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1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Fingal Belmont

Phantom Breaker was a fighting game from the mid-2010s for the Xbox 360. There’s a good chance you might not have heard of it because it didn’t exactly take off in the EVO scene and was relegated to Xbox Live Arcade only. This was a very weeby fighter that emphasized weapon combat and stances like Last Blade, but with more thigh high stockings and frilly skirts. At some point in the 2010s, beatem-ups became popular again.

1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Fingal Belmont

Xenoblade Chronicles X was one of the last Wii U exclusives to make the jump to Nintendo Switch, leaving Devil’s Third and Sonic Lost World as Wii U’s strongest warriors. This was after the smashing success of the original Xenoblade Chronicles, but before the sequel divided fans. Being on the maligned Wii U guaranteed a lot of gamers would never get a chance to play Xenoblade Chronicles X.

1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Brandon Lyttle

Hololive English talent Gawr Gura announced that she’ll be “graduating” from the company and cease activities with the character. For those unfamiliar, VTubers call refer to quitting, retiring, or moving onto something else as a “graduation”. This tradition is a holdover from the intersection of VTubing and Japanese idol culture. Gura announced her graduation in a recent stream titled: “important announcement”.

1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Brandon Orselli

A new leak has all-but-confirmed the long-rumored Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake, though we now understand it will be an Oblivion Remaster. The newly leaked re-release of the classic RPG, now known as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, will be a mix of a remaster with improvements for modern platforms. Development on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is being handled by Singapore support developer Virtuos as well as Bethesda Game Studios and their internal teams.

1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Brandon Orselli

Developer NeocoreGames has announced console ports for King Arthur: Legion IX, and they’re coming soon. The standalone expansion for King Arthur: Knight’s Tale is coming to Xbox Series X|S and PS5 on May 6th. King Arthur: Legion IX was originally released for PC (via Steam) in May 2024. The base game King Arthur: Knight’s Tale was originally released for PC (via Steam) back in 2022 and for consoles in February 2024.