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…
Upcoming fantasy action RPG Soulframe was slated to release later this year, but developer Digital Extremes is no longer certain whether Warframe‘s spell-slinging cousin will launch in 2025. Counterintuitively, though, you can play the game right now, with Digital Extremes opening up access to the pre-alpha (loftily dubbed “Preludes”) until the end of this weekend….
Magnets, always with the magnets. “It’s what Indiana Jones would carry his Switch 2 around in.” – Jim Norman, 2025 He’s not wrong, though. The Magnetic Case for the Switch 2 from WaterField Designs looks like something straight out of Raider of the Lost Ark. It’s a simple, but effortlessly timeless-looking design, and should anyone…
Fenrir Lite ODE announced, “better/faster/stronger Fenrir” in the works. While using original media will always be the most authentic way of experiencing classic games, in recent years, we’ve seen a rise in the number of Optical Drive Emulators (ODEs) being produced for CD-based consoles – and Saturn has been blessed with several great options. One…
Cooperative climbing sensation Peak just dragged a new update to the false summit of its Steam beta branch, adding a couple of new items to the game and making some small but important quality of life changes. But we’re going to hike past all of that for the moment, and make a beeline straight for…
In 1989, SimCity was released for DOS-compatible computers and Macintosh. With this release, millions of people got their first taste of the city-building genre, and one of the most legendary game development careers began. Simple at first glance, SimCity is a game that someone could reasonably play forever, trying new combinations of buildings and policies…
Oh lord. Greetings – welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we looked at Disney’s Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey and Donald on the GBA, and it was a surprisingly close battle. In the end, Japan won with 42% of the vote. Europe came in second place with 30%, and North America…
It released Oblivion Remastered earlier this year. The Switch port specialist Virtuos – known within the Nintendo space for its work on games like The Outer Worlds – has officially laid off 270 employees across its studios worldwide. This is “approximately 7%” of the company’s “global workforce”, with 200 roles in Asia and 70 roles…