“I’d rather quit the industry than use Generative AI”. The Oliver Twins recently resurrected one of their older games, Ghost Hunters, using Generative AI. The results are not pretty If you listen to Google, Meta and Microsoft, you’d be forgiven for believing that Generative AI is the future of, well, everything. Read the full article…
Before a career second act at Nightdive Studios, the recently-retired Larry Kuperman‘s big project was Impulse. It was to be GameStop’s answer to Steam, but it went the way of the dodo in 2014. Kuperman went into his personal history building up Impulse’s catalogue when we spoke at this year’s Game Developers Conference. Kuperman came…
The quick brown deer jumped over the lazy owl. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Some people can’t help but translate things. We see languages, and we want to decipher them, like the people who climb Mount Everest…
Bear with me, dear reader, and ask yourself: What makes for a good collectible? I obviously have a few good ideas now, because I’m writing this article, but before then I admit I’d be hard-pressed to give you a proper list. I know what makes a bad one, mind, but what gives them the juice?…
“We’re doing everything we can to fix this as soon as possible”. French retro game publisher Broke Studio has announced that it is suspending all orders to the United States following new customs regulations introduced between the US and Europe. Broke Studio releases physical games for old systems, and helped bring the utterly brilliant Changeable…
The Hollow Knight: Silksong release time is fast approaching, and after what many might consider a disproportionate level of hype for the game, people are, understandably, excited to get their hands on it and see if it can live up to expectations. After what has been years of anticipation for some, Team Cherry announced the…
You’re gonna have to sleep sometime (we recommend the second half). Here’s the thing about The Thing: Remastered; it’s still very much 2002’s The Thing. Which is either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how much you like your The Thing. 2002’s The Thing, you see, which was developed by Computer Artworks…
Facepunch Studios may have only just released S&box, but the launch of its spiritual successor to Garry’s Mod has done nothing to slow down its monthly Rust update. It is as predictable as the tide, or having your base raided by your half-naked neighbours. This month’s “Upgrade hard, raid harder” patch brings a major overhaul…
On the download. It’s now well over a month since Switch 2‘s June launch, and it seems the majority of owners are happy with their new console. Gripes about the screen, battery life, and how quickly the internal memory fills up are all valid, but the general consensus indicates that the joys outweigh the cons;…
As you can see in the above video, I recently travelled to Osaka, Japan, to go inside Capcom’s headquarters and play its upcoming action game, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, as well as talk to many of the lead devs who have worked on it. And, as part of my developer interviews, I spoke with…