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Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii's Crew Member Types Explained
13.3.2025
Have you seen the absolute size of your pirate ship in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii? It’s impossible to run a vessel of such an immense size without a crew, and thankfully, the islands of Hawaii feature some of the most hardened cosplayers in the nation, so you’re never without a shortage...
How To Use Gifts To Get Mai Shiranui’s Cool Leather Jacket In Street Fighter 6
13.3.2025
Although most people will just take new Street Fighter 6 characters through Arcade mode or online, that isn’t the only new content added with them. They also become available in the World Tour mode, making it possible for your Avatar character to become their disciple. Increasing your bond with...
Monster Hunter Wilds Player Reveals Exploit Behind Mysterious 2-Second Monster Capture Time
12.3.2025
Hunts in Monster Hunter Wilds can take anywhere from 10 minutes to half an hour depending on the level of difficulty and how geared up the player is. But a recent discovery makes it technically possible to clear a hunt in just two seconds. Fans are having fun with the exploit despite it...
Monster Hunter Wilds Has Cross-Platform Multiplayer, But You Need To Do This First
12.3.2025
When hopping into Monster Hunter Wilds’ multiplayer, you’ll be delighted to learn you can play across systems, with one person on PC and another on the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series. What a time to be alive! With that in mind, here’s a look at crossplay in Monster Hunter Wilds so you and your...
Here's What A Failed Pitch For A PlayStation Game Looks Like
12.3.2025
Only a small fraction of developers’ ideas for games ever actually get made. Even ones that make it through the prototype stage often never see the light of day. A newly unearthed 2010 pitch for a Sony game from Japan Studio gives a tiny peak behind the curtain of how developers try to convince...
5 Secrets You Don't Want To Miss In Dynasty Warriors: Origins
12.3.2025
Dynasty Warriors: Origins is, all told, a pretty straightforward game. Talk to some guys on the overworld map, get into a battle, fight all the soldiers and capture all the bases, rinse and repeat until the game is done. Even the postgame lays a clear path forward for those who want to see and...
Dynasty Warriors: Origins' Weapon Reforging Is Kind Of A Scam
12.3.2025
Dynasty Warriors: Origins reveals a plethora of new systems and mechanics to strengthen your protagonist in the postgame. We’re talking expanded level caps, new game plus, a brand new difficulty level which grants new skills and weapons, and…weapon reforging. If you’re au fait with Dynasty Warriors...
Line Partners With Sony’s Soneium to Launch Blockchain Mini-Apps for 200 Million Users
12.3.2025
Line, Japan’s largest social media network, has announced a partnership with Sony’s recently launched “Soneium” blockchain to introduce blockchain-powered mini-apps to its 200 million users. This collaboration aims to enhance user experience and facilitate new blockchain...
Metaplanet Borrows $13.5 Million (¥2 Billion) to Buy More Bitcoin
12.3.2025
Japanese hotel developer and bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet is borrowing ¥2 billion or roughly $13.5 million to buy more bitcoin (BTC). The company posted the announcement via its X account on Tuesday evening. Metaplanet currently owns 2,888 BTC and recently implemented a strategy that will...
Japanese Tech Giants Sony and LINE Join Forces in Blockchain Deal
12.3.2025
The integration will bring four gaming applications from Japan's largest social platform to Sony's blockchain network, Soneium
Chrono Trigger Still Blows Me Away 30 Years Later
11.3.2025
Occasionally the stars align and a once-in-a-generation group of creatives come together to make something spectacular and ahead of its time. That’s how Chrono Trigger was made, an RPG for the SNES that came out 30 years ago this week and still blows me away. Playing it was a formative gaming...
How To Make Sense Of Your Skills In Monster Hunter Wilds
11.3.2025
Surviving in Monster Hunter Wilds requires more than strong weapons and sick-looking armor – you also need to make use of your skills. While long-time fans will adjust to mechanical changes and some new types of skills, any novice hunters are sure to be overwhelmed. Layers and columns of stats...
How Long To Beat Monster Hunter Wilds Is Entirely The Wrong Question
11.3.2025
The launch of a brand-new Monster Hunter is always a chance to dive into a fantastical world, with exciting characters and gameplay mechanics. But it also leaves plenty of questions. For example, how long does it take to finish Monster Hunter Wilds? Well, it’s something of a trick question, as...
Who Is The Best Boarding Squad Leader In Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii?
11.3.2025
As you start your pirate journey in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii—an absolute fever dream of an experience—you’ll find your meager pirate crew proves initially lackluster. Sure, you have a washed-up drunken father who can navigate, and a cook wielding the most enormous cleaver I’ve ever...
Lego's New Mario Set Is The Best One Yet
10.3.2025
Mamma mia, Mario, your new Mario Kart Lego set looks wonderful! And the large set, which was just officially revealed by Lego after a few leaks, might just be the best Nintendo-themed build yet! Read more
What You Need To Know About Suikoden I & II HD Remaster
10.3.2025
The Suikoden series may not have the mainstream appeal of a franchise like Final Fantasy, but its first two entries have long been considered some of the best RPG games of all time by genre aficionados. Now, with the release of Suikoden I & II HD Remaster, both returning fans and first-time players...
Death Stranding 2 Gets Another 10-Minute Trailer, Teases A Very Metal Gear Moment
10.3.2025
A new, very long Death Stranding 2 trailer has finally given the Hideo Kojima sequel a release date and more mysteries, like what’s with the guy who looks almost exactly like Metal Gear’s Snake near the end of it? Read more
Nintendo’s 30 Best Switch Games, Ranked
10.3.2025
This month marks the eighth anniversary of the Nintendo Switch’s release. With the Switch 2 looming later in 2025, this is likely the last year we’ll see Nintendo develop and publish most of its games on the handheld hybrid that revolutionized how we play console-quality games. Over those eight...
Bitcoin Traders Now Target $70K as Japan Bond Yields Surges to 17-Year Highs
10.3.2025
A surge in Japanese bond yields, coupled with geopolitical and economic uncertainties, is fueling concerns among traders that BTC could face a significant correction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Could Be Amazing, The Switch Launch Was One For The Ages, And More Of The Week's Takes
8.3.2025
This week, we went hands-on with the imminentClair Obscur: Expedition 33 and think it could be a turn-based RPG classic. We also reminisced, eight years after the fact, about what made the launch of the Nintendo Switch so unforgettable, and gushed about why Monster Hunter Wilds’ Rove is easily...