Xbox 360 Hostess Game Helps To Ring In Akihabara's Return

This past Sunday, [[link]] Akihabara was re-opened to foot traffic, two-and-a-half years after a brutal killing spree that left seven dead. This weekend, folks came to pay their respects, and folks came to celebrate the return of “pedestrian’s paradise”.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/tokyos-geek-mecca-bounces-back-from-deadly-stabbing-5711010 As thousands of otaku poured out on the main drag in Tokyo’s geek mecca Akihabara, the folks behind bar hostess simulator Dream Party [[link]] held a special event, complete with cosplaying companions and Dream Club itasha. The event had demo kiosks and drew a sizable crowd. There were rules in place for the pedestrian’s paradise, as it’s called: Bicycles were prohibited as were performances and the sale of goods. The timing couldn’t have been better for Dream Club. The latest game, which has a following in Japan, is out later this month on the Xbox 360. What’s more, events like this — as frivolous as they seem — provide escapism from the reminders of what happened two-and-a-half years earlier. “I get a lump in the throat when I think of the tragic incident and the grievances of the victims [[link]] and their families,” Chiyoda Ward Mayor Masami Ishikawa said during the ceremony, reports Kyodo News. “We will give our full cooperation in creating a safe and secure Akihabara.” The vehicle-free pedestrian will continue until June on a trial basis. If no incidents arise, it is expected to continue after June. [image: Akiba Blog]