News

Illegal Or Not, These Social Games Will Drain Your Wallet

With the illegalisation of complete gacha being made, multiple social game companies have already either made changes to their applications or simply made new ones. The question is whether those modifications are any better than what we had previously.


February 23, 2012
News

Game Creators Look To 2012: We’ll Do Better

Last year turned out to be a tough one for most Japanese game companies. With natural and nuclear disasters and economic downturns, it’s been a rough year all around. In Weekly Famitsu, several game companies have announced their year-end performance and plans for 2012.


December 12, 2011
In Real Life

Some Of The World’s Best Young Gundam Model Makers

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!


August 23, 2011
In Real Life

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

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.


August 22, 2011
Mobile

Namco Bandai Ready To Go After Mobile Games

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]


August 18, 2011
News

This Trailer Is Armored To The Core

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


August 16, 2011
PlayStation

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

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


August 15, 2011
In Real Life

A Serious Button-Pounding You Won’t Believe

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.


August 10, 2011
News

Let A Giant Mecha Show You Around

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


August 5, 2011
In Real Life

A Tour Of Retro Japanese Toy Porn

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.