Japan Gaming Guide

Some new downloadable content is coming to the Xbox live marketplace for Bomberman Live! There’ll be ten new characters, and a couple of new levels, all for a mere 250 points. Bomberman Live! is our favourite game now we’ve finished Bioshock, and is ticking us over until the glut of good games due over the […]

The demos just don’t stop coming – and we don’t stop playing them: Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground Project 8 is one of our favourite 360 games. However, I was all ready to say how if I bought a new skating game tomorrow it would be Skate, just to try something a little different. Then I […]

The Playstation 3 will get a new joypad which will rumble, according to Kaz Hirai, the President of Sony Computer Entertainment. The new peripheral will launch this November in Japan, and Spring everywhere else. [Read]

Amiga classic Populous will be coming to the Nintendo DS soon. The original God game saw you battling for supremacy against another deity, helping your followers build cities whilst raining fire and brimstone on the evil God’s minions. There’ll be a 4 player mode as well as all new Godly powers to use against your […]

Nights:Journey of Dreams was playable on the Tokyo Game Show floor today. It also got a Japanese release date: December 13th. 1up got to try it. Their impressions were that the game looks nice, doesn’t control as tightly as the original and is fairly easy to play. Follow the link to read what else they […]

Well, we’ve sort of got a shop.We created some merchandise on Cafepress. It’s suprisingly easy to design this kind of stuff. You just upload your logo, position it, and Bob’s your Uncle with a hella stylish mug. There’s his and hers tops and a teddy bear, to calm you down after all that Bioshock you’ve […]

So you made it to Japan, but it’s a big place. Where to go? What to do? You could spend your time visiting tourist spots and visiting cultural sites, but hey, you’re a gamer. You want more than that. You want to see the beating heart of Japan’s game culture with your own two eyes. […]

This is the coolest way to carry your iPod we’ve ever seen. Who better to guard your tunes than Pac-Man? The carry case is available from Club Namco for a mere $29.99 [Read, via Kotaku]

The Final Fantasy VII themed PSP slim went on sale on Thursday. The limited edition handheld has generated a lot of interest, and may mark a turning point in Sony’s fortunes here in Japan. Gamers, and several homeless people braved snake-like queues to get their hands on the cute little object of desire, which sold […]