At the E3 2017 Media Showcase we premiered a new gameplay demo for Days Gone that focused on open-world dynamic events. Behind closed doors, we showed an alternate-path of the demo, changing up the weather, time-of-day, and play style. Our goal for this second demo was to show that changing something like the weather was…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for January 29 to February 2 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published January 26, 2024 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more…
Nintendo’s lawsuit claims it “infringes multiple patent rights”. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Palworld developer Pocketpair in September of this year. In a notable development, Pocketpair has now released an update for Palworld which changes the Pokémon-like throwing mechanic in the game. As detailed in the latest v0.3.11…
Heh, good luck. Nintendo has been absolutely relentless when it comes to Switch emulators, and for good reason: the company recently confirmed that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with the vast majority of Switch titles, so naturally, it doesn’t want folks accessing said games in other ways. As such, emulation projects like Yuzu…
You need deep pockets in more ways than one. While Steam Deck’s humble sales have illustrated that the handheld gaming PC market is smaller than many believed, that doesn’t mean there’s not an appetite for these monstrously powerful portable beasts. Before Valve entered the market with its aforementioned device, we’d already seen several examples from…
The Play Ninjala Twitter account is celebrating this morning as the game has achieved over one million downloads since it launched on the Nintendo Switch eShop yesterday. The team acknowledges that Ninjala had servers errors initially and to compensate for this they are giving away 100 Jala and 10x Ippon Gum (Flame) weapon skins. You…
Coming to PS4 & Nintendo Switch as part of Arcade Archives. Seibu Kaihatsu’s Raiden spin-off Viper Phase 1 is set to release this week on the Nintendo Switch & PS4 on December 12th, as part of Arcade Archives (as spotted by Famitsu!). Originally released in 1995, Viper Phase 1 was built to take advantage of…
A horror icon returns. Prepare for another string of sleepless nights as Resident Evil VII biohazard comes to PS4 and PS VR next week Tuesday. Creep through the dilapidated, dark, and dangerous hallways of the Baker family mansion in Resident Evil VII. Played from a first-person perspective, brace yourself for a new level of immersion…
Hello Friends! After almost eight years in development, I’m excited to share that Manifold Garden is finally available now on PS4 in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. For those who don’t know, Manifold Garden is a game that takes place in an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. The world repeats infinitely in every…
The first-ever Ice Tour is now underway in Mario Kart Tour, featuring a number of winter-themed courses and characters, such as Penguin Luigi, Ice Mario and Princess Peach in a stylish suit fit for the cold weather. To catch a glimpse of what’s included as part of the latest in-game tour, check out the new…