There’s been lots of speculation about Nintendo’s next generation gaming console, which will reportedly be called the NX.
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Here’s how much real-world money it’ll cost you to play in Sony’s virtual video game domain.
After seeing Google’s artificial intelligence system “AlphaGo” beat one of the best Go players alive last week, I decided to try the popular game myself.
The world’s largest online retailer is now ready to give import gamers their fix.
Everyone’s favorite pocket monsters just turned 20, and the online world is celebrating with some fantastic artwork!
A lot has happened in the past 20 years of Poké-history, and now we have it conveniently summarized for us in nine info-packed minutes.
69-year-old set to play key role in Hollywood anime adaptation.
The electronics giant recently showed off a prototype device that can project an interactive, smartphone-like display onto any surface.
Mitsubishi says it’s coming close to perfecting the kind of floating “hologram” images seen in sci-fi films—and it hopes to introduce the “Aerial Display” technology in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
A Japanese startup is working with Bandai Namco to rework the classic arcade game into an immersive virtual reality experience—using a touch-control VR headset that will cost under US$20.
After inadvertently causing a stir at last year’s E3, Capcom assured players that Chun-Li’s freakishly bouncy breasts were merely the result of a bug that would be fixed for the game’s release…
Beautiful blogger and food aficionado Yuki is back with a recipe that both looks and tastes out of this world.
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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