Music Girls

June 24 is going to be a big day for otaku games in Japan. Enormous. Gianormous. Huuuuuuuuuuge. Here's why:

Dear Mr. Ebert,

For me to review Espgaluda II, this thing, this manic greatest-grandchild of the Galagas and Space Invaders with odd…

The most common email response I received to my previous column ("Japan: It's Not Funny Anymore") was a perplexed…

One of South Korean's most popular girl groups, Girls' Generation, is appearing in DSi ads for Nintendo of Korea.…

SEGA held an open casting call, with Japanese women audtioning for the part of an in-game Yakuza 4 hostess

Yes, yes, simmer down, I know you were all dying for another installment of konsole karaoke. Happily, the ESRB…

In January, Harmonix launched the tools needed for artists to publish their songs on the Rock Band Network. Today,…

I've lived in Japan for a long time. When I first came here, I liked living here. Now, I don't. I haven't changed.…

We can't all be rock stars. Or can we? Why can't we all be rock stars? Who says we can't all be rock stars?