Legendary game designer and writer Hideo Kojima has discussed how he was influenced by the story of Pinocchio, and it includes Raiden, a huge whale, and an anus. Posting on Twitter, Kojima said that like film directors Matteo Garrone, Guillermo del Toro, and Robert Zemeckis–all of whom made or are …
Read More »PlayStation Now Adding Five Final Fantasy Games Now Through January 2022
Sony’s PlayStation Now streaming service is adding five big Final Fantasy games, one each per month starting in September and running through January 2022. This kicks off September 7 with the launch of the original Final Fantasy VII (not the remake), with Final Fantasy VIII Remastered coming on October 5 …
Read More »Monster Rancher To Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary With Rerelease Of First Two Games
The Monster Rancher series is coming up on its 25th anniversary, and to celebrate Koei Tecmo will be rereleasing updated versions of the first two games in the series in one package. Called Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, the games in this bundle will be mostly the same as …
Read More »Why EA Delisted And Then Relisted Four Classic Games On GOG
Electronic Arts has provided an explanation for why it delisted four of its classic games from GOG and then later relisted the games for free. As reported by GamesIndustry.Biz, Ultima Underworld 1+2, Syndicate Plus, and Syndicate Wars were removed from the GOG storefront at the end of June per the …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid Fan Discovers New Level-Skipping Glitch By Accident
A streamer and Metal Gear Solid fan suddenly became the source of a speedrunning frenzy during what started as an ordinary streaming session. Boba was streaming on Twitch recently, playing the original Metal Gear Solid on the first PlayStation, when she found herself trapped between a locked door and a …
Read More »JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Anime Debuts Its First Trailer
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean has debuted its first trailer, as well as an official global release date of December 2021 on Netflix. Set in a world where a small number of individuals can wield powerful beings with a wide array of abilities known as Stands, Stone Ocean follows Jolyne …
Read More »This Replacement Font Makes Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters Look A Whole Lot Better
While old-school Final Fantasy fans were keen to get their hands on the recently released Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, the ugly font that was used for the games weas widely criticized. Now, one fan has offered up a fix, releasing a classic pixel font that can be easily swapped into …
Read More »Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony Uses Video Game Music For Team Entrances
The 2020 Olympics have begun in Tokyo, Japan, and the country that brought us many of video games’ most esteemed franchises did not disappoint in representing them. Traditionally, the Olympics Opening Ceremonies includes every team competing in that year’s games walking into the stadium. Tokyo kept the tradition, but this …
Read More »Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Collection Could Come To Other Platforms If Enough People Request It
The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games could come to other platforms in the future, according to a Q&A posted by Square Enix. In the Q&A, translated by Siliconera, one of the questions was why Steam and mobile phones were chosen for the Pixel Remaster of Final Fantasy I-VI. The answer …
Read More »Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series Teaser Images Are Out, And The Font Is Ugly
Via new Steam listings, Square Enix released teaser images for the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games. To put it politely, choices were made regarding the new font in the remastered games, and the internet largely thinks they were bad ones. You can check out a few in-game screenshots below that …
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