MyCareer and MyTeam hit the bench. We NBA 2K fans are no strangers to an online server shutdown, but 2K is pushing the boat out even further this year, as it has announced that NBA 2K25 is being fully delisted later this month, with the ensuing server closings pruning the title’s two best game modes…
A bit of a sleeper. In the lead-up to Kingdom Hearts 3, Square Enix needed some fresh content to rebuild interest in the franchise after it had been dormant for years outside of mobile games. After porting over the collections of most of the earlier games to more modern platforms, the company then decided to…
Not a cloud in sight. The Kingdom Hearts series has a long and storied history with Nintendo handhelds dating back all the way to the GBA, though (debatably) there have never been any mainline titles developed for them. The ultimate monkey’s paw then curled with the Switch, when Square Enix answered fan wishes to port…
Rivi-awesome. Getting The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to run on the original Nintendo Switch was an achievement in itself. Some obvious concessions had to be made, especially surrounding the visuals. Character models looked rather murky and the foliage around our protagonist Geralt had to be drastically toned down. With The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt –…
Denparessing. Genius Sonority, the developer and publisher behind the 2024 free-to-play RPG The New Denpa Men, has announced that it is wrapping up the game’s service later this year. The game’s regular service will end on 7th December at 8pm GMT / 9pm CET / 12pm PT / 3pm ET, with all in-game data such…
While Xenoblade Chronicles 2: NS2 Edition makes its debut. The latest UK charts data is in, and we have a few new releases this time to highlight. First up, Minecraft Dungeons II lands at number 2 for its debut, just behind EA Sports FC 27. The new title comfortably sold the most on Switch 2,…
Creepers, Skellies, oh my. A traditional adventure format seems an ill fit for something as freeform as Minecraft. The Markus ‘Notch’ Persson-created global phenomenon is an experience built on creativity with endless scope for experimentation, so constricting it within the boundaries of genre seems misguided. That said, the franchise has enough cultural pull that it…
Only 50 will be available worldwide. We’ve seen plenty of Sonic the Hedgehog statues over the years, but this one is a little bit different…and a lot more expensive. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Will our favourite Umbra Witch return? PlatinumGames has offered a brief yet tantalising comment on the future of Bayonetta during an interview with Famitsu (thanks, Nintendo Everything). The company’s CEO Atsushi Inaba was speaking alongside Shift Up’s Kim Hyung Tae, with the pair having recently collaborated on a Bayonetta costume for Stellar Blade. Inaba was…
It wants to “create games together with AI”. Capcom programmer Satoshi Ishida has detailed upcoming improvements to the company’s proprietary RE Engine during the Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026. As reported by GameBiz (thanks, VGC), Capcom’s ‘REX’ initiative is designed to overcome modern development challenges that make the process so lengthy, including improvements to tools,…