There’s no doubt that board games can be a catalyst for wonderfully congenial experiences. Some of my fondest memories revolve around spirited table-top gatherings that have endured into the morning hours. But rounding up a ...

EA Sports’ games generally follow a cumulative approach, with each annual iteration retaining the main engine while adding new features, gameplay modes, and roster updates. The exception to this practice happens amidst the transition to ...

Summoning the Dark Prince is often a dour endeavor, involving messy sacrifices, tongue-twisting incantations, and the strong possibility of unintended side-effects. When Deception IV: Blood Ties was released for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, ...

From Onechanbara Z2: Chaos’ squad of bikini-clad, katana wielding ‘big sisters’ to Game Freak’s digression from all things Pokémon for Tembo the Badass Elephant, this week’s new game releases promises a variety of thrills. In ...

Across the last decade and a half, the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue fighting franchises have cultivated legions of fans, thanks to well-polished play mechanics, distinctive rosters, and competitive matches that rank among the best in ...

If the success of an anime can be measured by its emotional impact, then the Mari Okada-penned Anohana: The Flower We Say That Day easily ranks among the medium’s best works. Alternating between life-affirming beauty ...

This week, the crew offers their own distinctive take on games, Ghibli, and gossip. From revisiting Grand Theft Auto V, racing the wildlife filled roads of Oh, Deer!, or just making a mess out of ...

With kaiju and Kratos making appearances in this week’s schedule of new game releases, this week’s schedule of new game releases offers an assortment of familiar faces. Beyond Godzilla and God of War III Remastered, ...

Although Japanese role-playing games are habitually criticized for having derivative battle mechanics, verbose dialog, and trope-filled plots, the genre flaunts one prodigious advantage; no other type of game routinely offers such a rich depiction of ...

As studio names go, WayForward Technologies has one of the more incongruous monikers in the industry. While the Southern California studio’s designator seems to infer an output of bleeding-edge innovation, in reality WayForward’s greatest achievement ...