Western Death

Hitman: Absolution is a wickedly smart, darkly enjoyable video game, one that's as generous to players as its…

Today marks the release of lovely little adventure game Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, and if you think that's a…

Suikoden is a video game series about destiny. About fate. About people who fight against near-insurmountable odds…

Tokitowa is an ambitious game. It mixes sprite-based anime graphics with a 3D world, has dating sim elements, and…

Earlier this year, there were discussions online in Japan on the "whiteness" of anime characters. That discussion,…

The Macross series (released as the first generation of Robotech in the West) is one of the staples of 1980s anime.…

Anarchy Reigns (released as Max Anarchy in Japan) is a beat ‘em up title from the makers of Bayonetta in the vein of …

Why do people like Japanese role-playing games? What is a Japanese role-playing game? Why the hell do I write a…

At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, Keiji Inafune, creator of Mega Man, Onimusha, and Dead Rising uttered the following:…

Before the 128-bit era, many Japanese games, especially RPGs, never left Japanese shores. But over the years, many…