“Without that element of trust, I couldn’t continue working there”. Earlier this year, Hideki Kamiya shocked his fans by announcing that he would leave PlatinumGames. Now unemployed, he’s spent much of his time watching streaming content and creating YouTube videos, but after sitting down with IGN, we now have a clearer picture of why he…
Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker will finally call curtains next year as we head into Dawntrail, and I’ve never had so many mixed feelings about an MMO I absolutely love. Endwalker had a lot riding on the back of it. It was the culmination of a 10-year storyline, saddled with massive expectations from Shadowbringers. It was…
Though Owlcat Games just released the Warhammer 40k CRPG Rogue Trader, it’s still been hard at work updating its previous game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. The game’s just started a free weekend lasting until December 17th, while it will also be on sale for 75% off until the 21st. WotR is a massive zero-to-hero…
“Your imagination was kickstarted by the pictures and text on the box”. Preserving history is often all about archiving before it is too late, especially when it comes to games. Saving that floppy before it becomes unreadable, ripping that CD before ‘bit rot’ sets in and a hard drive before it dies a quiet (well,…
Anyone would think it’s the end of the year… What’s that? You thought that the discounts were over because Black Friday is finished? Ohh no, no, no. It is December in Nintendo land, and if that means anything, it means that the discounts are never over. Yes, that’s right, Nintendo has today launched its Festive…
Hideki Kamiya—director of Bayonetta and Okami, co-founder of PlatinumGames, “unemployed man,” and guy who has you blocked on Twitter—is making the rounds again, and this time he’s ready to spill the beans. Sort of. In a recent chat with IGN, the legendary developer shed some light on his departure from Platinum in October, telling the…
See Luigi in Super Mario 64 for the first time! Various pieces of evidence have appeared over the years to confirm that Super Mario 64 was originally going to include Luigi as a playable character. In several interviews, including a 1996 interview translated by shmuplations, Miyamoto went on the record as saying that the character…
It’s been… kind of a weird year for games, all in all. We’ve had lots of amazing surprises: Dave the Diver surfaced out of nowhere to steal our hearts, Cyberpunk 2077 completed its redemption arc with a flourish, and of course Baldur’s Gate 3 smashed even our already sky high expectations. But it’s also been…
Ronald D. Moore is something of a legend in sci-fi circles, having written numerous episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and serving in producer roles for both shows. In 2003, he went on to create and showrun the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series. His latest project is the Apple…
Thanking you kindly. As we roll towards the end of 2023, it’s once again time for us to ask for a little favour. If you’ve got a few moments, you’d be helping us out considerably by answering a few survey questions below, as compiled by our partners over at ReedPop. Nintendo Life and the Hookshot…