In the two-and-a-half years leading up to the launch of Nier: Automata, Platinum Games worked on six titles that were released on at least one console platform. In the two-and-a-half years since the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. After all, people tend to write-off Nintendo hardware as being ...

Jacob Buchalter (he/him) is a full-time Staff Writer based in the US and is an all-around creative media-obsessed individual who truly cares a bit too much about pop culture media, art, and all things ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Tomas Franzese is a News Editor at DualShockers, writing a variety of reviews and shedding light on upcoming games for both PC and consoles. While he has been a gamer most of his life, he began ...

Astral Chain is the latest big exclusive to launch on the Nintendo Switch and PlatinumGames’ first original IP on the system. It’s one of the most unique games Platinum has ever created, taking place ...

Astral Chain has many different puzzles to solve, including two trickly riddles from the Quiz Kids. When playing through File 3, you’ll come across the five Quiz kid brothers in the Maison Forest.

Demonstration of Astral Chain gameplay with PlatinumGames director Takahisa Taura showcasing full power of Legions in combat, from Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3 2019.