What the end of China’s ban on console games means for MMORPGs
After a fifteen-year-long ban, China’s gamers will soon be able to freely obtain console games across the country. MMORPG developers might have to step up their game.
Pixel Ripped 1989 Kickstarter – a virtual reality meta-gaming experience
Pixel Ripped 1989 is an extremely immersive VR game with two layers of interlocking gameplay and a special focus on the relationship between 'player' and 'video game character'.
Reasons that video game films can be a good thing
While many video game film adaptations have been sub-par in quality, video game films as a whole have the potential to do good, for both the video game franchise and for fans.
Fire Emblem Fates: new DLC features characters from Awakening
New DLC for Fire Emblem Fates offers new diverse maps and brings back some familiar faces from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Upcoming new project by Atlus and Vanillaware
Atlus and Vanillaware announce that they are working on a mysterious HD project. Further details are soon to come, in September.
Trailer for Monster Strike anime released
The extremely popular mobile game, 'Monster Strike', will be made into a YouTube exclusive anime series.
Study suggests that Tetris could help people with PTSD
Video games like Tetris can be a welcome distraction during times of distress. According to a recent study, this is true even for those dealing with significant trauma.
‘Pikachu and the Pokemon Band Cafe’ – Promotional event
An Italian restaurant transforms into a Pokemon Cafe for a month-long promotional event of the joint release of the new Pokemon XY film and the short film 'Pikachu and the Pokemon Band'.
Orchestral celebration concert of Final Fantasy soon to be released on Blu-ray
Download this collection of Final Fantasy music from the PlayStation store.
Earth Wars, Octodad, and more exhibited at Japan’s BitSummit 2015
This year's BitSummit 2015 exhibited many very promising indie games. Two that particularly stood out are the 2D horizontal scrolling Earth Wars and the bizarre but comical Octodad.