Pokémon in Japan is a big deal and one of the latest pieces of merchandise from the popular franchise doubles up not just as an adorable squishy toy, it also acts as a sleeping mat. Yes, this Gengar sleeping companion/cushion/mat is a real thing and pre-orders have gone live in Japan. It’s understandably already sold…
In the upcoming PS4 arena brawler One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, players will get to experience the abilities of Saitama, the titular One-Punch Man, as well as discover the story with their very own custom Hero. Ahead of A Hero Nobody Knows launch on the February 28, we caught up with the Anime producer…
Old School Gamer chats with game developer Karina Chow about her rhythm game Udder Mayhem and involvement in this year’s Maker Faire Coney Island. About Udder Mayhem: An alternative controller rhythm game in which the player plays a barista preparing café lattes by squeezing four silicone udder teats to a beat. Game programming done in…
Konnichiwa. This is Nicolas Doucet from Japan Studio. How are you all doing? First things first: Japan Studio and Team ASOBI would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year; one of happiness, harmony, well-being, and a good dose of gaming. To get off to a great start in 2017, we have a…
Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunner Mae recorded her first world record playthrough before most of us were out of the character creator. Now she’s appeared at AGDQ, retained the any% title with some back-and-forth jousting, and secured world records in three more BG3 speedrun categories: All ActsAll Acts on the extra hard, permadeath Honour mode difficultyThe…
For the first time in three years, we’re not getting advance notice on absolutely everything coming in the next Diablo 4 season. Usually, Blizzard spells it all out in the patch notes, but this time it’s keeping its lips sealed until BlizzCon in September. There’s still a good amount of stuff to see in the…
Asus has been on a tear with its gaming keyboards lately. I’ve tried most of its recent gaming keyboards, from the ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless to the compact Falchion RX, and I’ve liked pretty much every single one. You’d expect me then to shower the ROG Azoth X with the same praise, but…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has responded to the widespread criticism of DLSS 5. Nvidia’s new generation of upscaling technology majors on AI-enhanced lighting but also introduces generative AI at the geometry and asset level and can result in dramatic changes to the look of character models in particular. And that has many observers up in…
Beige is beautiful. After a flood of big-name micro-consoles that includes the NES, SNES, Mega Drive, PC Engine and Amiga, we now have what must rank as the deepest cut so far: the Atari 400 Mini. Based on Atari’s range of 8-bit home computers, which first hit the market in 1979, this latest collaboration between…
Big DK energy. Even though it confirmed my suspicions, the reveal that Donkey Kong Bananza was coming to us from the team behind Super Mario Odyssey couldn’t help but strike a little bit of fear into my heart. We know that the group within Nintendo EPD is a talented bunch, but how was I ever…