A piece of Tokyo legislation that would forbid visual depictions of sexually stimulating characters—who appear to be under 18 years of age—has been put on hold. Continue reading here: Anime Artists Fight Tokyo Virtual Child Porn Bill Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

The Lost Gamer writes “In a recent interview on the Japanese Square Enix Members area, Tetsuya Nomura has revealed further information regarding the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII Versus title – currently set to be released exclusively on PlayStation 3.” Follow this link: Final Fantasy XIII Versus sees return of World Map, Airships Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has announced plans to open a new development studio in Tokyo. According to a translated Famitsu article by 1up, the new company will be called Tango and Mikami hopes it can foster new Japanese development talent. “One of the reasons I’m building a company is to raise the game makers of the future, people who haven’t gone pro yet,” Mikami... 

Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has announced plans to open a new development studio in Tokyo. Read the original: News: Resident Evil creator to open new Tokyo studio Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Ripping off every Japanese horror trick in the book doesn’t make this poor attempt at survival horror any scarier. Score: 3.5 / bad Get the full article at GameSpot ” Wii | Calling Review ” was posted by Nathan Meunier on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:03:47 -0700 More: Wii | Calling Review Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Nintendo announces deal with Tecmo Koei to bring next installment in Dynasty Warriors spin-off exclusively to its latest console. Two years ago, Koei introduced its historical Japanese action series to the Wii with Samurai Warriors: Katana. However, the first-person on-rails action game deviated from formula, eschewing the third-person hack-and-slash gameplay for which the franchise and its many sibling... 

Calling (Wii) These trailers of the horror game showcase the Japanese language option for an even eerier experience. More: Calling Gameplay Trailers Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Japanese publisher confirms fourth PSP release in cooperative action role-playing game franchise to see debut by end of the year; new regions, monsters among planned changes. This year is shaping up to be a big one for Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise. The series is making its North American Wii debut with Monster Hunter Tri on April 20 and is expanding to the Japanese Xbox 360 this summer... 

Over ten million people own a copy of FFVII. Released in 1997, Square’s iconic RPG is still regarded with reverence by RPG die hards and casual players alike. FFVII sold 2.3 million copies in its first three days on sale in Japan alone. To put this in perspective, Metal Gear Solid 4 sold 77,000 copies in its first week, growing to 5 million copies worldwide. Thirteen years on from FFVII’s... 

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Game Rupblic, the luminary Japanese developers that brought us Folklore back in 2007. Their vow of silence seems to be over, though, as they just released a new trailer for the upcoming PS360 game, Majin: The Fallen Realm. Originally posted here: New trailer of Majin released – look out Team ICO Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

The Japanese pack shots for God of War Trilogy, a bundle containing both God of War III and God of War: Collection, have been released. Originally posted here: God of War Trilogy Japanese pack shots Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

GDC 2010: Director Motomu Toriyama shares his experiences and offers a postmortem for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII. Who was there: Director and scenario writer Motomu Toriyama from Square Enix went over the Crystal Mythos and shared his thoughts on the direction of Final Fantasy Excerpt from: Xbox 360 | FFXIII director intends to keep series story-driven Bookmark It Hide... 

Electronics giant Sony is expected to release its first commercially available 3DTVs in the UK market this June – but as is the case with all early adopters, those wishing to take the plunge early on face a hefty outlay. Sony’s first 3D sets will include in the box two sets of active shutter specs and a 3D emitter. However, households where more than two people are expected to watch the TV... 

GDC 2010: Akira Yamaoka of Grasshopper Manufacture discusses how the human brain works and what techniques are effective when creating a memorable audio experience. Who Was There: Akira Yamaoka, who is best known for his music in the Silent Hill series, leveraged his 20 years of experience in video game production to discuss audio design in games from a producer’s perspective. He has worked... 

GDC 2010: Akira Yamaoka of Grasshopper Manufacture discusses how the human brain works and what techniques are effective when creating a memorable audio experience. Who Was There: Akira Yamaoka, who is best known for his music in the Silent Hill series, leveraged his 20 years of experience in video game production to discuss audio design in games from a producer’s perspective. He has worked... 

Kojima is planning a series of 10 pure gameplay trailers for MGS PW leading up to the Japanese release on 29th April. The first trailer is out today. Continue reading here: Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker New Gameplay Trailer Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →