Starting with ‘Midna’. ZREO: Second Quest, the group behind the sublime Legend of Zelda-inspired Twilight Symphony, is back with ‘Scoring Sessions’, a new series recorded with a live studio orchestra. Each entry to the series will bring with it a full-performance video and high-quality audio recordings, with ZREO kickstarting proceedings with a rendition of ‘Midna’…
It apparently got so bad their boss had to ban them. Back in the ’90s, virtual pets were all the rage, with everyone and their grandmother carrying around the keychain-sized critters to ensure they didn’t pop their clogs when no one was looking. And it appears that Metal Slug developers were not immune to this…
Palworld has come under fire for its bootleg Pokémon aesthetic, with some commenters even cross-referencing models like amateur detectives wading into a crime scene. While the claims of straight-up model ripping are unlikely (even if the designs are very clearly derivative) another strain of discussion has emerged: Is the funny Pokémon-meets-survival genre game AI? Permit…
It’s a Palworld, we’re just living in it. Pocketpair’s AK-equipped Poké-like has dominated both the charts and the discourse since it came out last Friday, and the debates and discoveries about it are coming out faster than I can keep track of. But the latest development is both debate and discovery, and I can’t decide…
Ninjas, hide the van! If you have been anywhere near the internet in the past week, then you likely will have walked headfirst into the chatter surrounding Palworld. Billed as ‘Pokémon-with-guns’, the game has racked up millions of downloads in the few days since its launch, despite growing concerns around its Pokémon “inspirations”. Available on…
You may have heard of various projects to back up the Earth’s best bits should anything catastrophic happen. The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, for example, keeps a ‘backup’ of over a million seeds to prevent any from being eradicated. Just down the road lies another all-important backup: every active GitHub repository up to 2020,…
“This project needs international cooperation”. The Japanese Game Preservation Society has released its annual newsletter detailing the NPO’s activities – of note is that after two years of research, it has begun doing the first data migration of LaserDisc games. This is exciting news since it could lead to certain rare games finally being more…
You can pre-order the album now! Last week, Brave Wave Productions announced Giants, a brand new “Mega Album” to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning music label. The 22-track album features a combination of brand-new video game-inspired music and remixes of old pieces. It also notably contains contributions from a bunch of legendary composers…
“It’s a fun and sexy game … very Playboy-esque!”. Wikipedia is a goldmine of information – so much so that it occasionally throws up things about video games that even the developers of said games weren’t previously aware of. Take, for example, Chris Seavor of Killer Instinct, Rusty Pup and Conker’s Bad Fur Day fame;…
12 rings unveiled for Japan. Alongside the first anniversary celebrations of Fire Emblem Engage for the Nintendo Switch, Takara Tomy Arts has unveiled its very own ’emblem ring’ capsule toy line. Read the full article on nintendolife.com