“It’s a really happy surprise”. Back in 1999, developer Sacnoth released the RPG Koudelka on PS1. Created, produced, written and directed by former Square staffer Hiroki Kikuta (who also composed the music), the game is unique in that it’s set in Wales, and its dialogue is spoken entirely in English. Kikuta—who recently reunited with Square…
Nintendo is continuing to release monthly calendar wallpapers featuring popular characters from the Fire Emblem universe. The latest piece is for February 2020, which depicts Tsubasa: Madcap Idol alongside Itsuki: Finding a Path. You can check it out in the images below. In Fire Emblem Heroes news, Heroes with Valor skills are being featured as…
You’ll need to puzzle out how to open Cold Storage if you want to progress through the Care Center in Resident Evil Requiem. While it might seem optional at first since it’s a little room off to the side of the West Wing, it actually contains a vital item you’ll need to acquire the Star…
The first update of 2024 has arrived. Although the Switch is getting on, Nintendo is still busy rolling out regular firmware updates. Following a minor update at the end of last year, it’s now released the big Version 18.0.0 update. It’s added in an extra auto-sleep option, added Korean as a supported language for potential…
Long-time Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been surprisingly candid in a recent chat with Morgan Stanley, highlighting, in as many words, how much the company has to thank both Intel and Apple for. This came in response to a question—well, more of a statement than a question—commenting on Nadella “embracing openness”. For instance, regarding Microsoft’s…
Rising Lords is just the sort of game I’m most vulnerable to: historical strategy with the simple setup of a tabletop wargame and the quality of life and large numbers that are only possible when a computer does the math and moves the pieces for you. What I especially like about it, though, is that…
Every time some new development in AI happens, I’m reminded of Psychonauts creator TIm Schafer’s words on the technology from a couple of years ago. Speaking on the potential for AI to replicate something that sounded like Mozart, he said: “I was like—wow, that’s a really impressive technical challenge, and it does sound like music,…
Battery startup BMX (Better Mobile Xperience) claims that some airlines are now banning standard lithium-ion batteries due to safety concerns. Whether that’s true, more on which in a sec’, its new solid-state USB-C charging pack does look interesting, especially once you’ve seen BMX drive a nail through it and have it allegedly keep on working….
Physical release will also require a download. Borderlands 4 locked in a release date for the Switch 2 earlier today, with Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford confirming it will be arriving on 3rd October 2025. Now, in an interview with GamesRadar+, Pitchford has shared some additional details about the upcoming Nintendo release. Firstly, the game will…
This week we’re excited to launch Sparc onto PlayStation VR. It’s a project that has evolved from early prototyping, so we thought we give the PSVR community a bit of insight into the origin of Sparc. “VR Labs” Our small studio is based in Atlanta, part of CCP Games, creators of the long-running space MMO…