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New game saves you the awkwardness of having to ask a real girl, “Hey, would you mind poking me in the chest?”
New VR Zone attraction lets you take on Godzilla in an attack chopper… Good luck with that.
Comfy seats, a four course meal, and a VR show? We guarantee this will be an experience you’ll never forget.
Airships, crystals, Cid, and even Chocobo popcorn buckets are part of the tie-up between the theme park and video game giants.
Video gaming’s newest trend meets its oldest hero with co-op game at Namco’s Tokyo amusement park.
It seems players love ultra-realistic live concerts, sword fights, and scantily-clad beach girls.
Experience the permeating heat of battle, the chilly atmosphere of a horror game, and many more.
Square Enix might be best-known for the games it makes, but the company also publishes its own manga in Japan.
They say VR is a powerful tool, but is it enough to make our grizzled reporter swoon like a blushing bride?
Set to open this winter, the ride takes fans on an adventure through multiple worlds from the Final Fantasy video game franchise.
Finally, what virtual reality was intended to do this whole time: let you fire a powerful wave of energy at those who have wronged you.
Virtual idol Hatsune Miku takes time out from her busy schedule to sit down for some sweets in augmented reality event.
Series has been giving fans an eyeful of its characters’ bodies for years, and now they’ll get a noseful too.
Warm up those throwing arms, because it’ll take more than a button tap to chuck those Koopa shells.
Groups of three players will team up to battle an Angel in recreation of the fun parts of the heavy-themed fighting robot anime.
You’ll see yourself destroying Freeza, even though everyone else won’t be able to see a thing.
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