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Hideo Kojima Offers More Details on Death Stranding PS4 Game
- Anime News Network
Sep 14, 2016 - Tweet
Game will be action game with online, open-world elements.
Pokémon GO Plus accessory already amassing heaps of complaints – even before it’s released
- KK Miller
Sep 10, 2016
For a special accessory that is supposed to complement the game, people sure are negative about it.
- Global, Internet
- (games • Niantic • Pokémon GO • Pokemon GO plus • smartphone)
Pokémon GO Plus Accessory Launches on September 16
- Anime News Network
Sep 8, 2016
Pokémon GO players will soon be able to play without getting out their phones!
- Global
- (game • Niantic • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)
Pokémon Go to Launch for Apple Watch
- Anime News Network
Sep 8, 2016
Separate Pokémon Go Plus accessory still slated for this month.
- Global
- (Anime News Network • Apple • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video games)
Sony set to make “aggressive” move into AR phone gaming market thanks to success of Pokémon GO
- KK Miller
Sep 7, 2016
Which Sony intellectual property do you want to chase around in the real world?
- Global
- (augemented reality • Pokémon GO • Smartphones • Sony • video games)
Meet the world’s oldest video game composer, still going strong for Dragon Quest XI
- KK Miller
Sep 6, 2016
He’s still working while the rest of us are counting the days until retirement.
We make Russian food based only on the sound of its name, somehow everyone who ate it survived
- Joan Coello
Sep 5, 2016
If you’ve never had Pirozhki (or Piroshki), you might want to see this. On the other hand, if you know what Pirozhki looks or tastes like, you should definitely see this!
Pokémon Go to Add ‘Buddy Pokémon’ Feature
- Anime News Network
Sep 5, 2016
- Global
- (Anime News Network • Niantic • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)
Nestlé presents instant matcha green tea…from a coffee machine!
- Kay
Aug 28, 2016
Whoever thought that enjoying a cup of fragrant matcha green tea could be so easy?
- Global, Japan
- (coffee machine • matcha • NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto • Nestle)
LINE Messenger pleases Nintendo fans with new Kirby, 8-bit Pokémon backgrounds
- Meg Murphy
Aug 18, 2016
Nintendo friends old and new are here to add some fun to your LINE messages.
This is the best any ‘Final Fantasy’ game has ever looked
- BUSINESS INSIDER
Aug 9, 2016
“Final Fantasy” is one of the longest-running video game series of all time, with roots dating back to 1987.
Problems drawing body parts hampering your manga artist aspirations? Let this app lend you a hand
- Master Blaster
Aug 3, 2016
Who’s got two thumbs and likes to help artists? Handy Art Reference Tool does!
Square Enix Takes Us Behind the Scenes With Its ‘Epic Meal Time’ Collaboration
- Anime News Network
Aug 1, 2016
Food and cooking are “absolutely essential element” of the game.
- Canada, Global, Internet, Japan
- (Epic Meal Time • Final Fantasy • food • Square Enix • YouTube)
How to hatch your Pokémon GO eggs without any walking by using a handheld massager【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2016
Pokémon Trainers don’t need comfortable shoes as long as they have one of the relaxing gadgets.
- Global, Internet, Japan
- (clever • funny • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video • video games)
Nintendo Shares Drop 18% After It Reminds Investors It Did Not Develop Pokémon Go
- Anime News Network
Jul 27, 2016
Nintendo’s shares on the Japanese stock market dropped by 18 percent on Monday, and is dropping as much as six percent on Tuesday, after Nintendo issued a report last Friday.
The inevitable march of Pokemon Go clones continues as Korean publisher announces “Pororo Go”
- Mike
Jul 22, 2016
The production house behind Korea’s hit kid’s show Pororo the Little Penguin recently announced a partnership with a developer to release an augmented reality game called Pororo Go.
- Global, Korea
- (apps • entertainment • Pokémon GO • Pororo the Little Penguin • TV • video games)
Pokémon live-action movie is finally happening as Legendary Entertainment secures movie rights
- Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2016
But the company has made a puzzling choice about its star character.
- Global, Japan
- (anime • Legendary Entertainment • Live action • movies • nintendo • Pokemon • video games)
In Japan and the rest of the world, 2017 comes with a bit of extra time thanks to the leap second
- Shannon McNaught
Jul 19, 2016
Have you ever wished you had just a little more time? Well, you should have been more specific!
- Global, Japan
- (extra • leap second • leap year • New Year's • New Year's 2017 • New Year's Day • New Year's Resolution • time)
6 things people in Japan should watch out for when Pokémon Go lands in the country
- Oona McGee
Jul 18, 2016
With the augmented reality world of Pokémon Go on its way to the Land of the Rising Sun, here are six things people in Japan should watch out for when the game hits its shores.
- Global, Japan
- (anime • augmented reality • games • gaming • mobile games • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)
They have teeth in their stomaches! And 6 other fun facts about cockroaches
- Master Blaster
Jul 13, 2016
Ever wonder why cockroaches are so shiny? Well, let’s put our fears aside and learn a little more about one of the urban human’s greatest foes.
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