While contemporary gamers can depend on the localization of most popular Japanese role-playing games, this business decision wasn’t always so consistent. Amidst the last 1990’s, publishers’ intentions were frequently rejected, forcing a number of remarkable ...

Thanks to a deal with Microsoft, Xbox 360 owners have been able to play Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s Uprising DLC pack since April 16th. This week, that exclusivity deal expires, allowing PlayStation 3 ...

This week the crew explores TrackMania 2: Stadium, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Guilty Gear XX Acent Core Plus R, and Don’t Starve, as well as braves through Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor and a Nintendo ...

Since reviewing Mad Catz’s F.R.E.Q. 7 two months ago, the headset has become the predominant peripheral for our aural activities. Bolstered by a durable build quality and the ability to function with both PCs and ...

A quick scan of any video game message board is likely to demonstrate the polemic nature of our industry. Quite simply, a substantial constituency enjoys arguing about games nearly as much as they like playing ...

From Snoop Lion’s fusion of the fighting and rhythm genres in Way of the Dogg to a thirty dollar equestrian role-playing game entitled My Riding Stables 3D – Jumping for the Team, the next seven ...

Few properties have had a trajectory as remarkable as Black Rock Shooter. Originally a collection of conceptual drawings, the composition gradually progressed across mediums- with a music video, OVA, and eight episode animated series gradually ...

Browse through either retail budget bins or through Nintendo’s own eShop and you’ll likely discover a plethora of puzzle collections. Unfortunately, many are of these compilations are of a distressingly second-rate quality. Beyond Nintendo’s first-party ...

From the PS3-exclusive director’s cut of Deadly Premonition to Blood Dragon’s neon-drenched homage to ’80s cinema using the Far Cry 3 engine,  this week’s itinerary of new releases offers a number of remarkable revisions. Also ...

Much like the tsundere’s transition from cold to cordial, the gradual thaw of social isolation is a familiar theme in Japanese media. Last October, NIS America localized the first two seasons of Natsume’s Book of ...