With the recent announcement that Ōkami 2 will finally see the light of day, it seems that series creator Hideki Kamiya is now able to more freely talk about the origins of everyone’s favorite sun goddess. In a post on Twitter, Kamiya divulged some new information regarding where the concept…
I consider myself to be a pretty big fighting game fan. I’ve been actively following the genre since I first played Tekken on PlayStation as a child. Since 2017, however, my console of choice has been the Nintendo Switch and, as a fighting gamer, things haven’t been too hot. While…
In a very sad turn of events, Nippon Ichi Software has announced via its official website that president and CEO Tetsuhisa Seko has passed away. Seko passed away at some point in the morning of January 24th, 2025, and was 54 years old at the time. Seko had been appointed…
Is there anything Pedro Pascal can’t do? He made waves as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, he ushered in an era of great live-action Star Wars TV in The Mandalorian, he’s currently playing Joel in HBO’s hit The Last of Us adaptation, and during the pandemic he could, hilariously,…
Last week for NIS’ 30th anniversary the company’s American branch announced two major titles. We’ve already covered the first – Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles, a collection of two previously unlocalized sequels to the musical PS1 RPG. The other announcement, though, was much more expected. Arguably the biggest franchise to come…
Over the weekend Nintendo dropped a surprise – an all-new poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie! This one has basically all of the marketable heroes and villains (Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Bowser…) as well as a side-by-side comparison of the dark, lava-filled Koopa Castle and the jolly Mushroom Kingdom….
Valentine’s Day is almost here, which means it’s time for a parade of pink and heart-themed Pokémon to be featured in Pokémon GO. The event will see some new Pokémon debuts, along with the return of some Pokémon form variants (practice your throws for a Field Research task featuring Spinda)….
In a little over a month, the third adventure starring Reisalin Stout will hit the Nintendo Switch, closing out a trilogy of RPGs. If you want to see a rapid-fire presentation of what the game has to offer then you’d better check out the new opening movie. In it we…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
It’s the start of February and that means it’s financial report season. Square Enix is the latest company to share its data for the nine month period ending December 31st, 2022 and while there are no huge updates, there are some intriguing tidbits. For starters, the bad news. Overall operating…
Tiki, Divine Dragon of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and Fire Emblem: Awakening, returns in Fire Emblem Engage as the Emblem of Dragons, who will assist your army in its quest – if you’ve bought the Expansion Pass. Tiki is the second DLC Emblem in…
Remember Detective Pikachu (the movie)? The Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds vehicle that adapted Pokémon to live-action and made hundreds of millions of dollars? There was supposed to be a sequel to that. But we’ve heard nary a peep on it, and Polygon is attempting to get to the bottom…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
Capcom’s massive franchise isn’t slowing down anytime soon, that’s for sure. Just today the company announced that Monster Hunter Rise has sold more than 12 million units worldwide — a truly colossal feat for the beloved series. Just like with previous accomplishments, Capcom celebrated by sharing a sweet illustration commemorating…
Platinum Games’ upcoming prequel spin-off to Bayonetta is right around the corner and if you’re in the UK you have gotten a new incentive to pre-order. Nintendo UK has announced that a SteelBook will be released via the My Nintendo Store, featuring the game’s logo and a subdued color palette….
