Just keep on Truxing. Legacy is a heavy burden. The ever-present danger of attempting to bring a new chapter in a revered series from the past and offending an entire fanbase in the process should not be something taken lightly by developers. In recent years within the shmup genre, we have seen such attempts fizzle…
It’s a family affair. Last week, Shigeru Miyamoto sat down for an oh-so-rare deep dive interview with Famitsu, and it was positively rammed with glorious insights. We previously covered the direct pipeline from movie to games and the legendary designer’s thoughts on remakes, but we’ve just stumbled across another wholesome little nugget from the chat…
Best of the best. Capcom has today released its Q1 financial results for FY2026, sharing the official numbers for Pragmata‘s launch period and updates on a bunch of other titles besides. It’s the Resident Evil series that’s the star of the show this time around, however, as it seems to have become the best-selling Japanese…
Nintendo’s fresh take receives a glowing reception. The excitement for Splatoon Raiders might not have been as big as certain other first-party Nintendo titles in the lead-up to its release, but now that it’s out, the Switch 2 exclusive is getting a lot of praise from fans. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Get a slice of the new TMNT paid DLC. Since racing onto the Switch and Switch 2 last year, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has received multiple paid and free DLC updates. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Remakes help it achieve this. Resident Evil isn’t an annual franchise, but Capcom says it’s been using remakes to help it meet its goal of releasing a major title every year. In the latest issue of Game Informer, producer Masachika Kawata mentioned how revisiting older games in between new releases allows the Japanese company to…
FFVII was already a massive undertaking. The Final Fantasy VII Remake series will reach its conclusion next year, and it’s led to questions about other entries in the long-running role-playing series receiving a similar makeover. The FFXIV game director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida responded to a question about this at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest…
The party doesn’t stop. Last September, the Mario Party style game LEGO Party arrived on the Switch with “60 hilarious minigames”. If you haven’t already given this multiplayer title a go, it looks like it might be making an encore on the Switch 2. A rating for this version of the game has now surfaced…
Feel Good Ink. Well folks, Splatoon Raiders is finally here. The series’ first spin-off launched on Switch 2 last week, and if you’re anything like us, then you’ve likely spent most of your weekend hunting down Salmonids on the Spirhalite Islands. And what a wonderful way it is to spend your time! In our 9/10…
Gotta buy ’em all. We are rapidly closing in on the next wave of Pokémon LEGO sets, and these look really rather nice. Alongside the Smart Brick range, The Pokémon Company is also launching another round of adult-focused sets, with the Arcanine (£89.99), Rayquaza (£119.99), and Munchlax (£59.99) builds all arriving on 1st August. Read…