Rumors continue to circulate regarding unannounced entries in the Silent Hill horror franchise. The site VGC recently stated inside sources had confirmed multiple Silent Hill games are currently being worked on under publisher Konami’s supervision. Their sources claimed that there […]
As we enter award season, many will likely view the unexpected Best Picture nominee Drive My Car alongside a slate of typically “big” Hollywood fare, flicks that blast the viewer with Spielbergian emotional gut punches and waves of sentimentality. By […]
2021 was another blockbuster year for the video game industry. While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the global economy, the game industry continued to grow despite delays to many high-profile releases. Last year the industry brought in an estimated $180.3 billion […]
What does a Metroid-inspired game have to do to stand out amidst an endless deluge of chip-tune-infused retro throwbacks? Do you build an ingenious and expansive non-linear world that envelops the player like Hollow Knight? Do you take the Blasphemous route, creating a space […]
As of Monday, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) announced that it had completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll through Funimation Global Group, LLC. The $1.175 billion purchase was initially announced in December of last year. Crunchyroll is one of the largest anime-oriented […]
The holding company Embracer Group (formerly known as THQ Nordic AB) has announced a new slew of acquisitions, adding seven more studios and an e-commerce outlet to their growing portfolio in a $313 million combined deal. The developers behind Deep […]
It’s not hard to see why Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba has catapulted to the heights of battle shonen stardom in such a short time. After years of running in Shonen Jump magazine, the lauded animation studio Ufotable picked up the adaptation for the […]
According to Bloomberg, Sony expects that the ongoing supply issues surrounding the PlayStation 5 may extend into next year. In an internal briefing with analysts, the company confirmed that they will unlikely be able to keep up with demand for […]
With this no-good terrible year coming to a close, it is time to look back at the anime that offered some small bastion of escapism amidst the dire circumstances. Although production was understandably affected by COVID, there was still an […]
On Tuesday, Sony’s Playstation Twitter account confirmed that the PS5 launch was the biggest in company history. This announcement comes two weeks after Microsoft similarly stated that the Xbox Series S/X launch was the “most successful debut in our history”. VGChartz estimates that […]
The upcoming Super Smash Bros tournament, The Big House, has been canceled following a cease and desist from Nintendo of America. In a statement, Nintendo clarified that they took issue with the fact that the tournament was going to be run with “illegally copied versions […]
With the release of the Playstation 5 fast approaching, Sony has announced that the console will only be available through online retailers on launch day. The next-generation system will be available on November 12th or November 19th depending on your region. This […]
After several years of radio silence from Ghost Story Games, it appears that we have an unofficial development update on their first title. A job listing on a Take-Two careers page stated that the game is “in later stages of production.” While […]
About a month after Sony Playstation CEO Jim Ryan stated that “99 percent” of the Playstation 4 library will be backward compatible on the Playstation 5, Sony has updated their support site with the specifics for how their new console will handle […]
Today Sony announced the release date and price point for the Playstation 5. The system will be launching on November 12th of this year in the US, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea, and on November 19th […]
After a string of leaks yesterday, Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox Series S will be launching at $299.99. The Series S is set to be Microsoft’s lower-end next-generation hardware, reportedly coming in a much smaller box and lacking a disk-drive. […]
This past Saturday, the video game speedrunning marathon Summer Games Done Quick concluded after raising $2,309,530 for the charity Doctors Without Borders. Taking place from August 16th to August 23rd this year’s Summer Games Done Quick featured speedruns of over […]
Today Microsoft announced a November release month for their upcoming console, the Xbox Series X. In their blog post, the company doubled down on previous hardware promises, including 120 frames per second gameplay, ray tracing, and faster load times. They also […]
As this long summer of game announcements marches on, Nintendo has officially confirmed that Pikmin 3 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Originally released for the Wii U in 2013, Pikmin 3 was a well-received follow-up up in the […]
Classic Western films tend to conjure a specific set of images. Laconic gunslingers with lethal aim, dusty planes stirred by an ominous breeze, Boomtowns with their creaky saloons. Many Westerns exist in their own universe, a romanticized fable, a version […]
