Earthquake

News

Tokyo Game Show Shaken By A Small Earthquake

7:30PM September 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

This afternoon, just as the Tokyo Game Show was grinding to a halt for the day, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan. There were no immediate injuries according to early reports. More »

PC

Didn’t Feel The Earthquake? Here Are 5.9 Games That Let You Recreate It

7:00AM August 24, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Earthquakes are great and terrible forces, destroying homes, claiming lives, and reminding humanity as a whole that this planet we crawl across isn’t as solid as it seems. The east coast of the US found that out today. For the rest of us, there are video games. More »

News

Earthquake? QUICK! To Twitter!

5:30AM August 24, 2011 | Jen Schiller

An Earthquake hit Virginia today, and we felt tremors all up and down the east coast. Instead of seeking shelter or whatever you do when an earthquake hits, the games industry took to twitter to make jokes. Seems reasonable to us. More »

Nintendo

A Nice Nintendo Gift For Quake Victims

10:00PM July 26, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

An individual who apparently is in a refuge shelter because of the March 11 earthquake received a special package from Nintendo. This, it seems, is it. More »

News

When Game Console Gifts Were Yanked Out Of Kids’ Hands

7:00PM June 27, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Following March 11′s earthquake and tsunami, kids left parentless and homeless piled into make-shift refuge shelters. As a much needed diversion, kids began asking for video games. More »

In Real Life

The Japanese Earthquake’s Unexpected Impact On Pokémon

7:00PM June 17, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

March 11′s earthquake has impacted car companies and electronics makers. That’s expected. But it’s also had an unforeseen effect on Pocket Monsters, namely Pokémon branded noodles. More »

In Real Life

Why Kotaku Didn’t Save A Japanese Fishing Village

4:00PM May 17, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In the years that Kotaku’s been on the internet, the site’s done a wide array of things. One thing it’s never done is save an entire Japanese fishing village. More »

News

Could A Video Game Save Your Life During A Natural Disaster?

4:40AM May 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Could a video game mean the difference between life and death the next time the planet decides to violently erupt near a heavily populated area? That’s the question Geeks Without Bounds plans to answer with GameSave, a five week long hack-a-thon event aimed at creating the ultimate disaster relief video game. More »

In Real Life

Japan Earthquake Sends Erotic Game Maker On Hiatus

7:00PM May 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

When March 11′s earthquake shook North-eastern Japan, lives were lost and destroyed. Less importantly, video games ended up delayed and canceled. As the country continues to pull itself from the wreckage, one adult game company is stating that for the time being it cannot go on. More »

Nintendo

Time To Cash In On The Japanese Earthquake Disaster?

5:00PM May 9, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

When the Great East Japan Earthquake rocked the country on March 11, Japanese games with sensitive imagery were delayed. PS3 title Disaster Report 4, set during a natural disaster, was canceled. The game’s publisher even canned all Disaster Report titles. Not every Japanese game company is taking such drastic steps. More »