For better or worse, so much can change in 10 years. In particular, things continue to escalate and become far more bleak when it comes to war. Some of the biggest video game franchises continue to glorify war by literally gamifying it, making violence and death look like a great…
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Tetris Forever is, in one sense, not really a collection of games for Tetris fans. The game library includes multiple different versions of Tetris, which is more like a Tetris spin-off than actual Tetris. There are also three different versions of Hatris, which is categorically not Tetris at all. There’s…
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Who doesn’t love it when a game launches in an unusual way? Morkull Ragast’s Rage is a 2D action platformer where you play as the villain, complete with funny fourth-wall breaks. News of its release date broke today, with the physical versions launching first and the digital versions to follow.…
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It’s easy to wonder why Square Enix would go to such great effort to remake one of the oldest Dragon Quest titles. After all, the HD-2D engine they’ve applied to Dragon Quest III would have made the SNES trilogy positively sparkle, and those titles are far more renowned for their…
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What a great day for Shin Megami Tensei fans! First came the localization of the 2004 TTRPG Shin Megami Tensei – The Roleplaying Game: Tokyo Conception; Digital Editions can be downloaded now, while Physical Editions can be pre-ordered. A Shin Megami Tensei gamebook is fantastic, but for those craving something…
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Twenty years after it originally launched in Japan, tabletop RPG Shin Megami Tensei – The Roleplaying Game: Tokyo Conception is now officially available to purchase and download in English! This localized version was first announced earlier this year, promising digital and physical editions. Anyone who pre-ordered/pre-orders a bundle including the…
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For the first time the now-iconic Yakuza series is on a Nintendo platform. To an extent you could question just who this port of Yakuza Kiwami is for, as it is obviously a drop down in fidelity over what is available elsewhere. On the other hand, this has been an…
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SteelSeries makes exceptional audio equipment. Whether it’s the headsets, speakers or microphones, the bulk of what I use for both listening to and creating audio has the little circular logo-thing on it, whatever that’s meant to be. One thing I didn’t have previously was something truly portable, for my Switch…
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When Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo was announced at Indie Live Expo 2024, it was one among many titles that caught my eye. Unfortunately, the news didn’t make it into my catch-up about the event, but I want to rectify that! Today, a demo for the mind-bending graphic novel adventure RPG about…
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Have you ever wondered what a version of 1980s America (Showa 66) would look like if overtaken by Japanese culture and influences? Okay, probably not. But it’s a great setting for a game! In Showa American Story, the Japanese economic bubble in the USA never popped; immigration surged and Japanese…
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