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Ni No Kuni is Coming to America
Speaking at a Tokyo Game Show event earlier today, Level-5 Akihiro Hino boss made a lot of people reading this website very happy, announcing that the PS3 version of gorgeous RPG Ni No Kuni would be getting a North American release. It’s due out in early 2012, and while no mention was made of a…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
Ni No Kuni’s Gameplay Footage Shows Why This is TGS’ Best-Looking Game
Just in case you didn’t believe me that upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni looks shit hot, here’s a ton of gameplay footage shot from the floor of this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Seeing as I was within arm’s reach of three demo kiosks, you’ll find pretty much all the content available in this build of…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
Forza 4’s Magic Steering Wheel Doesn’t Look Very Magic
Not content with throwing some Kinect support into Forza 4, Microsoft is also releasing a wireless, motion-controlled racing wheel for the game. It didn’t sound too promising when it was first announced. And doesn’t look too promising in action, either. I shot this footage earlier today at Microsoft’s booth at the Tokyo Game Show. Note…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is you and Your Friends Against the Galaxy’s Biggest Floating Hand
Final Fantasy XIII, for all its money and marketing, rang hollow with many gamers (even serious fans of the franchise), standing accused of being everything from linear to, well, just boring Playing Final Fantasy XIII for around ten minutes at TGS this morning, all I could think of was how much this played like FFXIII…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
I Don’t Know Whether Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is Half-Empty or Half-Full
I don’t think there’s another game on the showroom floor of this year’s TGS (aside from maybe Monster Hunter) that so shows up the conflict between good and evil in the design of the Nintendo 3DS as Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D It looks great. Even with the 3D effects on, it looks great.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
Dragon Age II’s New DLC Stars Felicia Day. In the Actual Game.
On October 11, BioWare will release new DLC for Dragon Age II called Mark of the Assassin, which is interesting in that it features the talents (and face) of The Guild star Felicia Day. Tying into the live-action series Redemption, you can see the DLC’s trailer – and Day’s slightly terrifying in-game face – below.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
Metal Gear Solid 2 In HD is all Talk (and Hairy Armpits!)
I got to play Metal Gear Solid 2 this morning at Konami’s Tokyo Game Show booth, the game part of the company’s HD collection of the older titles in the series. Having not played it since it was first released, I was curious to see how things had changed and/or been improved for this latest…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
For The Next Few Days, Portal Is Free
From now until September 20, the PC and Mac versions of Valve’s classic first-person puzzler Portal are free. Free gratis. You won’t pay a cent for it. A website has gone live (perhaps a little early) promoting the offer, which directs users to Valve’s Steam service, where they’re directed to download the game free of…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
Let These Gangster Hostesses Welcome You to Sega’s TGS Booth
Sega’s booth is busier and better this year than it has been in years. Part of that is because there’s a Yakuzapalooza going down, with the franchise’s PSP sequel drawing crowds, but it’s also because this year Electronic Arts doesn’t have a booth of its own. So it shacked up with Sega, adding the clout…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
The Beautiful and the Badass Toys of the Tokyo Game Show
Some come to Tokyo in September to play games. More come to buy crap associated with them, though, as some of the most popular stalls at TGS aren’t the ones with demo units, but stacks of t-shirts, action figures and art books. In the gallery above you’ll find the best of the gear available at…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
WipeOut 2048 Only Needs One Vita Thumbstick, Thanks Very Much
Line up each version of Wipeout against a wall and, in all honesty, the only major difference is the platform it’s appearing on. So what differentiates WipeOut 2048 on the PlayStation Vita? It’s not the system’s guts, since they give us a game that looks disturbingly similar to the PS3 edition of the series. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
Sony’s Sexiest PS3 Consoles Look Even Better In the Flesh
As you’ve seen already with the coloured Vitas, Sony has a range of fancy gear on show at the back wall of its Tokyo Game Show booth. Like the newly-announced FFXIII-2 PlayStation 3 console, its sibling, the Ni No Kuni PS3 and the entire range of DualShock 3s. If you didn’t love the Ni No…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
Japan’s Deadliest Developer Tells The Next Generation To Grow A Pair
I got the chance to sit down with Dead or Alive creator and former Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki yesterday, ostensibly to talk about his studio’s upcoming action game Devil’s Third. Since that game made a late pullout from the Tokyo Game Show, however, there wasn’t much to talk about. So instead we talked about…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
I Think I Just Played the Prettiest Game On the PS3
What determines somebody’s “best-looking” game on a system is a subjective thing. Some will prefer clean lines, others copious effects. Me, I can do without either if a game just has great art Level-5 and Studio Ghibli’s Ni No Kuni on the PS3 has amazing art. Given the contributions of Japan’s most storied animation studio,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
Square Enix’s Tokyo Game Show Booth Is…Look Out, Giant Chocobo!
As you’d expect, Square Enix’s booth at this year’s Tokyo Game Show is one of the biggest and most popular, even on this first day, which should be quiet. Which it wasn’t. At least at the place where you could play Final Fantasy games. Also on-hand were some Western games that Square Enix is helping…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
Pole-Dancing Is Not Subtle Marketing, Tokyo Game Show
The Tokyo Game Show has never been averse to showing a little flesh to get attention for a game or publisher. That said, it’s normally done as tastefully (and politely) as barely-clothed ladies hawking entertainment products can hope to be. Something these guys seemed to not give a shit about. WARNING: This might be NSFW?…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
Sony’s Tokyo Game Show Booth, In Living Colour
Can’t make it to the Tokyo Game Show to check out Sony’s massive, Vita-heavy booth? No, probably not. The next best thing to being there, then, are these pictures of the place! While there were plenty of playable PS3 units on station, as far as branding went, this year’s booth was all PlayStation Vita, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
It’s a Gold PlayStation Vita! (And a Red One, a Blue One, A Green One…)
Giving us a taste of the inevitable future, Sony is showing off at this year’s Tokyo Game Show what the PlayStation Vita looks like in a range of colours that aren’t its standard black. Those colours range from glossy red to sky blue to what I can only describe as “Pimp’s Coinpurse Gold”. The two…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
Here’s What PlayStation Vita Box Art Looks Like
Spotted at Sony’s Tokyo Game Show booth, this fine copy of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for the upcoming PlayStation Vita. I like the blue! it also blends in nicely with the newer PlayStation 3 game boxes. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2011
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