This week, we are given some classic Castlevania action, Jak and Daxter coming to the Vita, and a classic arcade beat-’em-up.
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Sakurai Explains Stress Involved in Selecting Characters for Smash Bros.
Sakurai discusses the strenuous amount of work involved in adding characters to the Super Smash Bros. roster.
New Stretch Goals For A Hat in Time, Wii U Possibilities Discussed
Gears for Breakfast adds new stretch goals. Also, a possible Wii U release is in the works, but not without some challenges.
UPDATE: (Japan) Retro Game Challenge to Get Third Game
A third game in the Retro Game Challenge series will come to Japan winter 2013 for the 3DS, this time from developer G.rev.
Warner Bros.’s Got The Wii U’s Back
Forget Madden, Jensen, and army trained dogs. The Wii U has Batman on their side!
E3 2013: Sakurai: Kirby’s Mega Man Copying in Smash Bros is ‘Classified’
“He’s got little tiny arms, so who knows.”
Yokai Watch Provides 4 New Gameplay Trailers
The more I see, the more I want this to come to the West…
(Japan) New Images for Fairy Fencer F Emerge
Three of the game’s playable characters get showcased in these fresh images released today.
Nintendo May Have A Press Conference Next Year at E3
We haven’t seen the last of Nintendo’s E3 press conferences after all.
Shinkai’s Garden of Words Dub Premiering at Anime Expo
Another Shinkai film comes to North America.
(Japan) Namco Bandai Teases a Mysterious New Game
Namco Bandai have got something up their sleeve. What could it be?
E3 2013: Sakurai: Namco Characters Not a Priority in Smash Bros.
Ouch. There go my hopes for seeing Lloyd Irving in Smash Bros.
E3 2013: New Super Smash Bros. Will Not Have Cross-Platform Play
There goes my hopes of using my 3DS as a Wii U controller.
E3 2013: What If Final Fantasy XV Was a Musical?
Let’s see here… Thunder, Thundara, and…Greased Lightning?
E3 2013: Mutazione Announced at Horizon Indie Conference
A unique game by with similar elements from Majora’s Mask is in the making, courtesy of Die Gute Fabrik.
E3 2013: Katamari and Journey Devs Team Up for a New Game
Katamari + Journey = ???
Sony’s President Wants More Demon’s Souls
Sony’s own Shuhei Yoshida would like to see a new Demon’s Souls title.
New Rune Factory 4 Trailer Released
A new Rune Factory 4 trailer shows off some cutscenes, gameplay, and introduces us to the game’s two playable characters.
E3 2013: Earth Defense Force 2025 Lands in February 2014
When a can of bug spray just isn’t enough…
E3 2013: Retro Explains New Donkey Kong’s Development
Reggie Fils-Aime and Retro Studios talk about Donkey Kong Country Returns, and what led the acclaimed studio to make its sequel.