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• in Gaming
  It's The Zombie Apocalypse. Bring Friends. And Extra Controllers.
  The Zombie craze isn't as glamorous and as full of teen angst as the Vampire craze, but gamers would rather fight a Zombie than a metro Vampire. Well, more than once at least.
  by mactingz / on Oct 7, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “yakuza”

 

• Here’a a crap ton of Yakuza 1 & 2 HD screens, video

  
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  A few days after the latest Nintendo Direct, in which Nintendo Satoru Iwata announced a new partnership between his company and SEGA , a video and screenshots have been released for Yakuza 1 and 2 HD on the Wii U. The game, which is scheduled to be released in Japan on Aug. 8, was actually made available on the ...
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• Yakuza 1 and 2 HD to paint the Wii U red in Japan

  
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  The first Yakuza entry for a non-Sony console is Yakuza 1 and 2 HD . Nintendo announced the Wii U port in last weeks Nintendo Direct. Going by this vid, the gangster classics are compatible with off-TV play. The HD combo roughs up Wii U in Japan on August 8. Gallery: Yakuza 1 and 2 HD (Wii U) ...
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• New Yakuza 1&2 HD Wii U Trailer

  
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  It’s time for the Yakuza series to appear on a non Sony console: Sega has announced a few days ago that the first two entries of the series will be released as an HD collection on Wii U this Summer in Japan. Today Sega has released the first trailer for the game which can be The post New Yakuza 1&2 HD Wii U ...
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• Yakuza 1 & 2 HD - Wii U Trailer

  
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  Yakuza 1 & 2 HD developer Sega has released a new trailer in honor of its upcoming Wii U announcement in Japan. You can view the trailer below: A release date has not been set as of yet. What did you think?
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• This Wii U Game Doesnt Seem as Polished as Its PS3 Version

  
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  The first Yakuza game debuted on the PlayStation 2. Last fall, an HD version of the game hit the PlayStation 3. This summer, its coming to the Wii U. How does it stack up? Read more...        
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• Japan’s Yakuza Gang Wars

  
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  KITAKYUSHU, Japan — Visibly nervous, the chairman of a local construction company asks that we lower our voices at the lunch table, and that his name be withheld from publication. A few shady characters nearby are eavesdropping, he says. This neighborhood is the territory of one particularly violent faction of ...
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• Wrekmeister Harmonies – “You’ve Always Meant So Much To Me” Video (Stereogum Premiere)

  
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  When I was editor at Invisible Oranges , we covered the inaugural performance of something called Wrekmeister Harmonies — an ambitious and artsy project that combined avant-garde film with live music by a black metal/doom ensemble made up of some of Chicago’s most notable experimental/metal musicians. For us, ...
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• Sumiyoshi-kai gangster busted for smuggling 1 kilo of stimulant drugs in plum packs

  
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  The Sumiyoshi-kai emblem TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police announced on Tuesday the arrest of a member of the Sumiyoshi-kai organized crime group for smuggling stimulant drugs into Japan from Taiwan, reports the Yomiuri Shimbun (May 7). Officers took gangster Keisuke Yamauchi, 63, and his 53-year-old ...
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• Japanese Harry Potter, Russia & Japan, and More [Sunday News]

  
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  Every Sunday we gather the week’s weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. Enjoy! NHK on changing the Japanese constitution : Last week, I mentioned that the Japanese ...
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• Nakama Yukie Will Help “Clean Up Your Life” In Upcoming Drama

  
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  Yukie Nakama , an actress known for her role in the highly successful Japanese drama “ Gokusen “, has signed on to star in Nippon TV Drama titled “Jinsei ga Tokimeku Katazuke no Mahou” ( The magic of tidying up which makes your life prosper ). The drama is scheduled to air this fall. Nakama, a 33 year old ...
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• Japan Lax Nuclear Security Could Make It The Land Of The Melting Sun

  
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  Japan is a giant nuclear pressure cooker. Let’s hope it doesn’t get set off. full article is in the Japan Times (May 5th, 2013)  On April 15, two alleged terrorists in Boston killed three people, injured more than 170 others and terrified a nation — for about $100 it cost them to modify pressure cookers ...
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• Daily Prophet Flash: DanRad gets Press Pass for Tokyo Vice; The Last Yakuza to be published in 2014

  
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  Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter On The Police Beat In Japan…a movie starring Daniel Radcliffe!? Radcliffe-san has been preparing to play the role of a newspaper journalist for over 10 years–more or less. To write for a newspaper, you have to read the newspaper. The Daily Prophet is one of the most respected ...
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• Gun shots at Yamanashi onsen likely linked to yakuza feud

  
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  The vehicle registered to Yamanashi Kyoyu-kai TOKYO (TR) – In what Yamanashi Prefectural Police believe is connected to an ongoing fight between organized crime groups in Yamanashi Prefecture , a vehicle registered to gang members was shot at on Tuesday morning in the hot springs area of Fuefuki City, reports TV ...
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• Dead, Again

  
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  Just two months after a last round of executions and only four months into his term, Minister of Justice Law Tanigaki Sadakazu signed off on the hangings this morning of two former gang members, both of whom were convicted of committing a double murder in April 2005. ( Link ) The reason why the crime was so ...
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• Sokaiya : corruption ou solution d’affaires à la japonaise?

  
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  L’été, c’est la saison des réunions annuelles des actionnaires au Japon, ce qui signifie que c’est aussi la « saison » des sokaiya. On peut alors les apercevoir, et les entendre surtout, durant les conseils d’administration, « persuadant » les actionnaires des stratégies à approuver. Cependant, ...
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• SEGA holding a ‘design a mascot’ competition

  
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  Ever wanted to create your own SEGA mascot? Well now could be your chance. SEGA’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, (possibly best known for his work on the Monkey Ball and Yakuza franchises) is hosting a live show ‘SEGA Raw’ on video-hosting site, NicoNico Douga (basically Japan’s own YouTube). According to ...
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• Supergroup CORRECTIONS HOUSE Debut Video

  
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  Corrections House (Neurosis, Eyehategod, Nachtmystium and Yakuza) debut their new video for "Grin With A Purpose." Its… well, its something. Listen, if this scars you or bores you to an entirely new level of bored that you didnt even know existed, Im sorry. Im down with ambient stuff and post-metal jams, but ...
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• Yamaguchi-gumi member busted for illegal bookmaking of boat races

  
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  A boat track in Japan TOKYO (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police on Tuesday arrested a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi organized crime group for illegally taking bets on boat races , reports the Sankei Shimbun (Apr. 24). Officers took gangster Shingo Tamiguchi, 41, and six other male and female suspects into ...
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• Tokyo cops arrest Sumiyoshi-kai gangster for drug sales via Internet

  
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  Yoshiyuki Kubota TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a gang member for the sale and possession of drugs, reports TBS News (Apr. 24). Officers took Yoshiyuki Kubota, a 36-year-old member of the Sumiyoshi-kai organized crime group, and one other suspect into custody for ...
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