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Jamzy Is All Over This NXE Stuff [New Xbox Experience]

Jamzy Is All Over This NXE Stuff [New Xbox Experience]

The NXE didn't just hit in the US and Europe. It hit the world over. How's the rest of the world taking things? Well, if Jamzy's any indication, the rest of the world is doing just fine, thank you very much. As you can see by our favourite Japanese Xbox 360 fanboy's eerily life-like avatar.
Wonder if... Read more

Square Enix Brings LostWinds To Japan [Lostwinds]

Square Enix Brings LostWinds To Japan [Lostwinds]

Square Enix's newfound love of Western developers bears new fruit as European developer Frontier Developments announces that the Japanese publisher will be publishing their critically-acclaimed WiiWare title LostWinds in Japan and Asia. "Square Enix is a very successful, development-led organization... Read more

Wish We Had The Japanese Street Fighter IV Box Art [Street Fighter Iv]

Wish We Had The Japanese Street Fighter IV Box Art [Street Fighter Iv]

"Oh, come on Capcom - you can do better than this, surely?"
So asked Stuart in September. Capcom's response?
"Sure can!"
Pity, then, that they can do better for the Japanese box art, and not that destined for our Western shores.
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Nov 12 Valkyria Chronicles Getting Anime Treatment [Valkyria Chronicles]

Valkyria Chronicles Getting Anime Treatment [Valkyria Chronicles]

Having played through a bit of Sega's PS3 strategy RPG Valkyria Chronicles, I can honestly say it's like watching an anime interspersed with entertaining bits of gameplay. Well now Aniplex's A-1 Picture...

Nov 10 Rockstar Exec "Not Sure" About Xbox 360 DLC Release Date [Gtaiv]

Rockstar Exec "Not Sure" About Xbox 360 DLC Release Date [Gtaiv]

That's right, Grand Theft Auto IV was numero uno in Japan with a bullet. The PS3 version of the Rockstar developed title edged out LittleBigPlanet in its debut week. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser talked...

Nov 7 Pay Maid To Role Play, Cosplay With You [Akihabara]

Pay Maid To Role Play, Cosplay With You [Akihabara]

Shopping in Akihabara? Fun. Shopping in Akihabara with a role-playing maid? Funner. Maid establishment Ecri offers discerning Japanese otaku the chance to hire a maid to "role play" video game or anime...

Nov 7 Pay Maids To Role Play, Cosplay With You [Akihabara]

Pay Maids To Role Play, Cosplay With You [Akihabara]

Shopping in Akihabara? Fun. Shopping in Akihabara with a role-playing maid? Funner. Maid establishment Ecri offers discerning Japanese otaku the chance to hire a maid to "role play" video game or anime...

Nov 6 Folding@Home Wins Japanese Design Award [PS3]

Folding@Home Wins Japanese Design Award [PS3]

The PS3's Folding@home service has nabbed a prestigious Good Design Award, AKA "G-Mark." Since 1957, the Good Design Award has been instituted by the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry...

Nov 17 The Real DS Light, So Amazing, So Blinky [Clips]

Nov 12 Rocking Out to KORG DS-10 in Tokyo

Nov 12 White Knight Chronicles Commercials Tout Multiplayer

Nov 7 Shameful DSi Camera Explored Further [Clips]

Nov 6 Want To Work For Square Enix? Write Fan-Fiction [Japan]

Nov 5 Final Fantasy Cell Phone Game Reaches 2 Million Downloads [Japan]

Oct 30 Destiny Links: Another 4-Player, Co-Op DS RPG

Oct 29 A 16 Second NHK Clip of Dragonball Movie (Very Boring) [Clips]

Oct 28 DSi Camera Appeals To Little Kids And Old People (We Assume) [Clips]

Oct 27 This Hula Wii Ad Looks Bad [Clips]

Nov 25 2009 IGF Reminds Entrants Of Student Showcase, IGF Mobile Deadlines

2009 IGF Reminds Entrants Of Student Showcase, IGF Mobile Deadlines

[Just a final reminder for the IGF student and mobile competitions for 2009, which are finishing up this weekend and Monday respectively - good luck to all the entrants, both competitions have had some...

Nov 19 Ever think about actually MAKING the Games you play? [Advertisement]

Ever think about actually MAKING the Games you play? [Advertisement]

If so, graduate to a future in Game Art & Design with The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division. Our unique program is your first step toward becoming an artist and designer in the multi-billion...

Nov 19 iPhone's Puzzle Quest Hits December For $10 [Iphone]

iPhone's Puzzle Quest Hits December For $10 [Iphone]

It looks like Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords will be hitting the App Store next month for $9.95.
TransGaming tells us that the game is working its way through the approval process as we speak...

Nov 19 Thanksgiving Weekend Is GHWT Live Weekend [Guitar Hero World Tour]

Thanksgiving Weekend Is GHWT Live Weekend [Guitar Hero World Tour]

Guitar Hero World Tour is getting the Xbox Live Weekend treatment come November 27th, snagging the coveted Thanksgiving spot on Microsoft's service. They're planning on making good use of the four-day...

Nov 19 Pro Gamer Lands Dr Pepper Deal [Pro Gaming]

Pro Gamer Lands Dr Pepper Deal [Pro Gaming]

Not even 24 hours after DirecTV backed Championship Gaming Series went belly up in the shrinking pond that is professional gaming, Dr Pepper has announced that are backing a pro-gamer in their first every...

Nov 19 NXE Avatar Clothes Packs Coming In "Theme Packs" [New Xbox Experience]

If you've got the New Xbox Experience, you'll no doubt have already made yourself an avatar. And no doubt frowned a little at the lack of options you'll find while trying to make one. The physical choice...

Nov 19 Interviews: Edmund McMillen, Dong

Interviews: Edmund McMillen, Dong

Links to some of the recent interviews with prolific or high-profile indie game developers of today:
Destructoid Interview: Edmund McMillen (text) Not a week goes by without the mention of Edmund McMillen...

Nov 19 The Wii Enters Its Terrible Twos Today [Nintendo]

The Wii Enters Its Terrible Twos Today [Nintendo]

Can you believe it's already been two whole years since Nintendo launched the Wii in North America? What heady times! We were still reeling from the PlayStation 3 launch two days prior, still making off...

Nov 19 IF Comp 2008 Results Announced

IF Comp 2008 Results Announced

Results for the 14th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition are out, with Violet, Nightfall and Everybody Dies grabbing top honors this year. All competition entries (and their respective interpreter...

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Nov 20 In The Pit Trailer - No Video Card Required [Nxe]

Nov 20 Sony Lose Patent Lawsuit, Have To Cough Up $18 Million [Sony]

Nov 20 Preview: Agatha Ragata (Oxeye Game Studio)

Nov 20 Microsoft promises/threatens new avatar clothing for the next six months

Nov 20 Codemasters announces sequel with clever title, Colin McRae: DiRT 2

Nov 20 MS aware of Marketplace issues with NXE

Nov 20 GTA IV PC Video Editor Can Make Your Innuendo Filled Video Dreams Come True [Clips]

Nov 20 Let's Watch Every Single MK vs DC Fatality [MOrtal Kombat Vs DC]

Nov 20 Bike Hero: When bicycling and Guitar Hero come together

Nov 20 Paternity [Day Note]

Nov 19 Infinite Ammo on the Road, Gamma3D Entries Revealed

Nov 19 Hardware Hackers Make Some DSi Flash Progress [Acekard]

Nov 19 Afro Samurai (PS3, Xbox 360)

Nov 19 NXE Experiencing New Errors [New Xbox Experience]

Nov 19 Mirror's Edge / Left 4 Dead / Fallout 3 contest winners announced