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Let’s Closely Inspect Microsoft’s TGS Booth Uniforms
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | As an addendum to our feature on booth companion uniforms, here are more photos that examine the outfit close-up. There are bonus photos of the outfits the male staffers wore as well. More »
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3:00AM Brian Ashcraft | “They look cute,” says 20-something-year-old Takahiro Yamaguchi. “So cute.” He’s spent a good chunk of his day taking booth companion photos. “It’s not just how the girls look,” he explains, “but what they’re wearing. That’s what I’m taking pictures of.” More »
How To Dress A Tokyo Game Show Booth Lady
3:00AM Brian Ashcraft | “They look cute,” says 20-something-year-old Takahiro Yamaguchi. “So cute.” He’s spent a good chunk of his day taking booth companion photos. “It’s not just how the girls look,” he explains, “but what they’re wearing. That’s what I’m taking pictures of.” More »
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Yakuza Game Developer Working On New Games
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of Super Monkey Ball and Yakuza, is the head of R&D at SEGA. He’s got a real nose for game development. No wonder he’s hard at work on new titles. More »
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Real Racing Will Affect Gran Turismo
3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | This August, Gran Turismo designer Kazunori Yamauchi did more than drive in Germany’s Nurburgring circuit, he finished first — his third race and first in an actual racing car. But what does this mean for Gran Turismo? More »
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Shall We Look Around Gran Turismo Developer’s Studio?
1:20PM Brian Ashcraft | During Tokyo Game Show, Sony invited a bunch of reporters to peek around Polphony Digital, the developer of the Gran Turismo series. More »
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Tokyo Game Show Attendance Down, Yo
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | This year’s Tokyo Game Show is over, but our memories will live on. Nothing says memories like checking attendance figures, so let’s do just that. Let’s. More »
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Yakuza 4 Bar Girl, Fancy Chair, Oh My!
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | What we know about SEGA’s upcoming PS3 exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 4 (Yakuza 4): It has bar hostesses. What we know about SEGA’s TGS booth: It has bar hostesses. More »
Hands On
Ni No Kuni Impressions: Presentation, Presentation, Presentation!
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | DS title “Ni no Kuni” is not just another role-playing-game from Fukuoka-based developer Level-5, it is the first game venerated animation house Studio Ghibli has worked on. More »
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Where In These Tokyo Arcades Is Brian Crecente?
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | There are loads of video game arcades in Tokyo, but there is only one Brian Crecente. We think. Maybe there are two, maybe there are three. Who knows. In this gallery of arcade pics, can you find him? More »
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