Summary Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s protagonist is inspired by real-life Japanese hero, Miyamoto Musashi modeled after Toshiro Mifune. Capcom Fighting Collection 2, featuring 8 games and new features, set to launch May 16 on consoles and PC. Onimusha: Way of the Sword, first installment in 20 years, blending history and myth, planned for release in 2026 on PS5, Xbox, …
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Ubisoft has assured that Assassin’s Creed Shadows players who largely ignore one of the dual protagonists won’t be “missing out.” Creative director Jonathan Dumont told Screen Rant said Assassin’s Creed Shadows won’t force players to play as both the stealthy Naoe and the brutish Yasuke in equal measure when it arrives March 20, nor will it lock off certain parts …
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Doug Cockle, the voice actor behind The Witcher protagonist Geralt, has backed CD Projekt’s decision to focus on Ciri for The Witcher 4. The Witcher 4, revealed at The Game Awards 2024 with a debut trailer, is the first in a new trilogy of Witcher games set after the events of The Witcher 3. But rather than star Geralt as …
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Fans of The Last of Us have been waiting with bated breath for any news regarding the upcoming second season of the hit post-apocalyptic HBO series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Well, the long wait is over, as Sony unveiled a new trailer for the show at its CES 2025 press conference on Monday, revealing that the highly anticipated …
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These days, it seems like every protagonist is edgy and serious–with maybe the exception of cartoon mascots–across movies, games, TV, and wherever else you can imagine. Leave it to the Like a Dragon game series, which is essentially a playable Japanese-crime soap opera when you get down to it, to rethink that idea. Ichiban Kasuga is a refreshing, powerful antithesis …
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