After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
After a recent deluge of details and promotional material, some new construction photos give a look at Super Nintendo World’s continued progress towards completion. From them we get more detail on its Mushroom Kingdom ridge, as well as some gauge on its scale both overall and within Universal Studios Japan….
The “Ice Tour” has kicked off in Mario Kart Tour, adding Ice Mario, Penguin Luigi, and Peach (Wintertime) as playable characters along with two new courses, four new karts, and three new gliders. The Ice Tour is here in #MarioKartTour! Are you ready for some heated races on the…
UPDATE: The English dub is now available! Last month, a new series of Pokémon shorts were announced, subtitled “Twilight Wings”. As promised, the first episode has made its debut in January, and you can watch it below: While there are no subtitles as of yet, you…
Being one of the most critically acclaimed Sega Genesis games, it’s a little odd it’s taken Sega Ages to get to Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but at least we now know it’ll be pulling out all the stops as Knuckles the Echidna has been confirmed as a playable character via…
A new Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore trailer has given us the best look yet at the Persona 5 Joker costume available for main character Itsuki Aoi. In addition to a costume based on Persona 5’s Joker, a handful of other new costumes can be seen for other…
Mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes will be receiving a round of characters from upcoming Wii-U-to-Switch enhanced port Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore as part of a new summoning event. The event, called “A Star is Born,” will add Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE characters Eleonora, Kiria, Mamori, and Tsubasa to the…
Windjammers may be an old Japanese arcade game, originally released for the Neo Geo, but that didn’t stop French game developer Dotemu, and French Windjammers enthusiasts, from willing the game back into existence. In a recent interview with IGN, Dotemu and Windjammers players share their side of the story, about…
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We all know him: the man, the myth, the Nintendo legend, Reggie Fils-Aimé. The retired Nintendo president and chief operating officer will be hosting his own keynote event at SXSW 2020, titled, “The Next Level: How Video Games Help You Succeed!” Fils-Aimé’s special presentation will focus on using video games…
Action platforming fans have something to look forward to early next month, as the combat heavy Kunai will be arriving soon. Starring a deadly, sentient tablet that’s able to wield many different weapons in a war-torn world, this is a game that’s best seen in motion to really get the…
If you’re still looking for a lengthy JRPG series to kick off 2020, Koei Tecmo has you covered, with the Atelier Dusk trilogy hitting the Nintendo Switch today. Originally released for the PS3, the Dusk trilogy consists of Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of…
While it’s been supplanted by the likes of Fire Emblem Heroes, there was a time when Puzzle & Dragons was my mobile game jam. The addictive sliding puzzle gameplay was a staple of my phone on the go, and if you’ve stuck with it or want to see why it…
