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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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
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.... |
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... |
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... |
25 April 2016
I still play my vintage consoles all the time. I don't hate having wired controllers laying around, but I do hate how short the cables are. I have to pull the console halfway between the TV and my... |
13 April 2016
I've got to say, the box art for the Super Famicom edition of Nintendo's New 3DS is even more attractive than the system itself. The colorful, flat line drawing is the perfect throwback to the... |
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... |
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... |
03 June 2016
Like Raccoon Mario taking to the skies, the Vans x Nintendo collection launches today. The collaboration has yielded tons of Nintendo-branded shirts, accessories, and sneakers, for men, women, and... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
20 April 2016
Gaming's own Quentin Tarantino just released an amazing trailer for his new game, Let It Die. Suda 51's PS4 exclusive is packed with ridiculous, stylized violence, a protagonist with... |
13 April 2016
Well this definitely doesn't have the official Nintendo Seal of Quality, but it does bring back memories... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
20 April 2016
The same artist worked on both series, but for me, Dragon Quest gets a "yay!" and Dragon Ball gets a "nay!" I've always wanted a comprehensive book of ... |
05 April 2016
There's nothing quite like hand-drawn animation, even when it's done on a computer. And when you combine that with the first truly mind-blowing shoot 'em up game, you've got an awesome video.... |
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