The Early History of JRPG – by Kurt Kalata
Enix’s Dragon Quest is one of the most important Japanese RPGs, as it establishes many of the genre conventions that are used to this day. But it certainly wasn’t the first of its type, as Japanese gamers had been experimenting with their own ideas on computers. Before getting into its history, it’s important to define…
Dutch non-profit set to take Valve to court for keeping game prices high
If you were to make a list of every concept you associate with Steam—even if you had hours, days, weeks to come up with it—chances are ‘high prices’ wouldn’t make a showing. Quite the opposite: if you’re anything like me, you associate Steam with swingeing sales that let you pick up vast troves of games…
Review: LumenTale: Memories Of Trey (Switch) – A Refreshing, If Jarring, Take On Black & White-Era Pokémon
Nostalgia hit. Late at night, I’m huddled up in bed with my Switch 2 millimetres from my face, when suddenly it feels like I’m being slapped with a Ratatouille flashback. My mind is flung back in time to the days of late evenings fervently exploring Pokémon Black and White, to weekends huddled in front of…
Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s Developers Talk Miyamoto Musashi, a Haunted Kyoto, and Modernizing Combat
Category: Games Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s Developers Talk Miyamoto Musashi, a Haunted Kyoto, and Modernizing Combat Mike Nelson, XBOX Wire Editor Published June 12, 2026 Summary After nearly two decades without a new mainline entry, Onimusha is primed to return with Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Onimusha: Way of the Sword Director Satoru Nihei…
Neo Geo-Inspired Steam Game ‘Bullfighter: Neon’ Brings Former SNK Artist Into The Fold
J.Mikami enters “the bullring”. Relevo, the independent developer behind the long-awaited Neo Geo-inspired “future sports” game Bullfighter: Neon, has revealed it has enlisted the help of the former SNK pixel artist J.Mikami. Bullfighter: Neon is a game we’ve covered on the site before and has already been in development for several years at the point…
The Walking Dead Is Getting The Beat ‘Em Up Treatment On Switch 1 & 2
Get ’em, Coral. Ah, The Walking Dead… a franchise that, rather fittingly, just won’t die. As such, Odaclick Game Studio and Trailmark Games have announced a new 2D beat-em-up called The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival. Coming to Switch and Switch 2, Streets of Survival is a similar endeavour to Odaclick’s previous effort The Karate…
Pour One Out For The D&D-Inspired Visual Novel That Rolled An Unfortunate Direct-Day Launch
Let’s (Tavern) Talk About It. We’ve seen game releases doing everything they can to get out the way of GTA 6‘s November launch window, but what do you do when a major gaming event is announced with a mere 24-hour notice? There’s no way to avoid that unfortunate timing. That’s the misfortune that befell Gentle…
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for June 15 to 19
Category: Next Week on XBOX June 12, 2026 Next Week on XBOX: New Games for June 15 to 19 Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass! Get more…
Judging by how well Gothic Remake has sold, we still love eurojank
We are still gluttons for punishment, it seems. A mere week after the launch of Gothic Remake, the RPG has already hit the 500k sales milestone, and Steam user reviews make it clear that we still love some eurojank. Gothic is currently sitting at a Very Positive rating from 3,369 user reviews. Which is surprising!…
I’m sad, I’m angry, I’m interested: Destiny’s final cutscenes are a painful end to a new saga cut short
Destiny 2’s Monuments of Triumph is here, the final update for the game and potentially the last Destiny anything. Even This Week In Destiny, my weekly ritual for over a decade now, is coming to an end. To that end, Bungie has crammed in as much of a conclusion as possible, given we’re actually at…
