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UncategorizedKyoto Animation is listing all the victims of the July fire in the end credits of Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jido Shuki Ningyo. This is the first film it has released since the arson attack that left 35 employees dead. The film was finished on July 17, which is the day before the attack.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanSmash Bros. Creator Just Made “Xbox” Trend On Twitter In Japan
During a special Nintendo Direct for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Masahiro Sakurai introduced the Banjo-Kazooie DLC. Not only does he want you to get that, but he would also like you to play the original game on Xbox. The original Banjo-Kazooie games were released on Nintendo hardware, but as Sakurai explained, Microsoft now owns the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedAll The Nintendo Games Ported From The Wii U To The Switch
The Wii U wasn’t exactly a raging success. The Nintendo Switch certainly is. So you can’t blame Nintendo for wanting to bring a bunch of games that a lot of people missed on the former over to the latter. From Mario Kart to Captain Toad, the Switch is now home to a sizeable Wii U…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2019 -
CultureA cool bit of news from the Japanese Nintendo Direct: In 2020, Nintendo will release Switch remakes of its Famicom Detective Club adventure games, originally released on the Famicom Disk System in the late 1980s. No English version planned yet, but who knows what’ll happen.
By Chris Kohler Published September 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedUndertale‘s Sans Joins Smash Bros. As A Mii Fighter Costume
The next batch of Mii costumes heading to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be headlined by good skeleton boy Sans from Undertale, the hit indie RPG that was ported to Switch a little over a year ago. This announcement came during a special presentation after this evening’s Nintendo Direct. Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai…
By Ian Walker Published September 4, 2019 -
CultureEverything Announced During Today’s Nintendo Direct
Super Nintendo games are finally coming to Switch Online. And I’m sure there were other announcements during today’s 40-minute Nintendo Direct, too. Like Xenoblade Chronicles and Tokyo Mirage Sessions coming to Switch. Or Fatal Fury’s Terry Bogard coming to Smash. Actually, there was a lot. Here it all is. Super Nintendo games are finally coming…
By Chris Kohler Published September 4, 2019 -
CultureSuper Nintendo Games Are Coming To Switch For Online Subscribers
You’ve been asking for it since 2016, and now you’re getting it. Nintendo just announced that a range of Super Nintendo titles will be made available for Nintendo Switch Online. The first lineup of games includes: Rewind function will be available at launch, and there’ll also be online multiplayer. Oh, and like with the NES,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2019 -
CultureWii U Gem Tokyo Mirage Sessions Is Coming To Switch
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, the crossover between Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem, is coming to Switch. Rejoice! I never got to play Tokyo Mirage Sessions, despite it being one hundred percent my thing. You’re play a high schooler who’s also a pop star, who also has a kinda sorta persona, like in the series Persona, and…
By Gita Jackson Published September 4, 2019 -
CultureFatal Fury‘s Terry Is Coming To Super Smash Bros.
“Who the hell is Terry?” thousands of Super Smash Bros. fans all asked in unison just one moment ago. Well, according to Nintendo, he’s your next Smash fighter! Also, you know, a 30-year-old video game character from another well-respected franchise. Today’s Nintendo Direct brought news of the fourth highly anticipated Smash fighter. Terry Bogard is…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedUbisoft’s Tom Clancy Is About To Compete With Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy
It seems that every major video game publisher wants their own perpetually-updated mega-game that has a post-release content plan longer a U.S. presidential election cycle. The pinnacle of this is Ubisoft, which does everything extra large and appears to be testing the gaming world’s appetite by trying to do this with two similar games at…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedIndie Game Gets Patch To Fix Typo That Nobody Noticed For Six Years
First-person retro roguelike Eldritch is inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, whose horrific creations warp the very fabric of reality. That might explain why no one noticed the problem with the game’s compass icon in the six years since its release. Had Minor Key Games’ David Lindsey Pittman not pointed out the error on…
By Mike Fahey Published September 4, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsWilmot’s Warehouse Is A Great Puzzle Game
When I first saw people on Twitter praising Wilmot’s Warehouse, a new puzzle game for computers and Switch, I didn’t get it. It looked like a game about moving blocks around, and I figured it was just about grabbing things from one place and bringing them to another. After spending some time with it, I’ve…
By Riley MacLeod Published September 4, 2019 -
CultureApex Legends‘ New Outfit Is Great But Expensive
Apex Legends fans appear to agree that the new limited-time skin for the character Wraith is pretty awesome. They are less sure that it is worth $18. The currently ongoing Voidwalker event has avoided the biggest pitfalls of the last Apex Legends event when it comes to skins. Rather than jumping through microtransaction hoops in…
By Gita Jackson Published September 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Odyssey‘s Discovery Tour Mode Lets You Ride Around On A Unicorn And Take Quizzes
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey finally gets its Discovery Mode Tour this month, offering a way to explore the game’s recreation of Ancient Greece peacefully while maybe just learning something. As with all things Odyssey, it is intimidatingly large. I’ve only taken the quickest of tours in Odyssey’s new mode, just enough to see the game’s map…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedNew Plants Vs. Zombies Shooter Announced, Goes Live Today
Good news and better news for fans of Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. Today EA officially announced Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, a brand-new third-person shooter that expands the never-ending conflict with co-op units, explorable free-roam areas, interactive social hubs, and more. Even better, fans who purchase the Founder’s Edition can start playing it…
By Mike Fahey Published September 4, 2019