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CultureWhat The Hell Has Final Fantasy VII Remake Done To Carbuncle
Square Enix released a big batch of new Final Fantasy VII Remake screenshots today, including one of Carbuncle, who is usually one of the Final Fantasy series’ cutest summons. It now looks like an alien from a 1950s science fiction B-movie. Is it a fox or a dog? Why is its head so big? Why…
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureSega’s New Sakura Wars Game Launches Worldwide April 28
Released in Japan this past December, the soft reboot of Sega’s long-running steampunk mecha series, simply titled Sakura Wars, is set to release on PlayStation 4 on April 28. It’s an action role-playing game. And a dating sim. And a visual novel. It’s Sakura Wars, and Sakura Wars is great. For those unfamiliar with the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureHatsune Miku’s Switch Game Is Out In Japan With A Fancy Playable Demo
Back in the less-wild, more lawful days of region locking, a new game featuring virtual songstress Hatsune Miku coming out on a Nintendo system in Japan meant a run on import shops. But the Switch is region free, and anyone with an easy-to-setup Japanese eShop account can hop online and grab Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Sakura ga Saku Mae ni | Artist: Kinoko Teikoku | Album: Sakura ga Saku Mae ni (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureTaika Waititi Now Isn’t Sure If He’s Directing The Live-Action Akira Movie
For years now, the live-action Akira film has languished in development hell. The project has cycled through a handful of directors, but the current attached director, Taika Waititi, is no longer sure if he’ll be doing the film. Warners Bros. first got the live-action movie rights to Akira back in 2002. Over the years, Stephen…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2020 -
CultureCompany Of Heroes, The Best RTS Ever Made, Is Coming To iPad
Relic’s 2006 classic Company of Heroes, which I will remind you all is the perfect RTS, is coming out tomorrow (February 13) on the iPad, and that is just the most wonderful news. It’s basically the entire base game (so no British expansion, sadly, at least not for now), complete with both campaign and skirmish…
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CultureDestiny 2 Is Having An Extremely Wall Street Moment Right Now
Destiny 2 players need to harvest billions of pieces of Polarized Fractaline in order to complete the construction of a mysterious new tower on Mercury for the Empyrean Foundation event. Instead of simply donating the material outright, they’re trying to invest it to grow their own Fractaline nest eggs, turning the event into an opportunity…
By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureE3 Host Geoff Keighley Bows Out Of Show, Criticizes Event’s Direction
Rumors of Nintendo’s possible absence from this year’s E3 have proven to be unfounded, but doubts are still swirling around the 2020 edition of gaming’s signature mid-June hype festival in Los Angeles. Earlier today, longtime E3 participant Geoff Keighley announced he wouldn’t be involved with the show this year. “I have made the difficult decision…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureUnder Night In-Birth’s Rough Climb From Disappointment To Evo Headliner
The latest fighting game documentary from Esteban Martinez over at YouTube channel Hold Back to Block is a fantastic look at the trials and tribulations of the Under Night In-Birth community on its road to becoming part of the official Evolution Championship Series lineup in 2019. While Under Night In-Birth is considered one of the…
By Ian Walker Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureUbisoft Resurrects Prince Of Persia… As A VR Escape Room
It’s been nearly a decade since Ubisoft released a triple-A Prince of Persia game. But if you’d like to jump back into the dusty tombs and elaborate palaces of the once-popular series, you can do that in the company’s latest virtual reality escape room: Prince of Persia: The Dagger of Time Dagger of Time tasks…
By Ian Walker Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureActivision Blizzard Pulls Its Games From Nvidia’s Streaming Service
Nvidia’s GeForce Now game streaming service only came out of beta last week, and it’s already lost some major games. This week, Activision Blizzard pulled its entire catalog, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Overwatch, from the monthly subscription service. “Per their request, please be advised Activision Blizzard games will be removed from the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureTrack: At the Door | Artist: The Strokes | Album: The New Abnormal
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureCosplayOur Favorite Cosplay Of This Winter’s Wonder Festival
Actually, it’s always time to cosplay. But sometimes, it’s good to have an excuse to dress. This past weekend’s Wonder Festival figure expo provided just that. Cosplayers gathered in Chiba, Japan to show off their cosplaying skills:
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Pokémon Home‘s New Professor Oak
Pokémon Home launched on the Nintendo eShop last night, surprising players with a new character named Grand Oak. He joins the likes of Professor Oak and his cousin Samson Oak from Sun and Moon as the last addition. In Japanese, the character’s name is Dai Ookido (ダイオーキド), which means “great” or “grand” Ookido. In Japanese,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2020 -
CulturePokémon Home App Includes Bonus, Uh, Gif
The Pokémon Home app that’s now outhas a little surprise tucked away inside its files (at least on Android): this very good gif. If you open up the app’s APK, there’s a folder for gifs, which includes five Pikachu animations related to the program, and one that’s not. The gif was originally made by nippori way…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2020