In Real Life

Let’s Closely Inspect Microsoft’s TGS Booth Uniforms

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.


How To Dress A Tokyo Game Show Booth Lady

“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.”


September 29, 2009
News

Yakuza Game Developer Working On New Games

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.


News

Real Racing Will Affect Gran Turismo

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?


In Real Life

Shall We Look Around Gran Turismo Developer’s Studio?

During Tokyo Game Show, Sony invited a bunch of reporters to peek around Polphony Digital, the developer of the Gran Turismo series.


September 28, 2009
News

Tokyo Game Show Attendance Down, Yo

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.


In Real Life

Yakuza 4 Bar Girl, Fancy Chair, Oh My!

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.


Ni No Kuni Impressions: Presentation, Presentation, Presentation!

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.


In Real Life

Where In These Tokyo Arcades Is Brian Crecente?

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?


September 27, 2009
News

Capcom’s Inafune Declares Japan Game Industry ‘Finished’

As reported by Destructoid, Capcom’s Keiji Inafune—a development fixture going back to the original Mega Man—was unimpressed by the games being shown on the TGS floor. Except for Capcom’s of course.