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Early September, 1999. Britney Spears dominated the airwaves, fear of the Y2K bug hung in the air, and my teenage…
May 14
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It’s once again time to become a combo king. Overnight, Konami released an alpha version of its upcoming…
Oct 25 2019
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On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, staff editor Natalie Degraffinried comes on to discuss the best and worst exercise games with me and Kirk, from Ring Fit Adventure (fun!) to Wii Fit (ehh) to Dance Dance Revolution (classic). Get the MP3 here.
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Mar 12 2019
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In Japan, Love Hotels are specifically designed as places where folks can go and have sex. At Hotel Eldia, when…
Jan 28 2019
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Sometimes it’s all about having the right tool for the job. On a recent Twitch stream, Tetris champion Jonas Neubauer…
Jan 25 2019
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Jan 13 2019
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The Dance Dance Revolution world championships are next weekend, hosted in Japan by KONAMI. This weekend, at the…
Oct 3 2018
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In 2012, Xopher (as he’s known among the dance game community) was told by a doctor that if he didn’t lose weight,…
Jan 8 2018
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Back in 2012, an elderly couple appeared on Japanese TV, showing off their DDR skills. It’s 2018, and the two are…
Oct 7 2017
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Why fight demonic animations with a mouse and keyboard or game controller when you can just dance all those troubles…
Aug 13 2017
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Here is ATwerkingYoshi beating Bloodborne’s Cleric Beast using not a controller, but a dance mat.
Jul 21 2017
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Mar 27 2017
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Dance Dance Revolution and its many copycats (Pump It Up, In the Groove, etc) already feel like a blast from the…
Feb 11 2017
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Chris “iamchris4life” Chike was one of a handful of Americans invited to Japan to compete in the DDR World…
Aug 26 2015
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Today, health club company Konami announced that it will be removing thirty-one iOS gaming apps on September 10.
Mar 21 2014
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A little less than a year ago, I wrote about my success losing weight by spending an hour each morning playing Dance…
Nov 25 2013
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If Adam Lanza—the shooter responsible for last year's Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre—had a video gaming…
Jun 5 2013
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by Peeking Boo.
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Apr 23 2013
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Growing up, I was a very thin kid. Thanks to an amazingly high metabolism, I could eat anything I wanted, as much as…
Apr 1 2013
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"Love hotels" are Japan's equivalent of the "no-tell motel". Rooms are available by the hour, and the hotels cater…