News

What Japanese Game Companies Have Done For Japan Since The Quake

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March 11th this year will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. Since that time, a great deal of time effort and money has been offered for the rebuilding of the North-Eastern area of Japan from all parts of the world. Including the gaming world.


September 15, 2011
News

Tokyo Game Show Shaken By A Small Earthquake

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.


August 24, 2011
PC

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

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.


News

Earthquake? QUICK! To Twitter!

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.


July 26, 2011
Nintendo

A Nice Nintendo Gift For Quake Victims

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.


June 27, 2011
News

When Game Console Gifts Were Yanked Out Of Kids’ Hands

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.


June 17, 2011
In Real Life

The Japanese Earthquake’s Unexpected Impact On Pokémon

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.


May 17, 2011
In Real Life

Why Kotaku Didn’t Save A Japanese Fishing Village

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.


May 13, 2011
News

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

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.


May 11, 2011
In Real Life

Japan Earthquake Sends Erotic Game Maker On Hiatus

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.