Health club company Konami announced that Metal Gear Online launches today on PC, its one-week beta period now over. If you need help deciding whether to check it out or not, you can read about the week Patricia spent with the console version here.

How One of Japan’s Biggest Games Was Created

In Japan, games don’t get much bigger than the Dragon Quest franchise. Recently, series creator Yuji Horii uploaded some of the first game’s original design documents, providing an inside peek at its birth. [Photo: Yuji Horii] According to Horii, first the stages were drawn out on paper. Then, the positions of in-game characters were drawn…

Interested in how Japan saved American fashion? Read this interview with one of my favorite Japan writers W. David Marx or, better yet, check out his book Ametora on the subject!

Umbrellas. Kyoto, Japan. By Mike Kowalek 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!

It looks like Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is coming to Steam according to this teaser. According to the clip’s description, it’s hitting “this February.”

Sega announced that the Phantasy Star Online 2 closed beta test for the PS4 version will run from February 25 to March 6 in Japan. The game’s official launch is April 20 in Japan. In Japan. In. Japan.

Reminder: Do Not Wear High Heels in Snow

I don’t care if you are a guy or a gal, please do not wear high heels in snow. Just don’t! Because, as you can see in the above GIF, you will slip and fall. Today, Tokyo got covered in snow. Throughout the morning, Tokyo internet friends on my Twitter feed kept saying there were…