Former Embracer Group chief operating officer Egil Strunke announced on LinkedIn today that he has formally resigned as the company’s chief operating officer—essentially, Embracer’s number-two guy—and that he’s now launching an all-new game company of his own. Strunke’s departure was initially announced in June, a month after the last-minute collapse of a “groundbreaking strategic partnership”…
Summer Eternal is an RPG studio co-founded by ex-ZA/UM designers Argo Tuulik and Dora Klindžić, as well as developer/organizer Aleksandar Gavrilović (quoted above). Given the former two developers’ experience working on a canceled Disco Elysium expansion, it makes sense they’d want to try something radically different for their new studio’s financing and governance. Worker-owned cooperatives…
Wo, not long to wait. Koei Tecmo has announced that it’s bringing Team Ninja’s next action RPG, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, to the Switch 2 early next year. Displaying gorgeous environments, slick combat, and fearsome enemies, the debut trailer is an impressive showcase; especially considering how prolific Team Ninja has been recently with…
Strange Antiquities! Bratz! Brain Training (not that one). The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop…
A thing that often happens in this line of work is: a developer or PR person enthusiastically trying to convince you that a not-especially-interesting game is actually incredibly innovative and exciting. The Gamescom demo for Nekome: Nazi Hunter is the first time I have been in the reverse position: I thought the game was interesting,…
Now that’s what I call a proper Ninja! A Japanese Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus player has made history by being the first verified user to achieve a platinum on the PlayStation Vita title. For the longest time, it was believed to be nearly impossible for any player to obtain a platinum in the 2013…
Living the life. It’s been a big week for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream news, hasn’t it? Following our preview yesterday and a demo drop today, Nintendo has now released anm almost-eight-minute overview trailer for the Switch 1 exclusive. The trailer showcases many of the game’s main features, from creating your own Miis, to relationships,…
There’s a helpful hint for today’s Wordle waiting below, just in case you’re struggling to find those key greens and yellows—it happens to all of us from time to time. Need something a little more direct? You’ve got it. The answer to the January 19 (944) Wordle is only a click away. Today turned out…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is an absurd game—and I mean that as a compliment. There’s been plenty of story wonkiness in need of hotfixes and adjustment (like a very horny Gale) the fact this thing shipped with a mostly-functional beginning, middle, and end is a miracle. There’s so much dang choice. You can be a massive…
OpenAI boss Sam Altman has been merrily blogging away about his thoughts on AGI, or Artificial General Intelligence, and there’s a lot of food for thought. A key takeaway, however, is his link between Moore’s Law, and what he perceives to be the AI equivalent. Point two of his “three observations” regarding the oncoming AGI…