…but Hideki Kamiya wants to make Viewtiful Joe 3. Japanese company Archipel – which is focused on celebrating the history of game development in the country – recently held its Archipel Caravan event in Tokyo. During the event, a live talk between former Capcom staffers Shinji Mikami and Hideki Kamiya took place, and the pair…
It’s not quite the designated Spooky Season yet, but there’s something about hot summer nights that makes the thought of body-chilling horror hit much harder. Fortunately for fans of the creepy, bloody, and frightening, there are noteworthy PS5 horror games on their way that’ll stick around in your nightmares. Still, true terror is a year-round…
Kotaku has recently published a wide ranging interview with the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. One of the topics that came up is the relationship between the Xbox team and Nintendo. We have seen Banjo-Kazooie and Steve and Alex from Minecraft appear in Super Smash Bros Ultimate and the two acclaimed Ori games and Cuphead…
It’s easy to forget yourself when gaming, but the fact is that sitting for hours and hours in a tense position can be as taxing on your back as late-night sessions are on your ever-drying eyes. While eye-drops can provide relief for the latter issue, the matter of posture and seating is best resolved by…
As a console interloper hailing from the PlayStation side of the tracks, I have a soft spot for controller rumble and haptics. It would appear I’m in good company, as a wild Sony patent exploring a fresh avenue for tactile feedback right there in your gamepad has just been published. The patent in question concerns…
As part of a larger retrospective on Crysis in issue 405 of PC Gamer’s print magazine, Crysis director and Crytek founder Cevat Yerli shared his thoughts on the “Can it run Crysis?” meme, as well as what he believes led to this most enduring aspect of the 2007 shooter’s legacy. “I want[ed] to make sure…
Is that you, Castlevania II? If you’re looking for an alternative to a certain Konami series, how about this new 8-bit sidescrolling platformer? The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest is described as a “parody/homage”, and will be coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms at some point in 2025. You’ll even play as…
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Autographs, engravings, and more. Being one of the most recognisable and influential figures in gaming, it should come as no surprise that Masahiro Sakurai has managed to accumulate a number of extremely rare collectibles over the years. In his latest YouTube ‘Grab Bag’ video, the legendary game designer has taken a bit of a different…
Nintendo has announced the rollout of a facial recognition system and new entry and purchase rules for its Pokémon stores in Japan. It’s not exactly a last-ditch effort, but it’s yet another attempt at combating scalpers which have been plaguing the hobby ever since its inception. “In order to provide a safe and secure shopping…