

Touhou has hit the Xbox 360 in the form of “Yukkuri no Meikyu” (“Labyrinth of Yukkuri”), naturally enough a doujin Marketplace title. The content is liable to be surprising to Touhou fans…
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A gamer accused of cheating in a net café game of CounterStrike narrowly escaped death after irate players skewered his head on a knife.
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Japanese polled as to whether they prefer subbing or dubbing in their games have by a narrow margin indicated a preference for subs.
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Final Fantasy XIII appears to be the most anticipated upcoming sequel amongst western gamers by a substantial margin, the bitter truth of the matter evidently still not having crossed the language barrier.
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It seems it’s never too late to start gaming: 北島彰 / Akira Kitajima, or aki_tan, has been following first person shooters (itself a rare enough thing in Japan) since starting with Doom, when he was a 65-year-old stripling, and is now still playing at 78, as well as writing guides and updating his site.
He recently gave an interesting interview, translated for your information below:
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