Nerd Simulator

Some people have cool jobs. And then there's Scott Maxwell, who has one of the best gigs on two planets. He's one of…

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

Some people have flesh and blood girlfriends. Others have pillows. And some have plastic toys. One curry restaurant…

In 2005, Namco released a idol simulator in Japanese arcades called The Idolm@ster. The game ended up being a nerd…

In Japan, convenience stores, or "conbini" as they're called, dot the landscape. They're where people buy food and…

Ayamo might look like your typical hipster fashion model: she's got lipstick kiss-marks tattooed on her wrist and…

It's hard to explain your favorite games to people who don't play them, isn't it? Well, if you think that's tough,…

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

When Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst showed up in Tokyo's Akihabara wearing a frilly sailor suit, there were those…

Azusa Miura from Namco's pop idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER is getting yet another statue. She's wearing yellow garb…