A desert stretches before you, vast and mysterious. You’re a black bird, perched on a branch, swaying in the gentle breeze. The lands before you roll outward, and here and there old ruins jut out from the sand, signs of some previous habitation. You take wing, and soar across the land in search of the…
“When we first made this work, it felt like magic”. It’s almost remarkable to think that Rez is now over 20 years old – especially when you consider it has recently been used to showcase the PSVR2’s much-hyped eye-tracking technology. If you look at games that launched around the same time as Rez in 2001…
Issue #34 – March 2026. Welcome back, lovely people, for another rummage through the Nintendo Life Mailbox. Blimey, it’s mid-March already, and Mother’s Day in the UK, no less. Shoutouts to all mothers and motherly types out there who also like to read Nintendo-related correspondence on a Sunday. We love and salute you all! Read…
They say the Aragami are untouchable. They say it’s too late. They say humanity is doomed… but they haven’t met you. Wield devastating weapons derived from the cells of those who’ve been built to destroy in God Eater 3, a long-awaited action-RPG sequel coming to PlayStation 4 on Friday, February 8. The future of the…
Take a look at today’s hints if you’re daily Wordle‘s feeling like a bit of a struggle this Sunday, they’re designed to be the right amount of vaguely helpful, giving you a bit of a nudge rather than an instant win. Team them up with fresh clues for today’s puzzle if you need a little…
“I want one English subtitle track that mirrors what the English actors are saying, but I want a second English subtitle track that would accompany the Japanese audio. Can we do that?” I asked a room full of Japanese developers via teleconference. A moment of silence passed that felt like an eternity. There was clearly…
“I still have all my working files”. System 3’s Last Ninja series was so successful during the late ’80s and early ’90s that it eventually comprised three games and generated an appetite among fans for more adventures. Sadly, that never came to pass – although that wasn’t for want of trying. The drive to make…
The Marathon server slam is now a day underway and seems to be doing reasonably well. Some players love it, some are a little iffy, and of course there are complaints—not so much about the servers, which seem to be holding up well enough, but more basic elements of the game itself. In an update,…
Work Buy Consume Die. A to Z of The Designers Republic, a book which currently changes hands for large sums of money online, is getting a much-needed reprint (thanks, SeanSeanson). Kickstarted in 2019 with £135,786 raised in funding, the book showcases the incredible career of the Sheffield-based design agency, founded in 1986 by Ian Anderson…
Who Else Misses Football?! Football is an integral part of American culture, but it’s an even bigger part of video game history. From its roots on the Atari 2600 to the eight-bit classics that revolutionized the genre, football games are the rock that helps keep the industry afloat. Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. details…