Nintendo has announced that their current President and Representative Director, Tatsumi Kimishima, is to retire from his role at the head of the Japanese industry giant on June 28.Kimishima, 68, is the fifth Nintendo President, having step...

In the latest issue of Famitsu, Atlus shared images of more (yes, even more) DLC content headed for the upcoming Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night.We get to see two new characters that will be available for pur...

Sign me the heck up for a full-on Dragon Quest game in virtual reality. This month in Japan, VR Zone Shinjuku will offer Dragon Quest VR, an experience that assembles two warriors, a mage, and a priest to fight slimes, drackies, and other a...

D3 Publisher have announced that Earth Defense Force 5 will be touching-down in North America this Summer, bringing all the gooey, high-octane action that has become the series trademark.Earth Defense Force 5, which launched in Japan Decemb...

[Update: As predicted, Sega's new trailer for Sonic Mania Plus confirms a July release date. The game will launch July 17 in the West and July 19 in Japan. Physical editions will include a cool Mega Drive-style reversible cover and mini art...

It isn't Golden Week yet in Japan, but Sony is getting the ball rolling early with a sale on "Japan-inspired" games. Today through May 8 at 8:00am Pacific in North America, you'll find deals on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita titles on PlayStation Ne...

Thanks to Japanese publication Dengeki PlayStation, we now a few more details pertaining to Artisan Studio's upcoming action-RPG Brave Neptune: World & Universe! Pay Attention!! Ultimate RPG Declaration! Brave Neptune, the first Neptuni...

In the latest issue of Famitsu, which also confirms the inevitable release of Sonic Mania Plus for Japan, it has also been revealed that Sonic Mania has reached a new milestone of over one million downloads worldwide. Here's hoping Plus onl...

Another round of ink-blasting fun has come to an end, as Japanese squid-kids have ended their latest 24-hour war on Nintendo's arena-shooter, Splatoon 2. This time around the topic, sponsored by JAMSTECH: The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth S...

Good Smile Co. are on a roll with the cool-looking gaming memorabilia at the moment. Joining their catalogue of Persona merchandise this week are P5's Velvet Room assistants, the incomparable twin jailers; Justine and Caroline.Caroline, is ...

In a talk about game design philosophy at Reboot Develop 2018, SimTower, Seaman, and Odama creator Yoot Saito revealed that he once worked on an unusual Nintendo DS game codenamed Mario Motors. Saito told some heartwarming stories about his...

The character videos just keep a-comin' for Atlus' rhythm-action games Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night.Now that most of the friends, lovers and confidants have been revealed, it's time for our leads, with vid...

The Good People of Good Smile have unveiled photos of the next figure in the Figma line based on popular Blizzard shooter Overwatch. Joining Tracer, Widowmaker and Genji is the soulless assassin, and poster-boy for nu-metal lovers everywher...

Long time developer/publisher SNK are celebrating 40 years in the business this year. The  former arcade giant has teased that they will be releasing new hardware as a thank you to gamers for decades of faithful fandom.Although there i...

This week sees the Western launch of Sega's Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. For over ten years we have watched protagonist Kazuma Kiryu defend the weak and the innocent with little more than a stoic demeanor, a sharp suit and a nearby bicycle o...

[Update: It appears that the Hokuto ga Gotoku survey question has been pulled as the team received an adequate sample size. So, here's hoping we get that localisation announcement real soon, right] Today is a good day to be a fan of the Yak...

PlatinumGames' first ever mobile game, World of Demons, was just revealed. (Well, its first mobile game outside of the Japan-only RPG Lost Order.) Both the developer and publisher DeNA have one clear goal with this project: To make this fee...

If there's one consistent thing that Platinum has proven in the 10 years since it was founded, it's that the Osaka-based studio knows how to make one hell of an action game. For its next project, Platinum is venturing into unknown waters to...

In an article in Japanese publication Famitsu, Atlus revealed screenshots of two more characters coming to their groovy Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night games. Also featured is some neat cross-dressing gear fo...

Yakuza 6 came out today and I'm pretty excited! Not only can I finally talk about the plotline in greater detail, but I also got my "After Hours Premium Edition" this morning! It is loaded with a bunch of goodies that any longtime Yakuza fa...

Toy-makers MegaHouse has revealed pics of an upcoming figurine designed after Arsène, the initial persona of Joker, the protagonist of last year's smash hit RPG, Persona 5.Arsène is the first Persona that the protagonist unlea...

Konami have announced a new Castlevania title coming to the iOS platform in Japan. Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls will see players co-operate to explore Dracula's castle in an all-new adventure.The game will feature the heroic duo of shady ...

It feels like progress on Octopath Traveler has been moving quickly, as Square Enix and Acquire didn't announce it until 2017 -- now it's almost out. We've gotten a decent look at the art, soundtrack, and general idea of the game (you ...

Only yesterday we reported that costumes related to Virtua Fighter, Yakuza and Sonic the Hedgehog were coming to Atlus' Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night games. Now it seems the Phantasy Star Online 2 will be r...

Sega, at their ongoing Fes event in Akihabara, Tokyo had some mixed news for Valkyria Chronicles fans, regarding the Japanese Nintendo Switch release of the series' latest entry.The bad news is that Valkyria Chronicles 4 has been delayed on...