Much like EA Sports’ athletic franchises, Omega Force’s Warriors titles offer an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary approach to their properties. In execution, both companies offer annual iterations of their renowned titles, maintaining core play components, ...
Read More »New Game Releases: July 2nd-8th, 2015
Now considered a “legacy” system, the PS Vita continues to expand its library of new game releases, outpacing even newer hardware like the Xbox One. This week the potent portable receives a number of noteworthy ...
Read More »AX: Q&A With Danganronpa’s Kodaka Kazutaka
Tech-Gaming: Can you explain to us how you got your start in game development? KK: Personally, I wanted to work in the movie industry but throughout my life my friends and I eventually changed to ...
Read More »AX: Q&A With Guilty Gear’s Daisuke Ishiwatari
Tech-Gaming: Let’s start with the original Guilty Gear which offered a really exhilarating deviation from 2D fighters of the era. Can you describe the impetus of the project as well as the development process? Daisuke ...
Read More »Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation
When NIS America published Hyperdimension Neptunia in 2011, the title was an unmistakably mixed bag. In concept, the game’s allegory of anthropomorphized gaming machines reconciling their differences to fight a common enemy was one of ...
Read More »Swords & Darkness review
During the late eighties, games like Renegade, Double Dragon, and Final Fight established the fundamentals of the beat-‘em-up. Each game, as well as a slew of sequels and tacit descendants, permitted players to pummel opponents ...
Read More »Ninja Usagimaru – The Gem of Blessings review
What is the concept? Like any good puzzler, there’s more to Ninja Usagimaru – The Gem of Blessings that a first impression might imply. On the surface, the game seems downright simple, as a succession ...
Read More »New Game Releases: June 25th- July 1st, 2015
Beyond another salvo of G.G Series titles, this week bring a number of other notable new game releases. From BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend, J-Stars Victory Vs+, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation, and Toukiden: Kiwami fans ...
Read More »E3: Taking Aim with Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
One of the indispensable competencies for any marksman is learning how to zero a rifle scope. Essentially, it’s a process of systematic steps to ensure that the point of aim matches the point of impact. ...
Read More »E3: NIS America Tempts with a Trio of Titles, Dood
Although E3 press conferences from the major publishers focused on games geared for mainstream appeal, obsessive otaku can take solace in NIS America’s upcoming batch of niche-targeted games. The Santa Ana-based company showed off a ...
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