Today, Media create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 31st and August 6th, it was once again Square Enix’s 3DS and PS4 game Dragon Quest XI at the top of the software chart, making it two straight weeks for the eleventh main series entry in one of
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Today, Media create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 31st and August 6th, it was once again Square Enix’s 3DS and PS4 game Dragon Quest XI at the top of the software chart, making it two straight weeks for the eleventh main series entry in one of
Today 2K Sports released a new trailer of NBA 2K18, focusing on the art side behind the upcoming game. The video is narrated by Art Director Joel Friesch, who explains how the team worked thousands of hours on the game with the objective to make it the “best looking NBA game possible.” Significant effort has
While amiibo integration into a Nintendo Switch title is nothing new, the inclusion of amiibo in NBA 2K18 is rather odd considering the game is a third-party AAA title. The game’s page in the Nintendo Store lists amiibo as technology that will be incorporated into the game. Whether this means that Mario will be playing
Konami has entered into an exclusive global partnership with London’s Fulham FC. The football club will now appear in Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, as all of the players have been body scanned in order to be faithfully recreated. But that’s not all this partnership will attain. PES 2018 branding will also be featured on the back
Today, during the Dragon Quest Summer Festival 2017 at the Big Sight venue in Tokyo, Square Enix announced the new expansion of its popular MMORPG Dragon Quest X. The expansion is titled “Dragon Quest X 5000-Nen no Tabiji Harukanaru Furusato e Online,” which translates as “The 500-year Voyage to a Far-away Hometown.” We also get a
With the original Destiny not receiving any new content and Destiny 2’s release date just a month away, there is some good news for impatient fans. While you wait for the sequel to come out, kill some time by coloring in the official Destiny coloring book. The book is illustrated by Destiny fanatic and Brazilian comic book artist, Ze Carlos. Carlos was chosen by
Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment released the PlayStation Store’s top downloaded games for the month of July (2017) in North America and Europe. As you may remember, last month the North American PS4 chart was topped by Gun Media’s Friday the 13th: The Game, followed by Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy at No.2. However, for this month it’s the Bandicoot
During Take-Two Interactive Software’s financial conference call related to the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, President Chief Executive Officer Strauss Zelnick mentioned that NBA 2K17 is the publisher’s highest-selling sports title ever. Zelnick also provided numbers, mentioning that the basketball game has sold 8.5 million units. The game has also been driving recurrent consumer spending,
Today is the Wednesday that many Dragon Quest fans waited for, as the Media Create charts related to the period between July 24th and July 30th have been released. That includes the first two days on the market of Dragon Quest XI. Unsurprisingly, the game took Japan by Storm, it’s Dragon Quest, after all. Check
If there was any doubt on the fact that Japanese gamers love Splatoon, it has been wiped off the face of the planet today. The newly-released Media Create charts related to the period between July 17th and July 23rd were absolutely dominated by Splatoon 2, which of course also pushed sales of the Nintendo Switch.
Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, ended on June 31st, 2017, and they’re definitely solid. The hardware manufacturer and software publisher from Kyoto ended the quarter with all numbers in the black. Sales are up 148.6% year-on-year, with profit figures definitely improved compared to the negative
Nintendo announced today its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, and like every quarter, they updated the total number of consoles shipped to retailers. You can check out the new figures below. The Switch shipped 1.97 million units during the quarter (Between April 1st and June 30th), while 8.14
When DualShockers’ Co-Founder, Joel Taveras, successfully managed to land his pre-order for the highly-anticipated SNES Classic Edition at Walmart, we knew in an instant that the scenario was too good to be true. In a flurry of pre-orders from nostalgia-prone gamers and Nintendo fans alike, the SNES Classic Edition sold out mere minutes later. But just
Nicalis revealed the cover art for the physical release of their action side-scrolling game Tiny Barbarian DX, coming to Nintendo Switch in Q4 2017 for $39.99. The artwork, created by Famitsu Artist Susumu Matsushita, displays a triumphant barbarian as he saves the girl and bravely awaits encounters of monstrous foes. Matsushita-san has worked on hundreds
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu included the results of a survey that asked the popular Japanese magazine’s readers to vote for their favorite RPG of all time. The survey gathered 2,295 votes, 56% from males, 43% from females (1% didn’t specify their gender). 9% of votes were in their teen years, 36% in their
Sword Art Online is a well-known anime and manga franchise, even by those who haven’t seen or read the source material. The story follows a team of hardcore gamers who dedicate their lives to spending time together in a virtual world. However, Accel World might be seen as a little more of a niche series.
While the summer is traditionally known for being a bit lighter on new game releases, Xbox Live’s Deals With Gold continues to offer the chance to pick up some recent hits (and beloved classics) at lower prices to ensure you always have something to play, with this week’s discounts including a few recent titles to
Telltale Games has embraced numerous franchises over the past few years from its acclaimed The Walking Dead series to Game of Thrones and this year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, while fans of the studio have much more to look forward to over the next year from the studio and some of its familiar faces. Ahead
Like every week, Media Create just released its top-twenty software sales charts for the Japanese market, on top of the hardware sales charts. The charts are related to the period between Monday, July 10th, and Sunday, July 16th. You can check out the full software chart below, that sees Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Mages announced new information for their upcoming visual novel adaptation of Occultic;Nine, coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One on September 28 in Japan. Surprisingly, the publisher revealed that the game will released as a digital-only title in Japan, which is rare to that market. The game will feature an original story with
Today Respawn Entertainment announced that its first person shooter Titanfall 2 is getting a co-op horde mode in which four players will fight against waves of AI opponents. The mode, titled Frontier Defense, will be part of the upcoming and aptly-named Operation Frontier Shield DLC, that will launch on July 25th for free. The mode
Known for its run and gun shooting mechanics and roguelike elements, developer Dodge Roll’s acclaimed Enter the Gungeon became one of last year’s breakout indie hits across consoles and PC, as the title has now crossed an impressive sales milestone. Developer Dodge Roll Games announced that Enter the Gungeon has crossed over one million in
The cast for Call of Duty: WWII’s zombie mode just keeps getting bigger. Today publisher Activision and developer Sledgehammer Games announced that Blade star Udo Kier will be joining the highly anticipated zombies mode, which is reportedly titled Army of the Undead. After announcing that Daredevil star Elodie Yung, Doctor Who star David Tennant, and
During Ubisoft’s quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, President and Chief Executive Officer Yves Guillemot commented on upcoming announcements of new Nintendo Switch games. Guillemot teased that other games for Nintendo Switch on top of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle will be announced “quite soon,” but encouraged to “wait a little bit” for
The love for old-school gaming shines through for developer The Bitfather and their rogue-like, classic turn-based title: Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic. They are the latest developer to use retro 8-bit style graphics with a no-nonsense, straight-up nostalgia approach which works in some instances, but holds the game back considerably in many areas. Originally released
Today, during a livestream on Nico Nico hosted by the Japanese magazine VJump, new gameplay of Dragon Quest XI was showcased, presented by Producer Yosuke Saito an Director Takeshi Uchikawa. We get to see some 3DS footage in 3D mode, including battles. Interestingly during the first fight we get to see a skillchain between Senya
Today Koei Tecmo announced that Dead or Alive 5: Last Round has passed nine million downloads including the free Core Fighters version. In order to celebrate, the publisher is hosting an event that will let players enjoy sixteen female characters for free (for the moment, this is confirmed only for Japan, but it’s likely to
When Square Enix revealed its new game Antique Carnevale without announcing the platforms, everyone thought that it was a mobile game. The good news is that it isn’t (at least not entirely), but the bad news is that it’s a browser game. I can hear you groan from here. The game actually suddenly released today,
Iwaihime: Matsuri has received a new character trailer for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita port from Nippon Icchi Software. This new trailer reveals Kanae Minobe a playfully adorable girl whose imagination can bring players to horrific scenes. She often is seen resembling the main character Alice from Alice in Wonderland and she is also