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Tencent Patent Wants To Let You Pass Down Digital Items After Your Death

You can't take your in-game currency with you, after all

By Ian Walker Published July 15, 2021

CultureFeature

10 Gimmick Shooters From The Early 2000s You Might Not Remember

Why just shoot a gun when you can shatter the laws of time and space as well?

By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2021

CultureNews

Bizarre Scarlet Nexus Shadow Glitch Gets Fixed

Bandai Namco’s hit RPG previously had trouble with certain languages on PC

By Ian Walker Published July 9, 2021

Anime

Studio Behind Demon Slayer Anime Indicted For Tax Evasion

Tax scandals haven't kept Ufotable from achieving astronomical anime success.

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2021

Tips & Guides

Scarlet Nexus: Should You Play As Yuito Or Kasane?

Bandai Namco’s action-RPG features two storylines. Here’s where to start

By Ari Notis Published June 25, 2021

OpinionImpressions

12 Hours With Scarlet Nexus, Bandai Namco’s New Action-RPG

It might look like a Tales game, but it's so much more

By Ari Notis Published June 25, 2021

CultureNews

Tekken X Street Fighter Is Dead (Update: Maybe Not)

The long-awaited companion to Street Fighter X Tekken was 30% complete

By Ian Walker Published June 21, 2021

Esports

New Gundam Game Being Developed For Esports

Bandai Namco has big plans for Gundam, including esports

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 18, 2021

OpinionImpressions

Three Hours With Tales Of Arise

The next entry in Bandai Namco’s long-running series plays with established formula

By Ari Notis Published June 17, 2021

CultureE3

Metroid Dread, A 2D Sidescroller, Gets E3 Reveal

Samus finally returns after being away for a long, long time

By Nathan Grayson Published June 15, 2021

CultureE3

Elden Ring Director Finally Opens Up About His Latest Epic

Hidetaka Miyazaki pulls the curtain back on From Software’s next massive game

By Ian Walker Published June 14, 2021

Culture

Here’s The E3 (And Not-E3) 2021 Press Conference Schedule So Far

Between E3, Summer Game Fest, and individual publisher events, prepare for a head-spinning announcement season

By Ari Notis Published June 10, 2021

CultureE3

From Software’s Elden Ring Coming January 2022

I blame the wait on that slowpoke George R. R. Martin

By Ian Walker Published June 10, 2021

CultureE3

Here’s Your E3 2021 Schedule, From Ubisoft To Nintendo

As fan registration opens for access to the E3 2021 portal and app, organizers have released a tentative schedule of virtual press conferences for the four-day event, starting with Ubisoft and Gearbox Entertainment on Saturday, June 12, and ending with Nintendo on Tuesday, June 15. The four-day show, hosted by Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez, Jacki Jing,…

By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2021

Culture

Tekken Director Challenges Virtua Fighter Team To Make Another Game

In the latest video for his personal YouTube channel, Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada spoke at length about this week’s release of Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, sharing that he’s always viewed surpassing Sega’s foundational 3D fighting series as a personal goal. “There was an 11-year gap [between releases], but I’ve been thinking about [Virtua…

By Ian Walker Published June 2, 2021

Culture

Bandai Namco Is Releasing A Peppa Pig Video Game [Update]

It’s coming maybe 5-10 years too late for peak Peppamania, and more than a few voice actors seem to have changed since my kids were into this show, but in 2021 we’re finally getting a proper Peppa Pig video game. My Friend Peppa Pig will let kids/you explore the show’s world and hang out with…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2021

Culture

Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Is Coming To Switch

A version of Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom that includes both expansions is coming to Switch on September 17, Bandai Namco announced today. The role-playing game was previously only playable on PlayStation 4 and PC. First released in 2018, Ni No Kuni II is set centuries after the original, but wipes the slate clean…

By Ari Notis Published May 20, 2021

Culture

Tekken, Mortal Kombat Pulled From Controversial Esports Events

Bandai Namco and NetherRealm Studios have announced plans to no longer work with esports org WePlay, which over the last month has hosted big money events for Tekken 7, Soulcalibur VI, and Mortal Kombat 11 In separate statements that were published at the exact same time and very much sound like they were drafted together, the…

By Ian Walker Published April 30, 2021

ReviewsSwitch

New Pokémon Snap: The Kotaku Review

After 21 years, gaming’s least violent on-rails shooter triumphantly returns to usher in a new generation of Pokémon paparazzi. New Pokémon Snap adds layers of complexity to the monster photo safari without straying too far from what made the original so damn lovable. New Pokémon Snap tasks you with helping Professor Mirror and his research…

By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2021

Culture

Tales Of Arise Out September 10, Coming To Next-Gen Consoles Too

Tales of Arise, the next game in Bandai Namco’s long-running spikey-haired angst series, will come out on September 10, according to the game’s official Twitter account. Previously announced for PC and last-gen consoles, the action-RPG will also come to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Initially planned to release in 2020, Bandai Namco delayed the…

By Ari Notis Published April 21, 2021