2023 isn’t over yet, and neither are the game industry layoffs that have been such an ugly hallmark of the year. Electronic Arts has confirmed with IGN that it has laid off an unspecified number of employees from Codemasters, the developer of the Grid, F1, and EA Sports WRC racing games. “Our business is constantly…
2023 is a year I have deeply mixed feelings on. The games industry is long past the point of sustainability—studios are bleeding talent, whole press outlets are dying out and it’s clear that something has to change. And yet the games this flaming trainwreck gave us this year are overwhelmingly good and practically innumerable. So…
Accursed Touch in Diablo 4 is one of the Vampiric Powers your character can use in the Season of Blood. It’s not available immediately though and, while you can see it in the powers tab of your inventory, it says it’s locked and the game doesn’t give you any indication of what you need to…
To celebrate the inclusion of 50 NES games, Nintendo is offering a 50% discount on a set of Nintendo Entertainment System Controllers that are compatible with Nintendo Switch. Starting tomorrow until Jan. 10, 2020, Nintendo Switch Online members with a paid membership can purchase these controllers for $29.99 by visiting https://store.nintendo.com/nintendo-entertainment-system-controllers.html. Source: Nintendo of America
Final Fantasy VII is an important game. Not only to the millions of gamers whose lives it has touched over the past two decades, but to Square Enix as well — FF7 is far and away the most recognizable game developed by the JRPG powerhouse. So the idea of going back to square one and…
Keeping on top of chipset driver updates is a boring, but necessary part of maintaining a modern PC. Unfortunately, both myself and fellow hardware nerd Jacob Fox have run into an issue with the AMD Install Manager, which attempts to install the latest chipset driver and fails miserably on both our machines. Very unhelpfully, the…
Hi there! I’m Francesco Bruschi, CEO of development studio 3DClouds. We are bringing arcade racing back with the futuristic Xenon Racer! I can’t wait for you to get your hands on it when it releases later this month. But first, I would like to tell you the story of how my past as a go…
It’s planned for the “end of the year”. If you want to try Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 before you actually purchase it, we’ve got some good news. According to the game’s director Naoki Hamaguchi, Square Enix is planning to release a demo for Nintendo’s new system by the end of this…
Launches early next year. Publisher Thalamus Digital has revealed that Roguecraft DX is coming to the Amiga, Mega65, and Game Boy Color early next year. Roguecraft DX is an updated version of the original game that was released on the Evercade family of systems. It boasts additional levels, new room layouts, fresh monsters, enhanced animation,…
A brand new episode of the Nintendo Power Podcast was released earlier today. Episode 26 is all about Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo says in the official episode description that you can “get some tales and tips from Chris & his guests as they discuss their first two weeks with Animal Crossing: New Horizons”. Nintendo’s…