News by Matt S.Today (Saturday) will be the day to watch Tokyo Game Show. D3 Publisher, Koei Tecmo, Happinet, Konami, Level-5 and Spike Chunsoft all have their shows on today. Yesterday was a little thin on the global consumer-interest stuff, but that’s normal for TGS. Traditionally the first two days…
Read MoreNews by Matt S.Tokyo Game Show 2020 kicked off last night (for Australians), with a couple of shows from Microsoft, Square Enix, and Lightning Games. There are a few full-day schedules of streams ahead now, so rather than trying to cover these announcements or interesting tidbits separately, I’m going to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Sadly, thanks to COVID-19 being the nightmare that it is, Tokyo Game Show won’t be pushing on as normal this year. The alternative – an online show event streams from all your favourite Japanese developers and publishers – is still shaping up to be a wonderful…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Devastated. Tokyo Game Show has been my thing for the last half decade (or is it more, now?). It’s the one event I go out of my way to attend, and it means a lot to this site too, because we get all kinds of interviews…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Gust, as Koei Tecmo’s JRPG house, has produced some cracking titles over the years. Everyone with a fondness for the genre knows about Atelier, of course, but whether it’s Blue Reflection, Ar Nosurge, Nights of Azure, or something else, Koei Tecmo has made a habit of…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. In addition to being a series that is fascinatingly inspired by Ainu culture (read about that in my previous interview), the other thing that I’ve always found interesting about Utawarerumono is its progress as a property. It’s still very niche, of course, but it’s one of…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Japan’s Ainu people have become one of the most diminished native peoples in the world. They’re native to northern Japan, predominantly Hokkaido, and if you weren’t aware of that, don’t worry, you’re by no means alone. Many, many people in the west don’t even realise there…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the most venerable strategy properties out there. The first one was released back in 1985 – 33 years ago, and to give you some perspective and points of comparison – the first Civilization didn’t arrive until 1991, the…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. It’s hard to look past the success that Fire Emblem has had worldwide. From a series that Nintendo held on even localising for generations, it has since become one of the company’s premiere properties. Related reading: The last Langrisser title was released on 3DS, after a…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I don’t generally get much time to get hands-on time with games at TGS these days. Lines are too long, I’ve got too many interviews planned, and there’s just so much to see and do. There’s also a merchandise section simply filled with goodies to buy…
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