Mass Effect, as we all know, has always hungered in its secret heart to become a twitchy first-person shooter. To cast aside the aged moniker of “RPG”, whatever that means, and to transform into the helter-skelter, thrill-a-minute Call of Duty-like it was always meant to be. Well, some dreams cannot be denied. Thanks to the…
It’s been yet another rollercoaster week for Embracer’s beleaguered remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which was “delayed indefinitely” last year after Texan studio Aspyr Media was relieved of development duties. On Friday, reports emerged that Embracer’s boss had refused comment on the fate of the game, stating with exquisite irony “I…
“To help keep the wolves at bay”. Jay Gunn, co-creator of the MediEvil series, has announced on social media that he is looking to sell the BAFTA award he won for MediEvil 2. Gunn – real name Jason Wilson – was on stage to collect the coveted “Game of the Year” award back in 2000….
Code was previously a Japan exclusive. We weren’t messing around when we called Super Mario RPG on Switch “one of the most faithful HD adaptations we’ve ever played” in our 9/10 review. Everything that made the original game so weird is right here almost 30 years on, including the sections that give us nothing more…
Do the math. 30 years ago today, Atari Corporation released its 64-bit Jaguar console – a final throw of the dice for the firm built on the foundations of the Atari 2600, Lynx and ST. Pushed onto the market at a time when 16-bit consoles like the Genesis / Mega Drive and SNES were still…
This marks the first-ever port of the rare overseas export. Update : As spotted by Gematsu, the upcoming game Dodonopachi DaiOujou Blissful Death Reincarnation, will also include the first-ever port of the rare international export Dodonpachi III. This is an extremely hard-to-find version of the game (legitimately, at least) that was released between the White…
The blogs featured info on cancelled projects like Agent. A Rockstar North employee has taken down a bunch of blogs about his time at the studio after receiving a written complaint from the developer. Obbe Vermeij was a technical director at Rockstar North and its predecessor DMA Design from 1995 to 2009, and had recently…
Down, boy. During Nintendo Live 2022, a life-size statue of Link from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was unveiled for photo opportunities, and now it looks like Ganondorf has received the same treatment. As revealed in a post from the official Zelda X (formerly Twitter) account, fans can now visit the city…
Hopes new smartphone app will secure “additional investment”. The Intellivision Amico saga took another turn today as it was confirmed that the company is to release a smartphone application for iOS and Android that will effectively turn your handset into an Amico console (thanks, Brandon Sheffield). The free Amico Home app is currently available on…
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Fortnite has reportedly had a resurgence thanks to its community-created content but it’s also been in the headlines for some other announcements, like the controversial age ratings update which restricts cosmetics. Read the full article on nintendolife.com