It’s officially time to usher in a new generation of catchin’ ’em all. Nintendo streamed a Pokémon Direct presentation this morning, finally revealing the first full-scale RPG entry in the series for consoles. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will introduce Generation 8 when they launch …Read more »
Maybe it’s all a happy accident, or maybe Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, just so happens to be a huge fan of one of the worst Sonic the Hedgehog games ever. Either way, there’s one thing we can all agree on: That’s definitely the final …Read more »
It’s easy to get caught up in games, especially when you’re laser-focused on a particular task. With that in mind, some players take their dedication too far, which is what happened when a Japanese Pokémon Go player allegedly struck a police officer for interrupting his …Read more »
It’s the end of an era at Nintendo of America, as Reggie Fils-Aime prepares to end his 13-year run as President and COO of the company. His last day at Nintendo will be this April, and current Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Doug …Read more »
Game censorship has been a hot button issue for many, particularly when it comes to Japanese games making their way to the west. That goes doubly so for anything coming to one of Sony’s platforms, which have been a little stricter about certain types of …Read more »
Anime and manga distributor VIZ Media is getting into the world of video games with the upcoming narrative-driven puzzle battler called The World Next Door. Viz’s debut game is being produced in partnership with indie game company Rose City Games, with character designs by Lord …Read more »
Reuben Langdon has had a long career of acting and stunt work, including some major voice roles as Dante in the Devil May Cry series and Ken Masters in the Street Fighter games. His life and career were almost cut tragically short when he was …Read more »
Cygames’ Princess Connect Re:Dive game is celebrating its first anniversary, and it’s doing so in style. The smartphone and PC game is already billed as an “Anime RPG,” so it’s only fitting that the next step for the title is an anime adaptation. CygamesPictures (Mysteria …Read more »
If you ever wanted to ride like Dante does in Devil May Cry 5, Capcom Japan has quite the enticing contest. While it’s unfortunately just limited to those who live in Japan, Capcom has teamed up with Triumph for a themed Bonneville Bobber motorcycle, with …Read more »
Nintendo made a bunch of new announcements during its Direct presentation earlier today, and a very special remake was chief among them. Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is in the works for Nintendo Switch, with the stylish spin on the original …Read more »
Dragon Quest, the long-running series of RPGs, will be adapted into a CG anime film set for release in Japan this summer. The film, which is titled Dragon Quest Your Story, will be based on the fifth game in the franchise, Dragon Quest V. The …Read more »
Someone could probably argue that Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 isn’t the most iconic video game level of all time, but they would be wrong. This modest introduction to Nintendo’s classic platformer is a master class in teaching by design, so it’s understandable that it …Read more »
The world of Trigger’s Kill la Kill anime is about to come to interactive life in the form of Kill la Kill the Game: IF, which is set for a worldwide debut sometime this year on PS4, Switch, and PC. For now, we’ll have to …Read more »
Level-5’s Ni no Kuni RPGs are about to get even closer to its original Studio Ghibli inspirations. An anime film has been announced for the series, with a premiere lined up for this summer in Japan. Based on the original work by Akihiro Hino and …Read more »
Netmarble is preparing to release a smartphone game based on Nakaba Suzuki’s The Seven Deadly Sins. Titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross of Light and Darkness, the RPG was recently pushed back to a spring 2019 launch in Japan, and now that we’re getting …Read more »
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