When looking back at JRPGs and their communities over the years, a concern that will come up time and time again is localization. Oftentimes, especially in the past, whether or not a new game would see release outside of Japan felt like a coinflip. Ys X: Nordics, the latest entry…
It’s been roughly 15 years since I last played Madden, about the same amount of time since I last played football in real life, actually. I played football for a big chunk of my youth, and even declined an opportunity to play junior college football to focus on my grades….
In a new interview posted by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier today, the noted industry pundit had a chance to talk with Team Cherry ahead of the announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date. As many have been wondering for the better part of a decade, why did Silksong take seven years…
Another game is making its Super Smash Bros. Ultimate debut via the Spirit Board, and it’s one Switch RPG fans should be very familiar with. As revealed by a notification within Ultimate itself, Octopath Traveler, the Square Enix developed throwback to SNES era RPGs, is getting a dedicated event this…
If you’re one of the over two million players who’ve downloaded Ninjala, a new Developer Diary has arrived on the scene to fill you in on what’s coming next for the free to play multiplayer game. While it doesn’t go into much detail, it does lay the groundwork for what…
Yesterday we got word on the Sega Astro City Mini, and while info continued to drip out over the day, Sega Japan has officially debuted the ⅙ scale replica arcade cab with both its first trailer and a dedicated website. The video may be in Japanese, but it…
It’s not every day you unearth a little Nintendo history, but thanks to the work of Mother Forever and Kody Nokolo we have the earliest interview (and a prototype logo) of Mother 3, from the July 1996 issue of Japanese magazine Dengeki Nintendo 64, scanned and translated. This interview is…
The latest update for Pokemon Sword and Shield is now live, bringing the pair of games to Ver. 1.2.1. Based on the below notes it’s a fairly routine batch of fixes, but there may be something else at work. Ver. 1.2.1 (Released July 7, 2020) A bug in regards to…
So they’re finally here, platforming for you! One of the most successful and popular Super Nintendo games is joining the ranks of Nintendo Switch Online titles after a long standing omission. Donkey Kong Country has been highly requested, and in just a little over a week it (and a few…
Video game publisher Nacon hosted its first digital conference today on YouTube. Amongst the new game announcements and new previews of previously announced titles, Nacon is bringing the next Vampire: The Masquerade game to the Nintendo Switch. The fourth video game based on the tabletop role-playing game, Vampire: The Masquerade…
A real-time strategy (RTS) game with a pixel, minimalist aesthetic, Death Crown has stood out on the battlefield since its launch on Steam last year. Now that’s changing this November when Death Crown joins the Nintendo Switch library. Being ported over from PC, the Switch version will receive “a [customized]…
Don’t you just love it when limited edition items get a short rerun for those who previously missed out? Regardless of your stance on that, those located in the UK have a chance to spice up their iPhone with a re-release of these limited edition Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing…
Initially released for the Xbox One, PQube and developer Billy Goat Entertainment are bringing over the physics-based, man-and-goat-in-a-shopping-cart simulation game, Supermarket Shriek, to Nintendo Switch. It’s a weird premise fueled by screaming for dear life and throwing in a punny nod to game show Supermarket Sweeps in its title. Where…
Niantic and The Pokémon Company are adding another candle to Pokémon GO’s birthday cake this week! The mobile game that brought everyone outdoors in 2016 is having to spend its 4th birthday indoors, but that doesn’t mean other traditions won’t carry over. Yūsuke Kozaki, the character designer for Pokémon GO,…
A fresh new batch of Pokémon Center merchandise has hit their online store, bringing a bevy of new Pocket Monsters-themed merch for you to check out. Items include, but are not limited to the following: Tropical (or should we say Alolan?) shirts in designs featuring Lapras, Gengar, Slowpoke, and more…
