Following last year’s walk-out. Last year saw the entire Annapurna Interactive workforce resign following a dispute with owner Megan Ellison. Four months on, Bloomberg has reported that the former staff members have formed a new company and have picked up the entire Private Division portfolio (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). The as-yet-unnamed company reportedly acquired all games under…
Arriving next month. The Pokémon Europe International Championships return to London next month (20th-23rd Feb), and while we are, of course, very excited to see the cream of the competitive crop go head to head across a range of disciplines, the big selling point for many will be the pop-up Pokémon Center. Reservations for this…
Revenue dropped by nearly 35% from 2023. 2024 was a fairly turbulent year for the games industry in many ways, but what’s clear from the latest data is that physical games sales in the UK are struggling mightily. According to data from the Entertainment Retailers Association, and based on data from Nielsen/GfK, India and GSD…
The floodgates have opened. ‘Switch 2’ rumours have been non-stop since the start of 2025 and it seems like the floodgates have now completely opened. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“If the occasion offers itself, we will try our best”. If you’re a fan of oldschool 3D platformers, you might want to be on the lookout for Kero Quest 64 at some point in the future. This Kickstarter project by Stratobox has officially reached its “Switch port stretch goal” after banking more than $25,000 USD….
Here’s a look. Last week, accessory maker Genki announced it would be showcasing ‘Switch 2’ accessories at CES 2025 and it’s now delivered on this promise. It’s being shown behind closed doors and the German outlet Netzwelt has now shared some photos online. Apart from a docking station with Joy-Con controllers attached, there’s also a…
The leash you could do. Cast your mind back to when you first opened your shiny new Nintendo Switch. After removing the individually wrapped controllers and clipping them onto the console itself, you delved into the box’s second layer of goodies to find the dock, the power cable… and a couple of plastic stick things….
Tencent claims there’s been a “misunderstanding”. The US Department of Defense has officially added Chinese megacorp Tencent to the federal register of companies deemed to have ties to the Chinese military (thanks, Bloomberg). The addition to the list does not come with any specific sanctions for Tencent, though it may affect the company’s ability to…
Sequel launches this month. A new trailer for Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter has been revealed ahead of the game’s upcoming launch on 28th January 2025. Boasting the voiceover talents of Doug Cockle (The Witcher III), the new trailer showcases a boatload of gameplay highlighting the glorious violence and stunning 2D visuals. As…
The long-awaited remaster of the remake. Way back in 1989, Nihon Falcom released Ys III: Wanderers from Ys for various PC-based platforms and eventually consoles like the Genesis and SNES. This 2D side-scroller was well-respected in the community and eventually acted as the basis for 2005’s 3D reimagining, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, though this…