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Author: Feras Alomireen
Feras aka Aizmov is an avid gamer, creative director and all-around science nerd! His favorite video games genre is RPG and Action/Horror. He spends tremendous amount of time wondering why he keeps playing souls-like games after the horrors he faced in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ermis presents a celebratory piece featuring Link and Epona.Ocarina of Time first released in Japan on November 21st, 1998, followed by the United States on November 23rd, 1998, for the Nintendo 64, marking a significant change not only for The Legend of Zelda series but also for gaming development and the industry as a whole. During its lifetime, Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64 sold 1.14 million copies in Japan and 7.6 million copies worldwide, and achieving an impressive 99/100 rating on Metacritic.Ocarina of Time introduced ideas…
Larian Studios have recently announced an amazing-looking Deluxe Edition for the physical release they have been teasing for the staggeringly successful CRPG, Baldur’s Gate 3. The fancy Deluxe Edition will come with: Original Game Soundtrack: featuring 3 CDs of the melodic anthems of the third Baldur’s Gate adventure. A double-sided map. Stickers: 32 stickers featuring things like Baldur’s Gate’s unique origin characters and iconic D&D monsters. Patches. Mind Flayer Poster. Game Disc. Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition will be coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X for $79.99. It’s worth noting that the PC version will come with one disc,…
Nintendo announced today that the highly acclaimed Nintendo Switch game ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ has sold an astounding 4.3 million copies within 2 weeks, making it the fastest-selling Mario-related game ever. ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ is the first all-new Mario entry to feature side-scrolling gameplay in 11 years, and it has received praise from both critics and players worldwide. Nintendo attributes much of this success to the theatrical mega-hit that featured the lovable Italian plumber: The Super Mario Bros. Movie which was produced by Universal Studios, Illumination, and Nintendo, and was released in April 2023. The movie was a huge…
Bloomberg broke the report today that Rockstar, the maker of the highly successful games Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, is planning to announce their most anticipated game, ‘Grand Theft Auto 6,’ as soon as this week. Not only that, but they are also going to debut the first trailer this December.Even though the report started as a rumor, according to Bloomberg, Rockstar has confirmed that they are going to promote a new ‘Grand Theft Auto’ next month in December with a new trailer.The next Grand Theft Auto was confirmed by Rockstar in February 2022, and the development for…
Through a press release today, Nintendo announced that they are collaborating with Sony Pictures Entertainment to bring The Legend of Zelda to the silver screen with a live-action film. The film will be produced by Shigeru Miyamoto from Nintendo, Avi Arad, Chairman of Arad Productions Inc., and directed by Wes Ball. The film will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., with more than 50% of the financing provided by Nintendo. The theatrical distribution of the film will be handled worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. The Legend of Zelda Live-Action film will be Nintendo’s second attempt to make a…
Bandai Namco, through their Japanese Twitter account, has shared a few sketches of the process involved in creating the key art for Tales of Arise: Beyond The Dawn, featuring Alphen and Nazamil. This comes ahead of the release of the exciting expansion. In one of the sketches, we see Alphen and Nazamil fighting each other on a cliff, raising the anticipation for an expected conflict between these named characters from the story. It looks rather cool. ‘Beyond The Dawn‘ is the new expansion of the highly acclaimed RPG Tales of Arise and will feature more than 20 hours of content, with the introduction…
In a recent post on the social media platform X, the father of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, shared a picture of himself praying at the Ise Jingu Shrine, preparing for what he named his ‘New Project.’ The post reads: Ise Jingu Shrine. I thanked the shrine for the start of my new project and for my good health during my physical checkup. Sakaguchi has been teasing that he is working on a ‘dark fantasy’ game that he has not yet announced rolling back the idea of retirment:I was thinking of retiring next year, but I decided to keep on going… (laughs). I…
Nintendo has posted their Financial Results Explanatory Material for the second quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2024, showing amazing figures for their most recent games including their GOTY contender The Legend of Zelda Tears of The Kingdom.From the report Tears of The Kingdom is sitting at 19.5 copies sold worldwide marking it instantly to be the second best selling Zelda game of all time only fllowing its procedor Bearth of The Wild which is sitting at 32.35 million copies sold so far.The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom was released on May 12, 2023 and takes place takes…
Nintendo has posted their Financial Results Explanatory Material for the second quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2024, showing the incredible growth the company is still experiencing after the major success of their Nintendo Switch.One of the most notable things is the sales figures of Pikmin 4, which was released back on July 21st, 2023. The most recent release in the Pikmin series has now reached 2.61 million copies sold, making it the highest-selling entry in the series, surpassing Pikmin 3 Deluxe which sold a total of 2.4 million copies. It’s worth noting that the game achieved over half…
Atlus, through their official YouTube Channel, shared a new character trailer for Fuuka Yamagishi from Persona 3 Reload. Fuuka, voiced by Suzie Yeung, is a member of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad, an extracurricular after-school club for Persona users at Gekkoukan High School. She takes on the role of navigator, which in the Persona universe, is someone who provides aid in battle. This includes tasks such as informing you if you can defeat the monsters you are facing, identifying their weaknesses and strengths, or even assisting the party with buffs and healing. Check out Fuuka Yamagishi Trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD3TUAnYyME