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Action-filled battles, bonding characters, and fantastical backdrops have been Tales' calling cards. Recently, the franchise hit its benchmark 15th anniversary. With Tales of Xillia on the horizon, we dive deeper into the upcoming release and take a look at the series' evolution. We had the pleasure... More

J.J. Abrams may be traveling to a galaxy far, far away in the near future, but not before he and his team at Bad Robot release two new Star Trek projects. The wait for Abrams' second Star Trek film Into Darkness is almost over, but fans don't have to wait to jump back into his vision of the 23rd... More

Unfortunately for Japanese manga and anime fans, the majority of video games based on those two mediums don’t often make it to our shores. Reasons such as licensing and popularity get in the way, but every once in a while we’re lucky enough to get something based on our favorite franchises... More

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch launches today. With plenty of name recognition behind it with Level-5 and Studio Ghibli at the helm, we wanted to give you a deeper look at the game. In the video below, Andrew Reiner hosts and shares his love for Studio G and Level-5, Jeff Cork discovers the battle... More

A big part of what makes the Tales franchise tick is its characters. These strong personalities always inspire and clash with each other in all the right ways. But as with every series, some characters simply have more gumption and deserve additional recognition. This menagerie of personalities is a... More

In Ni No Kuni, battles are fast and frantic. Ordering around your familiars, canceling attacks, and running around to collect special glims to restore HP and MP easily keeps you on your toes. But just describing this isn't enough - we wanted you to see it in action. So as part of our celebration... More

In our latest issue (#235), we celebrate some under the radar games. Today, we’re continuing the trend with an interview about Ni No Kuni: The Wrath of the White Witch, the collaboration between Studio Ghibli and Level-5. We spoke to Level-5’s president and CEO, Akihiro Hino about what to... More

You know what you are getting with Dragon Ball Z for Kinect. If you've ever wanted a reason to yell "Kamehameha" while fighting Frieza in the privacy of your own home then this game is for you. As the resident Dragon Ball Z "expert" in the Game Informer office, I took the release... More

Celebrating our five under the radar games worth watching, we're taking today to look at the story in Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch. For those who don't know, Ni No Kuni is the collaboration between the famed Studio Ghibli and RPG developer extraordinaire, Level-5. In the video below,... More

I was 11 in 2001, and most games I played had little to no story or they were completely beyond my comprehension, like Metal Gear Solid 2. The Klonoa series, on the other hand, had an understandable story about a boy/cat/rabbit thing who was a Dream Traveler – a being that travels between worlds... More

We put together a substantial list of who we want for Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS earlier this year, but that was before we knew Namco Bandai is developing the game . Smash Bros. steward Masahiro Sakurai recently said he wants to scale back the Smash Bros. cast. In an interview with IGN , Sakurai... More

The developers at Namco Bandai have the greatest job in the world. Pretty much any crazy idea they have for a Tekken character gets the green light. Case in point: The next 11 characters. These guys and gals (and animals?!) have no place in a fighting game, and I'm more than willing to spend some... More

While wandering the show floor at E3 2012, you might hear a faint cry of "kamehameha" from the distance. Namco Bandai was showing off their new Dragon Ball Z game for the Kinect, a first-person game that has you punching and kicking your way through the storyline of the television show. Watch... More

Get ready to get wet. Treasures of the Deep is a 1997 release that allowed player to capture dolphins in nets and kill every marine animal known to man. Also, you can kill man. Why didn’t PETA ever sink their teeth into this game? Watch out for that shark! Join Andrew Reiner, Jeff Cork, Ben Reeves... More

No one is shocked when I tell them that two of my top three games of all time were created in Japan (Super Mario Bros. 3 and Final Fantasy VI, for the record). Why should that be surprising? The Japanese side of the industry has produced some incredible games – in the past. In recent years, I’ve... More

A Dark Souls sequel hasn't been officially announced yet, but that doesn't stop us from speculating what it could be called. Last November, publisher Namco Bandai announced Dark Souls shipped 1.5 million copies globally. Those impressive sales numbers combined with a nearly 90 Metacritic average... More

I just now got my hands on the Japanese version of Sony's new handheld. In this video, we reveal the Vita's packaging, menus, front-end features, and play a couple games. So far, it seems like a well-made system with some impressive technology under the hood. The screen itself is big and beautiful... More

Minor issues with it aside, Dark Souls remains one of the most intense, addictive, and challenging games released in 2011. To get to the bottom of this difficult game's surprise success, I talked to From Software's Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of Dark Souls. With Dark Souls it seems like you... More

For weeks, I've heard several Dark Souls fans excitedly discuss the notoriously-difficult RPG. From everything I heard, I assumed I'd hate the game. I'm a fan of fast-paced, constant-action games like Devil May Cry and God of War, and the strategy and unrelenting difficulty of Dark Souls... More

If you've read my Dark Souls review , you know that I think this sadistic game is the hardest title I've ever played. It will punish you every time you give it the chance. But it's not impossible – far from it! – and there are actually many steps you can take to prepare yourself... More