One of the most hotly debated subjects across the greater video game circles is the simple question of what the greatest video game of all-time is. While the true answer is subjective and open to each individual’s interpretation, another way to tackle the question is to answer what the most…
In the most recent episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi chatted with former Nintendo of America marketing lead Gail Tilden on a variety of topics relating to her time trying to localize different Nintendo products for the West. After discussing the history of Pokémon,…
During the latest episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi had Nintendo of America’s former marketing lead Gail Tilden on and they discussed some of the trials and tribulations she went through trying to market certain Nintendo properties to Western audiences. Two big topics came…
Tragedy strikes today, as the faithful yet weary video game console known as the Wii U has finally and officially gone to the big farm upstate — the system no longer appears on the Nintendo website’s menu bar. This, more than anything else, marks the end of the console’s time…
All you fashion savvy skellies, groove on over here! Crypt of the Necrodancer’s celebrating its 4th anniversary today with a slew of limited edition tees and blacklight posters, courtesy of the good folks over at Fangamer. Today is the 4th anniversary of Crypt of the Necrodancer! 🎉Celebrate by grabbing…
RAD has been percolating in anticipation of E3 ever since its surprise reveal during last month’s Nindies Showcase. Nearly a month out from the biggest event of video game news, Bandai Namco is now giving us more glimpses of RAD and its neon radioactive Wastelands. Featured are some…
The saviors of physical media are coming back to E3 this year. Announced today on Limited Run Games’ Twitter account, the company will be unveiling more game releases for 2019. Our #E32019 Press Conference will take place Monday, June 10th at 12PM PT / 3PM ET. We'll be revealing…
Terraria has been in the pipeline for Switch for a while now, and it looks like it’s almost ready to go. As part of the broad monthly check-in across all platforms, the game’s devs provided updates about how the Switch version’s development is going. In short — they’re close to…
The Sitting Cuties collection continues to grow at the Pokémon Center! We recently saw Dragonair, Chansey, Electrode, and others get some attention; and now we’re getting the likes of Vileplume, Ivysaur, Gloom, Golbat, Kakuna, and a whole bunch of other new ‘mon! Whether you want the entire series or just…
Story of Seasons is the original farming RPG series, having once gone under the name Harvest Moon in the West, and now it’s finally heading to Switch. Doraemon: Story of Seasons was announced for release in Japan this summer earlier this month, and now it’s been confirmed for release in…
It’s been something of a badly kept secret but now it’s official – Sega is bringing Puyo Puyo eSports west with the new subtitle Champions. Priced at just $9.99, Champions is pitched as a cheap entry point into the long-running puzzling franchise, with plenty of multiplayer options letting you unleash…
It’s been a long time in the making but now it finally has a release date – Shakedown Hawaii will launch on May 7th! The sequel to the Retro City Rampage, a loving homage to Grand Theft Auto and decades worth of pop culture, Shakedown Hawaii takes things 16-bit with…
During last month’s Sega Fes, the Japanese publisher and developer confirmed that it would be working on three official Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tie-ins. Two of those will be Mario & Sonic crossing over once more, one for Switch and the other for mobile, while the third is a slightly…
Mortal Kombat 11 launches tomorrow, and NetherRealm Studios has revealed the final playable kharacter in the base roster: the female ice ninja, Frost. First appearing in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Frost has, in the past, essentially been a female Sub-Zero. This time around, she’s part cyborg. The reveal trailer shows…
The Pokémon franchise is having a tremendous 2019 so far. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is weeks away from its release, Pokémon GO is still GO-ing strong, the series’ 8th generation of monsters will be unleashed by the end of the year, and so much more. For fans who were bitten by…
