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The fighting game term "Shoto", as defined by the Fighting Games Glossary created by Richard "Infil" Pusch, is an archetype "that has a fireball, a shoryuken, and a tatsu. Their main gameplan is to play solid footsies with fireballs and pokes, and then uppercut you when you jump at them". I bring this up because one of SNK's prominent ninja ...
Six days or so ago, the world was perplexed and (arguably) pleasantly surprised by the next Like A Dragon/Yakuza game announcement. Popular mainstay character Goro Majima (formerly ENG VO'ed by Mark Hamill in the aughts) gets a starring role, and he's cosplaying as a pirate in Hawaii? Sign us up! Makers Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios have made it very cl...
Tokyo Game Show 2024 was a bedlam of many game demo debuts, with the most notable being S-Games' action title Phantom Blade Zero. The game made its debut in Summer Games Fest, but its demo wasn't made playable by many until now. Billed as a throwback to 2000s action games like the Ninja Gaiden reboot or the Devil May Cry titles, Phantom Blade Ze...
The next saga of Genshin Impact continues on the continent of Natlan. The new 5.1 update will add in a new story quest and also a new character named Xilonen who can skate up walls for easy traversal. She also can do DJ duties and dance in her character trailer for some reason. Here are the highlights of the update: Continues Natlan’...
My 15-minutes-or so with the recent Tokyo Game Show 2024 build of Sega's latest Sonic game is one-half rerelease and other half a new game. Dubbed Sonic X SHadow Generations, the game's second half is a messload of new levels starring Sega's favourite edgelord mammal Shadow. I played through the demo's standout levels: Space Colony Ark Act 1 and...
Tokyo Game Show 2024 was all about the booths and awesome spectacles video game companies can do with a big budget. Such is the case of Sega and its TGS 2024 showing from 26 to 29 September 2024. Sega's booth was filled to the brim with their marquee titles such as the upcoming JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio, the recently-announced Like A Dragon: Pir...
It's a good day for the games industry in Malaysia, as it's getting some shine in Japan's biggest video game trade show of 2024. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), in partnership with the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), has launched the Malaysia Pavilion at the prestigious Tokyo Game Show 2024 (TGS 2024) ...
You really have to be a juggernaut of a game company to launch your own back-patting parade for finishing your game and sending out your gold master for publishing/digital distribution. To have two juggernauts combining their efforts for one livestream celebration? One can argue it's an ego trip, but it also shows both companies' confidence in thei...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch, and on mobile by the time you read this Genre: Roguelike, Cards, Deckbuilder Poker-like There comes a time when someone comes up with an idea so simple and so obvious that the 99% people would be kicking themselves for not coming up with it sooner. Everquest but with WarCraft lore (World of W...
In a move that is surely driven by player request, the Story Quests for action game Zenless Zone Zero will be ditching its standout mechanic: the TV exploration mode. According to the upcoming 1.2 update, ZZZ's main quests will not have TV exploration mode and will just have battles and fights. Furthermore, there will be a Fairy Auto Explore mod...
The 6-player arcade beat-em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is still going strong even after 2 years. Developer Tribute Games and publisher Dotemu are still dishing out Turtle Power with a new free DLC update that's available as soon as you finish reading this sentence. The new update, Radical Reptiles DLC, adds two new playa...
Another year, another Tokyo Game Show 2024 where all Asian and Western companies congregate at the Makuhari Messe from 26-29 September to show off the best in gaming and its future. The upcoming trade show will be hosting a number of country-based pavilions for game companies of particular countries to get the TGS trade show spotlight for all four ...
After coming and going for just a few weeks, first-person multiplayer shooter Concord can be considered a flop from publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Firewalk Studios, delisted from the online store. However, recent reports painted a grim picture of this project. Lots of people have speculated on the cost of Concord, but Pla...
Akitoshi Kawazu is one of Japanese role-playing game's most long-standing and persevering game designers. From his weird and unique take on the second Final Fantasy game to his long-running SaGa series that takes Western RPG tropes and ran with it using unique methods of leveling up and skill-getting, his run in gaming is never dull. Controversial?...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed) Genre: Racing, Parking Lot, Sega Rally throwback, 90s Rarely do games have their entire premise summarized in one eloquent title. Parking Garage Rally Circuit, a retro-inspired 3D racing game from one-man indie studio Walaber Entertainment LLC, is a rally game that takes place in parking lots. Giant parking lo...
Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios (of Yakuza/Like A Dragon fame) will be releasing another spin-off action title in the veins of Like A Dragon Gaiden. This time, the focus is on the series' other popular character: Goro Majima. The title is Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii (or Pirates in Hawaii in Japan), and it's an action-adventure real-tim...
The yearly Netflix showcase featuring a bunch of pop-culture and video game stuff has come and gone. We've got adaptations and games aplenty, along with a few surprises or two. Here are all the video game adaptation announcements and anime shows: Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzVjEgejBxY The...
Action-adventure zombie-killing game Days Gone may be getting a re-release, according to recent rumours surrounding next week's State of Play event. Days Gone may be getting a PS5 remaster. A tweet from Video Games Chronicle writer Jordan Middler said the following regarding talk of a less exciting remaster of an upcoming PlayStation game circli...
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch Genre: Metroidvania, DLC, 2D, Platforming, Action Earlier this year, Metroidvania fans and action game aficionados were blessed with a new Prince of Persia game. It's 2D, it has great aesthetics, it has a ton of puzzles and fighting, and most importantly, it's really fun & challen...
If you want to get your hands on the new game made by the Danganronpa creator, next month's your chance. Publisher Akatsuki Games and developer Too Kyo Games will be releasing a limited-time demo of their upcoming action RPG Tribe Nine. This is part of next month's Steam Next Fest: October edition. The demo will be available from 16 October to...
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