Yesterday, Platinum Games CEO Tatsuya Minami reaffirmed his company’s credo that promises to “deliver smiles and surprises around the world.” Feeling that the company has succeeding in building a quality brand name, Minami hopes that they can lead the charge in igniting a renaissance amongst Japanese games studios. His observations are nothing new. We’ve heardotherindustry figures describe Japanese businesses as unwillingly to pursue originality and instead placing heavier focus on tried-and-true franchises....

Podtoid 432 Unfortunately, Podtoid tapes early in the morning on Sunday (for me). So I can’t make this post all about how happy I amParasitemade history last night because we just don’t talk about it on the show. Instead, I’m focusing on what we do talk about on the show:Mortal Kombat 11. With the EVO 2020 line-up announced, the best-selling fighter will have to sit this year out. But could that be for the better?...

Updated July 16, 2025 Looked for new codes! The best place to put your fighting skills to the test is a giant arena full of the best warriors in the world. InRoblox Ultimate Battlegrounds, there are no fancy skins or powerups to speak of. Your best and only weapons are your arms, legs, and lightning-like reflexes. Although the outcome of the battle is mostly up to you, you could shift the odds of success in your favor by redeemingRobloxUltimate Battlegroundscodes....

IPPON! Courtesy of the fine folk at Hamster, SNK’s 1995 releaseSamurai Shodown IIIwill making it’s artery-slashing debut on the Nintendo Switch, with the classic fighter being made available for download today. Samurai Shodown IIIwas a reboot of sorts for the series, back before everyone used that word in the incorrect context, like I just did. After the amazingSamurai Shodown II,SNK took the series in a gritter, dare I say, “edgier” direction....

Another great get for Game Pass Just like the crypts Lara exhaustively explores, Xbox Game Pass is home to a lot of treasures. You just have to go searching for them. Soon, Lara’s latest adventure becomes one of those treasures. As part of the latest episode of Inside Xbox, it was revealed thatShadow of the Tomb Raiderwill be added to Xbox Game Pass on Thursday, February 7. It’s a quick turnaround, less than five months after it originally launched....

Indivisible announced at Anime Expo Tonight at Anime Expo in Los Angeles,Skullgirlsdeveloper Lab Zero Games announcedIndivisible, a new action role-playing game inspired by the likes ofValkyrie ProfileandSuper Metroid. Secret of Manacomposer Hiroki Kikuta is attached to the project, which is expected to launch a crowdfunding campaign via Indiegogo in early September with a playable prototype. According to sources attending the panel where the title was revealed, Lab Zero has already lined up a publisher to support the project, as we’ve recently seen withBloodstainedandShenmue 3....

Earn rewards and loyalty points for playing games Brand loyalty is getting more rewarding. Sony has revealed it’s launching a new loyalty program called PlayStation Stars, rewarding players for playing games and completing various activities. In anew PlayStation blog, Sony VP of network advertising, loyalty, and licensed merchandise Grace Chen describes what’s in store for the program. While it doesn’t have an exact launch date just yet, the plan is for PlayStation Stars to reward players for doing things in their games....

Sup Holmes every Sunday at 4pm EST! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYouTube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] [Update: We tried having Nicholas on the show back in June, but tech problems stopped us in our tracks. We’re giving it another shot today, with some codes for Wii U and 3DS games to give out in the chat....

But is it ‘cinematic’ No matter how much you love something, there is probably someone out there who loves it more. That’s most assuredly the case with Kaze Emanuar andSuper Mario 64. For years Kaze has been fine-tuningMario 64to look and feel as smooth as possible, and he believes he has finally cracked the code with a 60FPS widescreen HD edition. So how did he do it? Well as he explains, simply forcing the issue of 60FPS makes the game play twice as fast, so he manipulated the physics system to operate on “every other frame,” then calculated “where the camera would be in every other frame” and accounted for that....

Horror lovers love the constant dread provided by horror games, but we all know nothing beats an expertly crafted jumpscare. Let’s see if our readers can handle witnessing 10 of the best jumpscares in the history of gaming in one sitting. Zombie dogs jumping through the window in Resident Eviland REmake Even with its messy writing and voice acting, the originalResident Evildoes a great job of reminding players they’re in constant danger....

My sister introduced me toHomestar RunnerviaStrong Bad Email#48 “Ghosts.”That was back in 2002, and I remember spending the rest of the evening watching everything else on the site. Then, I watched basically everything thatThe Brothers Chaps, Mike and Matt Chapman, put on the site from then on.Homestarrunner.combecameas much of a friendto me as any of the actual humans who surrounded me during my high school days. But, exactly like my high school friends, we went on to do our own thing....

‘Sally, I hear something… stop… stop…’ Adapted from Tobe Hooper’s magnificent 1974 picture,The Texas Chain Saw Massacrewill pit a party of hapless survivors — all hippie hair and booty shorts — againstthe terrifying Sawyer family, consisting of members either directly pulled from, or inspired by, Hooper’s seminal horror classic. The survivors, (or “Victims” to use the game’s lexicon), will be required to complete objectives and gather key items from several recognizable locales while staying one step ahead of family members The Cook, The Hitchhiker, and, of course, the horrifying, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface....

The first season ends August 17 at 5:00pm Pacific The inauguralcompetitive seasonofOverwatchis winding down soon. How have you fared so far? Aside from some nail-bitters that ended in aggravating sudden-death rounds, I’ve had a good time with it overall. When the teams are evenly matched and everyone is firing on all cylinders, it can be magical. But I can often only handle a few matches in a row before I need to take a break from the stress and shift back to quick play to cool down....