Square Enix’s Nier franchise is eight years old this week. Although the critically-acclaimed Nier: Automata has only been out for slightly more than a year. the original Nier was released in North America way back on 27 April 2010, and in Japan on April 22 that year. To celebrate ...
Yes, you read that right: there’s going to be a third installment with everyone’s favorite, gun-heeled Umbral Witch, and it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch along with ports of the first two games. If the Devil May Cry news didn’t rile up action hack-and-slash fans enough, then this mega ...
The wonderfully eccentric Yoko Taro is coming to Singapore, thanks to a collaborative effort between GameStart and Anime Festival Asia. Widely praised for gifting the world NieR: Automata, the game director will be in town together with Square Enix producer Yosuke Saito for three days. Both are scheduled to ...
toco toco TV is a YouTube channel that focuses on Japanese pop culture, and notably the country’s content creator. In their latest episode (do check out their past 48 episodes, which are no less interesting), the team spent a day in Osaka with Yoko Taro, director of the the Drakengard and ...
Microsoft has canceled Scalebound, PlatinumGames’ four-player co-op action game slated as an exclusive for PC and Xbox One. The official announcement comes after Kotaku‘s report on the game’s demise, citing several undisclosed sources. The statement, released to members of the press and reflected on the official website, reads as follows: ...
When Hollywood says they have more Transformers lined up the correct response is to politely decline and flee. When PlatinumGames says they have a third-person brawler with comic aesthetics and a voice cast from the original TV series, well, you know what to do. To be fair, one shouldn’t ...
It’s time to whip out that Wii U for some over-the-top, hair-twirling “climax action” with Bayonetta 2. The full game releases on 24-25 October for English audiences but Nintendo gets to tease us with a demo that’s available right now on the eShop. These days, games* stamped with the ...
For many, Platinum Games’ Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is nowhere to be found on Steam’s store. Turns out that region locking is involved and the developers didn’t even know about it. Earlier this morning, Creative Director JP Kellams tweeted (via Siliconera) regarding the matter: “Just letting everyone know: First ...