News

Borderlands 2 Is Official. Borderlands 2 Is Coming.

Post-apocalyptic shooter Borderlands is getting a sequel. It’s called Borderlands 2.


May 3, 2011
In Real Life

The Kid Who Trained With The Masters Of Nintendo During A Gaming Golden Age

It was the hot, sticky summer 1990. Japan’s bubble economy, the period of rapid growth during the 1980s, would be over in a year, but Japanese gaming showed no signs of ending its dominance.


April 4, 2011
In Real Life

PixelJunk Shooter? No, PixelJunk Signed Shooter Shirt

Kyoto’s Q-Games, the studio behind PixelJunk and a whole host of wonderful titles, is auctioning off a signed ThinkGeek t-shirt for “Play for Japan”. The whole PixelJunk staff autographed the shirt!


February 11, 2011
News

PixelJunk Shooter 2 Gets a Final Release Date

Kotaku AU

I’m a huge fan of Q Games and have signed a blood pact to purchase every single game they create until I die an inglorious, peasant’s death. So I was pretty happy to hear that PixelJunk Shooter 2, Q Games’ first sequel has received a solid release date.


PlayStation

PixelJunk Shooter 2 Explores PSN In March

The next game in Q Games’ great and quirky Pixeljunk series arrives on the PlayStation Store March 1. What’s new in PixelJunk Shooter 2? Lots! Why not read our preview? Or ask Q Games yourself at the PlayStation.blog.


March 20, 2010
News

PixelJunk Expansion Channels Demon’s Souls, Of All Things

The stylish, HD-retro PixelJunk games are among the highlights on the PlayStation platform. But another cult favourite, Demon’s Souls, beat the series to its latest clever innovation.


January 16, 2010
News

Dylan Cuthbert: Game Funding Model Is “Fundamentally Broken”

In an interview with Develop, Q-Games president Dylan Cuthbert discusses the “fundamentally broken” games funding model, saying it is geared towards “making publishers stinking rich”.


October 20, 2009
News

Don’t Expect More PixelJunk PSP Ports Just Yet

Kyoto-based developer Q-Games has brought its home console PSN PixelJunk experience to the PSP with PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe. It’s a first for the company, and perhaps, a last.


August 27, 2009

Want To Work In The Japanese Gaming Industry? Here’s How

It’s a regular occurrence. Open my email, and time after time, there the question is, staring me in the face: How do I work in Japanese gaming?


June 16, 2009
News

Which Do You Want: Downloadable Game Or Sammich?

Digital games might mean “short”, but does it mean “small”? Not necessarily.