Mother of Monsters

Why do people like Japanese role-playing games? What is a Japanese role-playing game? Why the hell do I write a…

Is there anything worse than killing a child? It's one of the most reprehensible things a person can do. Not just in…

Today seems like the perfect day to reminisce about Earthbound, a Japanese role-playing game that is best described…

Hearts exploded with giddy appreciation for Nintendo this week as the gamemaker announced it would be partnering…

Game developer Ross Mills noticed something he found, tongue planted firmly in cheek, appalling: a British retailer…

Each Wednesday brings new comics worth reading. Some of them are about video games. This month, a lot of them are…

Finding time to play normal video games as the father of newborn baby boys is tough enough as it is. I was certain…

Damn, they're cute. Not the girl—her ears. She is a catgirl—a female with cat ears. To underscore their feline…

What's selling well in Japan these days? The likes of Meruru no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 3, Steins;Gate and…

"Obviously, I can't bring people back to life," Jon Jacobs recently told me. Obviously.