American live-action remakes of anime series’ always elicit a well-deserved side-eye from a lot of folks, not least of all for something as beloved as Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop. When Netflix revealed the main cast for their adaptation—John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Danielle Pinada as Faye Valentine, and Mustafa Shakir …
The Steam version of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron will launch on September 2 (September 1 in America, due to time zones), with the Lucifer’s Fall novel included as a bonus. A digital artbook and soundtrack will be sold separately, alongside a Deluxe Edition that includes all of the …
Samurai Warriors 5 is a step in an exciting new direction for the series, and a fascinating exploration of the legacy of Nobunaga Oda. Samurai Warriors has always excelled at drawing a distinction between historical accuracy and authenticity. Its retellings of the Sengoku era always stay true to key details …
Overnight, Square Enix shared a first look at Life is Strange: True Colors in action, teasing another dose of the series’ unique approach to the narrative adventure genre (with some new twists), and introducing some of the characters you’ll meet in Haven. The scene sees Alex—who’s just moved to a …
Fuck Fortnite. Fuck Fortnite for shamelessly exploiting the work of smaller, often marginalised creators and making obscene profits off it, while giving nothing back. Fuck Fortnite for doing nothing but riding trends while contributing nothing of value of its own. Fuck Fortnite for the gambling psychology that drives its entire …
The second DLC character for Guilty Gear Strive has been announced: Jack-O Valentine will join the game from August 27 for Season Pass 1 holders, and will be available for individual purchase from August 30. Jack-O is “an artificial life form fused with the protagonist Sol’s former love’s consciousness with …
The design of the SteelSeries Rival 5 mouse is, apparently, based on a chameleon. Its colour-changing lights—in response to in-game events, for some titles—are certainly part of this, but its most chameleonic qualities lie in its “multi-genre” appeal. Where a lot of gaming mice try to specialise, sticking dozens of …
The latest crossover title in Koei Tecmo’s prolific Warriors / Musou series seems both unexpected and like a match made in heaven: Touken Ranbu Musou is currently in development for Switch and PC, combining the swords-turned-into-beautiful-men stylings of Touken Ranbu with Musou‘s 1-vs-1000 action. Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- is a browser-based …
Ragnarok Origin will soon make its English debut, though at this stage it’s only officially headed to North America. A pre-registration campaign is now underway for the latest Ragnarok Origin mobile MMO spinoff, suggesting that the launch isn’t far away, even if a date hasn’t been announced just yet. Ragnarok …
I wake up in the morning. I hit a switch that clears and collects acres of farmland. I feed my forty dogs. I go beneath the earth, which has been hollowed out like swiss cheese. Classic Minecraft. This is the result of me and my friends deciding to play Minecraft …
