Last week PC Gamer’s Andy Edser highlighted an article tracing a seeming massive drop in Steam Deck sales. I’m not entirely convinced by the maths involved—which was conducted by Boiling Steam—but whether the numbers are accurate or not, it does capture some of the anxiety around Valve’s hardware and what kind of future it might…
Shiren The Wanderer didn’t quite invent the traditional roguelike genre, but this long-running, rarely localized Japanese series sure as heck came to define it: Environments have to be grid-based Everything must be scavenged from monster-filled dungeons. And above all else, a true Shiren game (and thus a true old school roguelike) must be challenging, and…
Hello, PlayStation fans! Now that Days Gone has officially gone gold, I’m happy to finally share details about Bend Studio’s implementation of Photo Mode. The world of Days Gone includes a regular day/night cycle, as well as multiple biomes and weather types. We’re giving players all the tools they need to capture and share these…
World of Warcraft: The War Within is the first WoW expansion where purchasing a more-expensive edition gets you into the new content more quickly. The announcement caused an immediate controversy, but the game’s director claims it will not ultimately affect players’ progression relative to each other. A standard version of the pack, coming out next…
Gather ’round, friends. If you’re a fan of the Pokémon-inspired RPG Cassette Beasts on Switch but have been hankering for cassette-battling action with your friends, then you’re in luck. During a 2024 Cassette Beasts Showcase, developer Bytten Studio confirmed that the game will be receiving a substantial update on 20th May, 2024 that will enable…
There’s good news for Intel, as it has beaten expectations with its latest financial forecasts. Perhaps that’s why CEO Pat Gelisinger is so bullish about the threat from a new generation of Arm chips. During an earnings call with investors, Gelsinger dismissed the threat to Intel’s traditional x86 CPUs from a new generation of Arm…
“That’s why we had Mr Motivator on GamesMaster”. Fresh on the heels of the announcement that Dominik Diamond is holding a special event featuring songs based on famous video games, the former GamesMaster host has been revealed as one of the many star attendees at this year’s PLAY Expo in Blackpool, UK. “He’ll be taking…
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A collaborative effort. In recent weeks, we’ve been finding out more details about the developers behind the Switch 2’s launch line up of games, and now Nintendo’s 1-UP Studio has updated its website with two major projects. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Creature comforts. We are quickly approaching Nintendo’s next first-party release, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book! We shared our hands-on thoughts yesterday, and today, we’ve got a brand-new overview trailer. Initially shared on Nintendo Today!, the trailer goes into Yoshi’s central gameplay, explaining the creature discovery mechanics and running through Yoshi’s basic moveset — welcoming the…