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The recent trailer for the upcoming major motion picture Pokémon: Detective Pikachu marks the first big-screen outing for the Pokémon series in a live-action format. Featuring a compelling storyline and a wisecracking electric mouse voiced by Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds, the movie looks set to be jam-packed full of wholesome family fun. However, given the “catch ’em
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UPDATE (11/11/18): During yesterday’s Inside Xbox: X018 Special, Microsoft revealed that it had acquired two more studios: Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment. As such, I have updated this article to reflect that and give insight about these newly acquired studios. During Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, the large publisher announced the acquisition of five brand new
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Luxurious islands separated by a vibrant salty sea and exotic trees complimenting the shores. Mountains are packed with rocks, surrounding a warm volcano, with some around a plunging waterfall. Mildly happy homeless people wander these islands, desperate for El Presidente to construct some buildings for shelter. I am that Presidente of Tropico 6, and I
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Nippon Ichi Software is known for the Disgaea series, but also for many crazy little games that set the Kakamigahara-based developer aside from the rest. DualShockers talked to President Souhei Niikawa about the philosophy behind the production of these peculiar and interesting titles, and about the future of its bigger games like Disgaea and Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk. Giuseppe: Western
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Kadokawa Games has been very active in releasing several titles both in Japan and in the west over the past few years, including Root Letter, God Wars, Metal Max Xeno, and quite a few more. With more coming, including the newly-revealed LoveR, and Root Letter: Last Answer, DualShockers talked to President Yoshimi Yasuda, who shared
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Cygames has been making the news more and more often lately, starting with its mobile games like Granblue Fantasy and Shadowverse, and culminating with its upcoming debut on consoles with titles like Granblue Fantasy Project Re: Link and the recently re-revealed Project Awakening.  With the developer set to aggressively expand worldwide, DualShockers talked to Executive Producer Yuito Kimura in
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When I play an arcade game, there are many facets that can make it good. Music, art style, and replayability are all important when making an arcade package. However, there is only one characteristic that elevates that good game into a great game. When I approach that towering cabinet – or in this case, when
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Following the return to the name “SNK” and after dropping “Playmore” the house of The King of Fighters and Fatal Fury has been particularly active in bolstering its console games lineup. In order to learn more behind-the-scenes details about the historical developer’s work, DualShockers had a chat with Producer Yasuyuki Oda. Through the translation by Development
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Every pre-release period before a Super Smash Bros. game is a unique moment in time, and nothing exemplifies that more than this morning’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, which was a bizarre 40-minute journey. With every informed viewer either firmly denying or clutching onto the supposed “Grinch leak” that promised characters like Geno, Isaac, and
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While Nintendo has gotten especially good in the past years at coming up with interesting twists on the Mario series — giving us everything from Mario Tennis, to Mario Kart, to Captain Toad, and beyond — few were willing to go as far as Luigi’s Mansion. Set in a completely different style from the likes of his brother, Luigi’s Mansion gave
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The Caligula Effect: Overdose is the PS4 port of the original The Caligula Effect for PS Vita, and it’s expanding to the Switch and PC for its western release, courtesy of NIS America. While many tend to find similarities with the Persona series, which isn’t surprising considering the scenario by Persona and Persona 2 writer Tadashi Satomi, the game has many unique aspects
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