Instead of just porting songs on the same old Dance Dance Revolution interface, Konami and Nintendo bring in everyone’s favorite plumber to stretch the formula as much as possible. Help Mario on his quest to find the music keys or…

Phantom Kingdom feels like a spiritual successor to Disgaea also features the artwork of Nippon Ichi’s main artist Takehito Harada. Makai Kingdom takes place in the netherworld. Lord Zetta, an overlord of the netherworld seeks a sacred tome that has…

While Tengai Makyou 3 was planned for NEC’s PC-FX back in 1995, the dismal failure of the system caused the game to be cancelled. A decade later, Hudson and Red Entertainment has resurrected the series for the Playstation 2 and…

When Y’s fans discovered that Taito would be remaking Ys 3, 4 and 5 for the PS2, they wept for joy, hoping that they’d be the same excellent experience as the Eternal games. And so we come upon Ys 4,…

Oz, which stands for Over Zenith and has nothing to do with a yellow brick road, is a three player hack/slash game. Think of it as Dynasty Warriors in a dystrophic sci-fi future and you’ll have an idea about Oz.Read…

While this isn’t the first time a concert like this was ever done in the world, Video Games Live is probably the most diverse concert to tour around the US. We had a chance to check out the grand opening…

Down in sunny California otaku from around the US gather in Orange County for the annual Anime Expo. Read about Studio Pierrots’ conference about Naruto in the US, Geneon’s previews, and J-Pop star Kotoko’s performance.