I had the chance to talk to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 producer François Meurisse during the 2025 Game Developers Conference, and the Sandfall Interactive COO got down to brass tacks about how the game draws on JRPG history, the types of stories that can be told with these mechanics, and how the ambitious Expedition 33…
This week’s issue of Famitsu contained Masahiro Sakurai’s 592nd column. In it, Sakurai talked about the recent news that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had become the best-selling fighting game ever. This accomplishment previously belonged to Street Fighter II. Sakurai said that Japan considers Smash an action game. Despite Smash Ultimate’s achievement, Sakurai says that he…
Capcom has two Monster Hunter games for the Nintendo Switch planned for this year those games are Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. In a New Year’s message, Monster Hunter Rise producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and director Yasunori Ichinose stated that they have “brand-new information” to share at the beginning of…
Forked from GB Studio. A new “visual engine” has been released which should mean even more homebrew games will become available for the Mega Drive / Genesis. MD Engine has been forked from the popular GB Studio, and has been created “to enable users with minimal or no programming knowledge to make games,” according to…
Sunderfolk is the latest attempt at an experiment that’s never quite succeeded. Secret Door’s co-op-centric tactical RPG aims to capture the fun of tabletop roleplaying in a more approachable format by using smartphones as controllers for the party’s actions on a central screen. Sunderfolk makes an impressive showing. Secret Door seems like it’s carefully considered…
One of the most unique looking PCs ever Maximum PC’s Online Managing Editor and ace reporter Jimmy Thang is currently scurrying around the show floor at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and one of his stops was to see CyberPower’s curious looking Fang Trinity PC. At a glance, it looks like the…
With increasing frequency, AI is pitched as the solution to a non-existent problem. For starters, Google’s Veo 3 became widely available as a public preview last month, allowing folks to create AI-generated video with disquieting robo-voice-over to boot. Now, a recent exchange on X suggests that a more immersive feature set that would allow users…
Surface Pro 4, anyone? Microsoft has begun sending invites to members of the press for an October 6 event in New York City. The invitations state that Microsoft has “some exciting news to share about Windows 10 devices,” though stops way short of offering up any specifics. That’s okay because the web is filled with…
Creating Windbound has been an unforgettable experience for us at 5 Lives Studios – through both calm winds and turbulent seas. We’re thrilled for players to finally embark on their journey alongside Kara and explore the mysteries of the archipelago. These are just the first steps into the world of Windbound, and there are many…
A “Walmart exclusive”. Last Mario Day, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed a new Mario Bros. animated movie was on the way and would be arriving in 2026. Read the full article on nintendolife.com