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Square Enix announces new dedicated JRPG studio, teases its first project

June 18, 2015

E3 2015, Gaming, News, News

Last year, after the huge worldwide surprise success of Bravely Default on the Nintendo 3DS, Square Enix admitted that it had begun underestimating the continued modern demand for traditional Japanese RPG's, es...

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Bravely Default Review

Erika Szabo

February 22, 2014

Gaming, Reviews

As a longtime fan of the turn-based RPG genre, sometimes I used to wonder if the genre was reaching its limits. Once widely popular among JRPGs, particularly in the Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest series, is now ...

2014: Year of the JRPG

Erika Szabo

January 15, 2014

Gaming

2013 may have paved the way for a return to the JRPG genre, but 2014 is taking that to a whole new level. For years now, JRPGs have slowly lost momentum in North America and dropped from the limelight in favour...

Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness Review

Erika Szabo

October 28, 2013

Gaming, Reviews

Tactical RPGs have always been near and dear to me. The experiences they have offered me have been nothing short of amazing, while also providing complex battle systems that are easy to learn but tough to mast...

Atlus registers Persona 5 domain

Brent Botsford

July 8, 2013

Gaming, News

It sure has been a wonderful week of news for Japanese RPG enthusiasts! Final Fantasy VII got re-released on Steam, Tales of Xillia 2 is apparently officially headed West, and that's on top of several localizat...

Tales of Xillia comes to the PS3 on August 6

Erika Szabo

June 15, 2013

E3 2013, Gaming, News, News

Nowadays, there are very few JRPG series that stay true to their original vision, but among them are those that have emerged from their humble beginnings and expanded into breath-taking games still set on their...

Xenoblade Chronicles Review

Christopher Kalanderopoulos

April 12, 2012

Gaming, Reviews

We're honest here at the 'plante, so we can say straight out: Xenoblade Chronicles didn't exactly get us giddy and excited. Having played Xenogears a fair while ago, we were immediately Japanese Role-Playing Ga...

Haven Studios acquired by PlayStation Studios

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge devs share behind-the-scenes video

Vampire: The Masquerade- Swansong has released, and received a launch trailer

Sniper Elite 5 advertises more gruesome kill cams

The Lost City Review

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Uncharted [Movie] Review

I Am Legend sequel with Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan announced

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Batwoman: Season 3 Review

Full Throttle by Joe Hill Review

The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon Review

The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay Review

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes Review

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Sundial by Catriona Ward Review

Where They Wait by Scott Carson Review

Square Enix announces new dedicated JRPG studio, teases its first project

Bravely Default Review

2014: Year of the JRPG

Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness Review

Atlus registers Persona 5 domain

Tales of Xillia comes to the PS3 on August 6

Xenoblade Chronicles Review

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