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Playing Portal 2 On Oculus Rift Is Almost A Religious Experience

When I was 11 years old, I convinced my mum to drive me to Blockbuster store. And despite it costing far more than my meager allowance, rent a brand new Nintendo Virtual Boy with two games: Mario Tennis and Mario Clash.

Mobile

How The iPad Made Me A Starship Captain

Since I was a child in the early ’90s watching Star Trek: The Next Generation on TV, I have always dreamed of being the captain of my own starship with a crew at my command. Last weekend, I finally got my chance.

In Real Life

This Anime Adaptation Comes Complete With Breast Guns

Later this year, Japan will get a live action adaptation of 009-1, a cyborg-filled manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori (Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider). But while it shares many themes, its creator, and a “009” in the title with popular anime and manga Cyborg 009, the plots of the two series are completely unrelated.

Retro

Bakemonogatari Is An Amazingly Well-Directed Anime

As we’re coming up on the new anime season, I’ve been perusing the upcoming shows looking for what I should keep an eye on. One anime, in particular, has stood out to me as a must watch: Monogatari Series Second Season. There’s just one problem, I haven’t seen either of the preceding two series, Bakemonogatari and Niseimonogatari, nor the OVA.

News

The Japanese Games Kicking Arse At E3

Back in 2009 at the Tokyo Game show, Keiji Inafune, creator of Mega Man, Onimusha, and Dead Rising said the following: “Man, Japan is over. We’re done. Our game industry is finished.” But as this E3 is quick to show, this is hardly the case.

Retro

I Never Knew I Needed A Sailor Moon Brawler In My Life

As I’ve mentioned before, when I was a kid, there wasn’t much in the way of anime readily available. On TV there were only two anime programs: Sci-Fi channel’s Saturday anime, and Sailor Moon. So needless to say, I watched me a lot of Sailor Moon.

In Real Life

Watch The First 8 Minutes Of The New Ghost In The Shell Right Here

Back in February, we showed you the first trailer of the newest instalment of the Ghost in the Shell franchise, Ghost in the Shell: Arise. With the Japanese theatre release of the first chapter, border: 1 Ghost Pain, a week away, fans are getting a special gift: the first eight minutes of the film are now online.

In Real Life

If Playing Animal Crossing Is As Boring As Watching The Movie, I’m Out

This past week saw the Western release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the 3DS. Despite having never played an Animal Crossing game myself — largely due to its part in the most heartbreaking gaming tale I have ever heard — I decided it would be fun to sit down and watch the 2006 Animal Crossing anime film.

Nintendo

Shin Megami Tensei IV Is As Deep And Interesting As It Is Hard

In recent years, the Shin Megami Tensei series has found new life in the West thanks to the popularity of spinoff titles Persona 3 and Persona 4. But now, after a decade since the release of the third game in the core series, comes Shin Megami Tensei IV.

Nintendo

This Game’s DLC Lets You Hit Level 99 In An Hour

I’ve already talked a bit about how hard Shin Megami Tensei IV was on the default difficulty — and how the game makes you humiliate yourself in order to switch to easy mode. But if even easy mode is still too much for you, you can always download the first DLC dungeon. It completely breaks the game.

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