Mega Man fans may get a bum deal from time to time, especially when it comes to new entries in the series, but with the series' 30th anniversary on the not-too-distant horizon, Capcom is building up some steam. Those who dig the 8-bit Mega Man …Read more »
Fate/Grand Order is an iOS/Android RPG that's set to launch in Japan this summer. Serving as a reboot of the Fate/Apocrypha project, Grand Order features Servants designed by a variety of artists, and the latest trailer previews Berserker. The Berserker of Fate/Grand Order is designed …Read more »
Are you tired of us posting news about cool otaku-related clothing with that annoying “but you have to live in Japan to buy this” caveat? Not this time, baby. This officially-licensed Legend of Zelda bathrobe is created by Merchoid , who are based in the …Read more »
Nintendo just hired Mario’s arch-nemesis as its vice president of sales. Oh, my bad, not that Bowser: it’s normal human being Doug Bowser, formerly of Electronic Arts, who’s being hired to oversee sales at Nintendo of America. Still, you can’t tell me the name had …Read more »
Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga is getting its first game adaptation in the form of World Trigger: Borderless Mission on PS Vita. Now we have a release window thanks to the July issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine, which has the game arriving in Japan …Read more »
This girl clearly needed help tying her shoes. Previously only available on Playstation systems, Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed caused some controversy last year with a transgender slur used in the English version's dialog. Oddly enough, no one seemed to take issue with the fact …Read more »
photo credit: Benjyamin Japanese mobile game maker DeNA (pronounced like DNA) might not be a household name in the U.S. yet, but they made headlines back in March when they announced a tie-up with Nintendo that would finally bring that company’s games to smartphones. Today …Read more »
There were countless memorable JRPG's on the Super Nintendo, but from the multiplayer-focused perspective of modern gaming, the best was undoubtedly 1993's Secret of Mana ( Seiken Densetsu 2 in Japan), which allowed up to three players to join together in Zelda -esque hack-and-slash co-op …Read more »
Social networking service mixi has a hit on its hands in the form of monster-slinging mobile RPG Monster Strike , so the property is getting ready to expand further. According to company president Hiroki Morita, the game is being adapted into an anime, with its …Read more »
Players with access to iOS and Android devices can download some One Piece fun on the go with the recently-released One Piece Run, Chopper, Run! The free-to-play game with purchasable in-game items is now available on the Google Play and iTunes stores, and you can …Read more »
Man, Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away would have been an awesome 2D game. If you can't fathom how that would work, you'll have to see one of CineFix's latest 8 Bit Cinema videos, which imagines Hayao Miyazaki's 2002 anime film as an NES-style side-scroller.
I bought Etrian Mystery Dungeon on release, having seen nothing about the game but a fairly vague trailer. These were two tastes I already knew I liked: the massive Wizardry-style Etrian Odyssey dungeon-crawler RPG combined with the smaller-scale-- but far less forgiving-- roguelike Mystery Dungeon. …Read more »
Earlier this month we posted about Atlus planning to localize the Attack on Titan game on Nintendo 3DS in the west. Despite being announced on April 1, it thankfully wasn't an April Fools' Day gag, and it's currently set to arrive in North America and …Read more »
Bandai Namco Games recently announced a bunch of western release plans, including a window for the arrival of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 . Players will be able to both recreate legendary teams from the series and build their own in the fighter, which …Read more »
Most people know Durarara!! from its anime incarnation, which adapts the light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The anime returned recently, giving us the perfect opportunity to feature it in the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine . Beyond …Read more »
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