“Thank you for all your work. It won’t be forgotten”. Highly respected fan translator Eien ni Hen has passed away, we’re sad to report. The news was broken by fellow fan translator Garrett Greenwalt. The translator created patches for games such as Romancing SaGa, Fire Emblem, Sakura Wars, Tear Ring Saga, Dragon Force II and…
The Yakuza series, now renamed Like a Dragon, is known for minigames that are fun enough to yank attention away from the gangster melodrama for hours and hours. Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold more than 40 million copies since 2020 and was fun enough to yank attention away from everything else during the…
“We have attempted to work with the industry’s trade organisation to find a legal path”. Yesterday, PlayStation hit fans with a double whammy of bad news, revealing that it would not only stop producing disc versions of its games by 2028 but that it also plans to close the PS3 and PS Vita digital storefronts…
It takes two (consoles). When the original Little Nightmares was released in 2017, it won praise for its fresh take on puzzle platforming horror. Its sequel upped the scare factor even further, earning critical acclaim while deepening the series’ mythos. With a new developer at the helm of its threequel, the question on everyone’s minds…
Capcom’s announcement of a sequel to Ōkami came as a big surprise last year, not least because the original is notorious for being a commercial flop. But in a recent interview, Capcom producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi pointed out that Ōkami’s reputation for underselling is no longer deserved, and because of that the publisher has wanted to…
After watching the Ghost of Yōtei State of Play stream, I’m convinced it’ll be the sort of sequel that’s more interested in refinement than reinvention. The 30-minute presentation showed off a lot of gameplay, particularly focusing on Atsu’s expanded arsenal of blades and a new interrogation-based exploration system that looks really neat. Oh, also there’s…
The latest in the series of era-obsessed city builders, Anno 117: Pax Romana, launches today on PC and consoles. There’s plenty of toga cosplay to go around as you slip into the sandals of a Roman governor at the peak of the empire, managing the needs of your people against the demands of the emperor….
Fang-tastic news for Sega fans. The Sega Genesis / Mega Drive is doing pretty well when it comes to fan-made ports of Castlevania games – not only is the 16-bit system getting Symphony of the Night, Rondo of Blood and Super Castlevania IV conversions, it’s also getting Circle Of The Moon, the title which launched…
The Pokemon Company has filed a lawsuit in a Seattle court that accuses 3 people of leaking Pokemon Sword and Shield information prior to the game’s release by posting photos from the official Pokemon Sword and shield strategy guide, which was also unreleased at the time. The photos, which leaked earlier this month, included images…
… and the Switch 2! Nintendo has released its latest financial data covering the third quarter ending 31st December in FY2025 and, as per tradition, the company has reconfirmed release windows for its major upcoming Switch software. It’s slim pickings, all told, but the games on offer here are sure to be absolute bangers. We’ve…