Sony is upping the prices of PlayStation 5, seemingly in response to President Trump’s tariffs. The new prices began on August 21. Sony shared the news in a short blog post titled “PlayStation 5 price changes in the U.S.” and credited to Isabelle Tomatis, the …Read more »
34-year-old Mitch William Gross of Iowa was sentenced on August 24 to four months in federal prison. His crime? Wire fraud. More specifically, he used company money to buy more than $140,000 worth of Pokémon cards and other gaming items. Gross was working for Ruan …Read more »
Among all the excitement of the Pokémon Worlds event over the weekend, the folks behind the phenomenon revealed a new trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A game. Following the success of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, this one is due out on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo …Read more »
Famitsu, one of Japan’s top gaming magazines, has compiled a big survey of Japan’s gamer population in 2024 and compared it to the same numbers from a decade ago (2015 was seriously 10 years ago?). The top-line number shows an increase in the number of …Read more »
Anything related to Pokémon is sure to sell. McDonald’s is a popular chain in both America and Japan, and the Japanese franchise announced it would have a limited-time exclusive Pokémon Happy Meal. By limited time, I mean three days — August 9, August 10, and …Read more »
There’s been a major backlash in response to the removal of legal NSFW video games at Steam and itch.io, with the game sites saying it was due to pressure from payment processors. Mastercard has since responded to the accusations that it was part of the …Read more »
The popular game Fate/Grand Order first launched in July 2015, a decade ago. As a result there was an event called “Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2025 10th Anniversary,” and part of it included releasing a new video. This two-minute video was made at Andraft, with Ryu …Read more »
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) describes itself as “the world’s largest nonprofit membership organization serving all individuals who create games” and it put out a statement in regards to the delisting of legal NSFW games at Steam and itch.io after pressure from payment processors. …Read more »
Many NSFW games have been erased from Steam and itch.io, due to the pressure of payment processors like Visa and Mastercard, who in turn seem to be responding to pressure from pro-censorship groups like Collective Shout. PC Gamer decided to interview some indie game developers …Read more »
After Steam pulled a bunch of video games due to receiving pressure from credit cards like Visa and Mastercard (who in turn were receiving pressure from pro-censorship groups like Collective Shout), game website itch.io has also been affected. “We have ‘deindexed’ all adult NSFW content …Read more »
Charles Martinet spent years voicing the characters Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi, but was recast and put into a different role as “Mario Ambassador.” That’s far from the only voice change in the Super Mario Bros. video game franchise, though, as we now have new …Read more »
Steam, which describes itself as “the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games” added something to its Rules and Guidelines that indicates some adult content can be rejected if credit card companies don’t approve of it. On the list of stuff you shouldn’t put …Read more »
Akihabara is essentially otaku central, and it’s been home to many massive arcades. However, arcades there have been shuttering, especially in the last few years as a result of COVID. Practicing social distancing meant playing video games at home, and not in a public arcade. …Read more »
Two books related to Final Fantasy XVI — a lore book and an art book — will have their English language debut in 2026. First up is the lore book, LOGOS: The World of Final Fantasy XVI, which is available for preorder and will hit …Read more »
Last week saw the announcement of Oshi no Ko wedding dresses and a tuxedo, but this is far from the only otaku franchise involved with weddings! In fact, at last weekend’s Pokémon Go Fest, which attracted more than 50,000 people, a wedding took place for …Read more »
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