News by Matt S. Here’s some big news; the developer of such fine games as those in the Armored Core and Dark Souls series, From Software, has been acquired by Kadokawa Shoten. Kadokawa isn’t a name that is especially well known in the west, but in Japan it is a major…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Capcom has recently announced that a new Ace Attorney game is under development for the Nintendo 3DS, though it isn’t a direct prequel or sequel to any of the other games in the series. According to Tiny Cartridge, the new game will take place at the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Dragon Age is a big deal. Despite the second in the series being quite disappointing, the sheer quality of the original, released back in 2009, is enough that Dragon Age: Inquisition is right at the top of our “to play” lists. And now we have a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It must be a day for horror announcements. Moments after the announcement that the Vita is getting two Silent Hill releases, I spy the news that another struggling console, the Wii U, is getting a new game in my other favourite horror series, Fatal Frame. Fatal…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Silent Hill is by far the most intelligent “mainstream” horror franchise. Dealing with weighty issues of guilt, loss, mental instability and religion, the series has always gunned for a higher breed of horror storytelling than some of its more straightforward counterparts (I do mean Resident Evil,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Recently we had the good news that NISA is bringing Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection out west. This idol game, from the masters of the genre, gives players the opportunity to manage the singing, dancing career of the weird and wonderful inhabitants of gameindustri as they compete…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 will soon get a major firmware update, and with it will come SHAREfactory; an easy-to-use video editing tool that will allow players to create Let’s Plays, video reviews and the like with complete ease. The current video editing software on the PlayStation 4…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This isn’t precisely gaming or anime news, but I’m a fan of Hatsune Miku, and I’m the editor-in-chief here, so I’m writing it anyway; the vocaloid pop idol, Hatsune Miku, is going to open Lady Gaga concerts in the US. Hatsune Miku has collaborated with other…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. A game that apparently took over 10,000 hours to develop, SanctuaryRPG is an ASCII art RPG that will cost you precisely nothing to download. People who have fond memories of the likes of Zork and Nethack will appreciate the art style of the game. It’s old…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Sony recently published a trailer for Freedom Wars; an uncoming Vita action/ survival game with a strong online multiplayer component. The basic concept of the game is strong. Convicted of a serious crime, the player’s protagonist is forced to live within a desolated, decrepit city, filled…
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