The coronavirus is taking its toll on the world and has disrupted several big events including the annual GDC conference which usually takes place in March. E3 2020 is the big gaming event on the calendar and the Electronic Software Association says that they are moving full speed ahead with plans for June. However, they…
A recent report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has highlighted that Nintendo, along with Microsoft, Apple, Sony and other major companies, have been linked to Chinese forced labour camps. The factories at these camps are home to very poor working conditions, excessive working hours and places where religious belief is banned with tough consequences…
Hey all, my name is Seth Sivak and I’m the CEO of Proletariat, the company developing Spellbreak. In my previous post, I gave you an overview of what Spellbreak was and how we want to bring bombastic magic combat to PlayStation. Since we’re releasing the beta tomorrow on PS4, I wanted to give you a…
Hello. I’m a solo indie game developer about to release my first PlayStation game, Separation, an ambient adventure launching this Wednesday on PS VR. I’d like to take this opportunity to reveal the inspiration behind the game, along with some of the challenges I faced developing it. Firstly, you may be wondering exactly what I…
Welcome back! We’ve opened up the Players’ Choice polls for February — take your pick from a series of new releases including Dreams, Bloodroots, Mosaic, and more, and cast your vote below. We’ll close the polls Sunday evening, then reveal the winners next week. We also spruced up the art we’ll be using for this…
By now you’ve likely seen the news – you can finally play Final Fantasy VII Remake in your own home via the just-announced PS4 demo. If you’re at all curious about this beautifully reimagined adventure, download the demo and run through the memorable “bombing run” mission for yourself. It wowed PS1 players back in 1997,…
The next edition of Weekly Famitsu will be a super special one as it will feature a brand new interview with the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto. The edition will be celebrating the Nintendo Switch’s third anniversary so it will be something to look forward to. The edition contains the aforementioned long interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and…
PAX East happened this weekend and there were plenty of excellent video games for attendees to get their hands on. Gematsu had a chance to test out SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated which is coming to all platforms sometime this year. The publisher for the game is THQ Nordic and it’s developed…
The moment many of you have been waiting for is here: The Final Fantasy VII Remake demo is out now! Visit the demo page and download now! While you’re waiting for it to download (or get home to play it), we can give you a little information about what to expect from this exciting glimpse…
Ever since Bayonetta 3 was announced for the Nintendo Switch at The Game Awards 2017, it has been nothing but silence from Platinum Games. Occasionally, you will hear reassurance that the development is going well. For example, Gematsu did an interview with Platinum Games executive vice president and studio head Atsushi Inaba, as well as…