News

A Game Release From Beyond The Grave

Game Republic, the Tokyo-based studio behind PS3 titles Folklore and Genji, appears to be dead. The studio’s honcho went from riches to rags, and the studio’s been erased from the internet – and the Earth.


June 15, 2011
In Real Life

Did Giant Enemy Crabs Cause Massive Damage To This Game Studio’s Office?

Famed game developer Yoshiki Okamoto went from riches to rags. His studio’s website went off the internet. That’s not all—the Game Republic offices are completely vacant, with a “For Rent” sign in the window.


June 13, 2011
News

Did Giant Enemy Crabs Make Off With This Website?

Game designer Yoshiki Okamoto went from riches to rags. The website for his studio, Game Republic, went off the internet. Not a good sign.


August 25, 2010
News

Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom Wants To Be Your Friend

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom producer Daisuke Uchiyama is tired of over-the-top violence in games, and thinks he’s found a different motivation for playing his new game: Friendship.


April 7, 2010

Clash Of The Titans’ Perseus Does It As A Man

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I’m going to try to get through this entire post regarding this gameplay trailer for the new Clash of the Titans video game without mentioning God of War once. Oh dammit.


March 17, 2010
Uncategorized

Majin: The Fallen Realm vs The Last Guardian

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The newest trailer for Majin & The Fallen Kingdom, the charming co-op adventure from the folks who made Genji and Folklore, might be the boost you need to start caring about this game.


March 11, 2010

Speaking Of God Of War, Here Are The Latest Clash Of The Titans Screens

If you are going to compare a game to God of War, why not use the game based on the remake of the movie that surely held some inspiration for God of War in the first place?


March 3, 2010
News

Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom

Namco Bandai announced today that it will release Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom in North America this summer, allaying fears that you’d never see the game formerly known as Majin: The Fallen Realm on these shores. Whew!


December 19, 2009

New Clash Of The Titans Screens

Namco Bandai is drumming up support for its video game adaptation of 2010′s Clash of the Titans remake, releasing a batch of new screens of the game that should be as good as anything developers Game Republic have ever done.


October 10, 2009
News

Clash Of The Titans Hits US Shores Early 2010

Erasing any doubt that the video game based on the Clash of the Titans remake wouldn’t, for some strange reason, come to the United States, Namco Bandai has reassured us today that it will. Whew! That was a close one.