Jimmy O. Yang who stars in the HBO hit series Silicon Valley released a new book recently entitled, How to American: An Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents.

At the recent MAGIC Monaco 2018, Yu Suzuki was interviewed about the development of Shenmue 3 by the Shenmue 500K community. The interview can be read here.

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GDC organizers are excited to announce that original game designer Hirokazu Yasuhara and original character designer Naoto Oshima will be at GDC 2018 to deliver a Classic Game Postmortem of Sonic the Hedgehog. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the history of this legendary game directly from two of its creators. Continue reading →

Coco – Remember me will open in theaters March 16th in Japan.

Sega took down the free demo download of the much anticipated Yakuza 6 after it was discovered to contain the full game.

“We are as upset as you are, and had hoped to have this demo available for everyone today,” Sega said in a statement.

“We discovered that some were able to use the demo to unlock the full game. We’re looking into the nature of the issue.”

This song by San Francisco’s own synth pop artist Secret Secret features virtual diva Hatsune Miku. The song Love Academy has been a long time coming and the preview is welcome by the Hatsune Miku fan community.

Hatsune Miku x Osamu Tezuka Exhibition
The World Connected by Isao Tomita

The exhibition is based on a collaboration with both Hatsune Miku and Osamu Tezuka during Isao Tomita’s long career as a musician. The exhibition highlights the earlier collaborations between three artists and also involves an exhibit displaying 3DCG models of Hatsune Miku, as well as other related artwork. Continue reading →

Yoshiki’s masterful Wembley Arena drum solo.

Recovering from his recent disc replacement surgery, X-Japan’s drummer/pianist/song writer/frontman, Yoshiki announced his intention to appear at Anime Expo. He will be at the Southern California anime convention to screen the X-Japan documentary, “We are X”. Following the presentation he will open up the floor for what will sure to be a memorable Q&A session. Continue reading →