In Real Life

This Formula One Champ Is A Big Japanese Role-Playing Game Geek

A favourite otaku (geek) hobby in Japan is taking photos of toys. The pictures can make oh-so-cute miniature figurines look lifelike. But this trend isn’t only a Japanese thing. It’s also a Formula One racer thing — at least for one man. Via social media, Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso provides a look at Formula One that fans expect: fast cars, scenic locals, and killing time between races. He also shows a different side of the motorsport. A nerdier one.


March 31, 2012
PlayStation

Tales Of Graces F Brings Out The Responsible Parent In Me

I knew becoming the father of twin boys would impact the amount of time I had to play video games. I didn’t realise it would also affect the way I perceive them. As I played through the early hours of Namco Bandai’s Tales of Graces F I came to a startling realization: I’m not merely ‘me with kids’; I’m a father now.


March 24, 2012
Nintendo

I’d Rather Play A Boring RPG

We play video games for a number of reasons. Sometimes we need to kill time on the train. Sometimes we want to pretend to be other people. Sometimes we crave that emotional gratification that you can only find in interactive entertainment.


May 11, 2011
News

Tales Telling Stories On The 3DS Next Year

Namco Bandai is bringing PS2 role-playing game Tales of the Abyss to the 3DS next year. In other Tales news, PS3 game Tales of Graces F, the enhanced port of Wii title Tales of Graces is getting a Western launch next year. It was released in Japan in late 2010. [Eurogamer]


March 16, 2011
Nintendo

Looks Like Nobody Wants This Video Game Curry. Nobody.

With the blackouts and worries over aftershocks, folks in Japan have been loading up on food. Nobody, it seems, is supposedly loading up on Tales of Graces F curry.


February 3, 2011
PlayStation

Tales Of Graces F Is Coming To America

Another Tales game will come to the West, publisher Namco Bandai has announced. Tales of Graces F, the enhanced PlayStation 3 port of a 2009 Wii game, is “coming soon to North America“. Enjoy this victory, long-suffering Tales fans!


November 12, 2010
News

Would You Like Some Curry With Your Tales Of Graces?

Tales of Graces, the buggy Wii game, is getting ported to the PS3 and its own curry. This isn’t the first time for ToG curry, but the second. Because when people think of curry, they immediately imagine Tales of Graces. No, no they do not.


October 27, 2010
In Real Life

This Sony Cross-Promotion Might Be A Bit Much

These days, cross-promotions are all the rage in Japan. Monster Hunter in your Metal Gear Solid. Ace Attorney in your Professor Layton. This Tales of Graces collaboration might be overdoing it, though.


September 7, 2010
News

Buggy Tales Game Ported To PS3

Wii title Tales of Graces was so buggy that the game had to be recalled. A ported (and no doubt refined and hopefully bug-free version) is coming to the PS3.