“There’s practically nothing to work on”. When the director of Square Enix’s recent Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles remaster, Kazutoyo Maehiro, admitted that the company no longer had the source code for the original PlayStation version, it keenly illustrated how preservation wasn’t a key concern for many developers in the ’90s. Now, Naoki…
In one of Assassin’s Creed Shadows‘ earliest quests, you’ll need to find Imai Sokyu, a wealthy and influential merchant in Sakai. While you’d think this quest would warm you up to the new, more exploration-based quest objectives, you’re thrown in at the deep end. I’ll admit that it took me a good fifteen minutes running…
What do Shaun White, Snoop Dogg, Steph Curry, Yasiel Puig, Shuhei Yoshida, and I have in common? Up until yesterday, absolutely nothing… but as of today, out of some bout of dumb luck, Shuhei Yoshida and I are this month’s PlayStation HEROES, complete with our very own superpowers! Check it out: Anybody who purchases the…
More than a touch better. Atari has announced that RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is finally being updated to support touch controls on the Nintendo Switch. In addition, the new update will also implement the ability to modify cursor movement speed, add in new visualisation settings, and introduce expanded tutorials to allow for a smoother transition for…
Catch it in late January 2024. Last week, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was updated to ver. 3.0.0 in preparation for the release of its Indigo Disk DLC. That patch came with some problems of its own, so now the Pokémon Company has shared some of the fixes that it is working on for the games’…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to…
Werehogs, not swearhogs. Like all big pop culture moments, time has done weird things to the public perception of Sonic Unleashed. What launched in HD on Xbox 360 and PS3 (and in SD on Wii and PS2) back in 2008 to the lukewarm reception of “oh, it’s like Sonic only slower… and greyer” has developed…
One of the largest and best changes in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is the new combat system. It’s still faithful to the original’s lethality, but it’s no longer just about standing still waiting to counter an attack. But you know what I don’t love? The confusing removal of hidden blade combat and the ability…
Never underestimate the power of PlayStation. Thirty years ago today, Sony launched the first PlayStation – and changed things in the world of gaming forever. Spawned from the ill-fated SNES Play Station project, the 32-bit console hit Japanese stores on December 3rd, 1994 – hot on the heels of its closest rival, the Sega Saturn….
Game developer and publisher IREM announced on their Twitter page that their largely forgotten, but cult-favorite beat-em-up, Ninja Baseball Bat Man is getting an HD remake in the form of Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded and is coming to Steam, PlayStation5, Xbox series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 on December 10. The game, originally released…