By Ron Duwell |
Contrary to the general atmosphere in the air, Resident Evil has not had he worst year of its existence. Resident Evil 6 certainly won’t be walking home with any Game of the Year trophies come award season, but its younger portable brother released earlier this…
By Ron Duwell |
E.X. Troopers is out in Japan this week, and Capcom still has yet to budge on releasing it in America. Here’s one more groovy trailer to celebrate the occasion, but Capcom doesn’t really dance anymore since losing its backbone. Don’t worry though. In this day…
By Ron Duwell |
So far, the trailers from Capcom’s upcoming Lost Planet spin-off E.X. Troopers have shown a much lighter side of the game’s frantic combat but not this pair of high octane madness. Watch as the bright and colorful characters take down swarms of giant insectoid monsters…
By Ron Duwell |
One step closer to me finally purchasing that elusive 3DS. Nintendo confirmed the English title for Fire Emblem: Awakening, because that’s what everyone was calling it anyway, and went ahead and released the game’s first English trailer during their Nintendo Direct broadcast this morning. Fire…
By Ron Duwell |
With the inclusion of the 3D models, the original trailer for Ace Attorney 5 looked rather jarring with the character’s mouths moving and no voice coming out. The blips and bloops might have worked with the GBA quality sprites from the original series, but there’s…
By Ron Duwell |
Square Enix has returned once against to the throne it so often finds itself occupying, the top of the Japanese weekly video game sales charts. While hardly noteworthy news as this happens more often than not, I’d like to point out something special about this…
By Joey Davidson |
The brand new gameplay footage above comes from Japan, in Japanese and features seven minutes of gameplay for the upcoming Animal Crossing: Jump Out. Even if you don’t have a grasp on the Japanese language, those with knowledge of the series will almost immediately recognize…
By Ron Duwell |
Haven’t heard of Ikachan? Not many really have. Only those crazy die-hard fans of the indie sensation Cave Story have heard of it before, but hey, they have great taste in games. Ikachan is the game Cave Story creator Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya created as a…
By Ron Duwell |
Just to remind you what you won’t ever be playing in English, here’s a trailer for Capcom’s upcoming Lost Planet spin-off, E.X. Troopers. The 3DS and PlayStation Network shooter rings of nothing but charm and good times. Fun characters, cool graphics, and intense colorful combat…
By Ron Duwell |
American JRPG fans who own a 3DS have yet another reason to be excited for the upcoming year. Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan will be coming to American shores early in 2013. Atlus’ popular Etrian Odyssey series has garnered a loyal fan base…
By Joey Davidson |
Go ahead, set aside your keyboard, phone, tablet or virtual web-browsing helmet and head into your kitchen, coffee shop or gas station and grab a cup o’ that sweet, sweet roasted nectar. We’ll wait. Coffee is important, and you’ll need it in order to relax…
By Ron Duwell |
Phoenix Wright is returning from retirement, and he’s sporting a brand new shiny look in his latest adventure Ace Attorney 5 for the 3DS. Gone are the slick sprites of the Game Boy Advance games, and while its kind of sad, these new 3D models…
By Ron Duwell |
Atlus is finally talking about Shin Megami Tensei IV. It’s been a few months since we learned of its existence, but now an official trailer and details in Famitsu confirm that this is one JRPG fans who own a 3DS should watch. From the looks…
By Ron Duwell |
Scribblenauts vast library of nouns is just about to get even bigger. The latest in the series, Scribblenauts Unlimited, will allow players to create their own words by modifying already existing nouns. Shown at Nintendo’s press conference yesterday, the latest Scribblenauts Unlimited trailer gives the…
By Ron Duwell |
Mega Man creator and former Capcom Head of Production Keiji Inafune has been hard at work ever since starting his own company. Developing any video game is enough to even the most mentally tough men to their knees, but Inafune has been hard at work…
By Ron Duwell |
Kokuga has certainly come a long way since when we first reported on it. Now, less than a month away from its Japanese release, the follow up from Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun Director Hiroshi Iuchi is finally starting to gain some traction. The latest trailer dives…
By Ron Duwell |
I often wonder how publishers can drop the hammer on irresponsible retailers who ruin their business strategies. It’s an awkward codependent relationship where if one is broken from the loop, the other will surely suffer. The latest leak from a retailer has just potentially spoiled…
By Jon Rettinger |
When you first pick up Nintendo’s 3DS XL, you’ll immediately understand why the company insisted on making the machine larger. The original 3DS was a sound product, but nothing about it screamed for attention. The 3D aspect was a huge gimmick (it still is) and…
By Ron Duwell |
The recent string of New Super Mario Bros. games have struck a chord with a lot of Nintendo fans, but not always on a positive note. What was originally meant to be a fun little throwback to the old days of the series has become…
By Joey Davidson |
Sony has confirmed during Gamescom that the PlayStation Vita has sold more than 2.2 million units since its worldwide launch in February of this year. The head of Sony PlayStation Germany, Uwe Bassendowski, had the figure. Let’s put some perspective on that 2.2 million number by…
