifuku Kojo Iinkai (School Uniform Improvement Committee), or SKi. Those girls are standing up to…
Unless you live in Japan or import it, that is. The last Yakuza spin-off PSP title, Black Panther: Like a Dragon New Chapter, wasn’t localized for the West. With the PS Vita coming out, smart money says this one won’t be either. If there’s one thing that makes me happy about a new Black Panther…
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