The PS Vita is getting a version of PlayStation 2 role-playing game Persona 4 called Persona 4: The Golden. The game has new content for the Vita as well as polished OLED look. Check out the game in the link below. 新発表「PS Vita×橋野桂」 [YouTube]
Sega producer Satoshi Sakai announced today that PC title Phantasy Star Online 2 is headed to the PS Vita. It will be possible to play PS Vita version on the same server as the PC version and, according to Sakai, it will use “exactly the same data”. Thus, players can take their PC characters and…
Japan is turning its attention to the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. The tragic disaster not only destroyed lives, it took them. Last spring, Yakuza: Dead Souls (then, it was called Yakuza: Of the End) was slated for a March 17 release. Out of respect for the earthquake victims, the game was pushed…
Today, Sony revealed that the PS Vita version of Metal Gear Solid: HD Edition will be released in Japan on June 28. The game features HD versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 The PS3 and Xbox 360 version were released last fall in Japan; the Western release included Metal Gear…
Keiji Inafune, best known for Mega Man and Dead Rising, is working on a “totally new game” for the PlayStation Vita. In a recorded message from a gentleman’s study, Inafune, wearing a brown leather jacket, stated that the title is very much “Inafune-style”, adding, “We’re making a really amazing game.” Inafune said he couldn’t reveal…
In recent years, the Dynasty Warriors series has found new life by merging its signature gameplay with popular anime; first Gundam, then Fist of the North Star, and now One Piece. But is One Piece: Pirate Warriors just more of the same old hack-and-slash we’ve come to expect, or is there some treasure buried just…
These aren’t just glossy white 3DS units. They are, for Metal Gear fans, two of the coolest pieces of merchandise they will ever lay their eyes upon. Those sketches were drawn directly onto the handhelds by long-time series artist Yoji Shinkawa. The signature on the right? It’s the John Hancock of series creator and boss…
There are a lot of surprises in One Piece: Pirate Warriors but none are quite as impressive as how good the game looks. Much like Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles, the entire game is rendered in a cell-shaded art style, with all the shadows made to look as if done via a colored pencil. The result is…
Say hello to Taiwanese cosplayer Ajo. The cosplayer often appears at Taiwanese game events, cosplaying her heart out. She’s a big Dissidia Final Fantasy fan and loves the anime Panty ＆ Stocking with Garterbelt. Recently, Ajo uploaded a batch of Okami pics in which she is Amaterasu personified. Check out her work, which includes Okami,…
Earlier this week, game designer Phil Fish (above), best known for Fez, set off a firestorm. During a Q&A after documentary Indie Games: The Movie, a Japanese game designer asked Fish what he thought of modern Japanese games. Fish gave his honest opinion—rather bluntly. “Your games just suck,” Fish infamously said. But who was that…
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Among hackers and modders, Sony’s PSP is a favorite for its hack-ability. Depending on one’s knowledge, the portable console can be altered to play custom games and programs (homebrews) as well as pirated games. Taking all it’s learned from the weaknesses of the PSP, Sony developed the PS Vita with safeguards against such hacks and…
It really feels like spring here in Osaka—finally! Flowers starting to bud, bees buzzing, and birds chirping. But that also means, no more winter food. Many dishes in Japan are seasonal. I grew up in Texas, and yes, we ate seasonal food (I think). Japanese food is even more seasonal than what I had as…
Japanese figure maker (and car racer) Good Smile Company released a web ad for its latest figure of virtual idol Megurine Luka. The figure will be out this July. どの角度から眺めてもセクシーなルカ姉！ [Kotaku Japan]
A strong innocent youth with a thirst for adventure, a soldier with a sense of duty and honor, an outcast warrior… The heroes of the fantasy RPGs of yesteryear have always been people of strong moral fiber and a will to stand up and fight. Now, game developer e-smile in their new game Ore-ni Hatarakette…
Upcoming action game Lollipop Chainsaw features a slew of special outfits. Let’s have a look. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 Japanese “Premium Editions” come with an array of special features—most notably outfits. The PS3 version gets “Cutie Waitress” and “Multi-Boarder Bikini” outfits. The Xbox 360 gets pink a “Sexy Rider Suit” and a “Shell…
In China, fake electronics are everywhere. The whole place is packed with them. But increasingly, folks in China don’t want to own fakes. They want to own the real deal. Chinese news is reporting that a man in Henan Province desperately wanted an iPhone; he found what he thought was a real one at a…
March 11th this year will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. Since that time, a great deal of time effort and money has been offered for the rebuilding of the North-Eastern area of Japan from all parts of the world. Including the gaming world. Weekly Famitsu has gathered reports from numerous major…
“A man destroyed a game console and escaped by car,” the caller told cops. What started as a routine police call turned into much more, with the suspect evading thirty patrol cars. All over a broken game machine! Thirty-five year old Yoshihiro Kubota, who works as a car salesman, apparently took off after smashing a…
Anime Lupin the Third, one of the greatest things ever, is returning to television with a new series. It’s the first new Lupin anime series on TV in 27 years. Dubbed Lupin the Third: A Woman Called Fujiko Mine, the anime follows the exploits of Fujiko Mine, the anime’s iconic female character. This new episodes…
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