It’s not very often you hear about the visual novel genre outside of niche communities or mostly Japanese development teams. From my point of view, as a newcomer to the genre in recent years, I notice there’s a lack of developers experimenting with new ways of expanding visual novels to a broader audience as other
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Earlier this week, Platinum Games revealed a new Nintendo Switch exclusive title called Astral Chain. The developer has added the game to their official website, giving fans some new details on the game’s storyline, gameplay, and a few other things. Additionally, some screenshots that look like they’re from scenes in the initial reveal trailer were uploaded to
We’ve all seen people on social media networks complaining to YouTube about their content being demonetized, taken down, or even whole accounts terminated unfairly. These people complaining are usually victim to YouTube artificial intelligence algorithm which appears, over the past few years, to have replaced the main bulk of work for human moderation. Popular Pokemon GO
Just last week Nintendo announced that they are remaking The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for the Nintendo Switch. With the hype building into a fever dream state, fans are digging up old promotional material for the original game on Game Boy. Some ads may have been better left alone though. Sparked by a reddit post
At EVO Japan, Arc System Works announced the next wave of upcoming DLC characters in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. The lineup is full of unique characters like Teddy from Persona 4 Arena, Naoto Kurogane of BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Seth from Under Night In-Birth, and Heart Aino will be included to represent Arcana Heart 3. You can check out all of the fighters in action
Yesterday, Nintendo revealed that Pokémon fans could pick up a special Steelbook case when they buy a copy of either Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! at Best Buy. You can take a look at the case for yourself down below. The Steelbook itself looks really cool, featuring some lovely artwork of Pikachu on one side and Eevee on the
Are you not entirely sold on the Nintendo Switch remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening? I wasn’t either… until I saw a quick comparison of the Switch and Game Boy Color version. I’ll admit while the art is “love it or hate it,” a quick side-by-side made me appreciate how much the new version
Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct ended with the bombshell of an announcement that The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is being remade for Nintendo Switch. This reveal initially shocked and pleased many but things started getting more decisive once gameplay was shown off in the latter half of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening‘s first trailer. The
It’s a shorter edition of Drop In/Drop Out this week (for once) but there’s still a lot to talk about! With Mike out of town, Tomas Franzese joins Logan this week to break down all of the latest news and happenings in the video game industry. This includes the rise of Respawn’s Apex Legends over the past
With a career at PlatinumGames that has spanned well over a decade, longtime director and producer Yusuke Hashimoto has had a hand beyond some of the studio’s most successful projects, such as the first two entries in the Bayonetta series. However, it appears that Hashimoto’s time with the company has come to an end just recently.
Nintendo’s plans for 2019 have come much more into focus thanks to the Nintendo Direct that aired yesterday. In the latest Direct, the Big N has provided a little more for Switch owners to be excited for throughout the year and their 2019 is shaping up to be one of their biggest and best yet. That
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn is still set to arrive on 3DS systems this March, and below you’ll find 15 new screenshots of the title that were released yesterday. Sadly, there was no mention of the title during the Nintendo Direct last night, but we did get to see Yoshi’s Crafted World and learned that a free demo is now
Not sure what to get for Valentine’s Day yet with that special someone? Maybe you can get them some chocolates and…The Legend of Zelda music. That’s right, you can enjoy the recent Legend of Zelda concert from Japan right in the comfort of your own home with a new limited edition CD box set. The bundle
Now that the Switch has reached over 32 million units sold, Nintendo has been wanting to push families into purchasing more than one per household. However, they still are not forgetting the 3DS stated Nintendo’s President Shuntaro Furukawa during a recent Q&A session following the company’s earnings report. As noted by Variety, he was asked a
With the holiday season now over and plenty of new games on the horizon, if you’ve been looking for the perfect opportunity to finally grab a Nintendo Switch, now might be the time to do so with an added bonus to jump start your game collection. Nintendo has announced that it is offering a new
Level-5’s Yo-kai Watch series has always featured a wonderful sense of humor, but I was caught off guard with the role-playing game starting off with an extended parody of Chris Carter’s magnum opus, The X-Files. Cheekily called “The Y Files,” players get to see cartoon versions of Mulder and Scully (now called Blunder and Folly) bicker about
Who else will be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as DLC? So far, we know the game’s first additional characters are Piranha Plant and Persona 5’s Joker; that being said, many are still speculating who could come to the game next. One popular choice many like to speculate about is Devil May Cry’s Dante.
Since the Switch’s launch, even the most loyal of Nintendo fans have aired grievances with the way in which the company has handled online communication. While first-party games frustratingly make use of a smartphone app for voice chat, Fortnite has allowed for players to simply plug in their headphones to communicate—and now the software that
With a new month comes some new NES games for Nintendo Switch. Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby’s Adventure are next in line for Nintendo Switch Online—Nintendo Entertainment System. Yes, that service name is still annoying to type every time. The two titles will arrive in the middle of February. Nintendo fans should undoubtedly be
According to the schedule for this years GDC (Game Developers Conference), Microsoft is planning to unveil Xbox Live Support for iOS, Android, and the Nintendo Switch in addition to Xbox and any game in the Microsoft Store. The segment, “Xbox Live: Growing & Engaging Your Gaming Community Across Platforms” will be presented by Microsoft, with Jeffrey
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker by Nintendo flew onto our screens back in 2002 for Japan and 2003 for Europe and America. The popular title was the tenth installment in The Legend of Zelda series and fans loved it – many regarding it as one of the best games ever made with the core gameplay being the best
With 2018 behind us already, its time to reflect on all of the great games the year brought us. From God of War to Red Dead Redemption II, plenty of publishers gave knockout performances last year. But who reigned supreme over everyone? Well, believe it or not, Capcom did. Capcom released 14 unique titles in
For years, the God Eater series has been a staple on platforms like the PSP and PS Vita. Now, with God Eater 3 the series is dropping its handheld roots for a more refined console title on PS4 and PC. In an interview with IGN, members of the development team commented on fans’ desire to see the game brought
Luigi may have had his mortal soul ripped from his body by the grim reaper but–despite this– he’s doing pretty well for himself in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He may even be the most over-powered character in the game. “What are you saying? You filthy casual. R.O.B. is certainly the best-ranking character out right now,
Do you ever wonder how much money Sony makes alone on its digital sales? Well, here’s a good indicator for you. With 2018’s year-end data from the three major hardware manufacturers–Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo–now having been divulged over the past few days via financial reports, many have already started comparing the company’s earnings to one another.
While Nintendo has always stood by their handheld and home consoles, in recent years Nintendo has expanded to mobile devices. Over the past couple of years we have seen Nintendo embrace mobile games on iOS and Android much more with titles like Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Dragalia Lost.
The most interesting multimedia project on Nintendo’s docket currently is the Super Mario Bros. movie that is being made with the help of Illumination Entertainment. While, both parties involved have previously been quite vague about when exactly the animated movie will hit theaters, Nintendo revealed in their financial results briefing that the movie is being
Kingdom Hearts III is finally out and there’s one question on everyone’s minds: is it a good video game? We discuss the merits of what we’ve played of KH3 so far on this week’s latest episode of DIDO and are joined by DualShockers’ own Chris Compendio to try and break down what the heck is going
Persona fans already have a lot to look forward to on the horizon with the upcoming introduction of Persona 5‘s Joker to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the reveal of Persona 5 R, and the newly-announced Western release for Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. However, new details have revealed that the game’s voiceover options will be limited to its
Nintendo and Square Enix announced late in 2018 that it was planning to bring a variety of Final Fantasy titles from the past to Switch in the future. While we’ve since received a release date for Final Fantasy X/X-2 on the platform, news on other entries like FF7 and FF9 still have yet to be shared. Well, today word on
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