When a game features catgirls, it's probably not surprising to hear that people are reacting to it in funny ways. Especially since, in this case, the catgirl game is of the 'sexy' variety.

If you’ve paid any attention to the “Popular New Releases” tab on Steam, you might have noticed that lately, there’s been a big influx of anime games on the distribution platform. Featuring 2D babes, these games often let you romance and seduce scantily-clad characters. Warning: this post contains graphic sexual…

And it takes a braver one to walk up to it and buy something.

Japanese erotic games (aka "eroge") often feature cute, curvy characters in evocative settings. So when you think of these computer games, you probably don't think of, oh, giant mecha, deadly katana, or evil villains.

Love Gal is an upcoming Japanese adult computer game that, according to its tagline, isn't an anime or a doll. "It's a true, real-time 3D game!" So why have a doll promote it, then?

Some cosplayers make their own outfits. Others shell out cash for them. Japan's largest cosplay costume emporium is Cospa. And the retailer listed its biggest selling outfits of 2011.

Fans make sexy drawings of various characters. From Peter Pan's Tinkerbell to Beauty and the Beast's Belle, they've done this for years.

When March 11's earthquake shook North-eastern Japan, lives were lost and destroyed. Less importantly, video games ended up delayed and canceled. As the country continues to pull itself from the wreckage, one adult game company is stating that for the time being it cannot go on.

Ushijima Ii Niku (Ushijima "Good Meat") is Japan's biggest amateur pin-up. And this summer, she's coming to a theater near you. That is, if you live near Akihabara.

Forget commercials. Forget print ads. What might make a sale in Japan is more than hype. It's the presentation, namely of the in-store variety.

The Japanese birthrate continues drop to record lows. Is it because the nation's youth are wrapped up in video games?

Adult dating sim My Girlfriend Is The President, the loli-political erotic adventure that piqued our curiosity last year, is getting an official release in English, so non-Japanese speakers can see what it's like to "date" schoolgirls-of-state and alien ships.

Japanese entertainment company DMM.com offers a whole host of services, like PS3-based movie rental. But what it's mostly known for is pornography, whether it's selling adult movie downloads for the PSP or just selling straight-up adult movie downloads.

Shintaro Ishihara is one of Japan's great writers. He's also the Governor of Tokyo, and according to some, a racist.

Motion-sensing peripherals are all the rage. This year, both Microsoft and Sony are releasing new motion-sensing devices that put players in the game. But what about when the game is an erotic game?

In the past eight years, so much has changed. So much hasn't. The sun still rises, for example. That's the same. But erotic game brand-wise, much has changed.

"Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi" ("The Bridge over the Starry Sky") was originally slated for release on December 11, 2009. Then it was delayed. A whole bunch.