A Professor Layton game you almost definitely haven't played has been saved and is getting an unofficial translation, all thanks to a phone that looks like it survived a house fire

You’ve probably never played Professor Layton and the Mansion of the Deathly Mirror, but thanks to some dedicated fans, you might soon be able to.Prior to the advent of smartphones, Japan was very ahead of the game when it came to mobile phones. They could do things that are commonplace these days like email, stream live video, take pictures, and even play games. In-depth games too, with even big names like Final Fantasy having exclusive releases on Japan-only phones (also known as Keitai phones), like the Final Fantasy 7 title Before Crisis – there were a few Kingdom Hearts games too, the most notable being the original version of Kingdom Hearts Coded (with the rest just sort of being minigames). A lot of these have sort of been lost though, as hardly any of them were released outside of …

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Devolver Digital's first licensed Big Fan title is perfect for the venn diagram of people that haven't stopped thinking about Tron since the '80s and also love isometric indie games

Tron: Identity developer Bithell Games has announced its latest game, Tron: Catalyst, and it’s the first game being published under Devolver Digital’s Big Fan label.I think pretty much every single person that saw Tron in the cinema hasn’t been able to stop thinking about it since then, particularly anyone that was a video game fan. There’s since been a few video game adaptations, and the latest one from Bithell Games just got announced today, Tron: Catalyst. The game’s official website explains that you play as “Exo, a highly resilient and resourceful program wielding an unexpected power known as the Glitch, gaining strength and abilities which the overlords of the Arq Grid’s crumbling society seek to bring under control. Disney TRON: Catalyst – Announcement Trailer Watch on YouTube…

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