NIS America is finally bringing the Disaster Report series west again for the first time in years with a localization of Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories. The latest English trailer for the game focuses on how it’s all about the human reactions that comes from natural disasters, rather than the…
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition launches on Switch on September 27th, and there’s a demo in the eShop now so you can get started on your journey through Erdrea. If you’ve never played a Dragon Quest game before and want to prepare for…
Gamescom can be a lot of fun, but if you’re Luigi you’re going to end up with just as many screams as smiles. The poor guy’s being sent out with his Poltergust yet again in an extended hands-on video, courtesy of Nintendo UK. That’s good news for us though, as…
It’s been 24 years since Seiken Densetsu 3, the critically acclaimed sequel to Secret of Mana, graced Super Famicom systems. Since then, fan cries for a western localization have fallen on deaf ears… until now! That’s right, my fellow Mana maniacs: Seiken Densetsu 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch as…
Once again Limited Run has used E3 as an opportunity to announce its next lot of physical editions, and it’s not just current-gen consoles that’ll be getting a piece of the pie. But let’s cover those first… For Switch we’ll be seeing Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Rogue Legacy,…
Clone consoles that play classic game cartridges in HD have been popular for a while now, such as Analogue’s “NT” systems or Hyperkin’s Retron range, but the Nintendo 64 has been unfortunately passed over. That is until now, with Hyperkin announcing the Ultra Retron. Check out a teaser video below:…
The annual independent games festival BitSummit was held this last weekend. Celebrating the indie game scene in Japan, notable and longtime industry icons attended to promote their newest works. With the show over now, media outlets have started to publish interviews that came out of the event. Gematsu was able…
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Today Sega of Japan held its final Mega Drive Mini stream, confirming the last ten games that’ll be included the 30 that were previously announced. That’s not all though – both Darius and Tetris are getting new ports as well, with the latter being based on an exceedingly rare official…
Plenty of games change before they release or just never see the light of day in the first place, but when you add in all the localization woes associated with it, no Nintendo series can feel as ethereal as Mother. Before there was the Game Boy Advance game we all…
Modding extraordinaire Kaze Emanuar has an impressive track record of tinkering with Super Mario 64. Over the last year, their recent project is using 64’s polygon style, and mashing it with Mario and Cappy’s adventures from Super Mario Odyssey. Appropriately named Mario Odyssey 64, Kaze has been sharing updates about…
With only a couple weeks to go until E3, and a Pokémon Direct announced for next Wednesday, the question of what would be revealed during a worldwide broadcast in yesterday’s Pokémon Press Conference lingered in everybody’s minds. Hardcore fans wanted long-awaited sequels, craving Pokémon Snap and Mystery Dungeon followups, and…
During today’s Pokémon Press Conference stream, The Pokémon Company announced something of a successor to Pokémon Bank, titled Pokémon Home. The brand new cloud service will connect not only to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, but it will also allow Trainers to bring their Pokémon already in…
The British Museum’s newest exhibit — titled “Manga” — has recently opened to the public. Claiming the title for the largest exhibition of manga showcased outside of Japan, the limited-time event is dedicated to the history of Japanese art made up of manga and where the medium stands today. Of…
If you’re ready to run ‘n gun some more on Switch, Konami’s got just the thing for you coming later this summer. The Contra Anniversary Collection, following on from similar sets based on various arcade titles and Castlevania, packs in ten titles originating from various game systems. Some of these…