Ron has been living it up in Japan for the last five years, and he has no intention of leaving this technical wonderland any time soon. When he's not battling giant ninja sea monsters from the cockpit of his mecha robot, he pursues the elusive dream of Japanese fluency and plays an unhealthy amount of video games.
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Up-and-coming Japanese video game localization team Aksys Games is looking to keep its hot streak alive in 2013. The company landed localization rights to Vanillaware’s gorgeous 2D hack ‘n slash game Muramasa Rebirth. Backing up this impressive title will be two new games that are…
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Another week, another high profile CEO leaves his video game company. This time, former Square Enix President and CEO Mike Fischer is the one who finds himself an ex-employee of his company, but the difference is that Fischer seems to have left at his own…
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In the footsteps of the now defunct THQ, Atari is positioned to become the second major publisher of 2013 to sell off its most valuable franchises. The company is looking to raise a total of $22 million when the four day auction begins in July.…
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As an early purchaser of the Xbox 360, I can say that the words “Red Ring of Death” speak quite loudly to me. In fact, I am currently on Xbox 360 number 5 with my first four all succumbing to the same widely publicized fate.…
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We expected the latest in Samsung’s flagship phone series to break the sales records its predecessors set, and the Galaxy S4 passed with flying colors. It hit the 10 million units sold mark overnight in Korea after only 26 days on the market.The Galaxy S3…
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The first PlanetSide is finally going to catch up to its sequel’s free-to-play plan. It was originally released in 2003 during a huge MMO boom that was based heavily on subscription payment plans. However, this is now a different time and age, and subscriptions are…
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The Japanese fighting game scene is a very VERY exclusive club. Walk into any arcade in Japan, and more than likely you will only find fighting games that originate from within its own borders. Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter, Tekken, King of Fighters, BlazBlue, and a…
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Microsoft must think there are some very popular gamers out there. It is expanding the number of friends a gamer can have through an Xbox Live account from 100 to 1,000 upon release of the new Xbox One. The original 100 friend limit had held…
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One can only hope that Microsoft is set to relaunch an old Rare IP as awesome as Killer Instinct. Polygon caught up with Microsoft Studios Vice President Phil Spencer and pushed for some information on the future of Rare Ltd. after the Xbox One reveal yesterday. Spencer commented…
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EA has posted a not so mysterious picture on its official Need For Speed Facebook page. A single insanely-detailed car is all that can be seen, but that image alone speaks a novel. This newest Need For Speed is most likely the first entry is…
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Microsoft and Turn 10 announced Forza Motorsport 5 at the Xbox Reveal conference yesterday. The latest in Microsoft’s premiere racing series will bring the franchise into the next generation for the first time. Today, we have a full trailer. The Forza Motorsport racing series has been Microsoft’s…
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Battlefield 4 will be available for purchase on October 29th, and to nobody’s surprise, it will be gracing the Xbox One. EA confirmed the release shortly after the console’s reveal yesterday. EA and DICE had already confirmed a PlayStation 4 and PC launch for the…
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Microsoft and Remedy Entertainment announced their newest narrative packed game yesterday at the Xbox Reveal conference, a psychological thriller called Quantum Break. The last time Remedy worked hand-in-hand with Microsoft was with Alan Wake, a charming love letter to Stephen King novels and Twin Peaks wrapped up…
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Following the announcement of the Xbox One, all of the major video game publishers quickly fired off in rapid succession which games they are working will be available for the console. Ubisoft, Activision, EA and SquareEnix are the biggest third-party names to have confirmed titles.…
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Call of Duty is making another setting change for its leap into the next generation. The series has evolved from a World War II shooter into a modern warfare shooter before Black Ops II finally closed out the console generation and a near-future sci-fi shooter.…
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Two of the biggest companies that will be affected by Microsoft’s announcement of the Xbox One have seen their stocks fluctuate since yesterday’s press conference, only just in totally opposite directions. GameStop, the world’s largest used video game retail chain, took a serious hit to…
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EA is still making Wii U games, according to the company’s CFO Blake Jorgensen. His statement counters that of spokesperson Jeff Brown who claimed that EA is no longer developing games for the latest Nintendo console. Jorgensen made his comment during that Stifel Nicolaus 2013…
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We’ve seen a lot of Grasshopper Manufactures’ Killer is Dead ever since the announcement, but each new batch of screenshots adds another complicated element to the mix. This latest is the most bizarre yet romantic images of a tattooed man riding a tiger, a talking…
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Infinity Ward showed off the graphical capabilities of the next generation Call of Duty: Ghosts by comparing it to the graphics Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The next generation technology provided by the Xbox One allows for more detailed facial animations, skin textures on…
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Microsoft and the NFL have joined forces to create an exclusive and more streamlined fantasy football experience available through the Xbox One. Watching NFL games through the Xbox One will allow you to watch up-to-date stats and interact with your friends from the comfort of…
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Head of Microsoft Studios Phil Spencer has announced Forza Motorsport 5 from Turn 10 Studios. After a short teaser trailer showing off the new generation racing game, Spencer promised more videos and information at E3 in June. …
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Microsoft has shown off the new Xbox One controller at its #XboxReveal conference. It comes with over 40 new design features including an integrated battery compartment, impulse triggers, Wi-Fi Direct, and a Precision Direction Pad. Microsoft says it was designed with core gamers in mind.…
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The Xbox One will allow Skype with the best living room camera available. It will be the only device which will allow widescreen group video chat. You can watch TV and movies and play games while talking to your friends face to face.…
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Microsoft has unveiled its new home entertainment console, the Xbox One. Take a look at the gallery below.…
