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Japanese Role-Playing Game Trend: Big Sister Characters
Have you noticed? Some of the biggest recent Japanese role-playing games feature older sister type characters instead of predominately kid sister ones popular in years past. Big sister characters aren’t necessarily related to the protagonists, but they are often surrogate older sisters, even if they are portrayed as fetching or become a romantic interest. A…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2017 -
Danny DeVito Fans React To Detective Pikachu Announcement
When it was originally announced that a Great Detective Pikachu movie got the greenlight, fans thought Danny DeVito would be the perfect choice for the character. Hollywood, however, had someone else in mind. See? DeVito is perfect! As just announced, Ryan Reynolds will play Detective Pikachu when production starts in London early next year. Some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2017 -
The Best-Selling Manga Of 2017 In Japan
As the year begins to wind down, now is a good time to see which are the best-selling manga in Japan during this year. I bet One Piece did pretty well! Oricon, which tracks chart rankings, is listing sales numbers for the time period between December 5, 2016 and November 27, 2017. Here at the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2017 -
Here’s A Custom Satoru Iwata Amiibo
Artist GandaKris, kinda famous for her work customising Amiibo and turning them into cool and new figures Nintendo would never actually release, has set aside the fictional for a moment to commemorate Nintendo’s former President Satoru Iwata This is just lovely. The box art by @SethHay is especially nice. Today would have been Iwata’s 58th…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 6, 2017 -
Ryan Reynolds Will Play Pikachu In A Live-Action Pokémon Movie
Remember how weird it seemed last year that a live-action Hollywood movie based on Detective Pikachu was getting made? Welcome to 2017, where Ryan Reynolds is in the movie. As Pikachu. THR report that Reynolds has signed on for a starring role in the project, which begins filming in London early next year. And by…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 6, 2017 -
Welcome To The Age Of $170 Video Game Art Books
Because I run our video game concept art feature, I sometimes get sent art books to take a look at. Yesterday was the first time I barely got one through the front door. This is The Art And Design Of Final Fantasy XV, a new release from Cook & Becker, a company better known for…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 6, 2017 -
WWE 2K18 Looks Gnarly On The Switch
If you’re the kind of person who watches WWE matches on 75% speed, WWE 2K18’s Switch version may be for you. For others, not so much. Released today, the game has fans beggingfor a framerate patch. WWE 2K18 is about 23 gigs on the Switch. That’s 10 gigs bigger than Zelda: Breath of the Wild.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 6, 2017 -
Elex Is The Biggest Trashfire I’ve Played All Year, But I Still Love It
Elex is a terribly constructed video game full of glitches, lag, eye-sores, and confusing mechanics. I would not recommend most people go through the pain of playing this RPG. And yet, despite all of this, I am obsessed with Elex. I can’t stop playing it. In a year of incredible releases, Elex manages to be…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 6, 2017 -
Shadow of War‘s New Online Mode Makes It Clear: They Want You To Play This Game Forever
Five of my orcs died in Shadow of War yesterday. I callously dropped them, one by one, into the game’s new online fight pits. They didn’t make it out. Rash Skull Bow, a feral marksman with little skulls for shoulder pads, got killed in 20 seconds after Ghash The Bloated struck him in the stomach…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 6, 2017 -
High-Level Destiny 2 Activities Are Now Locked Behind DLC
If there’s one thing that Destiny players love, it’s being locked out of content until they pay money. Curse of Osiris is happy to deliver, gating off many of Destiny 2‘s high-level activities to anyone who hasn’t bought the new expansion. Curse of Osiris, which came out Tuesday, raises the caps on Destiny 2 character…
By Jason Schreier Published December 6, 2017 -
The Secret Lives of Virtual Worlds is a brand new podcast about people’s digital lives in video games and virtual worlds. The first few episodes cover a donkey rancher’s foray into Eve Online piracy and an Arkansas performance artist who streamed Lord of the Rings Online from a crate.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 6, 2017 -
Steam announced today that it will no longer accept Bitcoin, an invisible currency we never knew it had accepted, anyway. Citing Bitcoin’s volatility and increasing processing fees, Steam says Bitcoin is no longer tenable for them as a payment option. Isn’t this the kind of thing it was made for in the first place?
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 6, 2017 -
Razer Phone Review: The Right Way To Make A Gaming Phone
Previous attempts at creating a gaming-centric smartphone include phones with slide-out game controllers, a cross between a Sony PlayStation Portable and a phone and the Nokia N-Gage. For its first gaming phone, Razer went with a powerful black rectangle with a stunning display and outstanding speakers. Smart move. Rather than creating a frankensteinian hybrid of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 6, 2017 -
NBA 2K18 Is Taking Down Custom Shirts Depicting Real Brands, To Players’ Dismay
NBA 2K18‘s custom shirt storefront is flooded with shirts with that look like designs from Supreme or soccer player jerseys. 2K has been removing shirts containing copyrighted material, and some players are not happy about seeing them go. In NBA 2K18, players can create custom shirts in myCareer mode, which can then be voted on…
By Gita Jackson Published December 6, 2017 -
Highlighted as a part of Nintendo’s Nindies Showcase Direct back in August, Merge Games’ breakdancing game Floor Kids releases tomorrow, December 7th, for Switch. The game includes freestyle dance gameplay, rhythm challenges, and a multiplayer mode to battle friends one-on-one.
By Paul Tamayo Published December 6, 2017
