Ron has been living it up in Japan for the last decade, and he has no intention of leaving this technical wonderland any time soon. When he's not battling giant ninja sea monsters from the cockpit of his mecha robot, he pursues the elusive dream of Japanese fluency and plays an unhealthy amount of video games.
Building upon the foundations laid down by the iconic indie titles Rogue Legacy and The Binding of Isaac, Dead Cells roared into 2018 as one of the must-play indie sensations of the year. Developer Motion Twin already had the PC gaming world waiting on edge for this one after an extended period in Steam Early Access, but the final product shattered all expectations, not to mention it...
We need to dig a little bit into 2017 for this one, but even with a successful launch on PCs, Hollow Knight found a true home on the Nintendo Switch in 2018, where its exposure on a Nintendo console opened up a whole new audience that brought second life to this masterpiece. Hollow Knight also can take credit as one of the games that established the Switch as the true home for indies...
Dragon Ball FighterZ is so flippin' good that we're scratching our heads as to why this team-up didn't happen years before. What would you expect when you combine the world's premiere fighting game studio, Arc System Works, with the world's premiere fighting themed anime, Dragon Ball Z? It's a match that was always destined fore greatness, and for once, the haunting curse of bad...
SEGA has a bit of a problem on its hands with two competing products. On one hand, the company just released SEGA Genesis Classics, a bundle of 53 games (51 on the Nintendo Switch… SEGA) that are emulated at an acceptable standard. The selling point is that this bundle only costs $29.99 for over 50 games, nothing but value! On the other hand, SEGA is also releasing a line of SEGA Ages...
For as much praise as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been getting as pure value for your dollar, it has been getting complaints from hardcore players for feeling laggy compared to other entries in the series. Something feels off, whether it is slow input lag or just the feel of the game, some players are having a hard time adjusting. And it's not just them. Some of the best number...
Everything we talk about here is pure speculation, opinion, and pulled straight from orifices we don't usually prefer to publish about. Nothing we say has been confirmed, and our entire inception is based on a rumor that may or may not come to fruition later into 2019. However, who doesn't love a good "Gimmie these characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!" article? Today, we're...
GOG.com is throwing an annual Winter Sale with a lovely little twist, and that twist is free games! The decision clearly was made to lure in gamers to drop money on further good deals, and while I doubt follow-up free games will be as enticing, this first one is one you won't want to miss. DoubleFine's Full Throttle Remastered is currently 100 percent free for the next 24 hours. The...
SEGA's classic rail-shooter series Panzer Dragoon will finally be made available once again with the help of Polish publisher Forever Entertainment. The studio has committed itself to a partnership with SEGA and remakes of the first two games in the series, bringing back their unique worlds and entrancing soundtracks for both the current generation and possibly older ones to enjoy to...
Surprise, surprise, Nintendo's biggest release of the year is crushing the competition as the best-selling game of 2018. Not even a week into the game's release are we seeing hints of its dominance. For one, the game had a massively successful launch in Japan, where the Switch was already enjoying the limelight as the hottest console on the market in years. In just three days alone, ...
Last week’s announcement that Persona 5’s protagonist Joker would be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a DLC character has sent the entire video game world into a tizzy. Not only is the popular character coming to the popular game, nobody overlooked the fact that Nintendo and Atlus were probably in cahoots with bringing the popular Persona 5 to the popular Nintendo Switch. This...
Nintendo might not have won best game at The Game Awards, but it certainly walked away from the show as the biggest winner. Between the talk Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting thanks to Persona 5 protagonist Joker and the mind-boggling announcement that Nintendo will have exclusive access to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, it's hard to see how The Big N's night could have gone any better...
I've played countless hours of video games over the last few years, but I can think of few that I've sunk more hours into that Mistwalker's Terra Battle. I've obsessed with the game off and on over the years, and as with most free-to-play games, I have to drag myself away at some point when it starts to feel like a job. Usually, when I'm into the game, I'll take to TechnoBuffalo and...
NieR: Automata is an unlikely and bonafide hit of the modern game video game industry. Square Enix recently announced that the action RPG, developed by Platinum Games, reached a staggering 3.5 million digital sales and physical shipments this week. PlayStation®4/Xbox One/Steam「NieR:Automata」の世界累計出荷・ダウンロード販売本数が350万本を突破いたしました。発売から2年が経とうとしておりますが、変わらずサポートいただき、誠にありがとうございます。 #ニーア #NieR pic....
Who, what?! At The Game Awards this week, Nintendo and Atlus shared a lovely moment when they announced that Persona 5's daring protagonist Joker will be the first of five DLC characters in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. No date was announced for the release, but you'll be able to pick up the character for $5.99 when it happens. Now, any JRPG fan who owns a Nintendo Switch will...
NetherRealm is once again bringing us another Mortal Kombat game as the classic fighting game series continues to defy the odds as the decade's best revivals. Mortal Kombat 11 will continue the franchise's winning streak when it comes to consoles and PCs on April 23. At The Game Awards on Thursday night, fans saw the game in action for the very first time in a reveal trailer that is...
Double Fine and Starbreeze finally delivered some solid Psychonauts 2 gameplay footage, showing off how beautifully Raz and his mind-boggling world translate into modern day graphical capabilities. The sequel to the cult-classic platformer has longtime fans excited beyond belief, and while we only see a bit of gameplay here, the trailer feels right at home with the cast, setting, and...
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is real, and I'm riding my mid-90s kart racer nostalgia like blue sparks through a patch of Piranha Plants! Activision revealed the racer Thursday night at The Game Awards and confirmed that the game is a remake of the original made from the ground up by Beenox. The new release celebrates the 20th anniversary of the game by adding online play for the...
Pokémon GO's evolution and resurgence into the public eye has brought the phenomenon to new levels, and yet, it still lacks one thing that holds it back from being called a "game," direct interaction with other players. All this ends this month when Niantic finally brings PvP to its game, effectively destroying all of the friendships you might have made through the game so far. Local...
SEGA Genesis Classics is an amazing bundle of video games and delivers a lot of value for your money. Whether you buy it for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or PC or you wait until later this week on Dec. 7 to buy it for the Switch, you'll suddenly be adding 53 classics to your collection (or backlog if you're a pessimist) for the mere price of $29.99. And with games like Shining Force...
If the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are anything to base our expectations on, Nintendo is walking tall into what promises to be a huge holiday season. The company trounced all over the competition this past holiday shopping weekend, putting up impressive numbers across both software and hardware sales. According to Adobe Analytics, the Nintendo Switch itself was the highest...