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  • New Fez Trailer

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    I know it’s not really Japan-related, but my good friend Jason (aka 6955) was still in Tokyo when he started work on Fez — he moved last year to Montreal to join the rest of the Polytron crew — and so that’s how I justify posting the brilliant new trailer for the game. It will…

  • Uniqlo Love

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    Year after year, I tend to have a love-hate relationship with Uniqlo. I won’t get into it, but right now I’m in a love period, having picked up quite a few things in the past week or so. First up is the latest “Designers Invitation Project” collaboration, this time with Opening Ceremony. I’m certainly glad…

  • Good Things Come in Threes

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    I definitely love seeing this: Matt Alt’s Yokai Attack, Arcade Mania, and Patrick Macias‘ Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno on display together at Kinokuniya in Shinjuku. Yes, good things do come in threes. Via Matt’s blog.

  • Arcade Mania in French

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    Some more great news on the Arcade Mania front: I’m very happy to announce that the book is getting a French edition! The scheduled release date is June, and it will be published by Pix’n Love. This of course means a release in France, but I’m hoping other French-speaking territories — including Canada — will…

  • Prescription for Sleep

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    My friend Mark Cooke, a Tokyo-based game developer, has just released the first iPhone app he’s worked on, a sleep-inducing visualizer called Prescription for Sleep, featuring music composed by Norihiko Hibino — he’s best known for his music on the Metal Gear Solid series. Read more about this interesting app on Mark’s blog, or at…

  • Beat Crusaders Vs. LittleBigPlanet

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    The Beat Crusaders devote the video for their latest single, “Phantom Planet,” to last year’s LittleBigPlanet. Great use of the band’s trademark face masks. Thanks, Ola.

  • High-Speed Mario

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    Someone playing Super Mario Bros. in high-speed, and describing his play — I don’t know why, but it makes me laugh. Via Destructoid. Update (16/12/11): The video is no longer available.

  • WordPop!

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    James Patterson shares his time between the US and Japan — he’s a PauseTalker too — and the latest project he’s worked on is an iPhone version of WordPop — here’s a direct link to the iTunes App Store. The premise is that you make words out of blocks on the screen, racking up points.…

  • Polytron Corporation Hits the Web

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    Jason may have left Tokyo, but he’s still up to some good stuff, including this, the official launch of a web presence for the Polytron Corporation, which includes teases of upcoming downloadable game Fez — no platform yet announced — and a mysterious iPhone title. Love the press release.

  • Gabo Too Unpleasant for Apple

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    Remember that Gabo game for the iPhone from Seaman creator Yoot Saito? Apparently, Apple turned it down when it was submitted for inclusion on the iTunes App Store because, as reported by Kotaku, it was too “unpleasant.” Damn.