Imran Khan Jun 22, 2021. 1 minute read
Sonic the Hedgehog is Actually a Demon According to Shin Megami Tensei Mobile Game
It has always been a little weird that Sonic has needed to append “the Hedgehog” to his name. It’s very much adding information that asks more questions than immediately needed answering. Now we know the actual reason why Sonic has been so insistent on insisting he is a hedgehog: because…
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Imran Khan Jun 22, 2021. 1 minute read
Sonic Crosses Over With Minecraft in New Pack
I think a foundational aspect of a lot of virtual spaces is the ability to express your fandoms. It’s the same kind of logic that currently drives games like Fortnite or even to an extent things like Funko Pops. Minecraft is no stranger to this concept, with crossovers including Mass Effect, Mario, and How to…
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Imran Khan Jun 22, 2021. 1 minute read
New Avengers Patch Shows Player IP Address On Screen
To say that Marvel’s Avengers has had a bumpy start might be an understatement, but things have been mostly smooth sailing for the superhero-filled service game since its next-gen re-release earlier this year. There’s no such thing as a never-ending streak of good news, though, which brings us to the latest…
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Imran Khan Jun 21, 2021. 1 minute read
Tekken vs. Street Fighter was Cancelled Roughly a Third Through Development
Just over a decade ago, both Capcom and Bandai Namco announced two parallel crossover fighting games — Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter. The idea was similar to Capcom’s previous collaborations with King of Fighters developer SNK in which both developers made their own takes on the fighting game casts for…
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Imran Khan Jun 21, 2021. 1 minute read
A Final Fantasy IX Animated Series is Apparently Happening
Cyber Group Studios, a television & film developer, producer, and distributor for animated children’s media announced today that they have inked a deal with Square Enix to adapt Final Fantasy IX for TV, according to website KidScreen. The deal allows Cyber Group Studios to take the game’s story and characters and…
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Imran Khan Jun 17, 2021. 14 minute read
Ranking Every Super Smash Bros. Newcomer Trailer
Every time a new Super Smash Bros. character is revealed, fans are abuzz with excitement not just find out who the newcomer is, but also to see the new trailer for the character. According to series creator Masahiro Sakurai, he storyboards and directs all the trailers himself, leaning on his knowledge of…
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Imran Khan Jun 17, 2021. 4 minute read
Tales of Arise Seeks to Evolve Itself Rather than Reboot
As far as anthology JRPG series go, the Tales of games had a lot of connective tissue. While they differed in art style, story details, and tweaks to the overall battle system, they were largely recognizable as a specific kind of JRPG unto itself. It may have been formulaic, but you…
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Imran Khan Jun 15, 2021. 3 minute read
I Hope Breath of the Wild 2 Still Has Weapon Durability
There’s a lot of divisive splits in the gaming industry, but few are as bitter as the topic of weapon durability in Breath of the Wild. The 2017 Legend of Zelda game is often considered one of the best games of all time, but a contingent of players bristle at that assertion.…
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Imran Khan Jun 15, 2021. 1 minute read
New Breath of the Wild Sequel Trailer Reveals a 2022 Release Date
In 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild shook a number of foundations when it released, and has gone on to be the highest-selling Zelda title in series history. The sequel, announced in 2019, was introduced with an extremely brief story trailer, and we have not gotten many details…
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Imran Khan Jun 15, 2021. Less than a minute
WarioWare Get it Together Revealed for the Switch
For the first time since the somewhat quixotic 3DS game, WarioWare returns with a new game. Unlike previous WarioWare games, in this title, players take direct control of Wario and his compatriots in the WarioWare universe to actually interact with the minigames. This change is seemingly to facilitate the co-op, so two players can…
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Imran Khan Jun 15, 2021. Less than a minute
Metroid Dread Announced for Switch
During today’s Nintendo Direct, the publisher revealed a new 2D Metroid game from MercurySteam titled Metroid Dread. The title Metroid Dread references an old E3 leak in a magazine that listed a game titled Metroid Dread for the Nintendo DS. The Wii game Metroid Prime 3 even makes a joke about the title within its…
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Imran Khan Jun 15, 2021. Less than a minute
Kazuya Mishima from Tekken comes to Super Smash Bros.
In today’s Nintendo Direct, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai introduced the newest and thus penultimate DLC character for the game. Kazuya Mishima, the one-time protagonist and eventual villain and eventual protagonist again of the Tekken series, finally joins the series. A full presentation of Kazuya is scheduled for later this…
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Imran Khan Jun 14, 2021. 3 minute read
Which Yakuza Title Should You Start With?
The Yakuza series is at this point one of Sega’s shining stars in the Japanese company’s portfolio. The long-running series first began in 2005 and has continued over the years across multiple protagonists, prequels, sequels, spinoffs, and a storied history that leans heavily into Japanese crime dramas. In recent years, Sega…
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Imran Khan Jun 14, 2021. 1 minute read
New DLC is Coming for Resident Evil Village
During Capcom’s E3 stream, the Japanese developer and publisher promised updates on a few of their upcoming and recently released titles. Among the latter category was Resident Evil Village, the Ethan Winters-lead Resident Evil game that takes place in a small, werewolf-infested village. While Capcom had not officially announced any DLC for…
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Imran Khan Jun 13, 2021. Less than a minute
Guardians of the Galaxy Revealed from Eidos Montreal
It had been long-rumored, but Square Enix has finally revealed their Guardians of the Galaxy video game after years of whispers about the project. The new game, developed by Deus Ex and Shadow of the Tomb Raider studio Eidos Montreal, looks similar to Square Enix’s somewhat quixotic Marvel’s Avengers game from last year but…
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Imran Khan Jun 13, 2021. 1 minute read
Starfield Leaked Ahead of Conference with November Release Date
Ahead of their annual E3 conference today, Microsoft’s newly-acquired Bethesda acquisition got a bit of a hit in the stomach when Starfield was seen for the first official time since the game was revealed at E3 2018. It comes out from The Washington Post’s Launcher site, which accidentally posted an in-engine…
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Imran Khan Jun 12, 2021. 1 minute read
Just Dance 2022 Isn’t Coming to Wii So It’s Officially Dead
Update: It has been pointed out that Just Dance 2021 also skipped the Wii but nothing from last year counts. While Just Dance 2022 was announced today, as the dancing game is announced every single year during Ubisoft’s summer show, the absence of an announcement might be the most notable part of…
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Imran Khan Jun 12, 2021. 3 minute read
ICYMI: Here’s a Breakdown of Everything at the E3 Ubisoft Forward
Ubisoft had already said ahead of time what it would be showing at its E3/Summer Game Fest Ubisoft Forward presentation. But as it also hinted, there were a handful of surprises shown off as well. If you weren’t able to watch it live, here’s our recap: A preshow aired without…
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Imran Khan Jun 12, 2021. 1 minute read
Ubisoft Reveals a New Avatar Game
As one of Ubisoft’s big reveals in their E3 Ubisoft Forward, the French publisher has revealed a new Avatar game as a tie-in to the blockbuster James Cameron movie franchise. While Ubisoft Massive has had their hands busy with an upcoming Star Wars game and continued work on The Division 2, they took…
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Imran Khan Jun 12, 2021. 1 minute read
Rocksmith Returns in Ubisoft Forward
Back during the plastic instrument craze of the late aughts, Ubisoft decided that there was an unfulfilled niche in the more advanced market for these games. Thus, in 2011, the publisher introduced Rocksmith, a guitar game that uses an actual guitar and acted as more of a learning and practice tool…
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