How Acquire re-created Japan's Akihabara district in Akiba's Trip Posted byby GamesBeat August 14, 2014 3 min Acquire has re-created Japan's geek-centric "Electric Town" from the street layout on up, with a lot of help from local businesses and map data. Continue Reading 3 min
A surprising adventure and horror vibe place Rain among Sony’s artistic best (review) Posted byby GamesBeat October 1, 2013 5 min Sony's Rain is comparable to the likes of The Unfinished Swan and Papo & Yo, but its greatest weakness is in its story. Continue Reading 5 min
How Shenmue’s lead programmer rescued a bad game Posted byby GamesBeat June 7, 2012 3 min Creating a game is extremely tough. Creating a game when you have don’t know how to go about your idea is even tougher. That’s the challenge that creative director at Acquire Richie Casper faced when trying to make Orgarhythm. Continue Reading 3 min