Sega has teased “Valkyria Chronicles” fans for a decade. They wanted a sequel and the company released two of them, but unfortunately, the follow-ups were on the Playstation Portable.

Sometimes, we all give into our weaknesses. And when I saw repeated Instagram ads for a very aesthetically pleasing mobile game called Food Fantasy that featured beautiful human incarnations of different foods, I found myself … piqued, almost against my will.

After “Naruto,” one of the next big franchises coming out Japan has to be “My Hero Academia.” The series has the familiar tropes that have come to dominate the genre. Instead of ninjas, this game is about people with superpowers. The abilities known as quirks are varied and widespread. In this society, several schools have sprouted up to teach generation of students how to use their abilities.

Reboots, remakes and adaptations are the lifeblood of pop culture in 2018. In a world where “live-action Dora the Explorer” is a real, actual thing, how can you be surprised? The recent flurry of movie and TV reboots (live-action Lady and the Tramp? A “darker” Sabrina the Teenage Witch?) have left video game reboots looking […]

Activision-owned mobile game giant King has released its first game aimed squarely at traditional gamers. “Legend of Solgard” is set within the fantasy realm of Nordic folklore and follows the journey of Embla through the game’s nine massive worlds as she fights to prevent Ragnarok.

Video game-themed concerts are few and far between here in Hawaiʻi. The last one I can remember coming here was The Legend of Zelda’s Symphony of the Goddesses back in 2016.

Despite pioneering the trading card game on paper, Wizards of the Coast has had a rough go of it in the digital space. “Magic: The Gathering Online” hasn’t had wild success mainly because of stability issues and accessibility.

As a longtime sucker for all things Final Fantasy, I could hardly resist the first-ever American release of Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Vol. 1. 
The Ultimania books are supplements, of sorts, to the games themselves.

Japanese role-playing games have strived to give players bigger and more bombastic experiences. Epic cut scenes rival anything this side of a Peter Jackson movie. Dazzling visuals showcase the latest hardware that make fantasies look like reality.

I finally got my Nintendo Switch in the mail a few days ago and so immediately reached out a friend to borrow the universally acclaimed Super Mario Odyssey as my first game.