Elden Ring tells more than a story… open the books to discover it!
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In...
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Happy birthday Miku – Dreams are real in this digital world!
From the Yamaha Sound Technology Development Center to the World… today we’re here to celebrate the 15 birthday of the one and only VOCAL android superstar… the legendary Hatsune Miku! Began as common software...
Anisongs – That is music to our ears!
Among all the beautiful things about anime, the anisongs are probably the best ones. To discover the origin of this hugely beloved genre, we must go back to the year 38 of the Showa...
The evolution continues, put on the Marvel(lous) Fighting Armors!
August 1961… a new kind of comic book hit the newsstands to start a revolution whose effects are clearly visible even today, it was Fantastic Four #1! Reed, Sue, Ben & Johnny don’t have...
We love Citypop, we dance to the Plastic beat!
Formed by the characters邦 (Kuni – country) and 楽 (Gaku – music); 邦楽 (hogaku) is the term used to indicate Japanese music. Since the Meiji era with the introduction of western instruments, Japanese artists...
Retro games are like fine wine, they improve with the years!
Sega Saturn, X68000, Dreamcast, FAMIly COMputer, PC-Engine, and Megadrive… are only six of the retro systems that made the gaming world so wonderful. Hugely beloved series like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Metal Gear, Castlevania,...
Bubblegame Crisis – Konya wa Hurricane!
Battle Angel Alita in 1993, Armitage III in 1995, Ghost in the Shell in 1995, and Chobits in 2000; these four visual opuses are probably the best examples of Japanese cyberpunk. Influenced by the...
Fire Emblem – The age of chivalry is never passed!
Start a war to preserve peace; this is the main concept (or excuse) that humankind used to fight against other people since the dawn of time… Neanderthals vs Homosapiens, Romans vs Carthaginians, Spartans vs...
Sonic the Hedgehog – Save the planet from disaster!
Blue, spiky, and with an attitude… today Sonic the Hedgehog celebrates his birthday! Appearing in 1991 for Sega Genesis; Sonic the Hedgehog marked a real breakpoint not only compared with all the game mascots...
Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary – We live with the Planet!
A train has just arrived at the Midgar central station, some people jump out from the train, and they are attacked by the security guards… the black man says “C’mon newcomer. Follow me”… and...
H.P. Lovecraft – Mythmaking, monsters, and pop-culture!
Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is hidden, and the changeless thing that lurks behind superficial mutability H.P. Lovecraft Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 20th, 1890, Howard...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – This is the new way to go!
We all played with Cyberpunk 2077; (in case you haven’t you still have time) one of the greatest titles of 2020 (and 2021 as well) gave us the big opportunity to enter a [n0t-$o]...
Kingdom Hearts – 20 years in an ever-changing universe!
2002 – 2022… no, these numbers are not representing the alpha and omega, they are the years that mark the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest crossover JRPG series of all time… the...
Game music is really groovy!
In the beginning, all was silent… like a newly created universe everything was cloaked by darkness, and the very first titles like “Tennis for Two” and “Spacewar” had no sound. But similar to the...
Hey aces, prepare for a thrilling music ride…
With 17 chapters available for PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, and many other gaming machines; Ace Combat is the most beloved combat flight simulation series in the world!...
Spy x Family – Whatever happens, we’re a family!
Today, we go back to the roaring 1920s; that was an era of great changes, an era of “pleasure seeking, entertainment, and decadence”. This was real not only in Europe and America but also...
Press start! The Days of Play are around the corner!
$ummer is very near, and you know during the hot season the lightweight things are the most appreciated ones. Even Sony knows this fact, and to welcome it dozens of unmissable digital titles for...
NieR series – A N∋w ∟1F∑ βEG1n∳…
NieR & NieR: Automata are absolutely two of the most important titles released in the last decades! Much more than simple video games; inside them, we may find so many sociopolitical and religious significances...
Final Fantasy – Heroes always change, but legends are forever!
この世界は 暗黒に包まれている 風は止み 海は荒れ 大地は腐って行く しかし 人々は一つの予言を信じ それを待っていた この世 暗黒に染まりし時、四人の光の戦士 現れん 長冒険の末 四人の若者がこの地に辿り着いた そしてその手には 夫れ夫れクリスタルが握られていた The world lies in shrouded darkness. The winds die… The seas rage… The earth decays… But the people believe in a prophecy, patiently waiting for its...
Star Wars… Strong today the Force is, it we feel!
“The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.” — Obi-Wan Kenobi Portraying a...
