Digital | ON: GAMES Oct 6, 2019
Why mess with the originals?
Games so good that high-def re-releases are worth the wait.
Brian Ashcraft
Brian Ashcraft is a senior contributing editor at Kotaku and has been writing about video games for The Japan Times since 2007. He is also the author of two books, "Arcade Mania!" and "Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential." A graduate of Cornell University, Ashcraft has called Osaka home for over a decade.
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Digital | ON: GAMES Sep 1, 2019
Making gaming better looking
Final Fantasy VIII gets a makeover, Monster Hunter expands to icy realms and Nintendo launches a Switch Lite.
Digital | ON: GAMES Aug 11, 2019
Welcome to the Summer Games
Join the Olympic fever with Sega's official Tokyo 2020 Olympics game; Judge Eyes finally gets its release; and Arc System Works turns the Kill la Kill anime into a fighting game.
Digital | ON: GAMES Jun 30, 2019
Summer sequels for game favorites
Build your own Super Mario empire, get back into Yo-Kai Watch and reminisce with Samurai Spirits
Digital | ON: GAMES Jun 2, 2019
Swing into action with new releases
New in games this month: Long anticipated Metroidvania adventures and virtual reality golf
Digital | ON: GAMES May 5, 2019
The future is bright for gamers
The fictional and real future of gaming: Jupiter & Mars' postapocalytic underwater world, Microsoft's digital-only Xbox One and Guilty Gear's ongoing popularity.
Digital | ON: GAMES Mar 31, 2019
Tough, fun and retro gaming
FromSoftware introduces its toughest game yet; Nintendo Labo goes 3D and Yoshi gets crafty
Digital | ON: GAMES Mar 10, 2019
Fighting for some successful revivals
Become over 40 manga characters with "Jump Force"; "Dead or Alive" is very much alive and kicking; and "Nier: Automata" is even better than it was before.
Digital | ON: GAMES Feb 3, 2019
The first of 2019's resurrections
"Super Mario" introduces Peachette; "Biohazard"/"Resident Evil" rises again in an even scarier form; and "Catherine" gets fleshed out.
Digital | ON: GAMES Jan 6, 2019
Favorites just got even better
For the love of 'Kingdom Hearts' The wait is over: "Kingdom Hearts III" is finally coming out. Originally announced in 2013, this is the third mainline entry in the popular "Kingdom Hearts" series, a collaboration between Square Enix and the world of Disney. The "Kingdom Hearts" ...