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Harada is happy Tekken 7, which was released back in 2015 on arcades, mind (before hitting consoles in 2016), has been selling like hotcakes pretty much since it hit the scene. It’s become a staple of EVOand helped putTekkenback on the map, hosting all sorts of crazy crossover characters like Akuma, Geese Howard, Walking Dead’s Negan andFinal Fantasy XV‘s Noctis. Yeah, it’s kind of wild. The game doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of slowing down, as co-director andTekkenboss Katsuhiro Harada just reported today that the game has sold five million copies: a one million sale increase fromthe number we had in mid-2019....

Despite being one of the biggest influences on Japanese game development, we are only now getting a videogame out of Studio Ghibli. I am grateful that Ghibli chose to partner with Level-5, but I am also curious as to why and why now. Ni no Kuniraises a lot of questions about how the partnership formed, how the two worked together, and whether we’ll see more games out of Ghibli in the future....

Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss Shinji Hirano, who once headed Konami Europe, has accepted an executive position at Kojima Productions, according tohis LinkedIn profile. Hirano was previously employed as president of Konami Digital Entertainment for Konami’s European and American divisions. His employment history shows that he is now listed as president for Kojima Productions, beginning in November 2016. It’s no secret that Hideo Kojima’s split with Konami wasless than amicable, and it appears that Hirano may have suffered a similar fate within the company....

Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu only took up 4.2GB I can’t pretend to fully understand the deep-seated fascination with video game file sizes (excluding monstrously large games and a few other exceptions), but here we go again. Got a fresh one for ya! If you’re thinking of hitting upPokémon SwordorPokémon Shielddigitally next month, you’ll need to set aside 10.3GB of storage space on your Nintendo Switch. The last majorPokémonrelease on Switch,Let’s Go, PikachuandLet’s Go, Eevee, required 4....

The Koroks ofTears of the Kingdomare seen as adorable creatures by some, while others find them to be nothing but annoyances. The latter group has made a sport out of torturing the Koroks by fusing them onto contraptions and putting them in the most horrific situations. One player has started a collective project that utilizes Link’s Ultrahand to create a machine that is putting the littluns in the worst situation possible....

Ranking the next generation of buttkickers [Warning: This article contains end-game spoilers for multiple new titles. You have been warned!] We’re at the stage with a lot of modern action franchises where their original leads, (and their audiences), are old enough to be parents and grandparents. Their creators are often in the same boat, leading them to think a lot about how to pass their legacies off to the next generation....

‘Important Cosmic Jobs’ Even though it’s not a fully VR game per se,Trover Saves the Universekind of flew under the radar when it was released earlier this year. NaturallyRick & Mortyfans gravitated toward it, because it could easily exist as a spinoff in that same universe, but I think the VR stigma turned a lot of people off. Well the good news is it’s worth playing even in its base form, and there’s free DLC coming....

Updated: May 15, 2025 Added a new code! One of the deadliest conflicts in human history is unfolding in front of your eyes. You’re sitting in a muddy ditch, clenching your rifle, and waiting for your commander to call the charge. Suddenly, a whistle echoes across no man’s land, signaling the attack. Private, welcome toTRENCHES! In this game, your odds of making it across the map in one piece are slim to zero....

Original Hotline Miami coming to the PlayStation 4 At GDC this week, I sat down with Devolver Digital’s Nigel Lowrie, and we discussed what they’re up to in 2014, betweenHotline Miami,Luftrausers, andBro Force, they’re keeping busy. We also got the world exclusive that the originalHotline Miamiis coming to the PlayStation 4 with cross-buy support.

Have you looked through your entire collection inPokémon TCG Pocketand noticed that you may be missing Promo Card 8 (or 008)? For completionists and collectors, this can be bothersome, but don’t fret. If you’re missing this Promo Card, this is why. What is Promo Card 008 in Pokémon TCG Pocket? First off, Promo Card 008 inPokémon TCG Pocketis a variant of the Pokédex Trainer Card. It’ll show artwork of the three Kanto starters (Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle) along with a Pikachu looking at a Pokédex....

Spill it! There’s no shortage of discussion this week, civil or otherwise, about which games were the much-needed highlights of 2016. You’ve likely seen our staff-wideGame of the Yearby now and a handful of otherplatform-specific picks. As we move into the new year, we’ve also begun posting our individual best-of lists that offer more of an opportunity to shine a light on cherished works likeKentucky Route Zero Act IV,VA-11 HALL-A, and evenKeijo!...

My, what a big axe you have! Over the last three years, Kickstarter has totally changed the game for many developers. With the option to crowdfund projects, cut out the middle-man (publishers), and communicate directly with fans to help create the game, we’ve seen a number of projects find audiences well before their release. And many of these projects seek to offer something a bit different than what you’d expect from retail releases....

From the very inception of science fiction, women have always played a crucial role in the evolution of the genre. Now, just as the genre continues to grow, so does the long list of talented women penning stories that take centre stage in sci-fi. From the classics to the more recent talents featured heavily in the Hugo and Nebula awards, here are some of the must-read names in the long list of female sci-fi writers....