The Typhoon That Stopped the World's Biggest Japanese Games Show

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Tokyo Game Show turned 30 and planned its longest-ever run – then the weather had other ideas

Tokyo Game Show is where Japan's biggest games companies show off what they are making next. This year was meant to be special. It was the show's 30th birthday, and for the first time in its history it was running for five days instead of four, from 17 to 21 September, with nearly 4,000 stands.

It only made it to four. The final day was cancelled as a typhoon approached the Tokyo area.

By then, though, the show had already produced the biggest games story of the week.

Hideo Kojima is one of the most famous names in video games – the man behind Metal Gear, a spy series played by tens of millions. His recent games were made with Sony's PlayStation. So fans were surprised when he walked out during Xbox's broadcast instead, confirmed he is now working with Xbox, and revealed the star of his new spy game, PHYSINT.

It is Bill Skarsgård, the Swedish actor best known for playing the terrifying clown Pennywise in the It films. The cast also includes Korean star Don Lee, from the zombie hit Train to Busan. Kojima has described the game as the culmination of more than 40 years of his career.

It was not the only news. An Attack on Titan game, based on the famous anime about giants attacking a walled city, arrives on 10 December. And Crazy Taxi, the arcade classic where players race passengers through traffic against the clock, is coming back in 2027 – this time on the streets of Japan.