Richard Eisenbeis

If Ever a Game Needed Explaining, It’s Gal Gun

Two words: Orgasm. Gun. Welcome to the latest in Kotaku’s series of explainer articles where we drag in a random disembodied voice and have a little intimate chat about a game, comic, or something else our readers might find interesting. However, this time I am just exploiting the system. After spending two solid days doing…

More Anime Characters Beating The Crap Out of Each Other

While players in the still West are awaiting the release of the anime (technically “light novel”) cross-over fighter Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax, an updated version of the game was shown off this week at the Tokyo Game Show. From the TGS demo, it is clear that there are a few big differences between Dengeki Bunko:…

Persona 5‘s Opening Theme is Pretty Darn Catchy

While we’ve heard bits and pieces of the Persona 5 theme song in the game’s trailers, at Atlus’ TGS stage show earlier today, we got to listen to the full theme song for the first time. The accompanying video switches between what is presumably the game’s opening animation and live action clips of the singer,…

A Persona 5 anime is on the way according to an announcement made at Tokyo Game Show 2015 earlier today.

How Gravity Rush Plays on PS4

Despite being one of the first games for the PlayStation Vita, Gravity Rush remains among the best of the system’s library. And as I sat down with Gravity Rush Remastered at the Tokyo Game Show, I had one goal: to figure out how a game made to use all the unique features of the Vita…

At TGS, even trailers have two hour wait times. Granted, in this case, said trailer is for the new Steins;Gate. Doesn’t make it any less ridiculous, though. Photo by Richard Eisenbeis. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us…

The New and Old in Resident Evil Zero’s HD Remaster

While a lot of people are hyped about the upcoming HD remake of Resident Evil 2, many may have forgotten that another Resident Evil is getting a good old HD upgrade. [Update: Originally this article called the upcoming Resident Evil 2 remake a “remaster.” This typo has been fixed] Today at TGS I sat down…

Our First Hands-on With Hyrule Warriors Legends on 3DS

Hyrule Warriors Legends, the upcoming enhanced 3DS port of Wii U title Hyrule Warriors was playable for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show this week. The TGS demo shows off a lot of the new content not seen in the Wii U game. The level itself is an original and allows players to…

Why Most Tales Games Haven’t Had the Japanese Voice Tracks in the West

Upcoming title Tales of Zestiria will have the original Japanese voice track in addition to a new English one. But for most past Tales games, this hasn’t been the case. At Bandai-Namco’s Pre-Tokyo Game Show press event in Japan yesterday, Tales of Zestiria’s producer Hideo Baba spoke a bit to us about the game’s upcoming…

In Ace Attorney 6, Even the Dead Are Unreliable Witnesses

Today saw the playable premier of the newest game in the Ace Attorney series at the Tokyo Game Show —and it seems the dead just can’t seem to leave Phoenix and his trials alone. The demo for Ace Attorney 6 once again follows our defense lawyer hero Phoenix Wright. This time, he is not in…

The New Metal Gear Online Is More Than Just Killing

I just spent an hour with the new Metal Gear Online. And like its parent game, it’s about more than just charging in, guns blazing. Metal Gear Online, like its two predecessors of the same name, is a versus multiplayer game with the controls of Metal Gear Solid—in this case, Metal Gear Solid V The…

Project X Zone 2 is as Bonkers as the Original

Yesterday at Bandai Namco’s HQ here in Tokyo, I got some serious hands-on time with Project X Zone 2. It’s all the over-the-top cross-over craziness I remember—and then some. Project X Zone is a 2012 tactical RPG that crosses over many of Bandai-Namco, Sega, and Capcom’s most popular characters. Project X Zone 2 is pretty…

Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Announced

Following up Kingdom Hearts HD collections Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix, comes Kingdom Hearts HD II.8. Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 will contain an HD remaster of 3DS title Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It will also have a completely new HD theater cinematic called Kingdom Hearts χ Back…

PlayStation Vita hit Gravity Rush is coming to PS4 in Japan on December 10, 2015 and February 9, 2016 in the U.S. All three original DLC packs included.

A Manga About Urban Horror Stories Become Real

Upon hearing the news that Big Order, the newest manga by Future Diary’s Sakae Esuno, is getting a short anime adaption next month, I re-read the whole manga. But when that wasn’t enough to satiate me, I had no choice but to pick up the author’s premier work: surreal detective story Hanako and the Terror…

Code Geass is a Complex Morality Play With Mecha and Super Powers

Last month, the newest in a series of midquels to critically acclaimed 2006 anime Code Geass, called Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, aired in Japanese theaters. I saw the preview and it piqued my interest, but there was one small problem: I’d never seen Code Geass. So a few weeks back, I sat about fixing…

The Battle System in Ray Gigant Forces You to Think

I’m only a few hours into anime RPG Ray Gigant but there’s already one thing about it I enjoy immensely: the battle system. Like many JRPGs over the past 30 years, Ray Gigant uses a turn-based battle system—however, it’s the little things about this permutation that make it so enjoyable. At its most basic, it’s…

IA/VT -Colorful-: The Kotaku Import Preview

Sega has long held a stranglehold on the Vocaloid music game market with their Project Diva series. Now, to challenge Hatsune Miku’s dominance comes IA and her game IA/VT -Colorful- As a music game, the most important aspect of the game is its soundtrack. Like in the Project Diva titles, the music in IA/VT is…

The Beauty of God Eater in Animated Gifs

While video game-based anime God Eater didn’t make our list for the five must-watch anime this season, I wouldn’t hesitate to say that it is one beautiful-looking anime. I mean, just check out these gifs. God Eater, based on the Bandai Namco video game of the same name, is being made by Ufotable, the studio…

When Vampires and Demon-Powered Humans Fight it Out

Does a story of human teenagers with cursed demon weapons battling with vampires in post-apocalyptic Tokyo sound like fun to you? Then you’ll probably enjoy Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign In the wake of an apocalyptic virus that kills everyone over the age of thirteen, vampires make their presence known to the world, collecting…