Back on the Trails. The Trails series is known for its incredible worldbuilding through many different games, including Trails of Cold Steel, Trails from Zero, and Trails to Azure, as well as Trails in the Sky. The events of those games culminated with Trails into Reverie, which finally got a localized release this year. The…
We quickly discovered that the new Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remaster is an impressive and shiny UE5 wrapper over the janky gem we’ve always loved, and that’s led to some surreal developments like a beloved line reading flub getting some delightfully high-quality new lipsyncing. It also means that speedrunners can slip right back into well-worn…
That’s one way to break the ice. Masahiro Sakurai is best known for making video games (you don’t need us to tell you that), but according to his latest YouTube video, he also made a game out of gift-giving. If Sakurai found himself with duplicate copies of games, or items that he didn’t particularly need…
It was on my birthday, October 18th, 1985 where console gaming changed forever. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) hit North America and the consoled world has never looked back. Millions of NES consoles were purchased, and ten of million number of NES carts were sold. The most popular ones at launch were Super Mario Bros.,…
I was recently in the market for a new ereader and decidedly wary of staying in Mr. Bezos’ walled garden. Besides that time in 2009, when Amazon remotely deleted George Orwell’s 1984 from devices due to a rights issue, more recent news has also given me pause. For example, did you know that as of…
It’s been a year since Shovel Knight dug into the hearts of people everywhere. Can you believe it? With more than 700,000 copies sold and over 100 awards including many Game of the Year accolades, Shovel Knight’s phenomenal success is something we never dreamed possible. Now, we’re ready to take the next step: into the…
Blizzard Entertainment’s union—in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA)—has just signed a landmark contract with the studio to, among other things, force it to “discuss, evaluate, and bargain” any time it wants to introduce generative AI in the workplace. As explained on the CWA website, this contract has been in the works for…
A few months ago, we spoke with Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of legendary FromSoftware milestones like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, to learn what we could about their just-announced new project: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Now, Sekiro’s release date is almost here… but we still have questions. Activision’s Robert Conkey, producer on the title, was kind enough…
Hello! I’m Amélie from Miju Games. We’re so excited for you to finally get to try our survival game The Planet Crafter when it launches on PS5 next month. Play Video The Planet Crafter is unlike many of the survival games you’ve played in the past. When we were designing it, we sought to make…
Say hello to Discrete Orange. Incube8 Games and indie dev Tardigrade have announced a new turn-based puzzler platformer for the Game Boy Advance, entitled Discrete Orange. Described as offering a “one-of-a-kind gameplay mechanic”, Discrete Orange placed 2nd Overall at GBA Jam 2024 and takes place in a turn-based environment, where things only move when your…