Dirty Love

Kow Yokoyama's Maschinen Krieger casts a long shadow

You have to admire a man who enjoys a role he played so much he stars in what is essentially a big-budget fan film…

Lupin III is one of the staples of Japanese anime. There have been five manga series, five movies, four TV series,…

While other video game companies are happy to celebrate 10th, 15th or even 20th anniversaries, Nintendo is over 100…

This past weekend Mother Nature attempted to set me on fire, scorching the entire country in a desperate attempt to…

The open-world action game Sleeping Dogs was one of the surprise hits of a recent pre-E3 tour of major upcoming…

In Japan, there are numerous illustrated field guides (図鑑 or "zukan" in Japanese). Many of them are for kids and…

Every year in late May, American's across the country gather in their backyards for good food, good friends, and…

Examining why I play the games I do sometimes yields surprising insight. It's become clear to me that many of the…

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