NEWS: Saturday Update

Hey guys. Getting back into the regular swing of things these days, nothing too special happened to me over the week. I'm heading in to Tokyo tomorrow to watch my friend Joe play Taiko at the "Sanja Matsuri," which is one of the three biggest matsuris (festivals) in all of Japan! I went to watch him play last year, and while the immense crowds were pretty claustrophobic, it did make for a great day. I also plan to go down to Akibahara in the morning, because apparently I hate having money.

Last year's Sanja Matsuri

Bit of Steve's Game Blog news today, you may have noticed a change in the title from "Saturday Roundup" to "Saturday Update." This is because I have a lot of friends and family that read my blog, but aren't too interested in videogames. So, I thought I would use these regular Saturday updates to post a bit of a recap of what I'm up to in Japan, such as what I've just written about the Sanja Matsuri. As well as giving something for those interested to read, I feel it also adds a bit more personality to what is otherwise just a list of straight-up news articles.

Anyway, without further ado, here are this week's news stories:

• Indie Devs Aren't Happy With Steam Greenlight
• Play With Nvidia's Lifelike Human Face Render
• Behold Detroit's Glorious RoboCop Statue
• Capcom Explains Why Ace Attorney 5 Is Digital Only
• 3DS XL Evolves Into Limited Eevee Edition In Japan
• You Can Play The Ace Attorney 5 Demo For Free (In Japanese)
• Nintendo Direct Airs Today, Focuses on Upcoming Wii U Titles
• You Can Play The Last Of Us While It's Still Downloading
• New Super Luigi U Gets Standalone Retail Version
• Robotic Boogaloo Is TF2's First Entirely Community-Created Update

Story of the week:

• Nintendo Suddenly Claims Ownership Of Many YouTube Videos

Okay guys, that's it from me for this week! Be sure to subscribe to my twitter for up-to-date news and blog updates, my youtube channel for gaming videos, and check back here every Saturday for a roundup of my Escapist news pieces!