It’s meant to be out this year. If you were worried Level-5’s upcoming Switch release Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time might not make its 2023 release window, today we’ve got a bit of an update. This latest information (via Ryokutya2089) has been discovered in a Japanese advertisement, which suggests the game’s launch…
“Always on gameplay” with an extended life cycle. During Warner Bros. Q3 earnings call, the company’s CEO David Zaslav has revealed it’s focused on transforming its “biggest franchises” from three to four-year releases into “more always on gameplay” experiences through live services, multiplatform releases, and free-to-play extensions. The “goal” is to have “more players spending…
Expansion plan knocks it back to 2028. Back in August, there was a report from Nikkei claiming Nintendo’s new development building had been delayed due to an “expansion plan”. Nintendo didn’t officially comment about this at the time, but now within the slides of its latest financial results briefing, it’s confirmed construction has been up-scaled…
Wave 6 has arrived. Today marks the arrival the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ‘Wave 6’ Booster Course Pass DLC for Nintendo Switch. This new update includes a whole bunch of new cups and courses, and four new racers have been added to the roster including (Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Pauline and Peachette). There are also…
Atlus appears to have fixed it now. Atlus’ new tactical RPG Persona 5 Tactica might not be out until next week, but there are apparently some lucky fans out there who have already been able to access and play the game. As highlighted on social media and elsewhere, it seems the Steam version of the…
Grab your trilby and trench coat. Updated with the world’s greatest detective’s newest adventure on Switch, Murder On The Orient Express, along with our favourite coffee-loving yellow mouse, Detective Pikachu Returns! Everyone loves a good mystery, and even more so if they’re the one who gets to solve it. The detective genre has evolved a…
Ah, so relaxing. GameChops and music artist Funk Fiction have released Sonic & Chill, a relaxing new addition to the ‘& Chill’ album series featuring multiple tunes from classic Sonic games. Comprised of 14 tracks in total, you’ve got the likes of Chemical Plant Zone, Welcome to Station Square, and Hydrocity Zone to accompany you…
Another casualty of Embracer’s restructuring. In yet another blow to the gaming industry, VGC has reported that Embracer Group may soon be closing the Nottingham-based UK studio Free Radical Design. The team was reformed back in 2021 to revive the classic FPS franchise Timesplitters, but it looks like that may now be under threat as…
Get a move on. Last week, WarioWare: Move It! brought Mario’s #2 nemesis back to Switch for another round of microgame goodness, this time returning to the waggle-filled joys of the Wii entry, WarioWare Smooth Moves. Our resident reviewer extraordinaire, PJ O’Reilly, awarded it 8/10 in his review, saying this entry is “as daft and…
Launching Spring 2024. Developer and publisher Giants Software has announced Farming Simulator Kids for the Nintendo Switch, offering a more child-friendly, accesible take on its long-running Farming Simulator franchise. Switching out text for more audiovisual cues, Farming Simulator Kids will require players to harvest crops, care for a variety of different animals, and make use…