Spike is pushing the Way of the Samurai series by remaking the original for the PSP. Justin Bailey alerted me to this last week (thanks!!) and Spike has an official page confirming Way of the Samurai Portable exists. Week-old Famitsu scans reveal…

Spike is announced a prehistoric Wii game almost two years ago and I think everyone forgot about it. This includes Spike, the publisher, who hasn’t been updating the Jawa: Mammoth to Himitsu no Ishi (Jawa: Mammoth and the Secret Stone)…

Thinking of Spike, the Shibuya based publisher is paying the bills by localizing North American developed games for Japan. Haze, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblvion, The Darkness, and BioShock are their products. Most of these are niche games in Japan,…

The doors are wide open for PlayStation 2 publishers. We’re seeing all kinds of games thought to stay in Japan only like Shining Dragon. Women’s Volleyball, which is coming out from Agetec in August, is one of them. This might…

Despite the Kane & Lynch controversy in North America notable FPS publisher in Japan, Spike, picked up the title and it isn’t getting a slipshod localization. Many Western games contain English voice acting with appropriate subtitles in Japan, but not…

Dementium: The Ward and a Resident Evil port are the primary horror games for the Nintendo DS. Spike is chipping with something brand new, Twilight Syndrome: Kinjiraneta Toshi Densetsu (Twilight Syndrome: The Forbidden Urban Legend). If you’ve seen horror movies…

I'm not what you would call a wrestling fan. In fact I initially resisted wanting to take a look at Fire Pro Wrestling Returns from Agetec, since I didn't want my "meh" attitude towards wrestling to taint an otherwise good…

I love the Budokai Tenkaichi games. Plain and simple. I know there's constant debates among fans over which series is better, the Budokai series or the Tenkaichi series. Personally I've always preferred the Tenkaichi series. Which is why I was…

Jaleco’s Dekotora game is probably inaccessible for gamers outside of Japan because of region locking. If you’re curious about racing neon colored big rigs Spike’s game is another option. In March 2008 they are releasing Bokusou Dekotora Black Densetsu, a Dekotora…

We have plenty of games with ninjas, pirates and dragons, not as many with dinosaurs or cavemen. Spike is going to change this in March 2008 with Jawa ~ Mammoth to Himishi no Ishi ~, a simulation game in development…

In a week where Super Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Contra 4 and a gazillion other games come out something is bound to fall through the cracks. This week it’s Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, which Agetec bravely decided…

It’s been over four years since the last Way of the Samurai game, but the series is far from forgotten. Spike, who publishes Acquire’s Samurai Dou games in Japan, has two new titles in the series listed for 2008. Playstation 3…