Along a new trailer today, Square Enix has uploaded a ton of new information regarding Final Fantasy Resonance, the upcoming HD-2D RPG. Posing the question, “What if Final Fantasy had continued to push the limits of pixel art?”, the trailer is mostly a look at the visual design of the…
Bethesda Game Studios has published a statement regarding its future projects, which include several Fallout games. The lengthy X post announced that Fallout 5 is in preproduction, remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are in development, and that Bethesda has partnered up again with New Vegas developer Obsidian…
A Japanese fragrance company has started a new gaming-themed brand, with its first range of room scents based on Street Fighter 6 characters. Gaming Fragrance (via VGC), a brand launched by CODE Meee, has collaborated with Capcom to bring three scents based on fighters Ingrid, Juri, and Ed. Each set…
The Kickstarted platforming duo from Playtonic Games can’t be stopped, and for fans with a Switch there’s something nice and shiny coming soon. Originally, the game wasn’t slated for Switch, meaning some Kickstarter reward tiers didn’t account for the eventual platform. Now, in partnership with Limited Run Games, Playtonic has…
If there’s a stage that’s defined Smash on any level, it’s Final Destination. This flat, no frills stage was seen as the purest proving ground for the longest time, and while that attitude’s faded somewhat, it still stands side by side with Battlefield as the Super Smash Bros. stages. Originally…
Another issue of Famitsu, another column in which Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai talks about whatever’s on his mind. In this instance, he seemed to be musically inclined, because he talked about how the songs in Smash are selected and arranged. Here’s a rundown of the topics (translation courtesy of…
We know the Switch has been selling well worldwide since its early 2017 release, flying off shelves and making for some of Nintendo’s best numbers in years. According to Famitsu, when it comes to the console’s home country, a new milestone has been surpassed. Japanese sales of the Switch have…
There are a whole host of quirky, stylistic Japanese developers out there, but few are as prominent as Suda51, the mind behind games like Killer7, Shadows of the Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw, and – of course – No More Heroes. As one of the most stylistic auteurs working in the industry,…
That most wonderful time of the year is back once again, with Nintendo announcing via Twitter that a general Nintendo Direct will be streaming tomorrow, September 6th, at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET. Tune in 9/6 at 3pm PT for a new Nintendo Direct featuring around 35…
The Nintendo UK store always seems to have really cool physical pre-order bonuses, a practice that has somewhat died down in the States (or been relegated to expensive Deluxe editions). Luigi’s Mansion on the 3DS will get its own set of cool pre-order bonuses, with the option to choose one…
With Legendary Marth gone for now and the Choose Your Legend heroes on the tail end of their debut appearance, it’s time for the next batch of new characters to make their presence known. This time it’s three more featured from Genealogy of the Holy War, a game that’s definitely…
The jams keep on piling up for Smash Ultimate, and this time around we finally got one straight outta the Mushroom Kingdom. Super Mario Bros. 3 is a gold mine of music, and we’ve just struck Fortress Boss. The beats in this game so far I swear. But…
It was only pretty recently that Dragalia Lost — the first collaboration between Nintendo and mobile giant Cygames — was revealed, and given that the release is within a month there’s still plenty left to discover. Case in point, a new story trailer has dropped for the game, reiterating and…
We’re sitting between Valkyria Chronicles 4’s demo and full release on September 25th, and Sega has decided to pull back the curtain to reveal its DLC plans for the game. Plenty of optional content will be available, some of the most notable being handfuls of new missions that’ll be supporting…
The courts might not be as packed as they were in summer, but Mario Tennis Aces still manages to pull me back in for a little bit of gameplay every month. Thanks to the DLC characters’ release schedule, it pays to play one online tournament when the calendar rolls over,…
