As we approach Cyberpunk 2077’s first anniversary, Bloomberg had the opportunity to interview CD Projekt’s Chief Executive Officer, Adam Kicinski. CD Projekt went from being one of the most beloved (and respected) game developers to one of the most despised (and ridiculed) studios in the span of a few days following Cyberpunk 2077’s botched release….
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Top Five Best Selling PlayStation 4 Role-Playing Games
With over 115 million consoles sold (to Xbox One’s 50 million), the PlayStation 4 clearly won the previous generation’s sales race. As the old saying goes: “With great console sales comes great software sales numbers.” Okay, I made that up, but nonetheless, it doesn’t make the statement any less true. Here are the top Role-Playing…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Rogue Galaxy
At this point, Level-5 is a legendary (as far as J-RPG development is concerned) developer. The Team is responsible for the Dark Cloud series, The Ni No Kuni series, Rogue Galaxy, and Dragon Quest VIII (among other titles). Today, I have decided to take a look back at Rogue Galaxy, Level-5’s last PlayStation 2 epic….
Top Five PlayStation 3 J-RPGs According to Gamers
The PlayStation 3 had a wide wealth of JRPGs in its library. From Ni No Kuni to NIER, the system had some incredible games in the genre. Today, we list what gamers think are the best Japanese Role-Playing Games (as opposed to RPGs) on Metacritc on the PlayStation 3. The same rules for listing each…
Bluepoint Working on Remake of “Beloved Game” Could it Be Legend of Dragoon?
Sony announced, yesterday, its acquisition of Bluepoint games. The developer is better known for a number of remasters, and highly acclaimed remakes such as Shadow of the Colossus, and Demon’s Souls. That said, the company was adamant about the fact that Bluepoint would work on an original IP (Sony’s bread and butter). And yet, today,…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Infinite Undiscovery
This week, I listed the top 5 JRPGs for the Xbox 360 according to critics. Fans were in disagreement over the list, pointing to Lost Odyssey’s omission (though I clearly felt it should have overtaken FFXIII), and other misses such as, the weirdly named, Infinite Undiscovery. Unfortunately, Infinite Undiscovery fell through the cracks. It was…
The Nintendo 64 Turns 25 Today…Yes, We are Getting Old and it is Good
I have written plenty on Nintendo, and the Nintendo 64’s blunders in losing ground to Sony’s PlayStation in the mid to late 1990s. But today, it is about honoring Nintendo’s last cartridge based console, as it is, undoubtedly, my favorite Video Gaming system, ever. 25 years ago I was 11 (about to turn 12) The…
The Top Five JRPGs on the Xbox 360 According to Critics
Microsoft’s most successful console has so far has been the Xbox 360. Red Ring Death issues aside, the console fought Sony’s PlayStation 3 to a near standstill (84 million to 87 million). This meant that many of us owned one, and thus, played some JRPGs on the system. Today we are listing the system’s best,…
The Top Five Best Selling Games For The Original Xbox
The Xbox was Microsoft’s freshman console; its entry point into the console industry. Launched back in November 2001, the XBOX was mainly known for its brute hardware force (and Halo). Its specs far surpassed those of the PlayStation 2, and even Nintendo’s GameCube own technical numbers. The console was also known for some of the…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Kingdom Hearts
No one should question how great the Disney/Squaresoft Kingdom Hearts union has been, at least commercially. After 32+ million units sold (as of 2019), Kingdom Hearts, as a franchise, is one of the biggest names in the industry. I Wasn’t Big on the Union At First Truth be told, as a child, I wasn’t a…