I’ve generally avoided Bennet Foddy’s games, given they are essentially purpose-built frustration generators. But there’s something that intrigues me about Baby Steps. Maybe it’s the inherent slapstick comedy built into the concept of a schlub trying to walk up a mountain with physics-empowered feet. Maybe it’s the fact it’s been co-developed by Gabe Cuzzillo and…
Last week, we asked you to head into the magical world of Trine Trilogy. From storybook landscapes to wizard’s labs, here were your fantastical shares: The archer moves across an ornate bridge. The archer approached a spectacle of light. A rainbow is perfectly framed by vines and flowers. A wizard guards himself from the light….
“Everyone were saying ‘Super Nintendo isn’t that big, because here’s Sonic’”. Back when Sega first released Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991, it was still the underdog. Nintendo still controlled the North American video game market, as it had done for many years, and it didn’t look likely it would release its grip on gamers’ wallets…
A few days ago, we got an insight into how much some of the bosses at Nintendo had earned, but now, thanks to Senior Analyst Daniel Ahmad, this year’s average figures for such things like average employee age and number of employees at Nintendo has been revealed. Below, you can see 2020’s figures and beneath…
In Tokyo, a man has been arrested for stalking a woman using social media sites like LINE (a popular app in Japan) and Twitter—as well as the MMORPG Final Fantasy 14. As reported by Kobe News (and translated by Siliconera), the man reportedly sent over 22 messages via those apps trying to re-establish contact, while…
“I’ll continue to make games for a long time”. Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has dedicated much of his life to the legendary role-playing series and it doesn’t seem like he wants to slow down any time soon. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Fallout: New Vegas was famously released in a bit of a state. While subsequent patches dealt with the worst of the quest-breaking bugs and stability issues, there was another problem with the Nevada Wasteland. A lot of it looked suspiciously empty, and not in a post-apocalyptic way. More of a “we didn’t have time to…
We’ve learned a lot about Marathon over the past couple months, but one rather important bit of info we haven’t been given is the release date. Sony has previously committed to Marathon arriving in March 2026, but has remained mum on specifics, presumably holding out for a big, flashy reveal that will serve as the…
If you currently game on Linux, or plan to in the future, game support has just been improved once again. Wine, a compatibility app for running non-Linux games on Linux has just hit version 11.0. You can find the full list of changes in the release notes, but there are a few main takeaways (via…
If you’re a fan of Iron Lung, the indie horror game from Dusk creator David Szymanski, you may want to get used to hearing the following five words: “You mean the Markiplier movie?” YouTube phenom Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach’s long-awaited film adaptation of the 2022 sub sim has finally hit theaters, and it’s already made an…