Look, do you think Pokémon Go is a GAME? For some folks it’s serious business, and it seems that applies to Kanehisa Satoh, a 56-year-old who was arrested in Hokkaido, Japan for assaulting his 55-year-old friend over the game. It all went down because Satoh …Read more »
If you’ve ever played Grand Theft Auto, Yakuza or the like, you’re going to get a kick out of this. A group of Tokyo YouTubers called Komazawa Isolation have taken advantage of Tokyo’s relatively empty streets to create a hilarious parody of GTA-style games. The …Read more »
The Sega Akihabara Building 2, located in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, has been a hot spot for tourists since it opened in 2003. Unfortunately, that will soon change, as the business will close at the end of the month. SoraNews24 translated their announcement: “Notice …Read more »
If you have crossover interests that include video games and having a lot of money to spare, you’ll love the latest offering from Gust. The folks behind the Atelier series of RPGs are celebrating the latest upcoming entry, Atelier Ryza 2, with a life-size figure …Read more »
Back in 1995, magical girl fans in Japan had the chance to dive into the world of their favorite series. Sailor Moon: Another Story was released for the Super Famicom, filling the space between what would become the S and SuperS seasons of the original anime. …Read more »
If you’re wondering when you’ll be able to go fast again, Paramount Pictures is here with the answer. According to a report on Variety, Paramount has Sonic the Hedgehog 2 set for an April 8, 2022 date with theaters. Naturally, this is subject to change, …Read more »
Steins;Gate has been having a lot of fun for its anniversary over the past year or so, and one of the many ways the series has been celebrating is with a Sanrio collaboration. Following up on an online visual novel that had Hello Kitty crossing …Read more »
We here at OUSA headquarters are huge fans of Jet Set Radio (also known as Jet Grind Radio), the cel-shaded Dreamcast classic in which you roller skate around Tokyo-to, tagging its walls with graffiti. Jet Set Radio got one sequel on the original Xbox back …Read more »
History was recently made at Dallas, TX-based auction house Heritage Auctions, which set a new bidding and auction sales record for a high-grade boxed and sealed video game. The game in question was none other than the retail version of the Nintendo Entertainment System’s flagship …Read more »
With all the heavy news out there, how about a light story involving Pokémon? @Ariagemu, a Japanese high school student, shared a picture of his extensive note-taking and his mom’s glowing response.
Koei Tecmo and Gust are bringing Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail to life in the form of an RPG, and the release is almost upon us. With the July 31 North American launch approaching on PS4, Switch, and PC, you can now see more of the …Read more »
Fans of the Zoids multimedia franchise are in for a treat later this year, because one of Japan’s Zoids games is coming out in English. TOMY and Outright Games announced plans to bring Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed over to Nintendo Switch in the west, so …Read more »
Even though its opening has been postponed, Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World theme park looks like it will definitely be worth the wait. Up to this point we’ve mostly seen either CG mockups or far-away photos of what the park has to offer, but …Read more »
Last month we posted about the latest update in the saga of the Mario Kart-inspired go kart rental company formerly known as MariCar and now called Street Kart. At the time, after multiple legal battles with Nintendo and issues surrounding COVID-19, the company was attempting …Read more »
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is set to curse its way onto gaming platforms July 10. The sequel to Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon will launch on PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, Switch and Xbox One. That news comes from a brand-new trailer for the …Read more »
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