*This episode is not for the faint of heart, or easily offended. Blame Stevie* Does Sega really need to worry about all the Call of Duty’s out there? Or should they try to keep Indie developers close to their side? That’s what we discuss in this week’s episode of the…
Tokyo’s Meiji University is currently playing host to an Hatsune Miku exhibition. Entitled ‘Jumping Across Dimensions’ and housed at the Yoshiro Yonezawa Memorial Library, the event shows Miku in her various non-digital forms. This includes 3D printed objects alongside collections of Miku statuary and, naturally, a life-sized papier mâché recreation…
So over the weekend I went to the amazing Penny Arcade Expo East (PAX East). During that time, video camera in tow, I grabbed any cosplayer I saw and asked them completely random quesions such as their preference between the songs, “Dragula,” and, “Tubthumpin,” or to state their favorite Sega…
Filling another niche on the PS Vita, the idol-managing game, Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection will be arriving this summer. On June 3rd in America, and June 6th in the UK, fans of the series will be able to take part in rhythm games to help their pop-star idols learn to…
If you’ve been following this site, you will know that we’re all Miku Addicts now! This means the big news of the week is the official region free launch of Project Diva f 2nd on PS3 and Vita. For diehard import collectors like myself, this also means the release of…
The awesomely named band ‘Bump of Chicken’ is well known for their presence in the Japanese videogame circuit. With their songs appearing in such media like One Piece, and Final Fantasy Type-0, it’s easy to see that if you’re a fan of Japanese gaming or culture, you’ve probably heard something by…
Deep inside a building in Oota, Tokyo, sits Sega’s ‘Room of Forlorn Hope’. Within resides a wheel-of-fortune and every few million or so hits on Sega’s websites earns a spin. Sometime in late 2012 just such a milestone was reached, the arrow of destiny flicked past Yakuza 5, ignored Border…