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Tsuyoshi, a 9-year-old Dragon Ball FighterZ player, crashed head first into this unique challenge when he had to face his own father in a recent tournament. Tsuyoshi is a regular at th…
In June 2022, a rocket will launch carrying the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, a spacecraft made by the European Space Agency and Airbus. And as it hurtles through the cosmos on its mission to stud…
Here’s the elevator pitch: Neo Geo Mini is a self-contained unit in the shape of a Japanese sit-down arcade cabinet that lets you play 40 Neo Geo games on its tiny screen, using a tiny joys…
Africa SalarymanStudio: HotzipangGenre: ComedyPremiere Date: October 6Where to Watch: FunimationWhat It’s About in One Sentence: Safari animals spend their days wearing suits and working hard in an o…
If I’d played Dragon Quest XI S before playing the original Dragon Quest XI, my review probably would not mention any of these “Definitive Edition” alterations. I’d be too busy talking about how…
Screenshot: NintendoThe controversy surrounding Super Smash Bros. Originally announced back in January, the European Team Cup is a series of Nintendo-backed tournaments that lead up to an e…
Over the past few years, Hideo Kojima’s Twitter accounts have been tweeting in Japanese, his native language, and English, his second language. There are mistakes in his English tweets, and for …
At 89, she’s not new to video games. “The graphics for the recent games are truly amazing,” she said. “I think it’s truly wonderful to have lived this long.”Advertisement“As you get older, …
During the Tokyo Game Show, legendary Street Fighter player Momochi forfeited tens of thousands of dollars in prize money because he doesn’t have a pro-gaming license in Japan. Junior high …
Screenshot: Rescue the Princess! (YouTube)Kotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. This year’s T…
