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After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, E3 will be returning to the Los Angeles Convention Center for four days in mid-June 2023. And for the first time since the event opened doors to consumers, it’ll be industry only…for a few days, anyway.
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In the short time Davide and I had together, we were able to talk about his development approach, what about working with Nintendo makes him happy, what we can look forward to in Sparks of Hope…including a couple surprises.
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If you played Trails of Cold Steel III and IV, The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero does a great job of filling in some of those story gaps. If you’ve never played a Legend of Heroes game, it’s a great place for JRPG fans to start.
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Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct featured the first glimpse of Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key. Switch players will have to wait until February 24, 2023, to play this final chapter in Ryza’s story arc, but KOEI TECMO America and GUST studios have now provided additional details to hold us over.
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Square Enix featured so heavily in today’s Nintendo Direct that they may as well have had one all to themselves. Through new game reveals, updates on some previous announced projects, demo releases and surprises, they highlighted something for company fans young and old.
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Today’s Nintendo Direct gave Switch owners a lot to look forward to, and amongst the more exciting announcements is that KOEI TECMO is finally bringing Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse to western audiences in remastered form.
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Little Orpheus—an Apple Arcade game now remastered for Nintendo Switch—is the latest sci-fi/fantasy adventure to take us deep into the center of the Earth. Or did it? That’s what hapless cosmonaut Ivan Ivanovich Privalov would have us believe, but General Yurkovoi is not so sure.
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If Avenging Spirit has taught me anything, it’s that I’ve been taking the wrong approach to my throwback arcade game collection. I’ve generally gone for nostalgia, and have now realized I should be seeking game I’ve never played before.
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Fans of any of the series know what to expect from Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and this latest (and last?) entry delivers on all counts. But is it better than the others? That depends upon your preferences.
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Originally released in 2004, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II just made its debut on Nintendo devices. And although the nostalgia is there, I’m sure I would’ve enjoyed the game more if I’d been able to play it in the early aughts.
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For quite some time now, All Elite Wrestling fans have been clamoring for two things…the return of Kenny Omega and news on the AEW: Fight Forever videogame. We’re got some great news on the latter.
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We can’t outrun death, but could we at least get further along if we had access to a little magic? As we find out in Running on Magic, that depends almost entirely on your ability to time your jumps.
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After the Ogre army invades Garuda and seizes the capital, the wounded Vera is presented with the Mythic Wings, an artifact that could allow him to single-handedly reclaim his homeland…provided he’s willing to do a lot of grinding.
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If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collector’s Edition at the end of this month, you’re going to be waiting a little longer. Nintendo has just announced they’re unable to open pre-orders before the game’s launch on July 29th.
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OK, listen; you’ve had plenty of time to get things in order. Bayonetta is coming on October 28th, and it’s not her fault if you aren’t ready.
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Nearly 20 years after its initial release, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is finally coming to a Nintendo system. Interplay Entertainment (IPLY) and Wizards of the Coast will be release the remastered version of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 for Nintendo Switch and other consoles this summer.
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Koei Tecmo has jammed Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes with as many elements from Three Houses that they could shove in. There’s a level of comfort in that, but if Byleth’s “school days” stuff put you off earlier, it’ll also put you off here.
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Looking for some adventure this weekend? Look no further than 19th century Spanish California. The legendary hero, Zorro, and his sister, Ines, are out to restore justice, and you can join them for free via our game giveaway courtesy of Nacon.
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