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…
If you’re on the lookout for some decent savings on Square-Enix titles, you should head on over to Best Buy ASAP! Loads of Switch titles are on sale right now. Octopath Traveler 2: $44.99 Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line: $39.99 Crisis Core: FFVII Reunion: $39.99 Dragon Quest Treasures: $39.99 Trials of…
XSEED and Marvelous’ upcoming coming-of-age RPG Loop8: Summer of Gods is just around the corner and it’s set to be a rather unique adventure, combining the imminent apocalypse with chill vibes. If you’ve been intrigued as to what to expect, you can catch the new gameplay video below. It covers…
We’re only a few weeks out from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and the marketing is in full swing – as we can see in this trio of new 30-second TV adverts from Japan: While we’re chomping at the bit for any new information about…
The hunt is on! Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s final Free Title Update is now available for downloading, bringing a final slate of new monsters, features and paid DLC cosmetics to the lineup. That includes: New Monsters: Amatsu and Risen Shagaru Magala New Anomaly Research Quests that can go up…
There’s a long and storied history of turning existing game franchises into competitive and exciting fighting games. The visual novel Tsukihime becomes Melty Blood, for instance. That tradition is alive and well with ArcSys’s latest, DNF Duel. Based on the long-running and massively popular Korean online beat-’em-up Dungeon Fighter Online,…
Even though E3 2023 is officially dead, the approach of summer still instills a sense of excitement for video game fans. THQ Nordic is one of the first companies to announce its plans for an event, and it’s a bit far off! The THQ Nordic Digital Showcase will be streamed…
From the makers of Kingdom of Loathing and West of Loathing comes yet another goofy monochrome RPG that sends up genre tropes – featuring cosmic horrors, mobsters and monsters, and quite a bit of irreverence is Shadows Over Loathing (a play on Shadows Over Innsmouth), announced during yesterday’s Indie World…
Working in the restaurant business is a notoriously easy job that has never stressed out any service employee ever. And you too can engage in that calming business in PlateUp!, a new title from developer It’s happening and publisher Yogscast Games that combines the panicked order-taking of Diner Dash and…
Today’s Indie World Showcase gave Nintendo fans the world over a good look at upcoming Nintendo Switch indie titles, including the much-anticipated Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. Originally announced just over two years ago in an Indie World Showcase, the game has been delayed twice, but today’s presentation finally gave fans…
Today’s Indie World presentation covered various indie games – from upcoming releases to shadow dropped titles to DLC announcements. The Jet Set Radio Future-inspired title, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, appeared during the presentation’s highlight reel section. Yet, for eagle-eyed viewers, the snippet of footage wasn’t the only new thing shown off….
Spotlighted during today’s Indie World presentation, Rift of the NecroDancer offers a sequel/spinoff to the beloved rhythm-roguelike hit Crypt of the NecroDancer, featuring protagonist Cadence navigating the modern world while bobbing along to more traditional rhythm game tracks – but don’t mistake this for pure convention, as you’ll have enemies…
The trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s Future Redeemed DLC suddenly dropped yesterday, shocking Xenoblade fans with just about every iota of visual information to process possible. Fortunately, the official Xenoblade Twitter is here to post details on the new prequel and its characters, with some translations by the unofficial @XenobladeEN…
