Japan Gaming Guide

A new action slasher from Koei will be coming out in September. Set in feudal Japan, Sengoku Musou Katana will use an interesting control system for a sword based game. Instead of just swinging the Wiimote wildly around, we’ll be using it to aim, and shaking the Nunchuck to fire arrows. We’re still waiting for […]

There’s some good stuff coming out on Virtual Console next month. Wave Race 64 heads a good selection of titles: Famicom Star Soldier Flappy Akumaj? Dorakyura (Castlevania) Mario Open Golf Super Famicom Militea Hajimari no Mori Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren (Mysterious Dungeon 2, a roguelike game) N64 Waverace 64 Mario Story (delayed […]

Shinji Mikami, creator of the Resident Evil games has come out in support of the Xbox 360. Famitsu magazine asked a number of people which game console they would work on, if given a free choice. Mikami put the 360 first, ahead of the Wii, stating: “from the stance of a game maker, if you’re […]

The winner of Short Cuts, Nintendo’s short film competition was revealed as Good vs Wiivil. The five minute short is pretty funny, check it out! [Read, via PocketGamer]

Donkey Kong Jet is just five days away from release. The Wii racing game was originally going to use the DK Bongos, but will now involve lots of Wiimote shaking. The character roster for the game has gone up on Nintendo’s website. Most of the series stalwarts are in there, along with a few secret […]

Here’s a picture of the new Guncon controller for Playstation 3, as seen in Famitsu. The Guncon controller will be bundled with Time Crisis 4. A couple of analog sticks are cunningly built into the design, enabling you to peek round corners to pick off those pesky bad guys. The older Guncons needed a CRT […]

Tomb Raider Anniversary will be released on Xbox Live in episodic form, according to Eurogamer. The top-heavy heroine will hit the marketplace in September. The game will be split into 4 episodes, going for a total of 2400 Microsoft points. The game is a remake of the original Tomb Raider and goes back to the […]

Art student Jen Shaffer has produced a fine series of pixel-art pieces, including the fabulous Duck Hunt pictured above. The larger paintings go for $150, smaller ones can be picked up for a mere $40. A lot of people seem to be producing game-related art these days, something we’re always keen to see. Follow the […]

Xbox 360 users went head to head with PC gamers at a recent event held by Microsoft in Japan. The event, held at Microsoft head office, gave 200 people the chance to try out the latest games for 360 and Windows Vista. The highlight of the event was the 16 player Shadowrun game, pitting 360 […]

Xbox 360 owners are getting another treat in October. Beautiful Katamari will be coming onto the console as an arcade title – meaning you can get it without having to trudge to the shops, and play it without fumbling around with discs. Gamespot took the game for a spin. The game sounds pretty good, with […]