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Ken Kutaragi insisted on Spider-Man font for PS3
File this under "Trivia": did you know that since Sony owns the rights to the Spider-Man font, it might have shaped the look and feel of the PlayStation 3? According to CVG, Kutaragi insisted on the use of the font, and it was one of the first desi...
Hironobu Sakaguchi Mixtape: Beef with Kutaragi
When you're the creator of Rad Racer, hatin' just comes with the territory. In the June issue of EGM, the head of Mistwalker himself, Hironobu Sakaguchi, had a very simple response to why he has no plans for the PlayStation 3. "The machine's architec...
"The Kraziness of Ken Kutaragi"
In light of yesterday's suggestion to compile Kutargi-isms, Alec has come up with "The Kraziness of Ken Kutaragi" over on Shacknews. Check it out! [Note: keelhaul - To discipline by dragging under the keel of a ship; to rebuke harsh...
Sony's Ken Kutaragi announces plans to retire
In March, The Wall Street Journal said Ken Kutaragi was a "stumbling block" for Sony; now they're reporting that the controversial chairman and group CEO for Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. -- and father of the PlayStation brand -- will be retiring...
PlayStation creator shares how it all happened in 'Kutaragi's Way'
Former Sony Computer Entertainment chairman and CEO Ken Kutaragi is often referred to as "Father of PlayStation." Kutaragi accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards last week for his contributions to ...
Ken Kutaragi now External Director at Marvelous AQL
Former Sony Computer Entertainment chairman and CEO Ken Kutaragi has joined Marvelous AQL as an External Director, according to a Nikkei report. Kutaragi played a significant role in the PlayStation's formative years, and later headed up development...
TGS: Blogging Ken Kutaragi's PS3 keynote [update 1]
It's hot and humid outside the room in which Sony's Ken Kutaragi will deliver the most anticipated keynote address of Tokyo Games Show. The journalists who are queuing up are sure to be tired and cranky by the time they get into the show, ensuring, ...
Ken Kutaragi to become Chairman of Cellius
BandaiNamco and SCEI today announced that they are forming a new Tokyo-based subsidiary company, Cellius, in a bid to develop fresh content for Sony's Cell Broadband Engine. Cellius will be in the hands of "PlayStation's dad", Ken Kutaragi, who will ...
Adios, Kutaragi-san. Sort of.
Ken Kutaragi of Sony has not made many friends lately with some of his remarks. This gem immediately springs to mind. Well, Kutaragi is stepping down from the Sony board, and instead will be put in charge of the gaming division. Ken is c...
Ken Kutaragi joins the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame
Ken Kutargi has long been named the "father of PlayStation," and that name has earned him a growing number of accolades. Most recently, he's been added to the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. He'll join other notable inductees, such as the team t...
Ken Kutaragi to receive AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, has chosen Ken 'Krazy' Kutaragi as the recipient of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Interactive Achievement Awards. The man behind that PlayStation thing (which we hear was really pop...
PictoChat users sign off on Ken's keynote
While waiting for Ken Kutaragi's Tokyo Game Show keynote to begin, we fired up our trusty DSs to capture the zeitgeist of the audience: a mixture of press, VIPs, camerapeople, and sneaky stowaways. Despite a slow start, the chatroom quickly filled u...
'Father of the PlayStation' to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Ken Kutaragi, lead architect of the original PlayStation and former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on March 19, during the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards. Respawn Entertainment Community...
Kutaragi sticks the boot in
Were previous generation launches like this? I don't remember. Regardless, the battle for the next generation continues, with Sony head Ken Kutaragi spewing forth more venom. Unsurprisingly, his target is Microsoft. I won't spoil...
PSP battery life REALLY exposed!
It turns out that last week's report was a bit exaggerated. According to Sony's Ken Kutaragi, "graphically intensive" (i.e. non-puzzle) games will drain the battery much faster than the estimate given last week. For example, a game like Ridge ...
