Tokyo Game Show 2009

In Real Life

Let’s Closely Inspect Microsoft’s TGS Booth Uniforms

7:00PM September 30, 2009 | 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 »

How To Dress A Tokyo Game Show Booth Lady

3:00AM September 30, 2009 | 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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What Do You Think Of These TGS Natal Icons?

8:00PM September 29, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Natal is Microsoft’s new controller-free motion sensing tech. It does not have a logo or icons yet — apparently, Microsoft is still in the planning stages for that. More »

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Yakuza Game Developer Working On New Games

6:00PM September 29, 2009 | 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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Tokyo Game Show 2010 Dates Don’t Bode Well

4:00PM September 29, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

One of the problems with Tokyo Game Show 2009 is that the mid-September dates are just too close to the August Gamescom. If the TGS organisers, the CESA, were smart, they’d move the Japanese event to October like in 2008. More »

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Real Racing Will Affect Gran Turismo

3:00PM September 29, 2009 | 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 »

In Real Life

Shall We Look Around Gran Turismo Developer’s Studio?

1:20PM September 29, 2009 | 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 September 28, 2009 | 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 »

In Real Life

Yakuza 4 Bar Girl, Fancy Chair, Oh My!

9:00PM September 28, 2009 | 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 »

Ni No Kuni Impressions: Presentation, Presentation, Presentation!

8:00PM September 28, 2009 | 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 »