The recession has hit all of us pretty hard, but this is ridiculous. Siliconera is reporting that Nippon Ichi has posted a precipitous drop in operating profits. The developer reported a 97% decrease excluding investments, tax, and arcade and mobile sales. The Japan-based developer is responsible for Disgaea, a popular strategy RPG noted for anime [...]

Last week, we took a brief look at some of the more painful random dungeons of the past decade or two and spent a few moments reflecting on their common miseries. If you’ve already read that article or you’ve slept through any of .hack’s random dungeons, you’re probably wondering if there’s any redeeming qualities to this design trick at all. Worry not, random dungeons have been entertaining gamers for 30 years, and some are still strong today. So without further ado, let’s see some games.