“I want to get a job making games”. Last year, the famous Japanese video game developer Hideki Kamiya decided to leave PlatinumGames, mentioning at the time how he felt the company was heading in a different direction from his own beliefs as a developer. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“Thank you so much for the support”. Last year had all sorts of amazing game releases and one of the standouts was charming pixel hit, Dave The Diver. In a fresh update on social media, the development team behind the game MINTROCKET has now revealed the title has now sold 3 million copies worldwide while…
Stop the supercomputer ‘Zelda’ in Mighty Guy. To kick off the new year, Hamster Corporation has announced it will be adding Mighty Guy to the Arcade Archives collection this week. The game is out today and should be live on the Switch eShop very soon. This action game made its debut in 1986 and requires…
Bryan Ansell, photographed with his Chaos army for Warhammer Fantasy Battle 3rd edition. (Image credit: Games Workshop) The Instagram account shared by miniatures game designer Bryan Ansell and his wife Diane announced that he died at home with his family on December 30, 2023. He was 68 years old. Ansell is known as the founder…
The usual suspects. Nintendo recently shared a list via the Switch news channel featuring the system’s ‘most played’ games in Europe last year. As you might have already guessed, a lot of major first-party releases are included along with some of the biggest third-party and free-to-play titles. This includes games like Zelda, Super Mario, Fortnite,…
The Finals, the newest competitive FPS on the block, has gotten lots of praise for its gunplay and movement, but its carousel of physics objects and dynamic destruction is what truly sets it apart from the pack. Under its sweaty game modes and leaderboard chasing is the spirit and toolset of an immersive sim, and…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jason Newman, who is displayed on card number 2589, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Jason is a multiple Ridge Racer world record holder on multiple platforms including the arcade version. His love for the game keeps him busy and going for more records each day. With over 100 records…
UK police are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in a VR metaverse, in what seems like the first criminal investigation of its kind. The chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Donna Jones, told the BBC that the complaint was made in 2023 and the inquiry is ongoing. The…
A report from the Korean Economic Daily says Nexon has been slapped with a fine of ₩11.6 billion ($8.85 million) by Korea’s Fair Trade Commission for changing the drop rates of items in MapleStory and Bubble Fighter “multiple times” between the years 2010 and 2021, without telling anyone that the changes had been made. Cubes,…
It’s been a long time coming, but the big day is finally here: Daggerfall Unity, the best version of Bethesda’s nearly 30-year-old open-world RPG, has now hit version 1.0 and is “considered complete.” We all talk about Skyrim and Morrowind and Fallout 4, but I would argue that none of them were as influential as…