Scott Baird is a Contributor at DualShockers with over a decade of experience writing about video games, board games, and tabletop RPGs. He has been writing professionally since 2013 and covering ...

Speaking of samurai warriors…Samurai Warriors is my fave samurai-based franchise largely because of the power fantasy it presents to you. You play as any number of historical figures—the ...

Video games have captured the essence of the Samurai with precision, from historical epics to story-driven titles. Cult classics like Bushido Blade offer unique gameplay mechanics, like one-hit kills ...

Picking up where the Paws of Fury film left off, Samurai Academy: Paws Of Fury lets you join Hank, Jimbo, and friends on an all-new adventure, battling new forces that threaten the village of ...

Fighting Souls! The fifth team entering the Challenge of the Champion is led by Robbie Reyes as Ghost Rider, and features ...

One of the first things that stood out to me about Way of the Sword is how Capcom has honed its identity. The Onimusha franchise built its reputation on precise swordplay, supernatural threats, and ...

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 ...

A Forgotten Franchise Returns With a New Game in 2026 There is also something refreshingly grounded about its tone. Set during Japan’s Bakumatsu period, a time of political upheaval and cultural ...

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 ...

While most samurai games are these serious stories about the perils of honor in an unhonorable society, whether that be the erosion of the Bushido code or the proliferation of demons in the Land of ...