News by Matt S. Howdy folks. I’ve got great news! We are THRILLED to announce that the June edition of the Dee Dee Zine is now available! It’s a packed issue this month, including (but not limited to): The ten best games of the first half of 2021 A deep…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We’re inclined to pay close attention to any JRPG that FuRyu backs. That publisher, which backed The Alliance Alive, The Caligula Effect, Lost Dimension, and Crystar (among many others) knows creative, different JRPGs, and Monark is very much looking like one of those from first impressions.…
Read MoreNews bt Matt S. Maverick publisher, Devolver Digital, has announced Terra Nil, a game by Free Lives. Terra Nil is a city builder with a difference; rather than paving over paradise to put up parking lots, your job in Terra Nil is environmental rejuvenation. You’ll need to guide the land…
Read MoreList by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We’ve been drip-feeding bits and pieces regarding the next Dee Dee visual novel, A Week on the Water. Today we’ve put out the official announcement release, over on Games Press. It re-treads a lot of what we’ve already shared, but we’ve also shared the game’s key…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! Atari VCS is around the corner… and you won’t believe the price: https://twitter.com/MattSainsb/status/1400259559738863616 Samsung unveils its new mascot: https://twitter.com/MattSainsb/status/1400198875130990597 WonHobby 33 figures unveiled: https://www.siliconera.com/here-are-good-smile-companys-wonhobby-33-game-figures/ Nintendo plans museum in former factory: https://www.siliconera.com/nintendo-to-open-an-exhibition-house-showcasing-past-products-in-2024/ Crypton will allow people to monetise Miku: https://www.siliconera.com/crypton-will-allow-creators-to-monetize-vocaloid-content-on-youtube/…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It might have taken 15 years for Wizardry: The Five Ordeals to be localised outside of Japan, but that is indeed now happening, and this promises to be one special game. Have you ever played a Japanese dungeon crawler and thought to yourself “I could do…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Creating mascots to represent technology and ideas is all the rage now. Hatsune Miku started that off, with Crypton turning some really simple voice software into a worldwide phenomenon by giving that software an adorably cute mascot. Three billion fan arts, video games, music CDs and…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! Lots of Dragon Quest announced: https://twitter.com/Nintendeal/status/1397765520284274694 Amazon acquires MGM (i.e. James Bond): https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1397536439542460418 Mr. Smash Bros, Masahiro Sakurai, considering retirement: https://www.siliconera.com/smash-director-masahrio-sakurai-is-considering-early-retirement/ Demon Slayer game news (Nezuko so pretty): https://www.siliconera.com/demon-slayer-hinokami-kepputan-english-release-planned-for-2021/ And https://www.siliconera.com/demon-slayer-movie-now-2nd-highest-grossing-anime-at-us-box-office/ More data proving that video games are for…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Square Enix announced a bevvy of new Dragon Quest remakes and new projects today. Most of them are good, exciting announcements, suggesting that the series might be hitting a new purple patch. Rather than summarise them all, I’ll just link you to the various Gematsu stories,…
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