As a console interloper hailing from the PlayStation side of the tracks, I have a soft spot for controller rumble and haptics. It would appear I’m in good company, as a wild Sony patent exploring a fresh avenue for tactile feedback right there in your gamepad has just been published. The patent in question concerns…
Perhaps the most shocking part of Microsoft’s incoming rash of suspected layoffs and studio closures is Ninja Theory—a studio which had announced a Senua game at the Xbox showcase barely a week prior. At the time it seemed either a misalignment of strategy, the result of someone high-up not crossing their Ts or dotting their…
“What is a man?”. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of the most beloved instalments in Konami’s famous series, and for those of us who grew up with the original 1997 English-language version, Michael Guinn’s superb performance as Dracula stands out. Boasting the iconic “What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!”…
4K! 120fps! Mouse support! Indie developer Powerhoof, who you might remember is behind the wonderful multiplayer title Crawl, is bringing its latest game to the Switch and Switch 2 – and it looks excellent. The Drifter is a traditional point-and-click adventure with a heavy pixel art visual style and a story that encompasses murder, conspiracy,…
And you can play the first three levels now! id Software’s iconic first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D has just got an unofficial port to the Atari Lynx, and you can play the first three levels now. Following its explosive debut on computers all the way back in 1992, Wolfenstein 3D was inevitably ported to a long…
Studio was effectively shuttered 15 years ago. Japanese studio Game Republic has entered bankruptcy 15 years after it was effectively wound down by CEO (and Capcom veteran) Yoshiki Okamoto. TSR has reported on the bankruptcy commencement order (thanks, allcityslopshop.com), which took effect on June 10th. The amount of debt involved is currently under investigation, according…
It’s well weapon. Commodore International lifted the lid on its next hardware project yesterday, and it’s fair to say that the announcement didn’t go down all that well with everyone. Given Commodore’s heritage in gaming, many were hoping for something more along the lines of the (excellent) C64 Ultimate, but instead, we got a Y2K…
If you’re on a budget, now is really not the time to upgrade your gaming rig’s storage. The memory supply crisis is driving up the price of SSDs, meaning many will have to make do with what they’ve already got for as long as possible. Even older games can still have large file sizes, especially…
More Pokémon join the roster. Pokémon Champions arrives on mobile devices today, and alongside this, the Switch version of the game has been updated. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Here are the full patch notes. Square Enix has today updated the excellent Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles for the Switch 1 & 2 today. It adds New Game+, new adjustments, new settings and new languages. Here’s exactly what you can expect via the game’s official Steam post: Read the full article on nintendolife.com