Stilton Armor… The flying city of Grana Padano… These are just a few of the ideas for an RPG being posted on Japan’s major internet billboard, 2ch The title of the thread started out as little more than a musing, “Don’t you think a lot of names of cheeses sound like they’d show up in…
How many of the games you buy do you actually complete? Some games you finish the main story and move on to the next, some games you get bored of and drop out of midway through, some games you go for a full achievement score, and some games haven’t even had the package seal broken…
That time is quickly approaching. With the release of the PlayStation 4 set for late 2013, people are gearing up for the switchover to the new console from its predecessor. Still, even at its (significantly lower than the PS3 at launch) price tag, $400 is not exactly an investment many of us can make at…
Osamu Tezuka, for those who do not know, is Japan’s most famous manga artist. His long list of creations include Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Black Jack. The man is widely revered as an artistic genius, and crayon pictures from when he was apparently in fifth grade seem to indicate that he was…
“If I were to describe the gameplay,” said Yoshinori Kitase, producer of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII said, “I’d say that there are some elements [in Lightning Returns] with the severity of [a game like] Dark Souls.” Oh, crap… Considering I was never able to clear Dark Souls, that’s not very reassuring. We’ve already heard…
While the announcement for Kingdom Hearts 3 came a little sooner than director Testuya Nomura may have wanted, simply getting confirmation is a relief for fans who have long been waiting for an official numbered sequel. The game is still in early stages of development, but Nomura did offer a few points on what we…
Last week, we were treated to the news that Final Fantasy Versus XIII had been reborn as Final Fantasy XV. After getting sucked into a black hole for the longest time, Versus was back with a whole new coat of paint. But apparently, the paint wasn’t all that new. “Between one and two years after…
Anyone who has played a First-Person Shooter online has encountered one of “those” players; the prepubescent brat who will kill them and then mock their corpse in some manner, the lone mute killing machine who will wordlessly charge through the map, efficiently slaughtering anything that gets in their way, the loudmouthed newbie whose sole reason…
Kingdom Hearts fans were overjoyed to the teaser announcement of Kingdom Hearts 3 at E3 on Monday. Tired of the wait? Ready to party? Well, don’t too hyped up – the wait isn’t over just yet. In an interview with Famitsu.com, director Tetsuya Nomura noted that the announcement for the first official numbered sequel in…
As seen from thephotograph, the well-tanned Yakuza series developer, Toshihiro Nagoshi was walking among the crowds at E3 this year. Hopefully basking in the saturated spectacle of upcoming consoles and games. Nagoshi wrote on his blog about the Sony conference and the announcements from Microsoft and Sony (Unfortunately, due to flight delays, he was unable…
Wii Fit U, originally slated for this summer, has been delayed. According to Nintendo, it was delayed to implement new features.
Okay, so it’s not actually a handheld port of Dragon’s Dogma. Capcom has announced Dragon’s Dogma Quest for the PS Vita: A 2D “network compatible RPG” set in the Dragon’s Dogma world. Dragon’s Dogma Quest will be available free to download. Basic gameplay will also be for free, but there will be purchasable in-game items.…
As people are probably aware from my fairly frequent posts about Hong Kong collectible toy company Hot Toys’ Movie Masterpiece figures, I am a bit of a fan of the collectible figurine. Especially the ones that look superbly close to the real life characters they’re modeled after. So, the latest major hit to my wallet…
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Tales of Symphonia is getting re-released on the PlayStation 3. Titled Tales of Symphonia Unisonant Pack, the game will include both Tales of Symphonia and its sequel, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Tales producer Hideo Baba made the announcement today to a cheering crowd of 12,000…
Banpresto’s Super Robot Wars games are famous for having a mish-mash of characters from all kinds of different mecha games and anime. Not only are multiple different series placed in the same game together with an amalgamated storyline that can be surprisingly cohesive, but the characters will interact and share events in a way that…
Arc System Works is well known for their fighting game series – in particular, the Guilty Gear series and the BlazBlue series. Now, they’re releasing a new adventure game that is linked to the BlazBlue games. XBlaze: Code Embryo is a visual novel set to come out in Japan this upcoming July. As stated above,…
It’s been nearly 3 years since Devil’s Third was announced. From Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of Ninja Gaiden and Jiggly Ninja Girls Galore – I mean – Dead or Alive, and his studio, Valhalla Game Studios, the apparently hyper-violent action shooter has had a rocky time getting made. So where is it now? Japanese gaming magazine…
For the longest time in Japan, to be an otaku was to be an outcast. To be labeled an “otaku” was to be branded with the staple of being an awkward, obsessive social outcast, and/or potential sexual predator/criminal. While the times have changed, it appears that Japanese mass media’s preconception of the “otaku stereotype” has…
2013 is approaching the halfway point and this year, we’ve already seen several heavy-hitting game releases. Oftentimes it’s difficult to choose a single game to buy out of several when you have a limited budget. The biggest and most influential factor in making a choice is usually other players’ opinions. Gamer recommendations will trump the…
My good friend Martin has a saying whenever we talk about upcoming movies: “Trailers lie.” Rarely will what we see in a trailer accurately encapsulate what the actual finished movie or game will be like. A trailer is designed specifically to garner interest, and not necessarily to truthfully describe what it’s selling. And yet, even…
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