Japan Gaming Guide

Capcom’s Monster Hunter website will be live streaming the grand finale of the Monster Hunter Festa on Sunday, October 2nd, from 1pm. The event will feature gameplay from Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (including the HD PS3 version) and coverage of the show taking place simultaneously in Tokyo. The stream can be found here, and will […]

Great news for expats and importers – Vita has been confirmed as region free by Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida. Vita follows the precedent set by PS3 and PSP which are both region free for games (though not movies or online content). Vita is due for release on December 17th in Japan. [Read, via Edge]

Kojima Productions were showing off Metal Gear Solid HD Collection at the Tokyo Game Show. The premium version comes with this cool figurine. More pics here.

Capcom were showing off Asura’s Wrath at the Tokyo Game Show. The game is looking pretty spectacular and will be out early next year. Here are a couple of pics, find some more here.

Some video footage to accompany our pics of Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Tekken fans looking to catch up with their favorite franchise have reason to celebrate, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has hit Japanese arcades. The gameplay remains true to the original, two teams of two fighters go head-to-head, the first to get knocked out loses the round. Combos and team attack mechanics will be familiar to anyone […]

Looking for the next Monster Hunter? Own an Android? Give Iruna Senki (Military History of Iluna) a try, it could become the best MMO-RPG on the platform. Still in alpha, Iruna Senki features PS2-level graphics, large environments, and great music. Character creation options and customization are limited, and combat tends to be simplistic melee grinding, […]

Few things go together like beer and video games, so imagine our uncontrollable excitement when we heard about Space Station – a new video game bar in Osaka. Yes that’s right – a video game bar. Beer and games at the same time. Space Station is kitted out with damn near every major console from […]

Living in Japan can be tough, what with the language barrier and the natural disasters. Thankfully, a-Too in Osaka’s Den Den Town has got the language problem covered. Gamers looking for North American, Asian, and international titles should check out their very well-stocked import shelf. They’ve got all the newest releases, like Duke Nukem Forever […]

Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royale was released in Japanese arcades in February. The game features four-player simultaneous combat in an open arena and plays a lot like the extremely popular Gundam arcade games recently released. The roster features ten initially selectable combatants, with slots for an additional five more. Player data is saved by purchasing […]