Square Enix’s Mana series is on its way to a television (or computer monitor, let’s be real) near you courtesy of Warner Bros. Japan. Announced about a year ago and set to air this year, Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal is an anime based on The Legend of Mana…
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Hooray for good news! Utawarerumono is back, with Aquaplus announcing that Monochome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten will be getting a global release. This game was developed to celebrate 20 years of Utawarerumono, which has become almost the defining definition of “cult hit” among JRPGs. Related reading: Our review of…
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Atlus is pushing full steam ahead on the hype train for the upcoming Soul Hackers 2 (to launch on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC – but no Switch – on August 26 worldwide). It has released a nine-minute video that will “teach you how to be a Devil Summoner.” Basically, it…
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2019’s AI: The Somnium Files is one of the most memorable games of the last generation. It did land on us out of nowhere, but word of mouth and time has been kind to it, and it has become something of a cult hit in the years since. The sequel,…
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Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation seems to be the gift that keeps on giving for Koei Tecmo. The free-to-play game was released years ago at this point, but it’s obviously still got a strong fanbase, as Koei Tecmo has just added a brand new character to it. Her name…
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This was lovely news to wake up to, I tells you what. The legendary creator of Monkey Island, Ron Gilbert, was never going to make another entry in the beloved adventure game series. Except that he is, now. Devolver Digital, in collaboration with LucasArts Games, is set to produce and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This is a short piece of news, but since it involved the local Australian games industry, I feel compelled to write about it. The Aussie-made (Massive Monster development studio) Cult of the Lamb is going to be getting a release on consoles. It was previously released…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Aniplex and developer, DeskWorks!, has announced that the “handmade notebook adventure” game, RPG Time! The Legend of Wright, will launch on PC, Xbox Series and Xbox One, and… what? No PlayStation? No Switch? Really? If I was releasing an RPG, I would certainly consider putting it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Apparently the good people of Poland like kangaroos. Kao the Kangaroo was one of the many platforming heroes from a few decades ago that we thought were done and dusted. But, no, you can’t keep a good thing down. The Polish team at Tate Multimedia…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Leonard Menchiari makes memorable games. The Eternal Castle was a brilliantly brutal and innovative thing, and RIOT: Civil Unrest is one of those art game things that take a very sincere look at what causes humanity to flare up like that. Menchiari’s…
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