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It’s a bit late for a spring-themed acoustic track, but what the hell, it’s a good song. And good songs are always…
Last week, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s northern island Hokkaido, leaving many without power.
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Originally released on the Xbox 360 in 2008, The Last Remnant was ported to the PC the following year. It announced…
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It’s Tuesday, a.k.a. Honorary Hump Day. Let’s perk ourselves up a little bit.
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That previously announced Space Channel 5 VR game is headed to the PlayStation 4 in Japan. No word yet on a release date. [Correction 10:07 AM— This post originally read ‘PlayStation 5.’ This was, alas, a typo.]
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This is Monkey King: Hero is Back. It’s a PlayStation 4 exclusive and, of course, looks to be based on Sun Wukong from the Chinese classic Journey to the West.
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Sony’s Japan Studio is working on a new platforming VR game with a cute robot hero that wouldn’t look out of place in WALL-E. Titled Astro Bot Rescue Mission, it will be out next month in Japan and the US.
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Today in Tokyo, Sony is holding it’s “Line Up Tour” right before the Tokyo Game Show gets underway next week.
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Today, the latest Pokémon expansion card set Super-Burst Impact went on sale in Japan. Long lines formed, and there…
Japanese game studio Cygames says it’s keen to make a new Zone of the Enders game and is currently in discussions with Konami regarding the project. The two recently collaborated on Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Mars.
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Uh... hmm, okay, so this is a thing now? Cool. Cool cool cool.
Starting next week in China, players of Tencent’s popular mobile game Honour of Kings will have their info submitted to a police database to ferret out underage players and limit their playtime.
Spotted in China, this isn’t a crane game, but a money-blowing one. An electric fan is affixed where the claw should be and players try to blow bills into the slot. Read more
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Girls’ Generation just doesn’t know when to stop. That’s a good thing.
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Famitsu released Switch Japanese retail sales numbers from its March 3, 2017 launch to Sept. 2, 2018. So far, a total of 5,007,368 Switch consoles have been sold at retail in Japan. The top three selling games at Japanese retail are Splatoon 2 (2,621,928 copies), Super Mario Odyssey (1,788,228) and Mario Kart 8 DX… Read more
Today Typhoon Jebi barreled through Western Japan, hitting cities like Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka, where I live.
Starting September 12, a Metal Gear Solid-themed real-life stealth game will open in Tokyo’s Shinjuku.