With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Ryza, the break-out star of the Atelier series, is returning with her third entry early next year and Koei Tecmo has shared a second Japanese trailer for the game which looks set to reunite the heroine with old friends and introduce new allies. Check out the latest trailer and an…
The upcoming remaster of the PlayStation 2’s Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song is just a week away from launching and Square Enix has shared three new trailers focusing on different playable characters, namely Albert, Aisha, and Jamil. Give them a watch below: In a fight for survival, one man refuses…
The other day, I was looking back through an opinion piece I wrote earlier this year, an evaluation of the Pokémon franchise shortly after the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. And while the article has already aged in general, one part in particular jumped out at me: It’s unlikely…
In the wake of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s bug-ridden, glitchy launch, some websites have begun to report that Nintendo is dishing out refunds for the game. The framing of such reporting can suggest that Scarlet and Violet is a heinous case on par with the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 and…
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been out for less than a week, and the internet is already ablaze with furor and discourse about the game, its bugs, and more. (I find it pretty dang fun, at least.) It’s enough to make one forget the other Pokémon game that released this…
Early next year, the Ukrainian studio Frogwares will be remaking its 2007 adventure game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened for multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. Merging the literary detective duo of Holmes and Watson with Lovecraftian mythos, it is a very different Sherlock Holmes game, featuring aspects like insanity effects…
The upcoming indie RPG The Outbound Ghost, which is heavily inspired by classic Paper Mario titles, has gotten a release date! The game launched for PC back on September 21st but now we have the console launch dates, with Switch landing somewhere in the middle on December 1st, 2022. Check…
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may be full of its fair share of bugs: some funny and some downright game-breaking. But, believe it or not, one bug is actually pretty darn useful and can help you get Shiny Pokémon in a fraction of the about of time as traditional hunting. The…
Splatoon 3 continues rolling along with new content and updates, with the big Chill Season update right around the corner. Today, the official Splatoon Twitter account highlighted two new weapon sets for all the good Inklings and Octolings out there. First up: the Inkbrush Nouveau. This set combines the speedy…
Update (11/23/22): Nintendo of America has shared the English version of the Emblem and character trailer! Check it out: We’re less than two months away from the release of Fire Emblem Engage, and the information keeps marching out — this time in the form of an over…
Hey, remember all the drama involving Cooking Mama: Cookstar from a couple years ago? In case you don’t here’s a quick recap: a new Cooking Mama was released on Switch with little fanfare and promotion, and was of somewhat dubious quality. But shortly after release, it was pulled from the…
In almost every genre, the most innovative and charming games come from indie developers. RPGs, metroidvanias, and basically everything that isn’t a AAA cinematic action adventure rpg crafting extravaganza is pushed forward by titles from smaller teams – except, perhaps, the humble farming/town simulator. The number of games trying to…
