Welcome back to Waifu Wednesday, Niche Gamer’s column where we talk about characters, their appeal, and a little on their history. Today’s Waifu is Tionishia or Tio as she’s called by her friends. She’s an ogre girl from Monster Musume. Tio is a member of M.O.N. (Monster Ops Neutralization), a special team of monster girls who […]
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Zug, Switzerland, March 20th, 2024, GamingWire Playnance, a web3 leader in the peer-to-peer play-to-earn gaming category accounting for up to 10% of total Polygon POS transactions, today announced the launch of PlayBlock, a gaming Layer-3 ecosystem powered by Arbitrum Orbit, on Gelato’s Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) Platform. PlayBlock, a new Orbit Layer-3, is poised to onboard over […]
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Stealth shooter Alpha Protocol finally returns to digital storefronts, or at least one digital storefront thanks to GOG. Originally released in 2010, Alpha Protocol became known for its branching narrative where choices actually have consequences. Depending on how you play and approach missions, the ultimate ending to the game and what allies you make along the way […]
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The team behind Sea of Thieves just hosted their 2024 preview event and gave us a look into upcoming content for the rest of the year. The development of Sea of Thieves in recent years has been a little opaque, despite a fairly open Insider system. However a recent patch updated the game’s backend in anticipation of […]
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When it comes to wrestling games, WWE’s games have dominated the genre. Over the years, many competitors looked to take on the WWE Games/carve out a piece of WWE’s audience for themselves. Last year, AEW, a WWE competitor, released their own wrestling game called AEW Fight Forever. When comparing WWE 2K23 to AEW Fight Forever, […]
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Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Spike Chunsoft have shared new footage for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, their highly-anticipated successor to Budokai Tenkaichi. The new trailer and 10+ minutes of gameplay show off returning and newly confirmed characters. The 11 new characters include: Super Trunks Master Roshi, Max Power Nappa Burter Jeice Super Saiyan Broly (Full Power) […]
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PC digital distributor GOG has announced a new partnership with none other than Amazon Luna, to bring their titles to the cloud. Coming sometime “soon”, select GOG titles will be playable through Amazon Luna cloud streaming, and will support cloud saves and achievements between the two services. Players will also be able to purchase games […]
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SUCCESS Corporation-developed cute ’em up game Rainbow Cotton is finally coming west this May, via publisher ININ Games. The 3D shoot ’em up game is coming to Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox One, Switch, PS4, and PS5 on May 9th via digital storefronts. Rainbow Cotton was originally developed by SUCCESS Corporation for the Sega Dreamcast back […]
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Japanese developer BeXide has released Fruit Mountain their new 3D physics/puzzle game with cute anime girls. Fruit Mountain is now available for Windows PC (via Steam), for $8.99. A 10% discount is available until March 31st. Console ports across Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5 are coming sometime later in 2024. Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a […]
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Developer Cyan has announced a release window for their Riven remake, the sequel to their classic puzzle-adventure game Myst. Their highly-anticipated Riven remake will launch sometime later in 2024 for Windows PC (via Steam and GOG) and on virtual reality platforms. Here’s a rundown on the previously announced remake, plus a trailer: Uncover a story […]
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LEGO announced a new Dungeons & Dragons inspired “LEGO Ideas” set to celebrate the game’s 50th anniversary. LEGO is also hosting an “Epic Game Night” event using the new sets to bring their D&D campaign to life. The set was originally submitted by Lucas Bolt, who will be the dungeon master for the upcoming event. The […]
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The “cursed” statue of the KFC’s Colonel has been ritualistically destroyed in a “doll-burning” ceremony at the Sumiyosha Grand Shrine in Osaka. The so-called “Curse of the Colonel” refers to the 1985 dumping of the aforementioned statue in the Dotonbori river. The story goes that the fans of the Hanshin Tigers were celebrating an unusual […]
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Akira Toriyama’s manga, Sand Land, was always a lesser-known work of his. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where water is the most valuable resource, the story follows a small demon child who befriends two old guys. Together, they embark on adventures, traveling in tanks, mechs, and motorcycles as they battle gangs, monsters, and army generals. […]
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Denuvo has garnered a major reputation in the gaming industry as a popular, albeit controversial, anti-piracy measure. During GDC 2024, they’ve introduced the latest technology in their anti-piracy suite called TraceMark for Gaming. While Denuvo is usually known for being a measure to prevent gamers from pirating games where the software is implemented, even if […]
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PC gaming giant Valve has announced Steam Families, a new extension of their Steam client that will let users share and play games from the The new Steam Families functionality is available now via the latest Steam Beta Client and will let a household of up to 6 family members share games off the same […]
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The director and driving force behind the Fallout TV series recently spoke at a press event ahead of its premiere, revealing he’s not pandering to fans of the series. Fallout TV series director and creator Jonathan Nolan talked at the event (via T3), where the showrunner said trying to appease fans of the game is […]
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You may be familiar with BlazBlue as a fighting game, but how well do you know it as a roguelike? For those not in the loop, BlazBlue was originally created as a way for Arc System Works to continue developing fighting games while they sorted out licensing issues with Guilty Gear. BlazBlue may live in […]
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Amane Kanata from hololive released her first album UNKNOWN DIVA and festures songs written by multiple composers, including Toby Fox. Amane Kanata is a member of hololive’s fourth Japanese generation including Kiryu Coco (Graduated), Himemori Luna (my oshi), Tokoyami Towa, and Tsunomaki Watame. UNKNOWN DIVA will be Kanata’s first album and features a variety of original […]
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Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team Ninja shared another trailer for Rise of the Ronin, showing off its characters, soundtrack, and more. Here’s a rundown on the game, plus the new trailer: Japan, 1863. After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s oppressive rule, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and […]
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The World of Warcraft team announced a new pirate-themed battle royale mode called Plunderstorm that’s available today. The new mode will bring players into a battleground where they can collect new abilities and functionally “customize” their class every match. Players will drop in on a 60-player map and experience more “action-oriented” gameplay than the traditional World of Warcraft […]
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