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In Real Life

Cosplay At The Tokyo Game Show Is A Sweaty, Dangerous Mess

Saturday was hell. The Tokyo Game Show convention halls overflowed with 86,000 people. Not everyone was there to game. Many had something else in mind: Taking pictures of cosplayers.

News

Ico HD Looks Like The Game’s Third, And Best, Release

With the games to be released internationally over the next two weeks, the Tokyo Game Show was our last chance to check out both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus in HD before they hit the shelves.

PlayStation

I Can See Myself Playing Ridge Racer On The PS Vita

Back in December 2004, I bought two things. One was a PSP. The other was Ridge Racer.

Xbox

It’s Steel Battalion, Minus What Made It Bananas

The original Steel Battalion is remembered for two things: It was an Xbox exclusive, and it had a batty controller.

September 18, 2011
In Real Life

Japan’s Wildest Gaming Designer Wanted To Be In America’s Wildest Game

If Tomonobu Itagaki, the hard drinking cigarette smoking game designer behind Devil’s Third, were a video game he’d be Saints Row: The Third. No wonder he wanted to lend his voice to the game.

In Real Life

Tokyo Game Show Is Also About Chinese Arcade Games

Chinese arcade games with characters named “Lancelot” or with sharks that can drive and are dressed like pirates with some sort of Native American headdress.

In Real Life

Why Japan Never Got Rock Band

A few years back, Rock Band exploded in North America. In Europe. In Australia. It didn’t in Japan. There must be a reason for that.

In Real Life

Booth Companions Make Gaming Easier In A Glass Box

Those hoping to check out Sega’s Binary Domain at this year’s Tokyo Game Show got the opportunity to play the game in small rooms with large windows overlooking the show floor.

PlayStation

The PS Vita’s Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Looks Marvelous

Not only does Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 do fighting games just fine on the PS Vita, it also looks great.

News

Yesterday Was The Biggest Tokyo Game Show Day. Ever!

Some of the booths are smaller, sure. Some companies weren’t even there. Right now, they’re probably having regrets, because the first public day of the 2011 Tokyo Game Show was the biggest ever.

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