Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
PlatinumGames’ Astral Chain will be with us in just a few weeks, and ahead of launch they’ve shared a lengthy interview featuring the game’s director Takahisa Taura, as well as character designer and prolific manga artist Masakazu Katsura. The primary focus is on the character design, though sprinkled throughout are…
Following last week’s horrible tragedy at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas — where an armed gunman killed 22 people and wounded 24 others — the company has sent out notices to employees requesting them to remove “any signing or displays that contain violent images or aggressive behavior” from the…
It’s been a longtime coming, but Lab Zero’s sophomore title is nearly upon us. Crowdfunded after the success of Skullgirls, Indivisible is bringing a different kind of game with the same love and polish to consoles and PC in the near future. If you’ve been sleeping on this one, it’s…
The game’s not out yet but I can’t get enough of River City Girls. Thankfully, a new trailer’s gone up for Japan, and while it doesn’t go deep into new territory or info, there are a few bits that I haven’t seen before. That and it shows off more of…
The stories of game collecting are filled with many twists of fortune and fate, and it’s often the most mundane that somehow end up as the most remarkable. Case in point — a man in his mid-30s went into local Seattle game trading establishment Pink Gorilla with a paper sack…
In honor of the Pokémon Sun & Moon—Unified Minds Trading Card Game launch, GameStop is hosting another Trade & Play event at all of its stores on August 17th. If you’re a fan of the cards, you’ll want to visit your store between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m….
The day is finally HERE! If you’ve been a longtime fan of Sanrio like me, you no doubt have a lot of sentimental attachments to old school characters like Little Twin Stars (Kiki and Lala) and Kerokerokeroppi (also known as Keroppi). Well, it’s time to relive those happy childhood moments…
Later this year yet another Atelier game will hit Switch courtesy of Koei Tecmo, and this time around it’s starring the all-new alchemist Ryza. The game has gotten a new Japanese trailer, which you can check out below, that covers the game’s characters, story, gameplay, and more. Atelier…
The latter half of 2019 is looking packed for RPGs, from Dragon Quest XI S to the likes of Baldur’s Gate, and nestled among them is the HD re-release of the 3DS adventure The Alliance Alive. A new Japanese trailer has been released for the game which this time focuses…
Nintendo of America has just confirmed that two new Nintendo classics (I guess you can call them classics) are coming to Nintendo Switch Online on August 21st. Kung-Fu Heroes and Vice: Project Doom aren’t necessarily the most iconic games to have graced the NES, but it’s nice to see the…
Pokémon fans from around the world immediately began celebrating the reveals of all the new Galar forms shown off during yesterday’s batch of Sword & Shield news. And as usual, one of our favorite things about the showcase was seeing all the creative pieces of art popping up through social…
Even more Sega Ages games are on the way to Nintendo Switch, and this time it’s a twofer. Both Puyo Puyo and Space Harrier, which released in Japan in March and June respectively, are finally heading overseas and will launch August 22nd in North America and Europe. Get ready…
