“One hell of a story”. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle makes its debut on the Switch 2 this week, and it delivers a truly authentic Indy adventure. The reviews are now rolling in, and personally, we think the Nintendo version offers a “great” experience, awarding it 8 out of 10 stars. Here’s a quick…
“My plans cannot be thwarted”. Nintendo has been on the receiving end of a few bomb threats in recent years, and its headquarters in Kyoto have reportedly been targeted yet again. As highlighted by KTV News via Automaton, a “27-year-old unemployed Japanese man” has been arrested this week by local police on suspicion of sending…
Back in February some amazing footage emerged of path tracing implementation in Dark Souls 2. At the time I was pretty impressed, but I didn’t have my fingers crossed that the ambitious mod—which is an update to the beloved DS2Lighting Engine Mod—would be available to the public anytime soon. I was wrong: the DS2LightingEngine mod…
Legends never die. Former Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada has revealed the establishment of a new game development studio this week under SNK Corporation. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Market competition and business conditions ended the project. Yesterday, Sega Sammy’s latest financial results revealed Sega’s “Super Game” had been officially cancelled. It didn’t elaborate on this, but a Sega representative has now shared some details about this project with Game File, and the reasoning behind its cancellation. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The sequel to Pinocchio soulslike Lies of P that was announced in 2023 is now in “full production,” as revealed by the latest earnings results posted by developer Neowiz. That’s great news if you’re a fan of the game, but behind-the-scenes moves at the studio have some of those fans a little less than happy…
In 2021, Sega published an annual report touting the strength of its business and a new “priority strategy” for the coming five years: the creation of a “Super Game,” which would “stand head and shoulders above normal games.” The plan, at the time, was for that game with global appeal to launch by March 2026….
“This is world-class football”. Ahead of the World Cup next month, Bandai Namco has shared an update on Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters. According to the Japanese version of the new story trailer, the title will be released for the Switch in this location on 27th August 2026. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Katsuhiro Harada spent 20 years as the figurehead of Tekken before his sudden “retirement” in December. He’s long been synonymous with Bandai Namco’s fighting series and it was honestly a shock—even to me, a non-fighting game guy—when he left. But it turns out Harada hasn’t left development nor fighting games: less than half-a-year since his…
Valve, you cheeky bunch. It wasn’t enough to stand out by doubling down on touchpads, going all in on gyro, and sporting TMR joysticks: the new Steam Controller also has an Easter egg. As discovered by user RF3D19 on Reddit this week, the $99 gamepad is capable of expressing panic. When suddenly dropped, the device…