News by Matt S. Akiba’s Trip might just be the oddest game you’ll play this year. After all, it’s about a guy that runs around the Mecca for otakus, Akihabara, and removes clothes from people. Forcefully. I think in this instance it’s best to let the press release do the…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Touko Fukami and her four friends watch the fireworks and lament over how it’s their final year of high school. Touko’s family runs a glass-blowing business and aside from that, there’s not much which sets her aside from other anime protagonists. She’s optimistic and energetic, but…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Nintendo held a live stream on the official Super Smash Bros. website today in which it revealed three playable characters for the upcoming Wii U and 3DS editions of the popular party fighter. The cinematics shown heavily emphasised the Fire Emblem franchise. Two newcomers from that…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Are you prepared, eager, and massively excited to spin-kick in the ninja shoes of the legend whom fighting connoisseurs and selective women from Japan to Australia refer to as “the fastest man Earth ever witnessed”? Then perform some dynamic stretches and don your ninja mask; the…
Read MorePreview by Chris I. People that grew up in the late ’80s and early ’90s undoubtedly have fond memories of arcade-style FPS corridor shooters. Wolfenstein and Doom were all the rage (no pun intended) and for good reason; the pure fast-paced nature of these games is, simply put, a lot…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. If you haven’t been playing JRPGs for decades, than the idea of taking control of a little pixel hero and then running around in circles fighting the same enemies over and over and over again to build enough experience to take down a tough boss at…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. Note: This preview describes an anime which deals with controversial and potentially offensive subject matter. While Terror in Resonance does not contain overt gore, violence or sexually explicit scenes, the first episode depicts a highly realistic terrorist attack from the perspective of the perpetrators, in which…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. As some of you know, I’m a supreme sucker for a good story, but nothing pushes me into an emotive belly-trance quite like a killer original soundtrack. And from what can be heard from its recent trailer, Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star’s music is…
Read MoreList by Matt S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Naoki Urasawa is surely one of the most respected manga authors out there. Otherwise known as “the guy that did Monster,” Urasawa’s work inevitably features tight pacing and simple plot arcs that are told efficiently and effectively. There’s no weighty dialogue or unnecessary character exploration in…
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