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Photo: CapcomThis past weekend, a legendary Street Fighter player placed first in what was perhaps the most stacked Street Fighter V tournament ever, but he will only be taking home a fraction of his…
The Nintendo Switch in handheld mode is essentially a game controller cut in half with a display wedged in the middle. Hori’s Daemon X Machina Grip controller, launching in September in Japan, i…
In what should surprise absolutely no one, Final Fantasy VII Remake is drawing long lines at the Tokyo Game Show. Today is the first public date for the 2019 Tokyo Game Show. At around 9:40…
Kotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. When you go to the Tokyo Game Show, you can play games.…
Blink and you’ll miss some of the brand new additions to Final Fantasy VII for the remake, as showcased in this new trailer that Square Enix put out in honor of the Tokyo Game Show this week. Am…
The Sega Dreamcast was released 17 years ago today in the United States. A console defined by experimental games and features far ahead of the curve, it’s fair to say that the Dreamcast changed …
I vividly remember when Final Fantasy VIII came out in February 1999. It was my first Japanese role-playing game ever. Revisiting Final Fantasy VIII as an adult, after years of recover…
During the Edo Period (1603-1868) of Japan, sushi was between two and four times larger than it is today. AdvertisementHow Sushi Was Invented If you like sushi, there’s one man given credit…
Super Nintendo games are finally coming to Switch Online. And I’m sure there were other announcements during today’s 40-minute Nintendo Direct, too. Super Nintendo games are finally co…
Not only does he want you to get that, but he would also like you to play the original game on Xbox. The original Banjo-Kazooie games were released on Nintendo hardware, but as Sakurai expl…
