It is a sad day for gamers everywhere as one of it’s most influential designers, Gary Gygax, has passed away. He died at the age of 69 at his Wisconsin home. Gygax had an illustrious career, co-creating the original Dungeons & Dragons alongside Dave Arneson. He helped to found GenCon, the largest [...]
No longer content to have the main 3 pilots, Gainax has decided to add more convolutions to the already convoluted Evangelion plotline with the addition of the new character. The new Evangelion movies are actually re-tellings of the original episodes, which is why the addition of a new character is interesting, as it hints [...]
Even though Smash Bros has gotten delayed in both the US and Japan, Sakurai has been nice enough to provide the Smash Bros Dojo with good updates . After a long drought for character updates, the Dojo has delivered two within the span of a week. Today sees the return of fan favorite [...]
Some news came out recently from Jackson Publick’s blog, new info about season 3 of the Venture Bros. One item of note was a new collage of various characters appearing in season 3, some being one-offs while others are series mainstays in alternate costumes. Also of note is that Stephen Colbert will not [...]
Nippon Ichi is a company known for RPGs that involve big numbers and big prizes. They also pride themselves on their quirky Japanese sense of humor. What could be more Japanese than Idol Singers? How about a blog dedicated to Nao and Hiro, two pop stars that NIS America is hoping will make it big. [...]
That is right, a pre-Playstation Final Fantasy game is getting a sequel. After getting a GBA port and then a DS remake, Final Fantasy IV is getting a mobile phone based continuation. Titled Final Fantasy IV The After - Return To The Moon, players take on the role of Theodore, Cecil’s blood descendant. Not much [...]
Game publisher giants Activision and Blizzard have announced plans to merge and form what they call “the world’s most profitable games business.” More of an odd couple pairing than when Squaresoft and Enix joined together, this union of companies should prove to be an interesting one. Blizzard has endeared itself to gamers with releases like [...]
For those of us in the U.S. of A., today is the holiday of Thanksgiving, a time to be with family, eat some good food and enjoy time off of school/work. It’s also a good time to start catching up on all of the great holiday releases that gamers have been deluged with for [...]
It looks like some intrepid members of the Penny-Arcade forums have been securing copies of the highly anticipated sci-fi RPG Mass Effect well before the street date. It seems that K-Marts across the country have been selling the game early, since that game is not supposed to be out for another 11 days. [...]
Kirby’s rival from Dreamland appears as a new combatant in the Smash arena. King Dedede arrives in the heavyweight category, alongside Bowser and DK, wielding his trusty wooden mallet. With the inclusion of Dedede and Metaknight, the Kirby universe is well represented in this iteration of Smash Bros. Sakurai must be very [...]
