The headline above is slightly incorrect: there is no game named "Yakuza 3." But English-speaking gamers interested in "Ryu ga Gotoku 3," the second untranslated game in Sega's Yakuza series, are now wishing dearly that there were. This week, Japanese gaming publication Famitsu awarded "Ryu ga Gotoku 3" a 38/40, placing the title among such illustrious companions [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 20, 2008
CAPCOM have revealed one of the secret-but-everyone-knows-of-them characters for Street Fighter IV, and it just happens to be the last of the console-exclusive cast, the lovely -- for some -- Rose.
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Famitsu isn’t exactly the most reliable publication when it comes to review scores, but when a super high profile game created by a top-class Japanese developer and lots of advertising scores below a 30… Well, it’s definitely time to take notice. In the latest issue of Famitsu, Level-5’s White Knight Chronicles does just that, scoring a [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 22, 2008
If you thought the early reception for Nintendo’s DSi was just a flash in the pan … Actually, did anyone think that? After an amazing first week of sales (including 170k units sold in its first two days of availability in Japan), the DSi continues to lead the way in Nintendo’s homeland according to Famitsu’s latest [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 5, 2008
Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Gaming: Kojima Productions' Ryan Payton debunks MGS4's rumored 90-minute cutscenes, retroactively clarifies reviewer-unfriendly NDA (Kotaku; Kotaku) Despite Crytek CEO's promise of no more PC exclusives, Crysis: Warhead turns out to be PC-exclusive parallel story starring secondary squadmate (BusinessWire) Metal Gear Solid 4 receives coveted 40/40 from Famitsu, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 14, 2008
That was fast. Though just yesterday their existence was in question, today your friendly neighborhood Famitsu confirms the Sega-Platinum partnership, each of the three games under wraps, and mentions a fourth title as well. Thanks to Akayuki, we've got scans -- and loads of Japanese text -- just after the jump.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
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