Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
Nintendo and Microsoft have been getting pretty chummy as of late — from allowing crossplay in Minecraft to rumors of various Xbox exclusive software and features making their way to the Switch. Despite the massive mound of salt produced by that last statement, this week’s Nindies Showcase blew the rumor…
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s arcade update will be hitting Japan sometime this spring, with its four additional characters due on consoles at some point as DLC. We’ve seen BlazBlue’s Naoto Kurogane and Persona 4 Arena’s Teddie already, but stepping into the ring today we’ve got Under Night In-Birth’s Seth, as…
The marketing for AI: The Somnium Files, the latest game from Zero Escape mastermind Kotaro Uchikoshi, has been a bit of a trip so far, involving an elaborate V-tuber ARG unraveling week by week on a fictional(?) YouTube channel. While the internet detectives are still at work on that one,…
The finalists for the 2019 World Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced, and as usual the lineup is stacked with video games of the highest prestige and cultural impact. On the Nintendo side of things, two of its multiplayer monoliths have made the cut. The first is Super…
On this wonderful Friday morning, Ryan Reynolds (Mr. Detective Pikachu himself) posted a new Pokémon: Detective Pikachu trailer on his social media accounts. It’s only a 30-second clip, perfect for commercials and ads, but don’t skip this one. There are a few new scenes mixed into this cut, and elaborating…
Indie Smash-esque games seem to be on a roll with guest characters lately. Brawlout just got a Dead Cells crossover, Shovel Knight is appearing in both Brawlout and Rivals of Aether, and now we have the Right Hand of Doom himself coming to Brawlhalla. Thanks to a deal between Ubisoft…
This year is already looking like a busy year for NIS (Nippon Ichi Software), both at home in Japan and abroad through the NIS America publishing branch. We’ve already seen a couple of big announcements these past few months, and it looks like another may be on the way. A…
Nintendo has released a seven-minute video breaking down the upcoming kit as well as a brief look of what can be done. The full kit comes with six Toy-Cons – VR Goggles, Blaster, Camera, Elephant, Bird, and Wind Pedal. Each creation isn’t limited to one game and can be combined…
Spring’s just arrived, yet it looks like Kirby and friends are already looking towards summer. A new line of blind box figures have been shown off, inviting you all to the Dream Festival! Modeled after Japanese celebrations that usually hit in the warmest season of the year, plenty of old-fashioned…
We play though five frantic minutes of Cuphead on Nintendo Switch. Watch it here:
Nintendo’s flagship store in America has had a busy month — Mar10 Day, the release of Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn, and now the upcoming release of Yoshi’s Crafted World. To close out this month’s jam-packed calendar, Nintendo NY is hosting a craft event themed after Yoshi’s Crafted World! Dubbed Yoshi’s…
Cuddles are in the air this spring over at the Pokémon Center! Our favorite ‘mon-centric shop is stocking up with some super adorable plushes in a variety of designs for collectors. Included in this batch are the likes of Whimsicott, Flaaffy, Pikachu, Altaria, Mareep, Arcanine, and Eevee. Have a look…
