The recent announcement of Pokkén Tournament caught many by surprise. Not only because it was a serious Pokémon fighting game, made in part by the producers of Tekken and Soul Calibur but that the game was coming out to Japanese arcades first. Cue many fans shouting about this decision, complaining that…

In a special 3DS specific Nintendo Direct, Satoru Iwata announced a new version of the 3DS and 3DS XL, just termed the 'new' 3DS and 3DS XL. These new handhelds have improved screens and 3D viewable from multiple angles, along with a smaller analogue stick called the C-Stick (like the…

During a Japanese Nintendo Direct today, Shulk from Xenoblade Chronicles was officially revealed as playable in Super Smash Bros for 3DS and Wii U. His moves focuses around his sword, the Monado, using his various arts to increase his damage dealt and taken, speed himself up or to counter incoming…

In what seems to be a heaping helping of Nintendo news this week, in a listing on the official Nintendo UK store, Nintendo has announced that they will be releasing 2 DLC packs for Mario Kart 8, containing 4 new cups, 6 characters and 8 vehicles. The first pack will…

In a stream by Famitsu earlier today, the long rumoured collaboration between The Pokémon Company and Bandai Namco Games has been officially revealed to be POKKÉN TOURNAMENT, an arcade fighting game very similar to the Tekken series. We know that Katsuhiro Harada and Masaaki Hoshino, the lead producers of Tekken…

The plot thickens today as more Super Smash Bros leaks from the ESRB source have come to light. These leaks show Bowser Jr. playable, as well as Shulk and Ganondorf in motion. Bowser Jr. is shown to be flying a mini version of the Clown Car from Super Mario World,…

I got the chance to attend VSFighting 4 down in Birmingham this weekend, one of the UK’s biggest fighting game tournaments. The tournament was all attended, with many European players and even a few Americans making the trip to fight with members of the UK FGC. One of these players…

As someone who never got to play the early 3D Final Fantasies, I recently made the effort to play through Final Fantasy 9 and experience, supposedly, one of the best RPGs of all time. While the game is fun and I am enjoying the characters, the main stand out for…

In a leak coming out of 4chan tonight, supposed screens of the 3DS version of Super Smash Bros from the ESRB have been released, showing off what could be the final roster for the new Smash Bros. Veterans like Jigglypuff, Ness and surprisingly Dr Mario appear on the roster, as…

In news coming from Arc System Works, the limited edition of their new fighter Guilty Gear Xrd will come with a custom six button fight pad. The pad will work on both PS3 and PS4 but at the moment, the pad only seems to come with the PS4 limited edition.…

Did you ever want to be a Power Ranger as a kid but you didn’t have the attitude or the megazord to do it? Well, with Chroma Squad, you can finally fulfil your dream of being in your own super sentai show as you hire actors, work out budgets and…

I got to play Sonic Boom at Hyper Japan recently and it reinforced how far the Sonic franchise has come from being about speed. The blistering pace from which Sonic had got his name, now replaced with repetitive third person combat and dull platforming. But I thought about it more,…

In news coming from Capcom today, a remastered version of the Gamecube port of Resident Evil 1 is coming to Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC in early 2015. The game will be a digital-only release and will support 1080p visuals (720p for last gen systems) along with…

In a Nintendo Direct hosted early this morning exclusively for Hyrule Warriors, a multitude of information was announced about the game. The major takeaways from the Direct were that Ganondorf, along with Ghirahim and Zant will be playable in Hyrule Warriors. Ganondorf has a new design for this game, taking…

In scans from an early copy of the German gaming magazine, GamePro, Kano has been leaked as a playable character in the next Mortal Kombat game, Mortal Kombat X. Kano seems to be sporting the familiar design of his metal face and trademark glowing red eye, along with the red…

With The Last of Us Remastered coming out and garnering lots of praise for being a good remaster, and with many games getting 'definitive versions' for this generation, let’s look at some do’s and don’ts when it comes to remastering, porting and remaking games for a new generation. DO: Make…

So far, this generation has been pretty flat when it comes to games. New IPs have not delivered on their promises of truly ‘next-gen’ experiences, reboots have failed to recapture the magic of old franchises and sequels have not measured up to lauded first instalments. Let’s have a look at…

I was able to get to Hyper Japan in London last weekend, a big convention hosted at Earl’s Court. The event was a general celebration of all things Japanese but the main reason I was there, was because of the games that were on show. Nintendo and Bandai Namco were…

In news coming from Bandai Namco today, players in Europe and Australasia can get the chance to play this 2v2 online brawler on August 8th at 9:00am through August 18th at 9:00am when Bandai Namco Games hosts ten full days of Closed Beta play for Rise of Incarnates, where players…

In scans from the most recent issue of Famitsu and confirmed by Nintendo today, Darunia, Princess Ruto and Sheik from Ocarina of Time have been shown as playable characters in Hyrule Warriors. Darunia wields the Megaton Hammer to fight, Sheik uses ninja weapons like kunai in battle while Ruto harnesses…

In anticipation for its launch tomorrow, Deconstructeam has released its launch trailer for its minimalist point and click adventure, Gods Will Be Watching. The game will be available via Steam, GOG.com and Humble Bundle and you can save 10% by pre-ordering the game ahead of its release. Gods Will Be…