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Mother 3 finally getting virtual re-release… but only in Japan

The internet has been awash with early-2000s gaming nostalgia this week due to the recent Nintendo Direct. With the announced release of a Twilight Princess HD remake along with it's bomb-ass Wolf Link amiibo f... Read More...

Real life Pokemon gym to open in Osaka this November

Being a child of the 90s, I really really love Pokemon. Heck, given my last name it was practically forced upon me. Training a team of collectible monsters, battling and trading with friends and earning gym bad... Read More...

Dragon’s Dogma Online has achieved 1 million downloads

Dragon’s Dogma Online released in Japan on August 31 for PS3, PS4, and PC. In what little time this game has been out, it has already become a massive success. Capcom recently announced in a press conference that the game had already achieved 100,000 concurre... Read More...

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's PS4 version dominates Japanese retailer's sales charts

The first signs of how well Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is doing in terms of sales has been released. The major retail store in Japan, Tsutaya, has provided a chart on sales for the week. The PS4 versi... Read More...

Konami's work ethic is "the norm in Japan" says Hiroaki Yura

Ten days ago the Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported that Konami - the critically acclaimed video game publisher - has been treating its staff poorly, claiming that the employees are restricted from accessing th... Read More...

Kickstarter bringing back game design says Keiji Inafune

In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Keiji Inafune gave much praise towards the crowd-funding giant, Kickstarter. The Mega Man creator and Kickstarter alum has been critical of the japanese game industry in the past, but feels Kickstarter is bringing power ba... Read More...

Golden week sale on the Playstation store

To celebrate Golden Week, Playstation is offering a limited-time Golden Week Sale for all Japanese-inspired games, movies, and even TV shows! The sale will include a huge variety of indie and triple-A games at... Read More...

Dai Gyakuten Saiban subbed trailer from April's Nintendo Direct!

With all the hullabaloo of Capcom's dog parody for the next entry for the Ace Attorney series, Dai Gyakuten Saiban: I had totally missed a trailer that came out only for the Japanese version of the latest Ninte... Read More...

Re-releasing amiibo may be harder than you think

Nintendo revealed on the Japanese version of their website that re-releases of some difficult-to-find amiibo, including Villager, Little Mac, and Captain Falcon will be making their way to Japan sometime in May. No announcements for other territories were incl... Read More...

Follow up to Square Enix's Fighter; Dissidia Final Fantasy is in the works

The announcement comes out of the Japan Amusement Expo in Chiba: Square Enix has revealed a new Dissidia game is in the works. Dissidia Final Fantasy is a fighting spin off of the well known Final Fantasy fr... Read More...

NHL 17 will include new gameplay features

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild sets the standard for open-world games

PlayStation Now to add PlayStation 4 games later this year

New Angry Birds movie trailer shows off some some anger

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Futurama is coming to mobile in Worlds of Tomorrow game

Keith McNally release a free eBook based on The Last of Us

A look at what changed in Destiny before launch

Zelda: Breath of the Wild sets the standard for open-world games

Inquisitor – Martyr is looking to be the ARPG Warhammer 40k deserves

Shadow of War has plenty of room to improve on Shadow of Mordor

Ghost Recon Wildlands embodies the promise and pitfalls of open-worlds

The MMO genre should learn from Black Desert’s mistakes and comeback

For Honor and how bad servers can ruin a good game

Batman- The Telltale Series Full Season Review

Horizon Zero Dawn Review

Night in the Woods Review

SteamWorld Heist Review

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier “Ties That Bind Part I & II” Review

Assassin’s Creed Movie Review: A failed leap of faith

Batman- The Telltale Series Ep 5 “City of Light” Review

Game Cafe Ep. 15 (Part 4): Xbox

The Game Café: AAA Blockbusters and the turn to open-world games

The Game Café: The rise and future of mobile gaming

The Game Café: Video game movies are still a work-in-progress

The Game Café: The horror genre and what makes a good horror game?

The Game Café: Switch and the long history of Nintendo

The Game Café: Season Passes and Modern DLC