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Some Of The World’s Best Young Gundam Model Makers

10:30PM December 12, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

You’ve already seen the best Gundam models made by Japanese fans. Now, you get to see some of the best Gundam models in the world. Lucky you! More »


In Real Life

So I Guess This Will Be A Movie Within A Game?

6:30PM August 23, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Or maybe it’s a game within a movie? Or maybe it’s just a movie–enough! OK, .hack, the video game within a video game video game, is getting a movie version. More »


Mobile

Namco Bandai Ready To Go After Mobile Games

8:20PM August 22, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Namco Bandai established a start-up with Japanese mobile gaming giant DeNA to make social games. Dubbed BDNA, the company’s funded by Namco Bandai (75 per cent) and DeNA (25 per cent). DeNA makes the popular “Mobage” titles in Japan. [IT Media]


News

This Trailer Is Armored To The Core

7:00PM August 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Armored Core V is not the fifth game in the Armored Core series. Funny that. More »


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The Trailer For 2011′s Hardest Game Is Easy To Watch

10:30PM August 16, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Dark Souls, the spiritual sequel to the challenging Demon’s Soul, will not be a cake walk. More »


In Real Life

A Serious Button-Pounding You Won’t Believe

9:30PM August 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Arcade superplay footage of Taiko no Tatsujin is dime a dozen — amazing players beating out perfect drum routines, even incorporating their own dance moves and flourishes. But Taiko no Tatsujin isn’t only an arcade game. More »


News

Let A Giant Mecha Show You Around

6:00PM August 10, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Bandai Namco is releasing a Gundam themed navigational app for the iPhone. More »


In Real Life

A Tour Of Retro Japanese Toy Porn

4:00PM August 5, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Japan has a long, proud history of making toys. The Bandai Museum in the rice fields of Tochigi Prefecture catalogues the amazing playthings the country has produced over the years. Can’t make it out to sleepy town of Mibu to check out the museum? No worries, Kotaku‘s got you covered. More »


In Real Life

This Is The World Cup Of Gundam Models

6:00PM July 21, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

This December, Bandai Namco is holding the “Gunpla Builders World Cup 2011″, the first international competition devoted to Gunpla, or Gundam model building. More »


In Real Life

Take A Tour Of The Tales Cafe

10:30PM July 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

To promote the latest Tales role-playing game Tales of Xillia, Namco is rolling out a Tales cafe, first in Tokyo and later in Tokushima. More »