I’m Thomas Welsh, lead writer and narrative designer on Cloudpunk, and I created the characters you’ll meet in the cyberpunk city of Nivalis. Since release, seeing players’ response to the diverse and colourful cast of characters has been a blast. Everyone has their favourite, and I’m really touched by how the community has taken these…
There has been some leaks floating around online recently but the latest one is particularly interesting and it’s all to do with the loveable Gamecube. Originally releasing back in 2001, the system didn’t perform too well with regards to sales – even though it’s still very much highly regarded as a fantastic little console with…
Mario has come a long way since jumping on that first Goomba in World 1-1 of the original Super Mario Bros. game. Now, 35 years since the launch of that game in Japan, he is starring in new games on the Nintendo Switch system, lending his likeness to brands like LEGO®, PUMA and Monopoly, and…
Nintendo has released a new software update for the engrossing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for the Nintendo Switch platform. The new update brings the game to Version 2.1.0 and adds Korean language support. Sadly there does not appear to be any other changes or tweaks to the JRPG in this specific update, but it is good…
Japanese party fighting game Goonya Fighter will soon have a collaboration with SEGA’s iconic Virtua Fighter series. Virtua Fighter skins for Akira Yuki, Pai Chan, Lau Chan, Sarah Bryant, and Wolf Hawkfield have now been announced. For those not in the know, Goonya Fighter is a fun party fighting game where 4 players flop their…
.hack//G.U. Last Recode is not on the Nintendo Switch, and we now know why. CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama said in a video on the company’s YouTube channel that they have proposed the idea to Bandai Namco “several times”. However, Bandai Namco said that “it’s hard to predict the cost of porting and the sales prospects”…
Mario’s 35th anniversary is right around the corner and one of the surprises is that PUMA has teamed up with the Kyoto-based company to develop PUMA x Nintendo RS Dreamers. The announcement, which presumably was meant to be announced on the 13th September, was spotted on Foot Locker. The product page has since been removed,…
Monolith Soft, the developers behind the critically acclaimed Xenoblade series, have revealed that they have now surpassed 250 employees. As of August 2020, the developer has reported that it has 254 employees, 25.2% are female and 74.8% of them are male. The average amount of time that employees work at Monolith Soft is around five…
Nintendo is holding an online career briefing next month and it’s aimed at experienced designers in the gaming industry. Developers who have worked on the Splatoon and Zelda series will talk to prospective employees on 24th October with the aim for some vacancies to be filled and for successfully selected individuals to work from either…
Growing up in the 80s in Asia, family road trips were quite the adventure. We would pack everything but the kitchen sink into the car, with my sister and I making the backseats into our playroom for the next few hours while our parents would take turns driving. There would be music on the radio…