In Real Life

Digital Image Lady Returns To The Tokyo Game Show

For the third year running, Osaka-based artist Ippei Gyoubu has once again created the digital lady for the Tokyo Game Show. This year’s theme focuses on how smiling faces are connected with video games.


September 22, 2011
News

2012 Tokyo Game Show Dated

Next year, the Tokyo Game Show will be held slightly later than this year’s. The 2012 Tokyo Game Show will run from September 20 to September 23, with the first two days being business days. The last two are public.


September 18, 2011
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.


September 16, 2011
News

Tokyo Game Explosion Day 1: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Gold Vitas, Good 3DS News!

We’ve got a guy who speaks Japanese and one who speaks Australian tearing through Tokyo Game Show, eyeballing Hideo Kojima, playing the prettiest PlayStation 3 game they’ve ever seen, and soaking in all the news from Tokyo Game Show 2011.


PlayStation

Watch Soulcalibur V’s Two New Additions Smash It Up

Two more fighters are officially confirmed for next year’s most anticipated weapons-based fighter, Soulcalibur V: oversized axe-wielder Astaroth and a new contender, Viola, who has a touch of Freddy Krueger to her.


September 15, 2011
News

Tokyo Game Show Shaken By A Small Earthquake

This afternoon, just as the Tokyo Game Show was grinding to a halt for the day, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan. There were no immediate injuries according to early reports.


News

LIVE From The Tokyo Game Show 2011 Keynote

The man in charge of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and the many, many remakes of previous games in those series, Yoichi Wada, big bossman at Square Enix, is officially kicking off Tokyo Game Show 2011. What pearls of wisdom with Wada drop during his TGS keynote? Let’s find out!


PlayStation

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gets Its Own PlayStation 3 And A Release Date

Square Enix is releasing the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII in Japan this December. It’s called Final Fantasy XIII-2. To commemorate that release, Sony will release a sequel to the PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Edition.


PlayStation

31 PS Vita Games, Baseball Monster Kinect Title, 30 Minutes With Dark Souls

Yesterday morning we caught you up on the night’s big Nintendo news, this morning it’s almost all about Sony following a late night presser that revealed the PS Vita’s launch date and a slew of new games.


PlayStation

After Ninja Gaiden 3′s ‘Consequences’, Ryu Will Never Be The Same

Look, if you don’t want to be on the receiving end of Ryu Hayabusa’s Dragon Sword, don’t join an anti-ninja mercenary force, “mate”. That said, it looks like even the star of Ninja Gaiden 3 is dealing with the psychological impact of spilling so much blood from katana-fodder of past Ninja Gaiden games.