Illumination, the studio currently producing the Super Mario movie in partnership with Nintendo, has apparently seen little impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. This is because the remote working that has become a new normal for so many people has been an established practice for production of animated movies, especially at Illumination. In fact, Deadline has…
Ubisoft has announced that it plans to hold its own showcase this summer with upcoming video games. The event is scheduled for Sunday, 12th July. The company plans to show off exclusive game news, reveals and more! The time for the event is 8pm BST / 12pm PT. The company promises to share more information…
As well as the recent report that there have been multiple job openings at Retro Studios, according to VGC, the Texas-based game studio has added some high profile talent to its team of staff. As the studio focusses on the production of the eagerly awaited Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch, artists behind big franchises…
Rob Heiret, one of the people behind localising Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch has spoken publicly about the thinking process that went into creating the infamous “I caught a sea bass! No, wait – it’s at least a C+!” joke which pops up every time you catch one. In a series of tweets,…
Square Enix’s previously announced video game based on the Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai anime will be unveiled to the general public on Wednesday, 27th May. The livestream will be streamed on YouTube on the 27th May at 8:00pm JST. Here’s the times for other regions: 4:00am PT/7:00am ET/12:00pm BST/1:00pm CEST. Platforms for Dragon…
The latest UK video games charts are now in from the United Kingdom. While the lockdown continues for certain areas of retail, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has managed to regain its position at the top of the charts with a sales increase of 135% week-on-week. There were 225,000 boxed games sold in the UK last…
Japanese gaming publication Game Trainer has conducted a survey of 375 students and asked them which games have captivated them the most at the moment. It seems Fortnite reigns supreme at the moment and it is followed the worldwide phenomena, Minecraft from Mojang and Microsoft. Check out the full results down below! Fortnite – 22.1%…
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Nintendo has announced today that Japanese Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will be able to play the excellent Celeste free of charge this month. Players will be able to access the game from 18th May – 24th May. Nintendo hasn’t announced whether this promotion is coming to the west. Via
Out of the three current console makers it was Nintendo which spent out the most amount of money on television adverts during the month of April 2020. The company splashed out $6.5 million on TV adverts in the United States during the month of lockdown. However, all firms spent less in April than they had…