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…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is all about your own, personal island getaway — but the first step of any far-flung trip is a little paperwork. Thankfully, you can take care of that bureaucratic necessity early with Nintendo’s Dodo Airlines passport generator! While the options are fairly limited right now, it…
Super Rare Games has been killing it lately with limited physical editions of various Nintendo Switch eShop games, such as World of Goo and Snake Pass. If you’re looking to add to your physical game collection, Super Rare Games has teamed up with the YouTube channel BeatEmUps to announce seven…
As promised, the fifth playable character in Streets of Rage 4 has been revealed – Floyd Iraia. Confirmed to be the last playable character announcement, Floyd has slower movement but makes up for it with impressive reach and powerful blows courtesy of his cybernetic arms. Check out his announcement trailer:…
It’s taken a little while for Nintendo to confirm its PAX East 2020 plans, but now the company has confirmed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be the focus this year. Those who travel to Boston for the event between February 27 and March 1 will be able to explore…
The Switch version of SNK’s latest Samurai Shodown is nearly here, and with it will come the launch of the second season of DLC characters. The game has been available on other consoles and seen plenty of additions since their launch, but the Switch will be right up to pace…
The list of indie games not on Nintendo Switch is growing shorter and shorter. The newest one to be announced for the platform is Ruiner, by Reikon Games. YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE. RUINER IS COMING TO #NintendoSwitch WHEN? 01010011 01001111 01001111 01001110 You asked, we deliver. It took a…
All 333 villagers from the base version of Nintendo 3DS game Animal Crossing: New Leaf plus 50 more added through a free update will be making their returns in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The information was shared via the official Animal Crossing Twitter account, which tweeted the following: Thank…
The roster of playable characters in DotEmu’s Streets of Rage 4 has been steadily expanding since it was announced, and we’ll soon be seeing the game’s fifth playable character. As announced via the developer’s Twitter account, the announcement will seemingly coincide with PAX East, which kicks off on Thursday, February…
It’s rare that you see games that let you play from the perspective of an every-day animal, but A Street Cat’s Tale does exactly that, putting you in the paws of a stray kitten that’s lost its mother in a bustling city. Playing as the kitten, you explore the town…
With every new Animal Crossing installment comes a new set of furry, feathery, and/or scaly animal friends to populate players’ towns — and New Horizons is no different. Several new villagers and special characters have already been unveiled for the game, and we’ve got a full gallery of them here!…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is set to feature a plethora of fun animal characters, including many standard villagers (those that can move into your town) from past games and special characters (that run shops, host events, and more). Check out our full list of all the returning villagers and special…
Sharing details about the amiibo support within Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a great way to wrap up the Direct today. Not only did we find out that scanning in the previously released figures and cards will bring villagers to our islands, but doing so will also provide players with…
