The Witcher 3 came out at the perfect time, stealing the wind from The Elder Scrolls’ sails and blowing the minds of Western RPG fans. Over a year after the game’s initial...
07 July 2016
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20 June 2016
Trainers, it's June 20th, which means you only have 4 more days to get your hands on Manaphy, this month's Mythical Pokémon. ... |
15 June 2016
While Microsoft's Xbox presentation at E3 revealed zero games I'm interested in (apparently I'm getting old), and left me scratching my head after they announced two new console configurations,... |
03 June 2016
With Hideo Kojima exiled from Konami, it seems like the Metal Gear Solid series might finally be over, or at least destined to a future of licensed snacks, pachinko machines,... |
26 May 2016
Now available for preorder are two of the coolest sets of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys maybe ever. As an exclusive to SDCC, NECA is releasing two box sets of TMNT 6” scale... |
23 May 2016
Tomorrow, the long-awaited TMNT game from Platinum Games will be hitting store shelves. This new game is heavily inspired by IDW’s awesome TMNT comic series, and is even written... |
17 May 2016
Dear lord, these are sickeningly cute. Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting small, plush animal toys. And Etsy artist Heartstring Crochet is clearly the Pokémon Master of amigurumi. Even... |
03 May 2016
While Erick Scarecrow continues to work on making his 9DKP anime project a reality, he's branching out into other formats. Just launched this week is a Kickstarter project for a... |
01 July 2016
Remember Studio Uamou's contribution to the yearly Famicase exhibition? Well now you can play Uamou Invasion and you don't even need a Famicom console. A fan has created a browser-based... |
16 June 2016
If you were around in the '80s, SEGA's Space Harrier probably blew your mind. The "Rolling Type" versions of the arcade machine featured a motorized seat that moved in... |
14 June 2016
Hoo boy. I had to do a double-take this morning as I caught up with all the video game news coming out of E3. I was scrolling through a photo gallery of limited / deluxe editions of games that... |
31 May 2016
You might have noticed the World of Nintendo series of mini figures in stores like Barnes & Noble. At just a few inches tall, these are super affordable and easy to collect. And we're about to... |
25 May 2016
One of the most formative experiences of my life was when my dad showed me how to play Space Invaders on his Intellivision. Since that day, I've been fated to be a nerd. Now... |
20 May 2016
Sick of waiting for the new Legend of Zelda game? Yeah, me too. You might want to pass the time with this newly announced Legend of Zelda chess set by... |
17 May 2016
Did you know that arcade cabinets in Japan are totally different from those in the West? Over here, they're big ugly wooden contraptions with joysticks and buttons meant for controlling... |
02 May 2016
Get your Nintendo 3DS's ready, trainers! It's May, which means it's time for your monthly dose of Mythical Pokèmon! From May 1, 2016, until May 24, 2016, you can add the... |
27 June 2016
Shut up and take my rings, Drop Dead. After a decade of being relegated to Hot Topic, Sonic the Hedgehog finally gets some streetwear love courtesy of the UK fashion brand. And this isn't the new... |
16 June 2016
Sometimes throwing a hissy fit to get what you want totally works. Dragon Quest VII was, if you ask me, a trainwreck of a game - for its time. Don't get me wrong; it's a... |
07 June 2016
Remember back in the day when game publishers couldn't ship broken games and then patch them later on over the Internet? While that practice is pretty annoying, what's even worse is a permanently... |
26 May 2016
I got pretty excited this morning when I read the news that the Neo-Geo game Twinkle Star Sprites was just released on Steam. The game is a competitive, vertical shoot 'em up.... |
24 May 2016
The absolutely stunning Neo-Geo game The Last Blade 2 is now available to play on PS4 and PS Vita. The 1998 title is a masterpiece of the one-on-one fighting genre, the... |
18 May 2016
Remember that R-Type animation teaser we posted last month? Well it's finally complete and ready to massage your eyeballs. Created by Paul Johnson, this hand-drawn sequence recreates the... |
04 May 2016
The annual My Famicase exhibition is underway at the METEOR shop in Tokyo and is on display until the end of the month. Artists from around the world create new stickers for Famicom (the Japanese... |
27 April 2016
Outside of the wild success of their Amiibo figures, Nintendo has been hurting for a long time. Things just got even bleaker this morning when the company announced that their biggest game in... |