Jaded JRPG fans protest convention, predictability
This is a pretty smart ad campaign. As this article from the Escapist says, an ad campaign in Japan for the upcoming video game Fallout:...
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The World Cosplay Summit just happened…who won?
The World Cosplay Summit took place this weekend in Nagoya, Japan, and Italy emerged victorious. By that, I mean the grand prize winners were Luca...
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“Non-asians can do it too!”
Just the other day I remember my friend posting a blog of someone making fun of bad cosplayers, by comparing them to really Really good...
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Nintendo DS a bigger hit in Japan than US, but why??
I read this article over at the New York Times website, thought it warranted sharing. Among other issues, the article concerns the Nintendo DS and...
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Final Fantasy XIII a million-seller in the West
In its first week on the shelves in the Western part of the globe (USA and other countries in this hemisphere), Square Enix’s Final Fantasy...
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Will Final Fantasy XIII be the savior of the Japanese gaming industry??
The game’s producers seem to think that it will. Joystiq reported about an interview between the European Playstation Blog and Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori...
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The Battle for Video Game Industry Domination rages on….
I found this interesting editorial discussing the battle between the American and Japanese video game industries for ‘domination’ in the video game business. An interesting...
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Japan to get pretty awesome bonus stuff with Super Street Fighter IV
As pointed out by this article from IGN, the Japanese release of the upcoming and highly-anticipated Super Street Fighter IV will come with a ‘Collector’s...
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WILD ARMS 2nd IGNITION OP
youtubeをネットサーフィンしていたら懐かしいゲームのOPトラックを見つけました。1999年に発売されました「ワイルドアームズ セカンドイグニッション」です。当時は夢中になってプレーしていましたね … とにかくOPのアニメーションが素晴らしかったのを懐かしく思い出しました。 -僕は、本当に「英雄」なのだろうか？- どこにでもいるような青年、「アシュレー・ウインチェスター」。 騎士団付属の銃士隊に所属する新米隊員アシュレーは、 古代遺跡における巨大怪獣覚醒騒動の際、目覚ましい活躍をみせる。 この功績が、彼を緊急任務遂行部隊、通称「ARMS」へ配属させることとなる。 だが、このことがこれからの運命、ひいてはファルガイア全土を巻き込む 「焔の災厄」の始まりであることは知る由もなかった…。
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Gotta Catch ’em All! Oh wait, she already did
21-year old Lisa Courtney of Herfordshire, UK has done it. Due to her amassing, in her words, over 13,000 pieces of Pokemon memorabilia, she is...
