If you've ever played the video game Nioh, you might have noticed a tall, ax-wielding, black samurai named Yasuke. Maybe ...

When you think of samurai movies, you probably think of sword-slashing action. There are plenty of swordfights in A Samurai ...

Video game tourism is on the rise as the games’ immersive and interactive worlds spark wanderlust in their biggest fans. From ...

The quality is so much better that playing the remaster of Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny can be grating to those used to the ...

Could a real Samurai use different elemental stances? Would Japanese warriors in the 13 th Century really use firecrackers to fell their foes? And is it unsportsmanlike to finish off a wounded ...

Set in feudal Japan, one of the main playable characters is a Black samurai warrior named Yasuke, who is based on a real samurai of African origin, though the character’s inclusion sparked some ...

Despite there already being a playable demo for Nioh 3 available today, fans will have to wait until 2026 in order to play the full release. Koei Tecmo has only announced releases for PC and ...

These nobles had no real military power of their own and were not able to enforce order effectively in much of Japan. So they hired samurai, sometimes to provide military force but also as ...

The series' first new installment in nearly two decades, Onimusha: Way Of The Sword returns to a dark fantasy feudal Japan where samurai clash with the supernatural in cutting-edge combat.

Team Ninja's "Nioh 3" slashes into PS5 and PC in 2026. Try the brutal samurai vs ninja combat early with the free demo live ...