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
Existing users can still access this content. In November last year, Capcom announced it would be ending “collab DLC” for Monster Hunter Rise in January 2024. The specific date of this was 21st January and this adjustment has now arrived in the form of an update (Version 16.0.2). As long as you downloaded this collaboration…
Whether you have a burning desire to win today’s Wordle in a single guess or you’d just like to find new ways to approach the daily word game, everything you need is right here. Come take a look at our general tips, read through a helpful clue for the January 23 (948) puzzle, or go…
But it won’t comment on “individual cases”. Palworld, the new “open-world survival and crafting game”, has become an overnight sensation and it’s got pretty much everyone in gaming and the industry talking about it. Of course, there are two parties many are waiting to hear from and one of them happens to be Nintendo –…
“Around 11% of Rioters”. Riot Games, the American-based developer and publisher behind insanely popular game series like League of Legends, has today announced it will be eliminating 530 jobs globally across the company. This equates to “around 11% of Rioters” and the biggest impacts have hit teams “outside of core development”. In a lengthy message…