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The speedrunners train-ed hard, let’s hope they don’t run out of steam and go off the rails.
For the next few months, Saga will be teaming up with Sagat and the rest of the Street Fighter II crew.
It seems players love ultra-realistic live concerts, sword fights, and scantily-clad beach girls.
Recent rule that companies must disclose probabilities not yet added to Japanese App Store, perhaps due to cultural differences.
Three hours of resistance will get you five credits, and claiming you’re 21 gives you a free round on the punching machine!
Light the candles on the cake, because three decades ago this week, Japan’ most ironically named video game franchise was born.
Need something special to finish off your holiday party outfit? Let Pikachu and Eevee help.
We’re a little worried the house is going to be torn down in an enormous Spinning Piledriver…
“He’s not fit to be my daughter’s boyfriend,” Dad declares after witnessing junior high school boy’s lack of fighting game skills.
Constant companion Pikachu also gets a girlish makeover.
Debut work by teen creators smashes crowdfunding goal in less than two hours, aims to be better than made-by-adults titles.
Pokémon’s leading man transforms yet again for new film with animation production from the studio behind Attack on Titan.
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