Featured Spotlight: Aksys Games Originally released for PlayStation Vita, Norn9: Var Commons has now made its way to Nintendo Switch, so a new group of players can dive into its gripping tale of time travel, esper powers, mystery and romance. You can order your copy …Read more »
Nintendo came through with the third official trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which looks to be the final big preview ahead of the game’s May 12 launch on Nintendo Switch. Check out the dramatic, cinematic look at the Breath of …Read more »
The Super Mario Bros. franchise is on fire! In addition to breaking global opening records with the Super Mario Bros. Movie, it was just announced that the “Super Mario Theme” (a.k.a. the “Ground Theme” according to composer Koji Kondo) has been included in the U.S. …Read more »
Thanks to Fortnite’s v24.20 update this week, there’s new Attack on Titan content! Take a look at the action in this trailer. Fortnite’s official website explained: “The wait is over: Fortnite Battle Royale v24.20 brings the arrival of ODM Gear and Thunder Spears to the …Read more »
The Resident Evil 4 remake launched on March 24, and Capcom’s second dip into the action-packed entry—not counting all the re-releases over the years—has done mighty well for itself. According to Capcom’s numbers, Resident Evil 4 has sold over four million copies around the world …Read more »
The people behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie were hoping they could have the biggest opening for a feature film based on a video game. But as the movie’s opening weekend is over and the numbers are being crunched, we can safely say it succeeded …Read more »
The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Nintendo and Illumination is here! According to Deadline, it netted about $26 million during its first day (and this doesn’t include previews that took place Tuesday). Crunching numbers, pundits are expecting it to bring in $127.5M from yesterday (Wednesday …Read more »
The Quintessential Quintuplets has been remarkably consistent when it comes to releasing video game adaptations, and the third is on the way as a new visual novel. Now a release date has been locked in for what is being titled The Quintessential Quintuplets: Kanojo to …Read more »
The latest Sword Art Online game, Sword Art Online: Last Recollection, is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam on October 6. Ahead of that, Bandai Namco Entertainment shared a brand new trailer to show off more …Read more »
The anime and manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba have been wildly successful, so it stands to reason that any video games based off it would do well, too. Sega just revealed that its video game Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles …Read more »
Ever wondered what Pokemon would look like if reimagined by traditional Japanese artisans? Wonder no longer. A new exhibition at the National Crafts Museum in Kanagawa is centered around that exact idea, and the results are awesome. Included are Pokemon ceramics, brooches, silk kimonos, lacquerware …Read more »
This week saw a new Nintendo video go live featuring The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma as he puts 10 minutes of new info and footage on display for the next entry, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In addition to …Read more »
There’s a popular thing online for a fan to take a beloved show, movie or video game and remake it into, say, an 80s comedy or a 90s drama. Ahead of the Resident Evil 4 remake being released March 24, Capcom, the company that owns …Read more »
35-year-old Hidekazu Tanaka used to be best known as a young and prolific composer of anime and video game music. That was before he got into legal trouble. This week, at the Tokyo District Court, he confessed he used “obscene language” toward a fifteen-year-old girl …Read more »
Featuring an original story rooted in the canon of the series, the One Piece Odyssey game made its way to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on January 13, and now it’s about to be adapted into another format. According to this …Read more »
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