19.09.2010 · Blog
'Hardware Girls' launch party
A photographer and journalist, gravure idol and musician, it is tough to pin down Julie Watai, aka Amano Ai, aka Eye Taso. She is as...
17.04.2010 · Blog
Ragnarok signs are the best ever!
Though I love RPGs, I am not a really big online gamer. Still, these new adverts for Ragnarok are just awesome enough to make me want to...
19.10.2009 · Blog
Nintendo is still number one
"Business Week" elected Nintendo as World's Best Company over Google and Apple. I thought of the company as "Hiroshi Yamauchi Co., Ltd,...
26.09.2009 · Blog
Akiba Game Fair
I missed Tokyo Game Show due to business, but was able to catch this smaller gathering in Akihabara. Lots of moe moe contents! It was my...
15.08.2009 · Blog
Square Showroom hours
I stopped by Shinjuku to pick up something for my brother, in the process missing most of Comike.... But I did discover that the operating...
14.06.2009 · Blog
Game Bar A-Button has anniversary
The game bar we all have come to know and love had its anniversary party on June 7. I neglected to visit until today after the weekly Akiba...
03.03.2009 · Blog
Tokyo Game Show press release
Tokyo Game Show has released details for the 2009 event to be held at Makuhari Messe September 24-27 (Thursday to Sunday). The first two...
27.02.2009 · Blog
Best game in the world is...?
"Super Mario Kart," or so say the publishers of "Guinness Book of World Records: Gamer's Edition." Crazy stuff, and you can see more over...
20.10.2008 · Blog
Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft puts out a book on Japanese arcades
Brian Ashcraft, an editor at Kotaku, has a new book out on Japanese game centers. "Arcade Mania: The Turbo-charged World of Japan's Game...
17.10.2008 · Features
Extra Hyper Game Music Event 2008
Gamers have their own music festival – and its better
13.10.2008 · Reviews
Small Words for Little Big Planet
It doesn't really suck... well, maybe a little.
12.10.2008 · Features
Tokyo Game Show bigger and better than ever
Sequels and mobile technology carry the day
01.09.2008 · Blog
Chrono Trigger DS Release Date Announced
Legendary RPG with Akira Toriyama character design keeps 2D interface.
14.08.2008 · Blog
1UP Mushroom Burger
This is the "first draft" mushroom burger. The bread for the bun was baked in an automatic rice cooker, and painted green using food...
31.07.2008 · Blog
Doki Doki 2 Release... Today!
If you feel your heart fluttering, there is probably good reason.
