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Oh God, Funko Pops Have Come For Baldur’s Gate 3
18.10.2024
There are only four things that are inevitable in this life: death, taxes, an annual Call of Duty release, and if you love something, someone at Funko is gonna make a hideous Pop figure of it. Nothing is safe from the clutches of mass-produced figures, and that means 2023’s Actual Game of the Year...
Persona 5 Royal Mod Lets You Finally Date The Dudes
29.5.2024
Persona 5 doesn’t have any gay romances. Despite protagonist Joker’s relationships with his male friends and rival having what feels like some romantic tension in the eyes of its players, Persona 5 and its definitive Royal edition never let the player take that next step. Persona 5 Tactica...
Fans Divided After Learning Metaphor: ReFantazio Won’t Have Romance
23.4.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio, the upcoming RPG from developer Atlus’ Persona team, will bring in a lot of elements from its predecessor when it launches in October. This includes turn-based combat, social elements called “Bonds,” and a time management mechanic as you live out individual days. But one thing...
Rise Of The Ronin: The Kotaku Review
21.3.2024
Rise of the Ronin feels like a game that’s already one or two generations old. Developer Team Ninja has called it their “most ambitious” title to date, but that ambition is overshadowed by lackluster graphics, outdated design concepts, and performance issues that put the game more in line with...
Rise Of The Ronin Is A Cat Lover’s Paradise
11.3.2024
Just as I arrive in Yokohama, one of Rise of the Ronin’s three major cities, I hear a soft meowing in the distance. Spurred by what must be the cutest of cats, I sprint off in the direction of the mews when I encounter a dilapidated bandit camp. I kill everyone there, not just because the game’s...
Infinite Wealth Dev Reveals Three Job Classes That Didn’t Make The Cut
4.3.2024
The year has gotten off to a roaring start for fans of sprawling, intricate role-playing games. And one of our firm favorites is Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the ninth mainline installment of Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios’ long-running series. In it, the sentient meme factory Kazuma Kiryu teams...
Persona 3 Reload Gives Me Hope Persona 6 Can Do Right By Queer Fans
6.2.2024
In the opening cutscene of Persona 3 Reload, protagonist Makoto Yuki walks by someone with a Pride pin on their bag. The shot lingers for a few seconds, making it hard to ignore this detail, a new addition for this remake of Atlus’ 2006 role-playing game. The moment also ends up serving as a pretty...
I’m Here For Everything Rise Of The Ronin Is Serving
8.12.2023
The Game Awards was quite the packed showcase of upcoming games. It ran a little over three-and-a-half hours, after all, so it’s easy to miss many of the night’s announcements and reveals. However, one you should totally keep your eye on is Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin, which got a new gameplay...
Composer & Pop Star Ryuichi Sakamoto Has Died
3.4.2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the famed Japanese musician and composer, has died at the age of 71.Read more
The 11 Best Manga Of 2021
27.12.2021
This year didn’t only bless us with terrific anime, but also with wonderful manga. Thank goodness for that! Here is our list of the best manga of 2021.Read more
'Simple And Clean' Still Shows Hikaru Utada's Brilliance And Complexity
8.10.2021
In Sora’s reveal clip for Smash Bros. Ultimate, an orchestral rendition of Hikaru Utada’s “Simple and Clean” played in the background. Fans immediately took to YouTube, commenting on uploads of the tune that Smash Bros. had brought them, and reminiscing about when they heard the tune for the first...
Yakuza Creator Confirms He's Leaving Sega, Former Series Producer Joins Him
8.10.2021
Having first been rumoured back in August, it’s now been confirmed: Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi is leaving both Sega and his own Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Also joining him out the door is long-time series director and producer Daisuke Sato.Read more
Metroid Dread First Game To Take Advantage of New Switch Model
6.7.2021
Metroid Dread launches the same day as the new Nintendo Switch model, and though the game is not a Switch-OLED exclusive, Nintendo hopes its fancy enhancements will drive players to the new console.Read more
Hideaki Anno Told Evangelion Voice Actor Secrets She'll Take To Her Grave
30.6.2021
Thought we know everything about Evangelion? We don’t, it seems! During a recent press conference for the Blu-ray release of Evangelion 3.333, voice actor Maaya Sakamoto said that creator Hideaki Anno told her secrets, about the character she plays, Mari Illustrious Makinami.Read more
These Famicom Detective Club Games Have Aged Surprisingly Well
14.5.2021
There’s nothing about the art, animation, voice work, or music of Nintendo’s new Famicom Detective Club games that betray their origin as a pair of Japan-exclusive Family Computer Disk System adventures from the late 1980s. The dated gameplay, however, is a dead giveaway. Read more