The original entry is now 30 years old. Ahead of the grand opening of Super Nintendo World: Donkey Kong Country, some of the original Donkey Kong Country development team spoke to VGC about the IP being adapted to an entire theme park. During the same chat, artist Steve Mayles – who helped co-found Playtonic Games…
Wave Race 64 returns! In this week’s update for Nintendo Music, Nintendo has added the soundtrack from the 1996 N64 title Wave Race 64. This soundtrack includes 32 tracks all up and has a runtime of 36 minutes. You’ll be able to listen to tracks from the title screen, the watercraft select screen, Sunny Beach,…
Nintendo’s lawsuit claims it “infringes multiple patent rights”. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Palworld developer Pocketpair in September of this year. In a notable development, Pocketpair has now released an update for Palworld which changes the Pokémon-like throwing mechanic in the game. As detailed in the latest v0.3.11…
“I have my share of responsibility”. Former Ubisoft designer and creator of Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil Michel Ancel has lifted the lid on part of Beyond Good & Evil 2‘s troubled development. In an interview with French outlet Superpouvoir (via VGC), the ex-Ubisoft employee, who left in 2020 to work at a wildlife…
Multiple positions available for “popular game titles”. Nintendo subsidiary Intelligent Systems — best known for developing the Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, and WarioWare series’ — is currently hiring. Spotted by reader Leaf Garrison, the job is open for (via Google translate) “developing popular game titles” and has been open since 8th November 2024. Monthly salaries…
It’s… the same. We are barrelling towards the release date of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on 16th January 2025 and, with a little over a month to go, Nintendo has revealed the game’s opening cutscene in all of its remastered glory. Now, yes, if you played the original on Wii back in 2010, then…
Guess who’s back. After a quick look at the latest UK boxed software charts? Well, you’ve come to the right place. With Black Friday sales fizzling out, things have mostly returned to normal this week. The big three of EA Sports FC 25, Hogwarts Legacy and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 assume their positions…
Aw, brick… LEGO Fortnite is expanding and changing things up — later this week, LEGO Fortnite Brick Life will be arriving on 12th December 2024. A brand new game mode to go alongside LEGO Fortnite — which is being retitled to LEGO Fortnite Odyssey — Brick Life is a social sim where 32 players can…
Soul survivor. The blood-soaked jewels in the crown of a storied cult franchise, Soul Reaver and its sequel were praised on release for original gameplay and stellar visuals. Gorgeous gothic fantasies, co-written and directed by industry luminary Amy Hennig, they followed the exploits of vampire lord Kain’s fallen lieutenant, Raziel. These games are easily the…
Includes new areas, a new playable character, and fishing! Two years after the hit indie RPG Chained Echoes released, developer Matthias Linda — now having formed Umami Tiger, his new development studio — has announced Ashes of Elrant, an expansive new DLC package that launches in Q2 2025. This story DLC will take place right…