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As a gainfully employed adult living in the United States, I frequently have to justify my appreciation for anime. Woefully, many still associate animation with children’s entertainment. A typical response involves a discussion between the ...

This week’s itinerary of new releases offers a veritable variety of titles, with a number of notable entries across key genres. First-person shooter fans will likely find fun in Wolfenstein: The New Order’s firefights and ...

In the past few years, gamers have witnessed a boom in indie developed titles, creating a new wave of experimental releases. One of the most common practices is bringing back old genres that have been ...

Most studios with a twenty-person team wouldn’t dare to tackle the type of expansive role-playing experiences offered by gargantuan developers such as BioWare, Bethesda Softworks, and Blizzard Entertainment. Yet, Paris-based Spiders has never seemed to ...

From Borderlands 2’s pilgrimage onto PS Vita screens to a pair of remarkable downloadable titles to tempt Xbox One owners, this week’s roster of new releases offers a wide assortment of recreational pursuits. For musou ...

One of the more fascinating elements of modern anime is the existence of fan service- material that is specifically included to gratify or titillate an audience. From manga drawn to reveal a sliver of shimapan ...

When franchises such as Final Fantasy, Phantasy Star, Suikoden, Grandia, and Lunar became embraced by global audiences amidst the 1990s, many believed that these engaging JRPG experiences would influence the output of North American and ...

From a double-dose of 3DS goodness by way of Mario Golf: World Tour and Kirby Triple Deluxe to reinvigorations of games such as Age of Mythology and Titan Attacks!, this week’slist of new releases extends ...

Growing up, I relentlessly sought out a good scare- whether by sneaking into an R-rated horror film or by venturing into the labyrinthine walkways of a haunted house when the traveling carnival clambered into town. ...

Ideally, output in the shoot ‘em up genre would proliferate like the projectiles discharged from some type of bullet hell boss.  But sadly, that’s not the case- with shooters only sporadically delivered to stateside fans. ...