After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
UPDATE: Almost immediately after publishing this article IGN released a statement from a PR representative that confirms the 3DS version won’t be heading overseas but the Switch version should land after 2018. Here it is in full: In a statement, Square Enix told IGN: “Our aim with Dragon Quest XI…
The bizarre Japanese game director Goichi “Suda51” Suda is currently chipping away at the upcoming Switch exclusive Travis Strikes Back: No More Heroes, but it sounds like more games featuring his trademark weirdness could be on the way. In a recent interview with Famitsu (translated via Siliconera), the following exchange…
The string of Legendary Heroes added to Nintendo’s gacha fueled mobile game have all been powerful, but this newest one brings something the game has never seen before. Check out the new trailer below. Hot off the heels of the Fallen Hero version of Robin, a similarly Grima-fueled of his…
Tomorrow will bring some new, friendly faces to Kirby Star Allies. These longtime Kirby friends (and one jester who’s never been all that friendly) will join the other playable Dream Friends and offer ways to play through the game’s modes by joining in with Kirby on his main quest. Each…
Hot off the heels of Bulbasaur’s time on the spotlight for March’s Pokémon GO Community Day, Niantic has announced that Mareep will star in April’s Community Day, and it will be quite soon! The next Community Day kicks off on April 15th at 11:00 a.m. PDT, and will run for…
Square Enix has started up a new internal game studio. Titled Luminous Productions, it will be headed by Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, as well as several other members of the game’s creative team. Here’s the full press release: Tokyo, Japan (March 27, 2018) – Square Enix Holdings…
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The World Video Game Hall of Fame has announced its list of nominees for this year’s inductions. The list includes the original Metroid, along with others. Check out the list: Asteroids Call of Duty Dance Dance Revolution Final Fantasy VII Half-Life John Madden Football King’s Quest Metroid Minecraft Ms. Pac-Man…
When you start playing a Japanese RPG you don’t usually expect something calming – typically there are burning villages, amnesiac heroes and world-ending prophecies within the first hour. Gust’s Atelier series has long worked against those assumptions, delivering an experience quite unlike any other JRPG out there. The aim? Building…
Last year Sumo Digital updated its charming physics-based collectathon platformer Snake Pass on the Nintendo Switch, but one change it implemented in particular shook certain corners of the internet to their core. The user interface icon, which once displayed the game’s logo, was swapped out for a close-up of protagonist…
The purple hair genie – well, half-genie – hero of Sequin Land is getting some new duds. While teased throughout the game’s Kickstarter and development, WayForward promises that the Costume Pack DLC will be coming soon! Codes for backers have been requested and the goal is to have them ready…
Detective Pikachu, a character who first baffled us and then stole our hearts, is receiving even more special goodies. Out and about sleuthing in your day to day life? Now, you can add a little bit of Detective Pikachu to your text conversations! Made just for iOS Messages, you can…
