El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron's director and character designer, Sawaki Takeyasu, has secured the rights to the game's IP. » 5/31/13 5:00am 5/31/13 5:00am

Japanese video-sharing site NicoNico Douga is well known for having its own unique net culture and memes. One of the most interesting of these is the "tegaki" style of video. "Tegaki," literally meaning "hand-drawn," refers to a type of video where a popular clip —usually an anime or video game opening—is altered to… » 5/18/12 7:00am 5/18/12 7:00am

Ungh. El Shaddai, that crazy game in which you have God on speed dail, is returning—but as a Japanese social game spin-off. Um, neat? GameSpot via Eurogamer] » 4/03/12 7:30am 4/03/12 7:30am

In El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron you are guided by a pre-fall Lucifer who carries a cell phone with God on his speed dial. » 3/16/12 5:30am 3/16/12 5:30am

The end of 2011 brings with it an implicit deadline for those inescapable year-end wrap-ups. Yet, the Paper of Record doesn't really pony up a traditional countdown-to-the-best list. » 12/27/11 9:00am 12/27/11 9:00am

With a striking art style and a story based off of an ancient Jewish religious work, Ignition's El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is the sort of game that could go in any direction review-wise. As it turns out, it did. » 8/18/11 6:00pm 8/18/11 6:00pm

Fashionable action game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was supposed to hit the PS3 and Xbox 360 next week in North America. Now it's due August 16, September 9 in Europe. "Don't worry," says publisher UTV Ignition. "Everything's fine." » 7/18/11 6:00pm 7/18/11 6:00pm

UTV Ignition's gorgeous action game doesn't come out until July 26, but you can play it right now in the form of a downloadable demo for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It's like getting an E3 present! » 6/07/11 5:36pm 6/07/11 5:36pm

Lucifer is charming in what is probably his biggest video game appearance of the year. He's a pal. He's smooth. He calls God on a cell phone. He wears fashionable jeans. » 5/23/11 3:00pm 5/23/11 3:00pm

In upcoming action game El Shaddai, a pre-fall Lucifer guides players. He's got God on speed dial and looks cool. Now, he's big-headed and "cute". Oh dear. » 2/11/11 8:00am 2/11/11 8:00am

In action game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron​, hero Enoch and guardian angel Lucifel don some heavenly denim. You can buy those same jeans — well, you could before the internet went bananas. » 12/27/10 6:00am 12/27/10 6:00am

For better or worse, a fan made an El Shaddai toy. As seen on はちま起稿. » 10/27/10 12:20pm 10/27/10 12:20pm

It's trendy now for Japanese games to try to appease Western tastes. El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron does not care about what's in. » 10/27/10 7:00am 10/27/10 7:00am

Action game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron might have a wordy title, but Japan is totally enamored with the game's hero Enoch and his flowing locks. You could say Japan has a crush. Time for a meme! » 10/12/10 8:30am 10/12/10 8:30am

For another glimpse at Ignition's El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game that could use a punchier title, come here. See how the unusual looking game with a Devil May Cry pedigree is shaping up. » 5/17/10 8:00pm 5/17/10 8:00pm