Japan Gaming Guide

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 […]

Somebody played Super Mario World, and timed the sound effects to ‘Hare Hare Yukai’ the theme song for popular anime Suzumiya Haruhi. It can’t be easy to do this: [Read]

We’re deviating from games for a bit to tell you about a book. Confessions of a Chatroom Freak is written by none other than Mr. Biffo, of digitiser fame. Digitiser, for those of you that didn’t religiously monitor British teletext during the 90’s, was a video game news service that went way beyond what you’d […]

Fans of classic Dreamcast shooters now have another reason to celebrate. Hot on the heels of Rez, Ikaruga is coming to Live Arcade. Ikaruga is a treasure developed vertical shooter that sees you swapping between light and darks ships to avoid corresponding coloured enemy attacks. Not only that, but Ninja Gaiden 2 has now been […]

The dreamcast classic Rez is on it’s way to XBLA according to Kotaku. The on-rails shooter will feature beefed up HD visuals and 5.1 sound. Expect to see it around Q1 of next year. [Read]

The mystery game being developed by Treasure has been revealed as Bangaioh Tamashii – a sequel to the dreamcast classic Bangai-O. We’re pleased as punch that our cries for a Bangai-O sequel have been answered. The game was kind of a twin stick shooter, but with only one stick and a d-pad. The best thing […]

Hudson have announced they will be bringing six games to the imminent Tokyo Game Show, but have only named five of them. Siliconera are speculating it could be Wii Crossword, or a console Dungeon Explorer game. We reckon it might be Star Soldier R, as seen on Hudson’s caravan tour. The games announced so far: […]

An online petition calling for a remake of Final Fantasy VII was submitted to Square Enix recently. Over 20,000 people lent their support to the cry for a new version of the Playstation classic. There have been some rumours that the remake was already underway, particularly as this year is the game’s 10th anniversary, and […]