Author: Alan Wen

Team Ninja borrows the open-world familiarity and historical tourism of Assassin’s Creed while adapting its own breed of hardcore action for the mainstream. Games set in the Bakumatsu period must feel like buses. You wait almost a decade for one to be made, and then two come along in successive years. After last year’s Like…

Video games are not strangers to museums and galleries. Over the last few years games have landed in places like the V&A and the MoMA. But it’s still relatively rare to have games sharing the same space as other artworks, let alone for a gallery to ensure they’re playable for the audience, just like…

[ad_1] Is themed food, or, more specifically, video game-themed food a tacky over-priced con? I used to think that, until the food also became my highlight at Super Nintendo World during my visit to Japan. I mean, you are basically forking out for fast food with a licence slapped on. Even so,…

[ad_1] Team Ninja evolves Nioh’s formula in a Three Kingdoms-era action RPG where allies, flags, and stealth make its brutal challenges more manageable than ever. There’s always a cause for concern when you think you’ve hit a wall early on in a game, or in the case of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, at the…

[ad_1] If you haven’t been to a theme park in a long time because, like me, you either feel like you’ve grown out of it or don’t have your own family as an excuse for such a day out, then you might feel jaded by their utopian artifices masking their capitalist tendencies to gouge…

[ad_1] The long overdue samurai spin-off is classic Yakuza under its period dressing but also underwhelming as a current-gen remake. After Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio overhauled the series’ formula with Yakuza: Like a Dragon by giving us an open world, turn-based JRPG with a new protagonist in a new location, Like a Dragon: Ishin…

[ad_1] Developer Sloclap has confirmed that its acclaimed martial arts action game Sifu will be getting Cantonese voice over added in its next update. Back in December, the developer announced the game would be getting a new Arenas mode, which would be included with the Steam and Xbox console versions releasing in March…

[ad_1] If you’re not familiar with Chinese, have you ever wondered why game localisations tend to have two language options? There’s Traditional Chinese, which refers to the original Chinese characters that have been in use for centuries in reading and writing, commonly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, as well as in many overseas…

[ad_1] In a year of innovative games that didn’t quite stick the landing or super polished blockbusters that left me cold, when it comes to considering game of the year contenders, I’ve found it ever more important to prioritise my heart picks. In 2022, Hindsight was that game for me. I’d argue it’s…

[ad_1] When you’re Nintendo, creator of some of the most beloved games of all time that are just bursting with playful innovation, wonder, and creativity, you might expect that to be reflected in the building where the magic all happens. Sure, maybe it’s not Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory or even Google’s gimmicky offices that exude…