The gaming industry is no stranger to acquisitions and mergers. Whether it's Activision and Blizzard joining forces to become the biggest company in the industry or Microsoft buying up the very best AA developers, ownership of companies cha...

Last year I spent several months researching the state of the Mighty No. 9 3DS and Vita ports. It was a pretty exhaustive effort as I managed to track down nearly all of the parties involved: except for Comcept, who "saw" a Facebook me...

I won't rest until the Mighty No. 9 saga is finally completed. After tracking down multiple companies to find out what happened to physical Kickstarter rewards a year after the game's launch in 2017, following a lack of communication o...

The book on Mighty No. 9 is still not closed. The ill-fated ape of Mega Man that isn't really relevant anymore was supposedly on the precipice of movie and television deals when everything kind of unraveled. Then came the "anime fan on prom...

Today, September 13, is the one-year anniversary of ReCore's release. In our review, I scored it a 4 out of 10, citing a ton of technical issues and a needlessly drawn-out end-game as factors that overshadowed how good the first two-thirds ...

[Update #2: Proper manuals that fit both boxes have arrived in the hands of some backers, myself included.] [Update: A representative for Fangamer has responded on the oversized manual situation: "The English manuals fit the NES-style boxes...

You'd be forgiven if you thought ReCore was dead. For months now, it's existed akin to a heart rate monitor that blips the faintest beat just often enough to indicate there's still some life left. We'll find out in five days what that ...

After nearly a year since its release, and close to four years since its Kickstarter campaign, Inafune and his crew might actually be delivering on their full promises from the Mighty No. 9 project. Late last night backers received an email...

Inafune just got a life preserve. It's no secret that the once on-top Mega Man producer (and father of the character, not creator) has been struggling with the studio he founded in 2010, Comcept. Mighty No. 9 failed to meet basically anyone...

Well here's a surprise. It would appear that work-in-progress footage from the upcoming Red Ash: Gearworld OVA, based on the yet to be released Red Ash: The Indelible Legend, has surfaced.

When Azure Striker Gunvolt first hit the 3DS, I picked it up right away. Not because I was zealous to play it, but rather I wanted to get my hands on the included freebie Mighty Gunvolt right away. Looking like a side-project Inti Creates s...

It's a well-tread industry practice for publishers to eventually bundle a game with all of its add-ons in a "Definitive Edition" that supposedly represents the most complete way to experience it. Really, it's a second chance at retail month...

This total and utter mess of a Kickstarter campaign isn't quite over yet. Recently, I've gotten several letters that Comcept still hasn't delivered on many of their promised physical backer rewards for Mighty No. 9 -- a Kickstarter tha...

ReCore launched with a giant mystery. Despite the fact that there were only four bots in the game, there were five spots reserved. There was a huge swath of land in the northwest part of The Cradle that was inaccessible. Some enemies ...

ReCore's optional dungeons are the purest parts of the game. They're self-contained challenges that put an emphasis on platforming, combat, or exploration. These are the three core tenets of the whole game, but these dungeons' lean nat...

Those who are on the fence about buying ReCore have the opportunity to get pushed over to the other side. Microsoft has released a demo for its $40 budget title. The demo is unfiltered access to the first half hour of Joule's journey t...

ReCore players on Xbox One will soon find that the game demands slightly less of their time. Armature Studios is rolling out a patch this week that cuts down on the egregiously long loading sequences, some of which are in excess of two...

Players who have put significant time in ReCore have noticed something that's kind of off. The game makes room for a fifth robot companion -- there's allotted space in the menu, references to the T8-NK frame, and five hunting challenge...

Now that I've had a chance to play through all of ReCore, I realize that it's a game I liked a lot until I no longer liked it a lot. It stumbles and falls the longer it's played. All of the frustrations mount until its welcome is worn out. ...

[Update: Here's a look at the massive "Definitive Edition" overhaul update that went live in September of 2017. This content is free for existing owners.] "Are those cores weighing you down," ReCore's antagonist asks toward the end of the g...

Just this morning I got a backer update for Mighty No. 9, explaining Comcept's response to all of the latent issues that came up during its launch. For starters, Steam codes, specifically all of the DLC mixup problems, should be fixed -- th...

[Update: Now multiple users are reporting backer code issues. From PC codes that don't work to providing codes for the wrong version, to DLC problems, the launch is not going well. Even the official Sonic Twitter account is joining in.] Mig...

After all this time, waiting, and drama, Mighty No. 9 is out. And it's...okay! But this official documentary below (promised along with the Kickstarter campaign), shows what really could have been. As the video plays I'm glancing over ...

You've heard enough about the drama surrounding Mighty No. 9. Let's take a look at the actual, finished product.

Mighty No. 9 copies are out in the wild at the moment, ensuring that it is very much a real game. But before the general public gets their hands on it Comcept has a few more updates, including footage of Ray, Mega Man Beck's Zero-like nemes...