If you were a PSP owner in 2010, there’s a chance you might remember Nippon Ichi Software’s Cladun: This is an RPG. Although screenshots might have conveyed the sentiment that the game was little more ...

The next seven days are slated to bring a noteworthy mix of old and new titles across digital marketplaces and store shelves. Beyond a trio of NeoGeo titles, the WipEout Omega Collection bundles WipEout HD, ...

Diablo III’s 2012 launch didn’t exactly go over smoothly. The decision to require a constant online connection meant the game’s inauguration was tainted by overloaded servers, making play impossible for many. The inclusion of an ...

Spend the day strolling through Akihabara, and you’ll inevitably be invited into a multitude of maid cafes, each promoting their own unique theme. Beyond the frilly French maid costumes at Maidreamin or the cosplay ninjas ...

Like Sandro Botticelli, Sir Peter Paul Rubens, and Edgar Degas, Kenichiro Takaki is infatuated with the female form. As the producer behind titles like SENRAN KAGURA, and VALKYRIE DRIVE, Takaki-san and his teams have created ...

Game series are often cyclical conversations between developers and fans. Each successive sequel blends creative freedom with the wishes of a faithful fanbase, with designers heeding reaction as they plan the ensuing follow-up. But with ...

Once Capcom was a power player in the industry, creating beloved franchises like Mega Man, Devil May Cry, and Monster Hunter. These days the publisher seems to habitually stumble, whether it’s a glaring misspelling on ...

After eleven iterations of Samurai Warriors, the specter of stagnancy lurks over Omega Force’s famed franchise. While successive installments might have injected new characters, content, or even a bit of variation, each effort largely adopted ...

Released in 2002 for Windows-based machines, Utawarerumono resonated with the Japanese public, spurring two radio dramas, a trio of manga and an anime adaptation, as well as a PS2 port developed by Sting. But save ...

Across the first three iterations of FlatOut, Bugbear Entertainment was confidently slung in the driver’s seat, guiding the destruction-based racer to critical and commercial acclaim. But when the Helsinki-based developer exited to pursue other four-wheeled ...