Japanese Development Uncovered

A Western developer working in Japan gives us the inside view on gaming's spiritual home

The birth of the modern videogame industry was arguably down to a single Japanese company: Nintendo. In the early years, its name became a synecdoche for the entire medium; Nintendo didn’t just make games, it was games. However, despite the fact that this former playing card manufacturer continues to top the global market – making its inimitable former president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, one of the richest men in Japan – it is becoming increasingly obvious that Japan has fallen behind the West in both sales and technical achievement, and not just to the casual observer. After a long period of silence, increasingly influential figures are lending their perspective, and a clearer picture of the challenges facing the country is emerging...

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My TV Channel

A few people have asked what I was talking about when I told them I had my own TV channel. You can see the video stream on the right side of this page.>>

You can also view the channel here.

Orenji TV? What's that?

Hello people. You may know that I often watch live streaming video of random people playing games; it's quite fun. I thought it would be a good idea to have a go myself! I've set up a channel on "justin.tv" and it is free for anyone to watch.

I'll probably be on it tonight and tomorrow too so look out for that if it appeals to you. I've put up a little box on the right side of the blog. Or you could go straight to the feed: Orenji TV

See you there :D

[Edit: The feed seems to work a lot better when watched from the small box at the side of this page, rather than on the actual page for the feed. I'll be getting some better recording equipment soon so quality will be better in the future.]

Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves (PS3) Exclusive Preview

"Duck in and take a gander at Drake’s goosed-up new adventure...


Legendary adventurer, or teller of some of history’s biggest ever porky pies? Historians will probably never agree on the validity of Marco Polo’s elaborate account of his travels across the world to China, but Uncharted creator Naughty Dog will be hoping that gamers agree it makes for an excellent premise for an interactive actionadventure romp..."

Read more at NowGamer.com

Cats, Risk and Swingsets

I haven't posted anything on Blogger for a while and I go on YouTube quite a lot. I thought why not combine the two?

The first video is about a cat. The cat plays "Risk". I love cats by the way; I've got three but that's another story. Here's the video.



This second video is basically a visual explanation of "the swingset" on Grand Theft Auto IV. Most people who have played GTA IV (particularly online) will know about this glitch. It's a collision detection glitch in which "a swingset" causes cars, people and objects to suddenly fly through the air. The video will explain it better than I will. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words ;)

Warning: Video contains strong language



This third and final video shows "the swingset" again, but a pedestrian is involved.

Warning: Video contains strong language