Umbra-lievable. PlatinumGames has announced that it is conducting a year-long event focusing on the original Bayonetta after the game recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. Originally launched in Japan on 29th October 2009 with a worldwide release following in January 2010, it spawned two mainline sequels, one spin-off entry, and a whole bunch of supplemental material,…
World of Warcraft is, broadly speaking, decently supportive of its UI modding community—for better or worse. While I’m a fan of cobbling together WeakAuras and the like, and the practice of UI addons has kept the game afloat without updating its UI for almost 18 years, it’s also led to an arms race of sorts….
Dungeons & Dragons just had both its 50th anniversary and its next edition release—wait, hold on, I’m getting a message on my Sending Stone—it’s not actually an edition, it’s a “revamp”. Instead of doing like Wizards of the Coast typically does, and reinventing the wheel, its best team of rules lawyers has instead drafted up…
Back with a vengeance. Those after a bit more Batman on the go might be in luck since it seems that Gotham Knights is still set for a couple of console releases, and speculation is already leaning in Switch 2’s favour (thanks, UniversoNintendo). That is according to the LinkedIn resume of former QLOC Senior Programmer…
The a-cho amusement arcade in Kyoto closes later this month. At the end of last year, it was announced that the legendary a-cho amusement arcade in Kyoto would be closing its doors on January 31st, 2025, marking another devastating blow for the Japanese arcade scene, which has been struggling following the impact of the COVID-19…
Category: Announcements January 6, 2025 New Year, New Rewards with Xbox Jesse JanosovGM Business Intelligence and Growth Rewards with Xbox are our way of, well, rewarding you for your love of gaming, and today we’re thrilled to announce new ways for players to earn points. From expanding Quests to PC Game Pass, to reimagining the…
“I’m loving working on games again”. Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has “basically announced” a spiritual successor to the exceptionally popular sandbox game after issuing a poll on social media. The developer asked his audience what they would like him to focus on in 2025, with the options being a traditional roguelike mixed with a…
It’s finally over. Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 was supposed to be a spiritual successor to Mega Man and raised over $4 million in crowdfunding way back in 2013. However, the finished game was a crushing disappointment, and while it was launched across a wide range of systems, the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita versions…
Uses assets from the delisted iOS version. The Neo Geo is getting a port of the original 1987 Double Dragon, thanks to neocvera. Dubbed Double Dragon One, the port uses assets from the delisted iOS version of Technōs’ seminal belt-scrolling fighter. Read the full article on timeextension.com Uses assets from the delisted iOS version. The…
Title deals with dark, mature themes. One of the biggest surprises of 2024 was undoubtedly the release (and accompanying marketing campaign) of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club. It marked the first proper new entry in the Famicom Detective Club franchise since 1989, bringing with it a whole bunch of dark, mature themes…