Norse mythology has been making a comeback in pop culture over the last year. Rune’s Project Director Chris Rhinehart agrees, stating that “it’s great that people are getting exposed to more Norse mythology, whether that be through a game like God of War or a film like Thor: Ragnarok.” There’s a lot of neat lore
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Having played a slew of racing games throughout the years, I can always tell whether I’ll enjoy it within minutes of playing it. It is what makes the racing genre unique. Gameplay is so intrinsic to the overall experience; if the driving doesn’t feel right, more likely than not, you’ll want to stop playing. This
There has been a recent surge, both in sales and popularity, for Japanese games in the West. For instance, games like Capcom’s Monster Hunter World and Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ were the top two best selling games in January of this year and reached critical acclaim from a bunch of outlets including ourselves. There
All the way back in 2015, I was surprised to see Lab Zero Games move on from an immensely enjoyable fighting game like Skullgirls to Indivisible, a Valkyrie Profile-inspired Metroidvania-RPG hybrid. I tried and had a lot of fun with the Prototype Demo back when Indivisible was crowdfunded on Indiegogo and was curious to see
This year at E3, DualShockers had the chance to check out several upcoming titles from European publisher Focus Home Interactive. While many of these presentations were behind closed doors, we were able to get a great in depth look at the gameplay of six Focus Home Interactive titles currently in development. All of these games
It’s not a mystery that Xbox One doesn’t get all that many Japanese games. It’s not only the one console on the market that is from a company based outside of Japan, but with 96,371 units sold in the country in almost four years, its hold on the Japanese market is negligible, discouraging many local
I think many fans of Bethesda Game Studios would agree that the studio’s last title, Fallout 4, was a great game, although a safer entry in the series when it came to new additions that its fanbase may not have connected with, like its Settlements system and more. Otherwise, there’s no doubt a lot to love from Fallout
Skullgirls developer Lab Zero Games released a prototype for and successfully crowdfunded its platformer-RPG Indivisible back in 2015. The developers have been diligently working on the title since then, but it unfortunately got delayed to the first half of 2019 last month. This year at E3, I met Lab Zero Games and publisher 505 Games
In the wake of the gargantuan E3 press conferences from the likes of Bethesda, Microsoft, Sony, and more, the EA Play 2018 press conference feels like it was years ago. That’s one of the most interesting things about E3 season — a few days ago, Respawn Entertainment announced details about their upcoming Star Wars title and, for all
E3 2018 is back and each year is like Christmas for gamers. Dozens upon dozens of new game reveals, announcements, demos, and many, many surprises are shared between some of the biggest names in the games industry, and E3 2018 certainly delivered all that and more. After EA, Bethesda, Microsoft, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Sony, and
Sony has the honors of the last E3 2018 conference of the night! As is tradition, now, we’ve turned to twitter and the official Dualshockers discord for some raw opinions for the Sony E3 conference. Hell, before we start, our own boy, Logan, has some words: pic.twitter.com/Gq89ueEbWY — Logan MoorE3 (@MooreMan12) June 12, 2018 I know,
EA kicked off the E3 2018 festivities yesterday by once again hosting their own event separate from E3 in Hollywood. Before opening the event to fans and media alike for the next three days, the publisher hosted a conference to showcase some of their most noteworthy titles like Anthem, Unravel Two, and Battlefield V. Michael Ruiz and yours
With the run-up to E3 in full gear, gamers are finally getting a taste of what’s to come this holiday season and beyond. Among the new additions to the class of 2018, DICE recently announced their next game in the Battlefield series, Battlefield V, which is both a return to World War II and a follow-up
I was eleven years old and in the fifth grade when Kingdom Hearts II released. The week it came out was my final week of classes before spring break. After getting out of school on Friday, my mom took me to Target to pick up Kingdom Hearts II. I even think she bought it for me rather than
At E3 2018, I just want to hear something, anything about Titanfall 3. I want someone from Respawn Entertainment, the developers of Titanfall, to let me know that “it’s going to be alright.” Now, I don’t actually expect this to happen, but I can dream. Let’s start with some raw honesty: I don’t just like Titanfall
We’re one week away from E3 2018, and Japanese developers been increasing their presence at the show in Los Angeles over the past few years. It’s inevitable that among the many announcements and reveals, there will be many from Japan. Some have been already teased, like a new look at Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding. Others
The Japanese mobile game market is solidly based on gacha games. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, they’re titles with a business model that involves drawing random characters, weapons, and other relevant elements via random “gacha” with attempts that can be either paid with real money or free currency earned in-game. On one side, they’re certainly
When it comes to horror, whether it be in movies or video games, I tend to prefer a more subtle approach, rather than one that relies on cheap and fake feeling scare tactics. I prefer the physiological terror induced by a movie like The Shining rather than the incessant and annoying jump scares of a
It may not look like it now but (cue old man voice) back in my teenage years, my life revolved around two things: music and skateboarding. At the time, video games were tertiary: my day-to-day schedule would be to wake up early and skate for an hour, go to school, go to the skate park
Following Sony’s Corporate Strategy Meeting held in Tokyo a couple of days ago, you may have noticed several articles popping up around the internet alleging that Sony said or implied that the next PlayStation platform is over three years away. This is based on an article by the Wall Street Journal and some very vague statements made
While there are a ton of cool-looking titles that I can’t wait to check out as press during my second year attending E3, as a fan, there is one game I am looking forward to that we haven’t heard much about for over a year: Fire Emblem for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo confirmed that a
Today DICE and Electronic Arts released a small teaser trailer for the upcoming Battlefield V, and it came with some solid hints on a few aspects of the game. First of all one of the most visible elements can be seen in the flags at the top of the frame. The British Union Jack flag
Our WeebCast is a weekly podcast dedicated to all thing Japanese, and today you can listen to its seventh episode, focusing Akihabara, the wonderful place that will leave you spoiled for choice in games, anime, manga, figures, and all kinds of entertainment. We talk about the main attractions, the awesome pre-owned and retro market, and plenty of
The fourth and final Stage of Blizzard’s Overwatch League is just about to commence, which is now giving some of the bottom six teams a chance to make it to the playoffs. It has been a pretty intense season since its debut in January with loads of intense matches and some unexpected results. So what
The 2018 Heroes of the Dorm National Championships have come to a close. The best four teams in the tournament — which includes Université Laval, University of Kentucky, University at Buffalo, and California Polytechnic State University – Pomona — got on stage at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles to play some competitive Heroes of
Our WeebCast is a weekly podcast dedicated to all thing Japanese, and today you can listen to its sixth episode, focusing on the renaissance of Japanese games, many of which rose to critical and fan acclaim over the past few years after a period of semi-limbo. This discussion was inspired by Ebb and Flow – Conversations on the recent
The WeebCast is our weekly podcast dedicated to all thing Japanese, and today you can listen to its fifth episode, focusing one of the most iconic genres of Japanese games, visual novels. We talk about some of the games that left a lasting impression, and some that you might not know about, alongside the genre
The WeebCast is a podcast dedicated to all thing Japanese, and today you can listen to its fourth episode, focusing on the joys and woe of localization, that at times slides into censorship. We talk about quite a few examples from positive to extremely negative, and how it’s entirely possible to offer a localization that
God of War has consumed my life over the past week. When it released last Friday, I took the day off from my day job and proceeded to sink an ungodly amount of hours into the game over the next two days. Come Saturday night, I had seen Kratos and Atreus’ journey through to its conclusion and began
Our weebcast dedicated to all thing Japanese comes in with its third episode and a focus on what we know about the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake. Our weeb hosts (yours truly and Staff Writer Emily Hobbs) talk about the latest news about the game, and all things Japanese games and anime from last week.
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