The Best Looking Beat 'em Up Games From The 16-Bit Era
The beat 'em up genre flourished in the nineties, with Capcom and Konami leading the way on the SNES and on the SEGA Genesis, as well as with a huge amount of great arcade games that never got a home console port.
The Geekiest Cars on Earth
For Japanese otaku, itasha—literally "painmobile"—are about as geeky as they come. This past weekend, diehard itasha gathered and gawked in Tokyo's Odaiba.
More Super Robot Wars Anime? That Seems Possible
Fullmetal Alchemist animator Satoshi Kubo has publicly stated on Japanese social networking site Mixi that he refused to work on a Super Robot Wars project. He cited the involvement of a certain staffer for the reason why.
Video Games Bid Adieu to World War II
Sixty five years after the end of World War II, the second world war seems to have lost its attraction for video game developers.
Akihabara Girl Group Singing Dragon Ball Song
AKB48, the most popular idol group in Japan at the moment, will be singing the ending theme for anime series Dragon Ball Kai.
Older Ratchet Games Unlock Bonuses In New One
One perk that an old Ratchet game unlocks in the forthcoming Ratchet sequel is useful. The other perk, is not.
Maxis Hit With Job Cuts, EA Confirms
Word from Electronic Arts today is that Maxis, the studio behind The Sims and Spore, suffered layoffs today. No word on how many people were affected. EA described the cuts as an attempt to "focus" the studio.
Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 Has Mandatory Install
Word has it that upcoming PS3 exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 requires, like a lot of PS3 games do these days, a mandatory install. Sign of the times!
Rygar Taps Hard Gay For Beefy, Oiled-Up Game Promo
Tecmo's Japanese marketing team has recruited "entertainer" Hard Gay to help promote the upcoming Rygar: The Battle of Argus in Japan. Over there, they call it Argos no Senshi: Muscle Impact and use CAPS LOCK.
Tales of... Tofu Curry?
Tales of Hearts is Namco Bandai's latest entry in the Tales series — though this time Namco Bandai is releasing two versions. One is a realistic CG version, and the other one is cutie anime version. If that wasn't enough (it's not, really), Namco Bandai's Tales team has joined forces with Circle K convience stores to…
This *Might* Help Your Akihabara Shopping
What seems like every week or so, I get emails from readers asking where they should go in Akihabara. While I don't mind answering emails, here's a book I can point them to: The Best Shops of Akihabara. It's forty pages of an English-language manga-style guidebook. As a nice bonus, the book even points out which…