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Japanese pixel art adventure Tokyo Stories looks very cool

Japanese pixel art adventure Tokyo Stories looks very cool

BitSummit, Japan’s premier indie games eventwas held in Kyoto over the weekend and among the games presented was one that was named Tokyo stories that has Yes, really caught my attention. Developed by Drecom, who usually develop mobile games, it’s an atmospheric adventure game set in Tokyo, where cryptically “The city continues to tell its ...

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Game Pass Vs. The new PS Plus, the comparison we had to make

Game Pass Vs. The new PS Plus, the comparison we had to make

picture: Sony/Microsoft/Kotaku Two months ago, Sony redesigned PS Plus, its longstanding membership program for PlayStation owners. Now it’s looking a lot like Microsoft’s Game Pass: both offer access to a Netflix-style games-on-demand library for around the same amount of money. Obviously we had to stack the two services against each other. Price Game Pass is ...

2002 In Video Games: From Metroid Prime to GTA: Vice City

2002 In Video Games: From Metroid Prime to GTA: Vice City

screenshot: Nintendo / MobyGames Release date: November 21, 2002 (in Japan) In the 90s Pokemon blue and Red burst onto the scene as an innovative series of monster-collecting RPGs. This was followed by gold and Silver Versions that built on everything that made the first versions great and added a ton of new creatures and ...

Fable, Pragmata and more big games missing from Not-E3 2022

Fable, Pragmata and more big games missing from Not-E3 2022

screenshot: Microsoft / Kotaku Microsoft’s other major revival was announced two years ago and hasn’t seen since: Perfectly dark, the series of pioneering spy shooters, is back. But Rare, the original developer, is not leading the project. The next entry is being developed by The Initiative, a new studio. Games are taking longer to develop ...

Microsoft claims 50 games will come to Xbox in 2022 and 2023

Microsoft claims 50 games will come to Xbox in 2022 and 2023

Microsoft aired this graphic during its annual Xbox press conference.screenshot: Microsoft / Kotaku Six months into the year, Xbox’s release calendar is looking lean. Fresh off the heels of an absolute hit in 2021Microsoft hasn’t released a single first-party tentpole in 2022. But that will all change, Microsoft assured viewers during today its big splashy ...

Every Big Game Coming Out This Week (June 13 – June 19)

Every Big Game Coming Out This Week (June 13 – June 19)

picture: Dot Emu / Nickelodeon 🎶Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Shredder’s Revenge is – AVAILABLE THIS WEEK!🎶 I’m not the greatest TMNT Fan of the world but I can’t lie. This new game with 6 player battles and tons of playables TMNT Characters look badass as hell. ...

Every Big Game Coming This Week (June 6-12, 2022)

Every Big Game Coming This Week (June 6-12, 2022)

picture: Nintendo It’s time again to answer the age-old question: Who is the best footballer of all Mario Characters? And luckily on the 10th Mario Strikers: Battle League will offer us another opportunity to solve one of life’s great mysteries. Hi? Can you hear me? Is that thing still on? Sorry for the delay folks ...

Odin Pro is the best way to play PS2, GameCube and Dreamcast

Odin Pro is the best way to play PS2, GameCube and Dreamcast

photo: my box The Steam Deck undoubtedly reignited people’s interest in handheld gaming on anything other than a Switch. But had it never happened, 2022 would still have been a year full of Switch-sized gaming gear, thanks largely to developments in the world of emulation. At the forefront of this pack is new console creator ...