Alex’s Top 5 Games of 2024
2024 was both a year meant for my gaming and not meant for my gaming. What a weird situation!
Read more2024 was both a year meant for my gaming and not meant for my gaming. What a weird situation!
Read moreIn terms of years in gaming, 2024 has been great for some, but paltry for others. I am in that latter camp, as my tastes have changed over time. The flashy, high-budget titles major publishers produce, have, barring a handful…
Read moreIn this review of GalaxyCon, I’ll talk about my perspectives on what I believe are the main things that really make a small fan convention enjoyable: the celebrity guestlist, the artist’s alley, and the cosplay.
Read moreAmong the celebrities and talent featured for meet-and-greets at GalaxyCon in San Jose this weekend, voice actors were aplenty. One of the more significant of which, at least to us, was Charles Martinet–who worked with Nintendo for over 30 years…
Read moreAnime Expo (AX), North America’s largest anime event, is held annually at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Notably, the event attracts thousands of cosplayers worldwide, and we captured photos of their amazing costumes. In fact, you can check out our…
Read moreJRPG fans have simply been eating this year, and NIS America has kept the party going with their lineup at Anime Expo that includes Phantom Brave and Reynatis while featuring highly anticipated Falcom titles Ys X: Nordics and The Legend…
Read moreThis year’s Anime Expo marked the second time Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo made an appearance at the convention since 2019, and with his third and final panel at the event, he made sure it was a joy for western fans of The Legend of Heroes: Trails series.
Read moreWe already went in-depth with our hands-on at Summer Game Fest, so what more can be talked about?
Read moreWhether you’re on the site every day or listen to the Day 0 Update, you know everybody on SmashPad absolutely loves Falcom and the Trails series. While are full review isn’t ready–this is a prediction, not a spoiler: Trails through…
Read moreOne of the best parts about anime conventions such as FanimeCon 2024 are all the organized cosplay gatherings for all the fandoms there are, and gaming definitely has its place. While The Legend of Zelda has only loosely been compared…
Read moreOne of the best parts about anime conventions such as FanimeCon 2024 are all the organized cosplay gatherings for all the fandoms there are, and gaming definitely has its place. It’s no secret that the anime influences in Shin Megami…
Read moreOne of the best parts about anime conventions such as FanimeCon 2024 are all the organized cosplay gatherings for all the fandoms there are, and gaming definitely has its place. With the art of Fire Emblem obviously boasting its anime…
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