For an undisclosed sum. Kadokawa, the owner of companies including FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, has today announced that it has bought the studio behind Octopath Traveler, Acquire Corp. (thanks, VGC). The company confirmed that it had made Aquire into “a wholly owned subsidiary” in its recent quarterly financials briefing, where it explained its plans to…
“Say hello to the Ninten-drawer”. The NES was a gateway console in so many ways; not only did it turn Nintendo into a household name in North America and restore the battered home console market in the process, but it also served as an introduction to the thrills of interactive entertainment for millions of people…
If you can cast your mind back to last week, you’ll recall a Palworld bug that saw Lifmunk Effigies, which are supposed to increase your chances of successfully catching Pals, seemingly decreasing those odds instead. It was a minor scandal that saw players pull out their calculators to verify that—yep—their chances of catching Pals while…
“I just want some answers at this point”. With rumours of a potential Switch successor landing in 2024, there’s much talk on exactly what the system will entail and whether it will retain the overall concept of Nintendo’s hybrid console. One of the most recent rumours doing the rounds is regarding the console’s screen size,…
Hands up anyone that’s used a USB stick in the past couple of years and found it to be a bit rubbish, or defective right out of the packaging? Yep, me too. The good news is it’s not just us, as German data recovery specialist CBL has found that over the past year an alarming…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the video game equivalent of one of those school rulers that says “shatter resistant” on it. Because it makes a point of how flexible it is, all the rowdy schoolkids immediately want to see exactly how far it will bend before it breaks. Hiding from teacher at the back of the…
Seriously distracting, indeed. Nintendo, as we all know, has something of a reputation for being family-focused. This was established back in the days of the NES, when the company was fiercely protective of its image and would even go as far as to insist publishers censor their games to ensure they wouldn’t cause offence. While…
Get to know Kazuma Kiryu. If you’re not up to speed on Sega’s excellent Yakuza series yet, then you might want to head over to Steam and check out this amazing bundle the company is offering (thanks, Wario64). You can get Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 0, Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza…
Approaching business with “a profound sense of urgency”. In a Q&A session following Nintendo’s quarterly financial report earlier this week, company president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the challenges of transitioning between generational platforms, stating that Nintendo will continue to offer “unique propositions” to stand out from the crowd (thanks, VGC). When asked what risks the company…
Created by Chris Graue & Drew Van Oort. Despite being released back in 1998 and there being a widespread selection of other more capable cameras available, the Game Boy Camera is still being used today by a variety of artists. So it should probably come as no surprise that there are also people out there…