Gaming On A Really BIG Screen

Spotted this really big screen on Kotaku. Apparently this guy was helping some government office install PC rigs and he had the chance to be left alone with twenty-seven 67″ HD monitors.

So in the end, he had some fun time playing WoW on it. LOL
27 HD panels equates to a display that’s 40 feet wide [...]

Mandarake Complex

Last Saturday, the new Mandarake Complex was opened on 05th April in Akihabara. Mandarake is one of the largest franchise chains that sells used anime and manga. Now with Mandarake Complex they have 8 floors of goods, enough to awe any otaku.

So what do they have in their 8 floors of otaku heaven? Akibaos went [...]

Dengeki Poll: Best Game for 2007 & All Time

So which game you played in 2007 had left you in awe and which game was so awesome you could remember it for life. This are the 2 questions Dengeki Online asked its readers in a poll.

Which is the best game you played in 2007?

１位 Monster Hunter Freedom 2
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２位 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy [...]

ToHeart 2 AD Midnight Release Attracts 2000

According to Akibablog’s late night report, approximately 2000 people were outside the Softmap megastore in Akihabara to queue for the midnight release of To Heart 2 Another Days.

Seems like the turnout is one of the highest for an eroge, so who say’s otaku have no night life!
Actually I think there would be more people turning [...]

Nobuo Uematsu: Mario Theme As Japanese Anthem?

Japan’s national anthem is the “Kimi ga Yo 君が代”, but critics have always attacked the controversial line “May the Emperor’s reign last forever”, saying that it is a symbol of imperialism.

In 1up’s recent feature interview with Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary video game music composer jokingly mentioned:
I’m sure everyone in the world — no borderlines or [...]