There’s good reason why Clannad remains relevant nearly eleven years after its original release- the visual novel’s emotionally charged plot has lost none of its impact during the interval. What begins as an unassuming high ...

While the new year typically ushers in hope and good sentiment, it’s not a very prosperous time for new game releases. As such, only a handful of titles are making their way onto digital services ...

Only a few years ago, the console role-playing game seemed to be in peril, its existence whittled down to a few decisive hit points. Pundits predicted that a combination of escalating production prices, dwindling audiences, ...

As anyone who has ever survived those oft-turbulent teen years knows, transitions can often be awkward periods. So when Yokohama-based Arc System Works, the gurus behind the Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and Persona 4 Arena franchises ...

With releases like Turok, Fantavision, and a pair of Bubsy games, you’d be forgiven for thinking you might have accidentally clicked on a schedule of new game releases from the nineties. But barring the industry’s ...

There’s a curious tension about open-world games. Although the genre extends an exhilarating sense of freedom, offering virtual playgrounds filled with interactive objects, all too often titles rehash Grand Theft Auto’s tenets. For all the ...

Thanks to a steady influx of titles on Steam and the PlayStation Network, the visual novel is finally garnering attention outside of Japan. The downside of this development is that consumers are experiencing a wide ...

Undoubtedly, the premise of If Her Flag Breaks is satiated with potential. The inaugural entry in the thirteen episode first season begins as a commercial truck jackknifes and collides with a car, sending the vehicle ...

Earth Defense Force is a series that despises subtlety; everything about the franchise is unabashedly exaggerated. Enemies range from giant ants, colossal spiders, and enormous, bipedal robots. Regardless of species, EDF fills the screen with ...

With 2015 is winding down, the Tech-Gaming crew ruminates on their favorite games across a variety of platforms. Additionally, the team discusses some of the changes that are poised to influence the industry in the ...