Fans of beat’em up games, rejoice! Maybe. In tonight’s Nintendo Direct, game developer Hiroyuki Sonobe of ParityBit said they were working on “that game,” without directly mentioning the title. Images that appeared to be from a new Kenka Bancho flashed on the screen and the words “Coming Soon.”

A Complete History of Jurassic Park Games

You’d be amazed how many different ways the classic movie series has been turned into a game – shooters, platformers, beat-em-ups, management sims and more. The only absolute: most of them were rubbish. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Editor’s note: I cannot in good conscience share anything Jurassic Park game-related without mentioning Research…

Keeping a Princess Alive is Harder Than it Looks

You know, I thought that getting a young princess through her final year before her coronation wouldn’t be too tough—even with all the court intrigue, invading armies, and economic issues. I was wrong. She died… a lot. Like many PC gamers, I love Steam sales—even though they do little more than leave me with less…

Your Guide to Gundam’s Video Game Side Stories

Ever since the 16-bit era, there have been side-story games that help flesh out the world of the original Gundam. Now these have been abridged and collected in the new PS3 title Gundam: Side Stories. But what are all these titular side stories and what are they about? Mobile Suit Gundam: Cross Dimension 0079 System:…

Smoking Hair Is the Best Worst Haircut

Recently on Korean website Humor School, a series of photos appeared of a young man who was slated to enter military service on June 30. He got a haircut that was so bad, it’s good. No, no, no. I’m not talking about the close-cut hairdo service members get. I’m talking about something much worse. And,…

Gaming Heads has announced the follow-up to their Jak and Daxter figurine from last year The new figure, which is based on the Jak II version of Jak and Daxter, is priced at $210, and limited to 850 pieces. For an extra $10, you can also grab the exclusive version, which is “painted in a…

Anime Fans, Don’t Miss These Studio Ghibli Exhibits

This week, a special exhibit opened in Tokyo. If you like anime, namely Studio Ghibli, it is not to be missed. Neither is the one opening later this month. The exhibit features the structures, the architecture, and the environments that appear in Studio Ghibli’s films. This is a close-up look at the animated world the…

Bar Unsure Whether It Needs Renovating Or If That’s Just Its Charm

Norwegian Oscar Gregeborn is a freelance artist who works in the video game business. You can see more of Oscar’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in…

Special Frozen PS4 Kinda Bothers Me Anyway

Japan being Japan, they’re getting another fancy new custom PS4 console before anyone else. Only this time, it’s not related to a game. It’s for a movie. You may have heard of it. To cash in on the upcoming release of Frozen on Blu-Ray/DVD/whatever, Sony Japan is releasing this custom PS4 that features a fairly…

New Cat Game, Same Old “Cats As Jerks” Story

Catlateral Damage has evolved into a fairly accurate simulation of your stereotypical asshole cat. Perdictably, though, it no longer has the “genre” to itself. This is Purrkour, part of the 2014 Indie Game Maker Contest. Still very much in alpha, and with rough edges all over the place as a result, I’ve nevertheless been having…