OLED or Not, the New PS Vita Seems Fine!

You might have seen the comparison pics—or even the video. The new PS Vita slim features a LCD display instead of an OLED display. But you know what, it’s no biggie. I’ve been able to play with the new Vita this week in Tokyo. It’s not a bad redesign at all. In fact, it’s pretty…

Monster Hunter is coming to the PS Vita! Well, the online game Monster Hunter Frontier G is. Service begins next year in Japan, with no word on a Western release.

Are You Lazy? A Gamer? There’s This.

Laying on the floor and gaming is hard work! It’s apparently so difficult that a Japanese company has made the above contraption for individuals who want to sprawl out and game, but don’t want the hassle of holding something up. Holding sucks! The cushion is called “Goron,” which in Japanese refers to lying down. And…

A New, Free-To-Play Soulcalibur Is On The Way

It’s called Soulcalibur Lost Swords, and it will be a PlayStation 3 exclusive. The newest entry to the Soulcalibur fighting game series, apart from being free-to-play, will feature a new “item discovery and forging” system for its weapons, along with elemental-based (fire, wind etc.) fighting mechanics. Lost Swords will be a single-player game with a…

Dig Gravity Daze? Looks like Sony’s Japan Studio is working on another Gravity Daze title.

The Sights of the Tokyo Game Show

Hey! It’s that time of year again. It’s time for the Tokyo Game Show. Kicking off today, TGS runs ’til Sunday. Kotaku is in attendance and will be updating with news and impressions. Here’s a look at the showfloor, before TGS opens to the general public this Saturday.

I Still Can’t Tell What’s Going on in Capcom’s Next-Gen Online Game

Does the protagonist hear voices, or is that just the trailer being weird? Why are they speaking German and Spanish? And what’s with the boxes at the end? Deep Down, you’re scarily hard to decipher Though you do look ridiculously beautiful. Unfortunately, still no word on when exactly Capcom’s fine-looking PS4 game will arrive. When…

Yes, Really, Every Last Orc Must Die

Bart Tiongson is a concept artist with almost 15 years experience in the games industry, having worked first at Ensemble and then, when the Age of Empires studio went bust, to Robot Entertainment. Below you’ll see examples of both personal and industry work. To see more, head to his site and CGHub page. To see…

Have A Few Seconds’ Worth Of Final Fantasy XV

Yeah, just a few seconds. But it’s still Final Fantasy XV! The Tokyo Game Show brings us a “new” (there’s lots of re-used footage) three-minute trailer for the upcoming PS4/XBO title Final Fantasy XV, wherein the hero faces Leviathan and smashes an armored soldier into a police car What a rascal!

Longtime Nintendo President Dies Aged 85

Hiroshi Yamauchi, a longtime president of Nintendo (1949-2002) and the predecessor to current boss Satoru Iwata, has passed away today at the age of 85, Nikkei reports Formerly the richest man in Japan, Yamauchi also owned Seattle’s Major League Baseball team, the Mariners (though he famously never attended a game). A champion of the efforts…

A Very Different Take On Dwarf Fortress

The Queen, by former games writer Ste Curran, is something you should probably listen to. Especially if you like Dwarf Fortress and/or good games writing. It runs 16 minutes, so you might want to make a cup of tea and settle in. And if you like it? Buy it for £1, and encourage more of…

Five Things I Liked About Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Today at the Tokyo Game Show 2013, I got some hands-on time with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. As this is the first time the game has been playable in Japan, I was excited to see what all the hype was about. And simply put, I had a lot of fun just playing it. Here…

Rain Was Enough Of A Tearjerker Already… And Now There’s A Song

Seriously, was the piano not enough? Here it is, in any case: PS3 exclusive touchy-feely platform-adventure Rain’s new story trailer, courtesy of the Tokyo Game Show. Stock up on tissues if you’re planning to get this game (it gets here on the first of October.)

Heavily-Armed Cops Turn Up To GTA V Launch Stunt

A stunt at a game store in France went pear-shaped earlier in the week when staff dressed like gangsters for the GTA V launch, and did such a good job a police armed response team showed up. The staff, from a Micromania store in Montargis, not only dressed the part, but also sported replica handguns.…

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Pokemon Deserve A Companion This Pretty

After years of fan-made efforts, Nintendo finally went and released their own Pokedex app for iOS. It works, but it’s kinda gross, and nowhere near as pretty as this gorgeous design by Jake Moore, which brings Pokemon into theiOS7 era One day, Nintendo might put as much effort into stuff like this (and its console…

Final Fantasy X Looks Beautiful in HD, X-2 Looks… Good

Today at the Tokyo Game Show 2013, I got some hands-on time with the HD remasters of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 As expected, the games of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster play identically to their PS2 counterparts and the visuals are the sole area of improvement. In Final Fantasy X,…

Real Scottish Town Is In GTA V, Absolutely Hates It

The main Grand Theft Auto games are developed, for the most part, in Scotland. So it shouldn’t surprise you too much to know that a district in GTA V – Hawick – is named after a small Scottish town. It sure surprised Hawick, though. In particular, it surprised Hawick councillor David Paterson, who the BBC…

Checking Out The PS Vita TV

The PS Vita TV seems kind of confusing if you try to wrap your head around it: So, it’s a PS Vita, but it’s not really portable? And it doesn’t have a screen? You hook it up to your TV? You need a separate controller? Getting some time to actually fiddle with the “world’s smallest…

Ouya Tries To Fix Its “Free Money” Shambles

A few weeks back, Ouya launched a campaign with the very best intentions. They wanted to encourage developers to make games for their platform, by matching the amount of money made in a Kickstarter. Thing is, this is the real world, and it didn’t work out too great. Two games in particular turned the campaign…