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Final Fantasy XV Has Chocobo Drifting

In Final Fantasy XV, you don’t have to travel around only by car or on foot. You can ride Chocobos and make those big birds drift. This is bonkers! There’s a speed dash, and then you can slow down suddenly and drift ‘em and hop over crocodiles. And when you are done with that, you…

Square Enix Is Making Final Fantasy Type-0 Online

Final Fantasy Agito is dead. It’s no more. In its place, Square Enix is launching a new online game in its place: Final Fantasy Type-0. Currently in development, the game is aimed for global players (unlike the Japan-centric Final Fantasy Agito), and there will be a beta test in China. The hack-and-slash will launch sometime…

The Biggest Game in Japan You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Granblue Fantasy is huge in Japan. Enormous. The game is a smash hit. It’s been downloaded over five million times, and there’s a newly announced anime. Yet, you’ve probably never heard of Granblue Fantasy. Maybe you have! This free-to-play PC and mobile game has quite a pedigree. It has music from former Final Fantasy composer…

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…

Making Final Fantasy XV Involved: Rock Climbing, Hiking, and a Giraffe

You just thought the people making Final Fantasy XV sat inside all day in front of computers? They probably do! But sometimes, they go outside and do stuff in the name of FFXV. Adventurous stuff. The above clip shows the FFXV team as they looked for real-world locations for Final Fantasy XV. Besides being skilled…

When Street Fighter IV was released in 2008, it hit arcades first. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, Capcom told Kotaku that there are currently no plans for an arcade version for Street Fighter V. Even in Japan.

More Street Fighter V Beards, Capcom. Do It. 

There’s Ryu, and there’s Hot Ryu. The bearded Street Fighter character elicited quite a reaction with his grizzled chin. And don’t be surprised if there are more bearded SFV characters on the way. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, Capcom’s Matt Dahlgren told Kotaku that Ryu’s beard does factor into Street Fighter V’s story. But…

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…

One of the very few Xbox One logos at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Photo by Toshi Nakamura. 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 a line!

Next Attack on Titan Game Sounds Pretty Faithful 

Making adaptations is tricky! Fans get upset if things are different. Koei Tecmo has a workaround: Don’t change stuff! At least, in the first game. The upcoming Attack on Titan game comes as the Japanese film industry’s take on the popular manga has been poorly received among audiences. The live-action TV show wasn’t much better.…

Segata Sanshiro is back! We know that the greatest video game ad man is appearing in the Sega meets Namco Bandai meets Capcom collaboration title, Project X Zone 2. Yesterday in Tokyo, the game’s producer Kensuke Tsukanaka said that it was Namco Bandai who originally wanted Segata Sanshiro in the game. Interesting!

The Many Sights of Tokyo Game Show 2015

The Kotaku East crew is on site at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, trying the games, reporting news, and snapping photos. Copious amounts of photos. Reading about upcoming games is fun, but for a change of pace, you might wanna try taking in the sights for a bit instead. Have a look: Kotaku East is…

They’re making an Ace Attorney anime! The anime will begin broadcasting in Japan starting in April 2016.

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…

Resident Evil Online Shooter Impressions: Well, there Are Zombies

Multiplayer shooters. You know them, you love them (maybe!), and you play them (ditto). Resident Evil adds its own spin to the genre. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, I checked out Umbrella Corps. Announced this week, Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps. is a PS4 and PC close-quarters multiplayer shooter with zombies that stumble about. This…

Star Ocean V Demo Didn’t Disappoint, But it Didn’t Blow Me Away

Square Enix and developer Tri-Ace’s latest big title, Star Ocean V: Integrity and Faithlessness was playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, and after some quality time with the demo, despite some minor issues, it’s shaping up to look pretty solid. The Star Ocean V demo consisted of a short dungeon and a boss battle…

PS Vita title Final Fantasy Agito Plus has been cancelled. The game’sofficial Twitter apologized, but hasn’t yet given a reason for the cancellation. Agito Plus was supposedto hit the PS Vita this past January in Japan, but was delayed. And now, it’s been canned.

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…

Off To Battle at the Tokyo Game Show. Chiba, Japan. By Toshi Nakamura. 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 a line!

Dragon Quest Builders Cannot Deny its Minecraft DNA

Dragon Quest Builders, Square Enix’s new block making RPG feels like a rebellious child—not wanting to acknowledge its heritage, even though it’s really obvious. I got a chance for some hands-on time at this year’s TGS. Asked about the game, a representative told me that the game was inspired by “other such popular open world…