The long wait is over! Trails of Cold Steel III is now finally available to play! Toshihiro Kondo, president of Nihon Falcom, co-creator and producer of the Trails series shares insight into the story’s development, combat design, and advice for those fresh to the Trails of Cold Steel series in this exclusive interview. What is…
We often discuss the impressive turnaround of games like No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk, but Fallout 76 should probably be included in that discussion. While the game launched as an empty wasteland back in 2018, Bethesda has since added a ton of new features to make it feel more like, well, a Fallout game. NPCs,…
Choose your weapon and get ready for ridiculous amounts of cartoony violence in Gorn, an over-the-top gladiatorial playground coming to PlayStation VR. Want to make this one even goofier? (Yes, it’s possible!) Simply activate Piñata Mode and watch the confetti fly. But that’s not all! Other highlights landing at PlayStation Store next week include The…
Former Dragon Quest producer Ryutaro Ichimura says he left Square Enix because the developer and publisher was too focused on making “safe” games. In a recent episode of ReHacQ (translated by Automaton), Ichimura says he had always planned to go independent eventually, but Square Enix’s way of handling things sped that process up significantly. According…
Vampire Survivors continues to be a huge deal, and publisher poncle has grown massively since its release in 2022. In an interview with The Game Business, the studio’s chief strategy officer Matteo Sapio talked about the smash hit that now has over 27 million players—and what it’s planning to do with all that dough. “Vampire…
The Famitsu / Dengeki Game Awards 2019 have been taking place today in Japan and the latest Pokemon adventure for the Nintendo Switch has scooped the award for Game of the Year. Pokemon Sword & Shield has beaten titles such as Persona 5 Royal, Death Stranding and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Here’s the full list…
If you care about mecha, ’90s anime, or just anime in general, there’s a good chance you’ve thought about getting yourself a Gundam figurine. Well, case and accessory manufacturer Hyte may just allow you to take out two highly mechanical birds with one stone, thanks to its new Gundam collaboration. First up is a version…
When we had our big re-reveal of Rime at the beginning of the year, the response was amazing. Our puzzle adventure game, inspired by the Mediterranean Sea and watercolor paintings, really struck a chord with a lot of people. And for all the people working on the project, it was the first time that the…
Doom dominated unlike any other PC game before it. Developed by id Software, this seminal first-person shooter defined the genre from that point forward, and any competitors to come in the years after were simply labeled as “Doom clones”. A technical marvel and true feat of game design, Doom tasked you with dashing through a…
“Now Is Time To The 68000 Heart On Fire”. A new open-source mod aims to transform Sega Genesis / Mega Drive consoles in one fell swoop. Called “Open Heart”, Dustin Odell’s mod uses a Raspberry Pi Pico or compatible board to add TMSS bypass, a dual-frequency oscillator (for switching between NTSC and PAL), in-game reset…