Target is temporarily banning in-store sales of trading cards (including Pokémon ones) after violence erupted in one of their parking lots over some cards. Over in Japan, the Pokémon Center has also done some in-store banning because of how overzealous some fans (and scalpers) are …Read more »
We’re officially 18 trailers deep into the buildup to The King of Fighters XV, which is due out on as-yet-unconfirmed platforms sometime this year. The latest character in the spotlight is the Seiko Yoshida-voiced Leona Heidern, so see how the The Silent Soldier looks in …Read more »
NEO: The World Ends with You is the sequel game to The World Ends with You, and it will become available on July 27. Ahead of this Square Enix dropped an opening movie trailer. Square Enix gave this description of the game: “NEO: The World …Read more »
Final Fantasy XIV has released multiple videos related to the Endwalker expansion pack and disclosed new merchandise that will soon be released, including the art book FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers — The Art of Reflection -Histories Unwritten-. The videos include full trailers in both English …Read more »
A novel associated with Final Fantasy VII Remake is being released in Japan this July. It’s called Trace of Two Pasts and follows characters Aerith and Tifa. It will be bundled with the Final Fantasy VII Remake Material Ultimania Plus book or fans can just …Read more »
In addition to anime and video games sales skyrocketing during COVID, trading cards have also seen major increases to their sales. Unfortunately, sometimes customers have gotten out of hand trying to get these cards. There are reports of scalping and damaging merchandise to get cards, …Read more »
Over in Japan Mattel International and Nintendo have come out with Mario Kart Uno decks. While the gist of the game remains the same, it does get tweaked with some Mario Kart themes. For instance, if you draw a banana peel, then the last person …Read more »
The website MMORPG recently interviewed Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida. Asked if the development team for Final Fantasy XIV felt the FFXIV Free Trial expansion was a success, Yoshia replied, “Yes, I definitely believe it was a big success. I’ve been an online gamer …Read more »
Slowpoke is the Pokémon ambassador for Kagawa prefecture, and part of that entails a special Slowpoke mailbox, mail truck and decorative stamps. It’s meant to be a boost for tourism, but it appears soon the whole country of Japan will be able to enjoy Pokémon …Read more »
Some major additions are underway in the world of tactical mobile RPG Arknights, which recently launched its hotly-anticipated Episode 8 update, Roaring Flare. Along with new Operators, rewards, and other exciting features that make for an even more robust player experience, Roaring Flare introduces some …Read more »
The Final Fantasy VII Remake version coming to PlayStation 5 will be called Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and it will include a new episode about Yuffie, enhanced visuals and new gameplay additions. The “final trailer” – about three and a half minutes long – …Read more »
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) will hold their E3 gaming event virtually this year on June 12-15. The event will be free, and it was just revealed that Sega, Square Enix, XSEED Games/Marvelous USA and Bandai Namco Entertainment will be involved. Before this, it had …Read more »
Bandai Namco has action-RPG Scarlet Nexus on the way to consoles and PC on June 25, and the latest preview is here with a look at the game’s opening. Featuring animation by Sunrise, the opening is set to the tune of Japanese rock band The …Read more »
Following up on the previous hit first-person entry in the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil VII, Resident Evil Village touches down on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC, and Stadia around the world on May 7. Ahead of that, the launch trailer is here …Read more »
Nintendo has made some of the most successful video games of all time, and their new release, Game Builder Garage, is set up to teach people how to create their own video games. “For anyone who has always wanted to make their own video games, …Read more »
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