What Gamers Need To Know About Vampire The Masquerade Before Swansong's Release(Post)
Remember when the world was crazy for vampires? Shortly after the initial zombie craze, amidst Twilight-laden parody and ridiculousness, vampires had their time in the spotlight. There's still a ve
The Microsoft Booth At TGS (XB1)(Post)
For the first few days of TGS, I was feeling kind of sorry for Microsoft; PlayStation had wait lines two hours long, while you could literally walk up and play just about anything at Microsoft's booth
In Japan Even McDonalds Has Their Own DS Game(Post)
Video games are a really common and accepted thing here in Japan; they are played and enjoyed by the young and old alike. McDonalds of Japan even trains its new employees using a DS game that simulate
Have You Seen GameCenter CX?(Post)
Living in Japan for the past few years, I have seen some really “interesting” television shows. Some of them have have been fun, some almost painfully boring, and others just down-right strange. Among
Hands-On With Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection At TGS(Post)
In anticipation of next year's Uncharted 4, Sony is re-releasing the original PS3 Uncharted games for the PS4 this month. Bluepoint Games, the team behind the wonderful God of War, Ico/Shadow of the C
What We've Been Playing(Post)
SherrieThe biggest change recently in my gaming lineup has been the removal of Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U from it, because Aaron and I finally beat it! We cleared all eight worlds with full gr
The Sega Booth At TGS(Post)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PS3/Vita)Although Sega just got around to finally releasing the first Project DIVA F game as a downloadable title on the PSN in the States, here in Japan Hatsune Miku
Hands-On with Metal Gear Rising Revengeance At TGS(Post)
At this year's Tokyo Game Show, I was thrilled to be able to play the demo for the newest spin-off of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. I admit it wasn't so much for the
Spotlight: Young Souls, Not TMNT, is the Best Beat 'Em Up You Aren't Playing Right Now(Post)
Young Souls Is the Natural Evolution of Beat 'Em UpsYoung Souls is one of the best and most innovative entries in the beat ‘em up genre PERIOD, and I’m here to tell you why. Am I getting paid for this
Lost in Localization: Yo! Noid (NES)(Post)
All of us have fond memories of playing great games in our childhoods. Well, did you know that someone in another part of the world might have played the exact same game, but it was entirely different
Import Review: Dragon Quest X Online (Wii)(Post)
If Japan was going to have an 'official national game', it would definitely be Dragon Quest. Dragon Quest is really, REALLY popular here. How popular, you ask? The Japanese Government at one time had
NPR: "How 'Streets Of Rage 4' Reimagined Gaming's Most Iconic Rave(Post)
NPR has an in-depth write up on Streets of Rage 4, here is just a sample of the entire article. CLICK HERE TO READ IT IN FULL.At the turn of the '90s, the attention of the video game industry was lock
Flashback Friday: Gauntlet Legends (N64)(Post)
Gauntlet Legends is one of those rarest of the rare games: a co-op game where you actually work together. Of course, there are many games that you can play with your friends, but most of them, whether
Level Up At E3 2013(Post)
Our mission: to seek out new consoles, peripherals and games. To weed out future purchases worthy of you, and to boldly go where only few gamers can: E3 2013 Los Angeles, California.E3 is a maze of li
Hands-On With Summer Lesson At TGS(Post)
When the two of us here at Level Up covering TGS got to the front of the long line to try Sony's VR, there were only two options available: a horror game called Kitchen and a dating simulation game ca
Lost In Localization: Dragon Power (NES)(Post)
In 1987 Bandai released a game called Dragon Power for the NES. This kung-fu themed action game featured a story in which a young boy is tasked with gathering crystalballs in order to summon a dragon
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Over The Rainbow: The Version Of Street Fighter 2 You Never Played(Post)
Recently, my wife and I had to take a trip down to the Tokyo American Embassy in order to renew our passports. So, I decided to capitalize on the trip and hit up some retro arcades in Tokyo’s Akihabar
Hands-on With "Mighty No. 9" At TGS(Post)
The "Blue Bomber" is back...just don't call him that, because that is a registered trademark of Capcom. A little over a month ago at the Tokyo Game Show I got the chance to play and talk with the peop