The Most Embarrassing Gameplay Experience of 2014

The year is not over. We still have time! But damn, it’s going to be hard to top the experience of doing this. Note: This article contains content some readers might fine objectionable. You are looking at the demo kiosk for OneeChanbara Z2: Chaos at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. And to play the demo…

Bloodborne Gets TGS Trailer, American Release Date

Bloodborne has a new TGS trailer, made up almost entirely of gameplay footage. It is…everything you would hope for/expect from a new Bloodborne trailer. It also has an American release date of February 6, and this collector’s edition, if you really must

What Cold Weather Does in Dark Souls II‘s Newest DLC

The world of Dark Souls II doesn’t exactly inspire frolicking in beach sandals and cut-offs. It’s a cold, wet place. But the latest DLC, Crown of the Ivory King, is downright freezing. At a recent roundtable discussion at Namco Bandai headquarters in Tokyo, Dark Souls II director Yui Tanimura discussed the thinking behind the DLC’s…

The Great Ace Attorney, Capcom’s 19th-century take on legal wrangling, has a new TGS trailer. There’s loads of Japanese here, but the finger-pointing will get you through it.

Surprise, Deadly Premonition Creator’s Next Game Hits Xbox One Friday

If you were one of the fans who helped make last-gen weirdo thriller Deadly Premonition a cult hit, then you’re going to have a very good weekend. That’s because D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die—the next game from Deadly Premonition creator Swery—comes on Friday. In a surprise announcement coinciding with this year’s TGS, Microsoft revealed that…

DEEP DOWN’S NEW TGS TRAILER. Boy, for a game that debutedas some kind of medieval/fantasy fighter, Capcom’s Deep Down sure has taken a sci-fi turn.

The Final Fantasy Type-0 Demo Is Like Boxing with Kiddie Gloves On

The long awaited Final Fantasy Type-0 is coming to the West in its brand new HD-remastered form this coming March. This past Tuesday, Brian Ashcraft and I stopped by Square Enix HQ in Tokyo for some hands-on time with the game. Type-0 is an action RPG where you control a party of three characters you…

What Final Fantasy Type-0 Looks Like On PS4 And Xbox One

Final Fantasy Type-0 has long been one of Square Enix’s most anticipated games and the Tokyo Game Show 2014 trailer does a good job showing why. Final Fantasy Type-0 was originally released in Japan for the PSP on October 27, 2011. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will be released in North America and Europe on March…

Tetsuya Nomura Is No Longer Directing Final Fantasy XV

Today, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XV has a new director. Originally announced in 2006 as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, the game was rebranded as Final Fantasy XV last year. The game is being directed by Hajime Tabata, the director of Final Fantasy Type-0 and Final Fantasy Type-0 HD “This move allows Tetsuya Nomura…

First Gameplay Footage Of Legendary RPG Successor Torment

Planescape Torment is widely lauded as one of the best-written (not to mention weirdest) games of all time. It’s so revered that the Kickstarter for its spiritual successor, Torment: Tides of Numenera, raked in a whopping $4.1 million. How’s it shaping up, though? Now, finally, you can see. Giant brain scrambling squid monsters, quivering lumps…

YouTuber Gets Swatted, Cops Find Weed And End Up Busting Him Anyway

Whiteboy7thst, aka Alexander Wachs, is a YouTuber who streams games. Last month he was the target of a “Swatting” when it was falsely reported that he was both armed and suicidal. When cops arrived at his house to find he wasn’t a threat, however, they did find 30 grams of marijuana. Wachs and his housemate…