While we’re on the subject of languages, did you know the “Asian” versions of PSP/PlayStation 2/PS3 RPGs are typically in Japanese? This fact is probably commonly known within the savvy Siliconera audience, but it’s still a nuisance if you live in an English speaking region like Hong Kong of Singapore. The only “handy” guide gamers [...]

While we’re on the subject of release dates Ninja Gaiden 2 will be arriving in Japan on June 5, two days after the North American release. Considering how that’s a Thursday and typically games are released there on Thursdays it’s shouldn’t be thought of as a delay. Asia regions (i.e. Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore) [...]

Lonely on Valentine’s Day? Singapore’s Xbox division understands and takes this opportunity to suggest games with strong single player elements for “you to become lost in for the duration of Valentine's Day.” This is a marketing list, but the tongue-in-cheek humor makes it notable. For instance, “Lost Odyssey should provide more than enough material for [...]

While we’re on the subject of Microsoft and Asia they have a “double the action” Lunar New Year package in Singapore that could be a hit in the USA. The Halo 3 Limited Edition Action Pack isn’t a Singaporean version of the Limited Edition Halo console. This bundle contains a standard Xbox 360 with a [...]

A Singaporean company called Affineon aims to pick up where Wii Sports Golf left off. At CES they have a demo of a three axis motion tracking system used for a golf game. Their technology measures the position of the club through a camera and it adds depth, something that Wii Sports doesn’t have.   [...]

Sony is running a survey over in Asia where a question on the list asks “Which of the following offer from PLAYSTATION®Store (PC) that you find it appealing?”. One of the selectable answers is “Monthly subscription plan (1 price for unlimited download).”   While this is far from concrete information, I welcome the idea of [...]

Asia has a treasure trove of UMD RPGs on the PlayStation Store for a very reasonable SGD 23.66 ($16). You can download Tenchi no Mon (Kingdom of Paradise), Blade Dancer, Rezel Cross (!) and Tenchi no Mon 2. The only issue is all the games are in Chinese, which probably makes them inaccessible for many [...]

Game Republic’s toy car racing game appeared in Japan a few weeks ago. In a few minutes it should be on Singapore/Hong Kong’s PlayStation Store… in English. Toy Home has all of the necessary parts to be this week’s downloadable PlayStation 3 game. If it isn't and you just can't wait the Asian store is [...]

  Singapore Airlines has a consolation prize if you forgot to charge your DS or PSP. The handy dandy personal movie player doubles as a game console. The generic and slow multiplayer chess games don’t make it anything to write about. But the KrisWorld console has Nintendo’s blessing. Nintendo officially put Game Boy Color games [...]