Players can expect an equal dose of both Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy in the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem, in what sounds like an episodic structure. Director Akifumi Nakanishi and Producer Masato Kumazawa explained the dual-protagonist system in an interview with Automaton. Nakanishi said: “In terms of gameplay, Grace…
On social media last night, Kirby Air Riders director Masahiro Sakurai reconfirmed that his latest Kirby game will not be receiving any DLC. As stated in the lengthy Air Riders Direct a few months back, the game was not created with the intention of puffing it out with paid or…
The Game Awards premiered some new footage of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, showing Mario and Luigi squaring off against Bowser Jr. The video is an extended look at the scene from the previous trailer, where Bowser Jr arrives before the brothers and proclaims he will take back his father…
There’s only a matter of weeks until Sonic speeds back to cinemas, this time with Tails and Knuckles in tow. A new trailer for the sequel has been released that’s set to be shown during the Super Bowl, and while there’s a lot of familiar content from the last one,…
Sometimes the Sonic franchise can be very self-aware, even if it’s hard to tell if it’s intentional. Case in point, calling a new official remix “Edgy”. The new tune is part of the Sonic Sessions music roll-out which has previously featured two tunes with vocals from Persona 5’s Lyn. This…
When Utada Hikaru returned to the Kingdom Hearts series with its third entry, they went all out with not one but two songs for the game – the slower ballad Don’t Think Twice, and the energetic Face My Fears (feat. Skrillex). That latter song recently received a new remix by…
Another Good Smile WonHobby deluge of merchandise news has dropped, and while the majority of the figures tackle anime and manga licenses, a few video games can be spotted, too. For starters, Metroid Dread’s version of Samus is getting her own Figma articulated figure. Her Other M, Zero Suit, and…
Way back in March 2021 we brought you the news that Forever Entertainment, the team behind Panzer Dragoon’s remake, would be working on several remakes for one of Square Enix’s IPs. Thanks to yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, we finally know what they have been working on. The Polish developer is similarly…
Microsoft caused tidal waves last month when they announced the buyout of Activision Blizzard, leading many to wonder what exactly they have up their sleeve — and what ramifications it would bring for games across the industry. Will we see previously cross-platform releases like Call of Duty on Xbox only…
Any US EarthBound fan will tell you the Official Nintendo Player’s Guide originally released with the game is an essential part of the experience, to the point where you could access a digital version of the guide on the Wii U when the game released on Virtual Console. Now that…
Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s Mouthful Mode has endeared itself to the masses in mere moments. From the moment Kirby swallowed that car, the possibilities were opened wider than his maw! In Hong Kong at least, Nintendo is leaning into the mechanic in a great way, introducing one of the…
Most games wouldn’t get a big red carpet for their release on Nintendo Switch Online. Most games aren’t EarthBound. The revolutionary 1994 JRPG and its legendary 1989 predecessor not only got a big advertisement spot in the Nintendo Direct, but a full-blown three and a half minute introduction trailer with…
Few creators’ names are as intrinsically tied to their work as Shigesato Itoi’s is to the Mother series. While a pretty well known celebrity in Japan for his copywriter work, among other things (like voicing the dad in My Neighbor Totoro or being a judge on Iron Chef), in the…
Good news for our Inklings on social media: You no longer have to rely on auto-translated tweets from the Japanese Splatoon Twitter for official updates on the series, as Nintendo has just revealed a new Splatoon North America account. Reporting directly from the in-universe Squid Research Lab, the new account…
During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, it finally happened — they announced the localization of a long-dead JRPG, one that had remained Japan-only for decades and seemed destined to fade into obscurity with only a small cult following. But now it not only comes to western shores for the first time, it…
