Back in July we posted about plans for New Kabuki: Final Fantasy X, which will mark the first ever kabuki performances for the RPG. General sales for those performances will go live in Japan on November 19, and a brief new teaser has arrived with …Read more »
Nintendo had a ton to show off during its 40-minute Nintendo Direct presentation yesterday, but it was the closer that really ended everything on a soaring high note. The long awaited sequel to The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild was teased once …Read more »
The Japanese arm of the McDonald’s franchise is known for involving itself with otaku interests, like teaming up with Demon Slayer or releasing Gundam Char Hamburgers. Meanwhile, McDonald’s in the U.S. is more likely to team up with something like Disney. But it seems someone …Read more »
Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding mastermind Hideo Kojima recently announced plans to launch his own podcast, which will debut as a Spotify exclusive in September. Titled “Hideo Kojima Presents Brain Structure,” the podcast will have some big-name guests on board to chat with Kojima, …Read more »
WILD BUNCH Productions and Yukikaze turned to Kickstarter in hopes of funding the games Armed Fantasia: To the End of the Wilderness (the spiritual successor to Wild Arms) and Penny Blood (the spiritual successor to Shadow Hearts). Their stated goal was to earn $750,000 so …Read more »
Hot on the heels of joining the madness of Fortnite and releasing the #5 highest-grossing anime film in U.S. history, Dragon Ball Super is getting ready to hop in with another action-packed crossover. This one has the series teaming up with battle royale social game …Read more »
The Kagawa Prefecture in Japan has a unique law in the country: a local ordinance limiting video game playing for underage residents. The ordinance was designed as a means to prevent video game addiction in young people. In September 2020, a few months after the …Read more »
Sometimes anime and manga create their own worlds, and sometimes they hearken back to real things, including those from Japan’s past. The bishonen franchise Touken Ranbu anthropomorphizes famous old Japanese swords as beautiful young men, and this has gotten many fans interested in the original …Read more »
It was a short run for the live-action Resident Evil series, which made its debut on Netflix just a little over a month ago on July 14. According to Deadline, Netflix has canceled the show after just one season. The report notes that Resident Evil …Read more »
There have been public buses in Japan decked out with Pokémon motifs, but now the company MINI is offering something new: at gamescom, they unveiled a Pokémon-themed car that people can own. “Step inside the car, where the entire interior has been taken over by …Read more »
It’s hard to believe that Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are right around the corner in just a couple months, but there’s still a lot to learn in the meantime! For those hungry for info, a new trailer arrived this week to highlight additions to …Read more »
Now that development on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is finally behind him, along with the end of daily screenshot posting, director Masahiro Sakurai has at least a little time on his hands. To fill in that time and stay in front of the camera for …Read more »
Sonic Frontiers is about to take the Blue Blur into an open world, and SEGA came through with an official release date. The next main Sonic game is set to launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC …Read more »
The popularity of Demon Slayer means lot of Demon Slayer events and merchandise, and TOKYO MYSTERY CIRCUS has announced an upcoming Demon Slayer escape game. Called “Mugen Ressha: Samayou Akumu kara no Dasshutsu” (translated as “Mugen Train: The Escape from The Wandering Nightmare”), you and …Read more »
Gravity Rush, the PlayStation action-adventure game that involves manipulating gravity for fun and combat, is getting a live-action film adaptation. According to Deadline, the film is being produced by PlayStation Productions and Scott Free, the production company founded by director Ridley Scott. It’ll be directed …Read more »
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