Video games developed in Japan

Visions Of Mana Is A 30-Hour RPG That Can Last Twice As Long

Visions Of Mana Is A 30-Hour RPG That Can Last Twice As Long

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Michael Johnson

Square Enix’s Visions of Mana is an RPG, and if there’s one thing we know about RPGs, it’s that they tend to ...

Metaphor ReFantazio’s Fantasy World Has A Lot To Say About Ours

Metaphor ReFantazio’s Fantasy World Has A Lot To Say About Ours

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Michael Johnson

One of the most confounding things about video games is how they often tell stories that are clearly meant to be real-world ...

Everything We Learned About Monster Hunter Wilds At Gamescom

Everything We Learned About Monster Hunter Wilds At Gamescom

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Michael Johnson

Screenshot: Kotaku / Capcom As you might expect, a new Monster Hunter game is bound to pack in a bunch of quality-of-life ...

Monster Hunter Wilds Trailers Show Off Maps, Focus Mode, More

Monster Hunter Wilds Trailers Show Off Maps, Focus Mode, More

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Michael Johnson

Monster Hunter Wilds arrives at an interesting time, one when the franchise is caught between the popular Monster Hunter Worlds and the ...

Capcom Made A That Doesn’t Belong In 2024 And It’s Fantastic

Capcom Made A That Doesn’t Belong In 2024 And It’s Fantastic

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Michael Johnson

The world of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is meant to feel fantastical and from another time, but the game itself also ...

Nintendo World Championships Is Held Back By One Huge Flaw

Nintendo World Championships Is Held Back By One Huge Flaw

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Michael Johnson

God, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is so frustrating. I’m this close to absolutely adoring this assortment of timed challenges from NES ...

Switch Lite, Mario Kart, And More Discounted Ahead Of Prime Day

Switch Lite, Mario Kart, And More Discounted Ahead Of Prime Day

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Michael Johnson

Image: Nintendo / Kotaku Nintendo games and consoles never get price drops anymore, but they do occasionally get surprisingly decent discounts. Whether ...

Palworld And Sony Team Up To Make The Next Pokémon Company

Palworld And Sony Team Up To Make The Next Pokémon Company

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Michael Johnson

Palworld feels like gaming’s ultimate troll. It’s a troll on the concepts of IP and copyright as it so brazenly mimics Pokémon ...

After Just A Year, Capcom’s Exoprimal Is Going Extinct

After Just A Year, Capcom’s Exoprimal Is Going Extinct

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Michael Johnson

Screenshot: Capcom Capcom announced today that after just a year of updates, its live-service dino killin’ game—Exoprimal—will be going on life support ...

Elden Ring Boss Getting Beat By Players Who’ve Finished The DLC

Elden Ring Boss Getting Beat By Players Who’ve Finished The DLC

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Michael Johnson

A lot of Elden Ring players have been struggling with the game’s recently released Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. The DLC, which ...