City Connection has announced that hectic shmup Psyvariar Delta is headed to the PC platform, launching on Steam in just a couple of weeks.Psyvariar Delta is an amalgamation of two classic shmups, Psyvariar Medium Unit and Psyvariar Revisio...

The Australian Ratings Board has given an "M" rating to chibi-RPG sequel Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. You remember, that game I reported about 60 trailers for? This rating basically confirms a western release for the Nintendo 3DS title...

Ah, those Persona songs and their wacky, terrible lyrics. If, like me, you're a fan of the Persona series soundtracks, as well as Atlus' recent Persona Dancing releases, then Atlus have a neat little treat for you.Available now on the PlayS...

Indie developer Aurelien Regard and publisher Playdius have released ten minutes of gameplay footage from the colourful and weird-looking first-person adventure AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected, which is scheduled for release on multiple pla...

The Dragon Ball news keeps on coming from publishers Bandai Namco. Following on from the reveal of the all-new title Super Dragon Ball Heroes comes the announcement that another wave of DLC characters is headed toward the great tag-brawler ...

Sin and Punishment is one of the strangest cases in the history of the Wii's Virtual Console. This Treasure Co. project was a Japanese-only Nintendo 64 game set in Japan with Japanese protagonists voice acted entirely in English. It was onl...

And Boom. After weeks of rumours and rankings, Atlus has finally launched Catherine Classic on PC, via the Steam platform. This release is an upscaled edition of the 2011 puzzle title, which blends box-shifting, tower-climbing action with a...

PQube Games has announced the cancellation of Song of Memories for Nintendo Switch. The announcement was made via an apologetic tweet from the developer earlier today.Anime-infused visual novel Song of Memories was originally conceived for ...

As a little Christmas gift to for people who watch anime in the west, High Score Girl made its long awaited release on Netflix. Of course, it had been out for quite a while already in Japan. This was just the official release for the West. ...

The Pokemon Company has released a new trailer, hyping the upcoming remake of 1998 anime Pokemon: The First Movie, which is being is being reborn as CGI feature Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution.The remake is being produced as part of ...

I never fail to panic every time I realize Game of the Year season is coming up, but 2018’s frenzy was especially intense because, as I considered my favorite games (and anime, because that’s how I do this piece every year) ...

2018 was a busy year for me. I managed to hold on to full-time employment, moved twice, and became more fully invested in my Gundam model kit hobby. As a result, my free time, as well as my free cash, was a lot more restricted than it was i...

Zoids Wild is an enigma to some, and that's assuming you even know what the heck "Zoids" even is. Created in the '80s by Tomy (now Takara Tomy), this lesser known toy line eventually became a full-on property with multiple TV shows, games a...

It feels like we've been watching One Piece: World Seeker for forever, and that's because we basically have. It's been a year now since Bandai Namco unveiled Ganbarion's project and we're still several months away from its March 15 release ...

Bandai Namco has announced a new arcade based on classic, and completely batshit crazy, manga/anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Last Survivor will feature characters from Parts 3-5 of the series in battle royale-style gameplay.Expected...

XSEED Games has announced a string of release dates for upcoming gal fighter Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal. The kunoichi-packed punch-fest will launch in Europe and North America in January.Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal, a remake of the 2012 ...

After all is said and done, I think Square Enix is going to see Final Fantasy XV as a net positive. Sure its development history was a mess and there are way too many side projects to even follow, but it sold a ton and history won't ev...

It's hard to describe the impact that Yasuhiro Nightow had on me growing up. After discovering Trigun during a particularly tough period of my life I started to open up and just plain enjoy life more. If you've seen the carefree nature of t...

Fate/Grand Order's big Christmas event was a silly, generous diversion from the game's usually serious story about restoring human history with the help of the ghosts of heroes from across time and space, but now this train ain't stopping u...

Bandai Namco has announced that the next batch of battle-addled content is on its way to beautiful action-RPG Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. The Lair of the Lost Lord DLC will bring new labyrinths and quests for cat prince Evan and his pa...

Those delightful retro-enthusiasts at Hamster have brought something a little different to the table for this week's Arcade Archive re-releases. From the mid-90s, Twinkle Star Sprites is a very colourful and cute anime shmup that might appe...

Bandai Namco has dropped a new trailer for their upcoming re-release of the 2008 anime RPG Tales of Vesperia. This new promo clip for the Definitive Edition focuses on the systems that are used in battle, as well as stat and gear management...

Today sees the western release of Atlus' rhythm-action games Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight. Both games are pretty damn cool, and are available as separate releases or bundled together - along with forme...

Whenever a popular game gets adapted into an anime series, the presumption is that the anime is intended for folks who can't be bothered to play the game. That's been less the case in recent years with adaptations that cater directly to exi...

Can you dance? Although it's been a real long time since I personally tripped the light fantastic, I was pretty good at the old soft-shoe shuffle. I guess that's why I'm good on bass (the instrument, not the fish). I'm quite capable of keep...