Japan Gaming Guide

Importer’s favourite freeloader is back, courtesy of Datel. Once again you can play import games on Wii. Great news for everyone! Nintendo might not be happy about it though. The problem is they can release a firmware update at any time which can cripple the software again. Probably best to buy a pile of foreign […]

The Grand Theft Auto titles are now available for download anywhere in the world as Rockstar became the latest publisher to sign up with Steam. You can also pick up Manhunt, Wild Metal Country, Midnight Club II and both the Max Payne games. The download service is going from strength to strength, and now has […]

Xbox 360 owners should see Omega Five appear on live arcade sometime today. The Hudson developed side shooter is looking like a pretty wild ride. Wired took a look at the game last June and described it as playing like Gradius, but with human characters. It looks to us like a decent addition to arcade’s […]

Rumours that full DS games would be appearing on the Wii download channel have turned out to be false. The rumour allegedly came from Nintendo America’s Reggie Fils-Aime, but Nintendo have released a statement saying that he said nothing of the sort. Of course you’ll still be able to download demos from the channel, due […]

A load of new info has just come out regarding Just Cause 2. Interviewed by Playstation World magazine, lead designer Peter Johansson revealed that the sequel will aim for “more scope for exploration and experimentation than the original.” Side missions have been ditched, which will hopefully make the game’s much vaunted freedom less of an […]

The Xbox original section of the live marketplace is set to expand heavily over the coming year. According to Surfer Girl, over 100 titles are coming including such classics as Jet Set Radio Future and Panzer Dragoon Oorta. The unconfirmed rumour is pretty exciting for those of us eager to play older games without having […]

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As the season of goodwill draws to a close it’s time to stop worrying about loving your neighbour as thyself, and get back to doing everything you can to ridicule and humiliate your friends and neighbours. In most years that would require a degree of effort and creativity, but this year you can satiate your […]

New Year is a time for us to reflect on things and think about how we can make ourselves that little bit better than we were last year. Donate to charity, shed some pounds, learn a language. As if! Why worry about improving yourself when you could improve the whole world? Everybody would have to […]

Happy new year! Super Smash Brothers Brawl will, er, smash its way onto Japanese Wiis later this month – here’s a trailer: