It’s been a few days now since IO Interactive’s ventured into the world of British espionage and to celebrate the successful launch it’s now been revealed that 007 First Light sold a whopping 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours. “Interactive, the independent video game developer and publisher behind the Hitman franchise, and Amazon…
Scalper no scalping! After being teased back in February’s Pokémon Presents showcase, The Pokémon Company is almost ready to lift the lid on its upcoming 30th anniversary Trading Card Game products. As brought to our attention by Serebii.net, TPC will release a special video on its YouTube channel on 1st June at 2pm BST /…
The once budget handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, recently received an astronomical price hike, with Valve citing “global logistical challenges” (otherwise known as the global memory crisis) for this decision. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney soon weighed in on the matter, drawing attention to Gabe Newell’s $500 million superyacht in the process. Commenting on X,…
Overwatch fans have been dreaming of an official animated TV series for as long as I can remember. Sure there’s plenty of stellar animated shorts, but with a narrative this good, fans want to appreciate it all in one cohesive project. But so far that’s all it’s been: A dream. Especially after word got out…
It feels like about time that we get some new and exciting handhelds, don’t you think? Yesterday, Intel announced new Panther Lake chips designed specifically for handhelds, called the Arc G-Series (Arc G3 and G3 Extreme), and while we’ve already seen MSI’s expensive Claw offering featuring one of the new chips, Acer has now also…
Switch 2 Edition launched this week. Annapurna Interactive’s wonderful cat platformer (catformer?), Stray, finally made the jump to Switch 2 earlier this week, but those with the game already on Switch 1 might have noticed that there’s no sign of a free upgrade path. Well, sit tight, because there’s one inbound. Publisher Annapurna Interactive took…
“I know another name for the boy wearing a rooster suit”. Sega-16 recently sat down with former Sega marketing executive Mike Fischer, and the resulting interview covers a big chunk of his amazing career in video games, which includes two stints at Sega and time at Microsoft and Namco. We’ve already covered Fischer’s comments on…
Videogame movies have never really gone away, but it certainly feels like they’ve had a bit of a renaissance in the 2020s. They’re less crap, for starters (at least most of them are, anyway), and generally feel a little more catered to the nerd crowd who love the source material in the first place. It’s…
How mysterious. Yoshi returned in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for the Switch 2 last week, and while it’s in a playable enough state, there have been some reports from players about certain issues in the game. Nintendo has now acknowledged this via its official customer support account on social media today, noting how it’s…
And there are “no problems to report”. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has officially set its sights on a Switch 2 release, and the big question is, how will the game hold up on Nintendo’s new hybrid platform? Speaking to VGC before the official announcement, Infinity Ward studio head Jack O’Hara said development on…