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What I learned going to TGS
So I’m back from a weeklong trip to Tokyo and the Tokyo Game Show, my first trip there. Folks have been asking how the trip was so I thought I’d recap. I went down to meet with a few different folks...
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Strong Debut for PS3 Oblivion in Japan
Maybe it was all the Pocky I ate over the weekend courtesy of Pete, but I was anxious to see the PlayStation 3 release of Oblivion did in Japan. Turns out folks really took to it. In its first week of...
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Oblivion Tabbed ‘Best Game of 2007′ in Japan
I got a note from my colleague in Japan on this and thought it was worth sharing. A group of 12 editorial staff from Enterbrain (the folks that put out Famitsu in all it’s various iterations) sat down...
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More Oblivion Love in Japan
This morning Claff spotted that Oblivion was rated as the second-highest reviewed game of 2007 in Famitsu, a popular Japanese gaming magazine. Oblivion’s cumulative review score of 38 only trailed The...
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New Office in Tokyo
Thought I’d mention that we put out a release today announcing the formation of an office in Tokyo that will oversee our publishing/distribution in Japan and throughout Asia. It’s being headed up by...
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Rising Site
In a continued effort to make our websites accessible to folks around the world, this week we launched the Japanese version of our official site. As you may already know, ZeniMax Asia, is responsible...
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News from Europe and Japan
I’ve received word from our UK office that Fallout 3 has been nominated for a Golden Joystick Award in the Edge Most Wanted Award category. As you may recall, the game received a similar nomination...
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Fan Art: Where’s Wally?
Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition launched in Japan this week. To mark the occasion, established Japanese fan artist White Lotus sent in the above mural to our Tokyo office. As you can see, it’s an...
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Go! Shivering Isles!!
You might recall in December we shared this crazy awesome Fallout 3 fan art from Japanese artist White Lotus. Today Tetsu Takahasi, head of ZeniMax Asia, emailed me White Lotus’ latest work (and my...
View ArticleGamers Heart Japan, and so do we
This Sunday will see G4 debut “Gamers Heart Japan,” a 60-minute special devoted to celebrating the Japanese video game industry in order to raise Red Cross funds for earthquake relief. Our own Todd...
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