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Nier Automata Anime is Far From Over
2B's guest spot inGranblue FantasyVersus Rising is proof thatNier Automata is still relevant even 7 years after the gane's release. The NieR Automata Ver1.1aanime definitely increased its staying power, but it was hit with some unfortunate delays last year. Episode 12 ended with a big cliffhanger based on one of the many twists in the game, but that'll be resolved before long.The anime's official website confirmed it'll be back for another cour (12-episode ...
Shang-Chi Director Takes Over Naruto Live-Action
Things are moving forward for Lionsgate's upcomingNarutoadaptation since we last spoke about it.Previously, it was announced years ago thatThe Greatest Showman's Michael Gracey was set to direct. Now it's been confirmed thatShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsdirector Destin Daniel Cretton will be directing and co-writing the movie, in collaboration with originalNarutocreator Masashi Kishimoto. Kishimoto said:"When I heard of Destin’s attachment, ...
GameBanana Under Fire for Removing Persona 3 Reload Yukari Mod
The Persona 3 Reloadhype train is still going strong, giving fans of the recent Persona andSMTgames a chance to check out one of the classics, while old-school fans have been enjoying the fresh spin it has (even if some content is missing). That also means modders are going strong, and of course, thePersona series is known for its variety of waifus in each game, so there'll be mods made to capitalize on that. One such mod posted to mod website GameBanana ...
Japanese Church Panders to Weebs with Kawaii ASMR Bible Readings
No lie, earlier today I was out for a walk and got stopped by a Korean guy named Charles who wanted to talk to me about the Gospel of "Jejus," as he called Him. For what's seen as a (relatively) western religion, Christianity has been around the Far East for centuries thanks to colonialism, and that includes Japan. While Christians are still a minority there, and their beliefs may different from Christians around the world, now and then they put a ...
Reina is Hiding Something...
*Spoilers forTekken 8ahead!*Tekken8has been around for about a month now, and it's still the talk of the FGC. New fans and old have been challenging each other online, and the story has some pretty interesting twists in stock for old fans like myself. One of the big new additions that had people talking before release was Reina, a cute young Japanese girl believed to be a daughter of the late Heihachi Mishima.Mishima family drama and daddy issues ...
Microsoft Go Multi-plat with Xbox Games for PS5
Somehow, console wars are still a thing in the Year of Our Lord 2024. While the fanboys argue over their favorite systems and exclusives online, the companies themselves are planning how to get the other hand over their competitor. For Microsoft, the solution seems to be working with their competitors instead.Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced on the Official Xbox Podcast earlier that a couple first-party Xbox games will be coming to PS5 and Switch. ...
Nier Spinoff Cancelled Before it was Announced
Nierlore is complicated enough as it is, what with there being 2 different versions of the originalNier,books and stage plays that are somehow canon to the games and not to mention how the entire series span off fromDrakengard, Yoko Taro has not made it easy to keep up with the overarcing narrative ofNier. Maybe it's for the best, then, that a mobile spinoff was ultimately canned before it was revealed.Not to be confused with Nier Reincarnation, a ...
You'll Never Guess Stellar Blade's Biggest Inspiration
Our buddy Snooze has already talked aboutStellar Blade after its last gameplay reveal during Sony's latest State of Play stream. Originally announced asProject Eveyears ago, it caught people's attention for its stylish hack n' slash action RPG gameplay plus its cute, thicc protagonist. Of course, that brought to mind anotherstylish hack n' slash action RPG gameplay with a cute, thicc protagonist.I've seen people call it"KoreanNier Automata," but if ...
Kadokawa Acquire Acquire
Acquire may not be the most well-known Japanese game studio, but I'm sure you must've heard of some of their games.Tenchu,Way of the Samurai,Akiba's Trip andOctopath Traveler must ring at least a few bells. They've been around since 1994, and in 2011 they wereacquired byMMO publisherGungHo Online Entertainment.That changed very recently, when GungHo sold Acquire to Kadokawa Corporation for an undisclosed sum. Kadokawa are the parent company of game ...
Palworld's Pals Are Getting Sexier with Mods
The hype forPalworld hasn't slowed down a bit, even if Nintendo may be legally investigating them. Until something comes of it, people will enjoyPalworld as much as they can, especially now that modders have taken up putting their own spins on the game.Pals of Desire is a mod group responsible for a project of the same name; which intends to replace each and every one of Palworld's 137 Pals with a sexier version, with both male and female variations. ...
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