How does it hold up? We’ve been lucky enough to go hands-on with the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on Switch, and as part of that, we thought it might be useful to see just how the new release stacks up next to the Wii U original. In short, the Switch remaster represents a…
Calling at sequel station. Devolver Digital’s publishing label Big Fan Games and developer Shiny Shoe have today announced that Monster Train 2 — a sequel to the 2021 deckbuilding roguelike — will be choo-chooing its way onto Switch later this year. Much like its predecessor, this one will see you building up a deck of…
It’s unclear how many have been let go. The developer of hit coming-of-age indie darlings Oxenfree and Oxenfree II, Night School Studio, has been hit by layoffs. Game Developer has reported that an “undisclosed number of employees” have been laid off at the Netflix-owned studio. This follows on from the streaming giant closing its internal…
Talk about Funky. The worlds of gaming and footwear crossover more than you might expect. The snazzy Pokémon x Crocs collection took our breath away last year, Bull Airs released a range of console-inspired sneakers and even Converse has got involved in the past too. But all of them pale in comparison to what Nike…
First one lands next week. Go Go Nintendo Lifers! Digital Eclipse has today announced that a pair of mighty-looking updates will be heading to Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind in the coming months, adding in fresh gameplay features, new moves and an expanded scope for online co-op. The first of these updates is set…
A Skell of a good time. It’s been absolutely ages since we last set foot on Mira, the planet on which humanity seeks refuge from an alien threat in Xenoblade Chronicles X. It was perhaps only a year or two after the game first released on Wii U, in fact, that we last played it,…
How much is destined for Switch 2? Annapurna Interactive has announced that its first digital showcase of the year (the creatively titled ‘Annapurna Interactive Showcase’) will be streamed on YouTube next week, providing a peek at the company’s release schedule for 2025. Arriving on 24th February at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT…
Company issues an apology. Limited Run Games has issued emails to its customers confirming that both Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland and Piopow on NES may cause damage to the consoles or cartridges if used for prolonged periods of time. As highlighted by John Riggs on Bluesky (thanks, Time Extension), Limited Run has stated that these…
Download it today. Following its release in November last year, Mario & Luigi: Brothership for the Switch has now received its first update. This bumps the game up to Version 1.0.1 and addresses multiple bugs as well as some “other” ones. Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo’s official support page: Read the…
Including the sale of Pokémon GO. A new report from Bloomberg claims Pokémon GO developer Niantic is apparently in talks to sell its video game business to the Saudi Arabia-owned company Scopely. This deal would supposedly be announced in the “coming weeks” and the figure of the sale is expected to be around $3.5 billion….