When my units of ashigaru in Total War: Shogun 2 used to procure grappling hooks out of nowhere to climb enemy walls I didn’t question it, but as the games have gone on the use of “pocket ladders” (or “ass ladders” if you prefer) has become a point of contention among players. The ease with…
Dairy MAX, an organization that represents some 700 dairy farmers, would like kids to drink more milk, and so they’ve sponsored a Fortnite Creative level. Diner Tycoon, a custom game mode inside Fortnite, was made as part of Dairy MAX’s Level Unlocked digital initiative, a plan “designed by Dairy MAX to connect youth with the…
Developer Alexander “Red888guns” Berezin has just released a new trailer for Fallout: Bakersfield, his project to recreate the ghoul city of Necropolis from Fallout 1 as an FPS campaign in the GZDoom Engine. The last we saw of Fallout: Bakersfield was a 55-second teaser all the way back in September 2022. Berezin’s incredible art and…
Ubisoft’s annual financial report isn’t exactly “for us”—that is, people who like videogames and not stocks—but surely someone at the company had to know saying microtransactions make games “more fun” in a publicly-available document wouldn’t play well. The report, filed on June 19, is pretty extensive, but only ten pages in, it dives into key…
Delightful city building game The Wandering Village has hit its 1.0 release and celebrated with a delightful animated trailer about life in a toxic world where you’re safest at home in your village—which happens to be built on a mesa atop the back of a gigantic six-legged monster named Onbu. “We can’t believe it’s been…
Fans of cozy farming sim Fields of Mistria will want to keep an eye out for a major update on Monday, especially if you’ve been courting a special someone in the game. The third big early access update, which drops at 12:00 PM EST on July 21, includes a game-changing expansion to Fields of Mistria’s…
Who makes the podium? Mario Kart has been a core part of the Nintendo family for over 30 years, first appearing on the SNES with Super Mario Kart, and the popularity of the kart racing series has seen it expand to 11 games across consoles (and mobile), with Mario Kart World launching alongside the Switch…
There are two things I admire about developer Strange Scaffold. The first is the speed at which it makes games, often putting out multiple titles within a year. The second is its Ronseal approach to names, with nominative highlights including Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, and An Airport For Aliens Currently Run By Dogs. My…
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has addressed the Stop Killing Games consumer rights campaign, stating that end-of-life support for old online games ‘a far reaching issue’ that the publisher is ‘working on’ but that ‘nothing is eternal’ when it comes to videogame services. Guillemot was asked about Stop Killing Games—which advocates for increased regulations to prevent…
Issue #26 – July 2025. And we’re back for another delve into the Nintendo Life Mailbox. In our part of the world it’s summertime and the Switchin’ is easy. Most of us at NL (and I imagine many of you) are sitting back with Mr. D Kong this weekend, enjoying his first 3D platformer since…