This past month a new Final Fantasy spin-off title, Final Fantasy Explorers, came out in Japan. So of course, the Up All Night Stream is here to play it with you all. Let’s find out together what happens when you mix Final Fantasy and Monster Hunter, shall we? » 1/16/15 5:15am 1/16/15 5:15am

In addition to the Major's Mask 3DS and a slew of other Nintendo announcements today, there's also a Gamestop exclusive New Nintendo 3DS XL with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate pre-installed. [Gamestop] » 1/14/15 2:05pm 1/14/15 2:05pm

Japanese role-playing game? Urban eco-car? I don't see the similarity, either, but hey, somebody at Toyota did. » 12/09/14 8:00am 12/09/14 8:00am

Now that he's no longer helming Final Fantasy XV, Tetsuya Nomura seems to have a lot of free time to work on other projects. » 10/16/14 6:00am 10/16/14 6:00am

The New Nintendo 3DS went on sale in Japan last Saturday. You could either get the regular sized one or the larger New Nintendo 3DS XL. Which did most gamers in Japan purchase? The XL, it seems. » 10/15/14 4:57am 10/15/14 4:57am

It doesn't get much better than a cat in a Mega Man costume. » 10/12/14 2:00pm 10/12/14 2:00pm

The Monster Hunter 4G New Nintendo 3DS XL sure looks slick. Previously, we saw concept images for the handheld that's out next month in Japan. Here's a look at the actual hardware. » 10/02/14 6:20am 10/02/14 6:20am

I feel like the Pokémon games' assessment of what would happen if the world were overrun by giant super-powered creatures is a little... optimistic. » 9/29/14 4:30pm 9/29/14 4:30pm

Square Enix offered a playable demo of the new Final Fantasy Explorers at this year's Tokyo Game Show and I got a chance to give it a whirl. It's a solid game. It's a Final Fantasy game. But I'm not sure it's a solid Final Fantasy game. » 9/20/14 5:00pm 9/20/14 5:00pm

Today at TGS I got to sit down with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on the 3DS. Simply put, it's Monster Hunter as you know and love it, only now with more focus on the vertical space. » 9/18/14 5:00am 9/18/14 5:00am

To mark the release of Monster Hunter 4G, Nintendo is bundling the game with a New Nintendo 3DS XL. Here, have a good look. » 9/05/14 7:30am 9/05/14 7:30am

A Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate-New 3DS XL bundle will be going on sale in Japan on October 11. It will cost 25,600 yen, or roughly $245, and it includes the game, and a 3DS XL unit with a nice silver finish from Nintendo's upgraded 3DS line. » 8/29/14 7:59am 8/29/14 7:59am

Daniel "Abysswolf" Oliver's pixel art reminds me of the Metal Slug games, especially Barret's look in the Final Fantasy VII piece above. But he's mostly into JRPGs and recently, he remade the cast of a couple of classic games as detailed, colorful 2D sprites. » 8/15/14 9:00am 8/15/14 9:00am

Flower armor and explosive tails. That's a very creative way to redesign Pokémon as giant monsters from the Monster Hunter series. Arvalis on DeviantART likes to make badass-looking Pokémon and this series he recently started looks very cool. » 8/13/14 9:20am 8/13/14 9:20am