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Try Not to Punch the TV When Playing D4
Dark Dreams Don’t Die, or D4, is an Xbox One exclusive episodic game that tells the story of a time-traveling detective trying to solve and prevent the murder of his wife. Japanese game designer Hidetaka Suehiro, or Swery, is developing this game. The cel-shaded game is centered around the Kinect—you will be interacting with an…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published September 20, 2013 -
Dead Rising 3 Demo Gameplay: More Zombies and More Screwing Around
The Xbox one exclusive Dead Rising 3 is still the mood-swinging zombie hack and slash that the previous two games were. At first glance, the game seems rather dark with its nocturnal background and gritty characters, but when the actual gameplay starts, you realize the core gameplay hasn’t changed. With the Xbox One’s horsepower, the…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published September 20, 2013 -
Ex-Rare Developers Dazzle with a Beautiful and Relaxing Japanese Game
iPad game Tengami is centered around the traditional Japanese pop-out arts and crafts. Designed by Nyamyam (an indie studio started by former Rare devs), Tengami utilizes the idea of paper popping up and down when turning a page. In that way, the game could be considered a book (or like a book) as the story…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published September 24, 2012 -
EX Troopers Is More Style Than Substance
EX Troopers is an anime take on the world of Lost Planet. There’s a 3DS version and a PS3 version. Today, I played both. EX Troopers offers run-and-gun gaming against giant monsters (the Akrids from Lost Planet) and robots (again, the Vital Suits from Lost Planet) with the occasional bandits (guess where they’re from!). You…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published September 21, 2012 -
In Monster Hunter 4, You Control Insect Minions
A demo of Capcom’s Monster Hunter 4 on the 3DS was up for play at the Tokyo Game Show, and here’s how the 15-minute gameplay was. They provided me with 3 different quests with a ranging difficulty of easy, medium and hard, and a premade set of armor for each of the special weapons in-game.…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published September 20, 2012 -
Kotaku EastIt’s Called the Virgin White Box Set. Enough Said.
Marvelous Entertainment has announced the official release date for the PSP game Fate/Extra CCC; it’s February 21, 2013. Along with a release date, three videos, new character details, and information on limited edition goods of the game have been uploaded to the official site as well. Fate/Extra CCC is a dungeon RPG game on the…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 27, 2012 -
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Japan Uses Spears and Swords To Eat Evangelion Cake. You Didn’t Know?
Looking forward for the upcoming film, Evangelion 3.0? Show your fan spirit by eating this Evangelion cake while waiting. This ¥4,000 cake (50 USD) is the third in the Evangelion cake series (third!), with each cake containing a figure of its themed character (Kaworu, in this case). The cake is covered in white chocolate with…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 17, 2012 -
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In This Game, You Fight Against an Evil Organization Out To Destroy Pachinko
Do you like pachinko? Do you have a 3DS? Well I’ve got some good news for you. Japanese game maker IREM will be releasing a new game on the 3DS called Pachinko Parlor 3D: The Open Sea Stories 2. For the rest of you who don’t know what pachinko is, it’s a Japanese arcade machine…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 10, 2012 -
Kotaku EastPhantasy Star Online 2 Is Free (But Here’s Stuff You Can Buy)
The beta forPhantasy Star Online 2 has ended, and the official service will finally start on July 4. Although the game is free-to-play with no required fees, there are in-game premiums that players can choose to buy. The in-game premiums can be purchased by Arcs Cash, which can be charged through PSO‘s official website. Unfortunately,…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 3, 2012 -
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You’ll Never Be as Happy as He Is While Shaving
Schick, the famous shaving brand, has collaborated with Evangelion in Japan to promote the upcoming film Evangelion 3.0… and well, shaving. The campaign started this April, with keychains, razor stands, and original shaving cream containers of Evangelion characters for customers who bought specific Schick products. Original videos of the anime characters making obscure references to…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published June 26, 2012 -
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What does an Android, a Barkeeper, and a Salt Miner all Have in Common? This JRPG, of Course.
Information for three new characters for upcoming PS3 gameAtelier Ayesha ~Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk~ has been released. Let’s have a look. The teal haired girl is Odileia, an android, or an automata, that was built from alchemy. She is the librarian of the “No. 2 Library,” and aids Ayesha by granting her access…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published June 19, 2012 -
Di-gi-mon, Digital Monsters ♪ Are Ready for Multiplayer Fighting on Your PSP
Bandai Namco Games has released new information on the upcoming PSP game, Digimon Re:Degitize. The game will be released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Digimon series. Let’s have a look! -Multiplayer The game will have a multiplayer mode where you can have up to 4 people fighting a free-for-all, or a 2-on-2 battle.…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published June 12, 2012 -
Old-School Robots Are Back in 3D on the 3ds
On June 4th, Rocket Company has opened the official site for Medabots 7 Beetle/Stag Beetle Version on the 3DS. The game will be released on September 9th in Japan. For those of you that have never heard of Medabots, the game was first released in 1997 and had its own TV anime series that aired…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published June 5, 2012 -
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She’s Obviously a TV Crew Member. You Can Tell from Her Clothes
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nippon Ichi Software, a teaser site for a new game on the PS Vita has opened. It’s a PS Vita adventure game by the name of Special News Department, and will be released on August 23rd in Japan. As a TV staff crew, you work to uncover the mysteries of…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published May 29, 2012 -
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Illegal or Not, These Social Games Will Drain Your Wallet
With the illegalization of complete gacha being made, multiple social game companies have already either made changes to their applications or simply made new ones. The question is, are those modifications any better than what we had previously. The problem with complete gacha was that it required the consumer to obtain the entire in-game item…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published May 22, 2012 -
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Hollywood + Pokémon = … Pokéwood?
The homepage for the upcoming Pokémon game for the DS, Black and White 2 has been updated with some news and new features of the game, including movie making. The starter pokémon is the same as its previous version; Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott. But instead of Professor Juniper greeting you in the beginning, it will…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published May 15, 2012 -
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Capsule Toys are Cool. This is Not.
We have Gree and DeNA, two huge social gaming companies, to thank for the massive growth in Japan’s social gaming industry. But their business models use a method called “complete gacha”; it is currently being called unfair, and it may be regulated by the Japan’s Consumer Affair Agency. With the chance of not just the…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published May 8, 2012 -
65-Foot Long Dragon Incoming, and It’s Not Skyrim
This summer, from July to September Universal Studios Japan will hold Monster Hunter the REAL 2012 in collaboration with Capcom. To greet you for the event, there will be a life-sized golden Rathian model, straight from the Monster Hunter series that moves and roars as though alive. Last year’s event had a life-size model of…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published April 24, 2012 -
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Man Arrested for Stealing Super Rare…Stickers
On April 16th, a 34 year-old male stole a total of 2,500 Bikkuriman stickers in Hokkaido, Japan. First going on sale during the 1980s, the Bikkuriman stickers are packaged with chocolate snacks. Being around for so long means that certain Bikkuriman stickers are worth well over $1,000—just as some of the stolen stickers were. With…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published April 17, 2012 -
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Famous Anime Characters Will Now Tell You Where to Drive and What to Wear
Ever since its first apperance on TV in 1995, Neon Genesis Evangelion has been a popular series for anime fans of many nationalities. In anticipation for the upcoming new movie, Evangelion 3.0: You Can (not) Redo, the official Evangelion Store has some new Eva
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published April 17, 2012
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