Tag Archives: RPG

4 New Games Officially Greenlit by Steam

 

Okay, so we all know what Steam is, right? It’s a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform (which was developed by the Valve Corporation). Steam also listens to their community and reaches out to certain (lucky) developers to start moving towards the Steam Community, too. Pretty cool, am I right? Anyways today Steam Greenlit 4 new titles…

Edge of Space is an … [ Read More... ]

Compile Heart’s Galapagos RPG features Final Fantasy legends Yoshitaka Amano art & Nobuo Uematsu music

Compile Heart Galapagos Final Fantasy Yoshitaka Amano Nobuo Uematsu

When it comes to RPGs, there aren’t many names bigger than Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy/Chrono Trigger composer) and Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy artist). Impressively, JRPG developer Compile Heart has got both of them on board for it’s latest RPG which has so far been dubbed “Galapagos Project #1“. They will be joining the team that created the Hyperdimension Neptunia series of RPGs. Yoshitaka Amano[ Read More... ]

Namco Bandai, Capcom, and Sega team up for Project X Zone

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Namco Bandai Capcom Sega Project X Zone Ryu Ken Nemesis Street Fighter Resident Evil Screenshot gameplay

Coming up this year is a tactical RPG for the 3DS, Project X Zone, however in Japan it came out back in October of 2012. This game, which is being published by Namco Bandai Games, will feature characters from three major video game publishers… Capcom, Sega, and of course Namco Bandai. It also seems to have anime styled cut scenes. Project X Zone is … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: EarthBound (SNES)

Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a retro video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.

EarthBound, also known as Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back in Japan, was developed by APE & Hal Laboratory for the Super Nintendo. It was released in the US in 1995 as a standalone title.

Earthbound cover art SNES

Although it didn’t sell that well, EarthBound[ Read More... ]