We’re very proud to announce Shovel Knight Dig, the newest project from Yacht Club Games. As a joint development project between Nitrome and Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight Dig has been in development for more than a year! It’s got quite a ways to go still, but we wanted to give you a taste of…
Meta turns its back on VR. Armature Studio, a development team primarily focused on creating VR titles, has been shut down by Meta. Originally founded in 2008 by ex Retro Studios developers Mark Pacini, Todd Keller, and Jack Mathews, Armature has primarily worked on ports, starting with the PS Vita version of Metal Gear Solid…
Since its introduction in 2013, the Sword Art Online anime has garnered a huge number of fans worldwide. It’s easy to see why, with its colorful cast of characters and exploration of the psychological effects of virtual reality. Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris, out tomorrow, allows players to experience the anime’s latest arc in JRPG…
No “download required” banner in sight. Since the arrival of Game-Key Cards on the Switch 2, there has been ongoing discussion about the future of third-party physical releases. Even during the Switch generation, certain hard copy releases didn’t always live up to expectations, opting to include a download code instead of the actual game. Fortunately,…
The phrase ‘Nothing’s certain but death and taxes’ needs an addendum—because the inevitability of Palworld having Pokémon modded into it is, statistically, more likely than both of those things. Medical science could outpace death given a couple hundred years. A post-scarcity society could move beyond the need for taxation—but the moment someone could send Pikachu…
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Pikmin 3 Deluxe – Command a capable crop of Pikmin to strategically overcome puzzles, defeat creatures and find food for your home planet! Bring a second player along for co-op to divvy up tasks as you explore a world that seems…
Earlier this week, the official White House account jumped on a tongue-in-cheek post by GameStop to crib some credit for ending the console war. An eye-rolling, but otherwise uneventful AI-generated image of US president Donald Trump saluting an American flag with an incorrect number of stars. A slightly more eventful post happened when the X…
Hi everyone, I’m Jeff Brown, a Creative Director at San Mateo Studio. Dominic Robilliard of Pixelopus recently shared the latest trailer for Concrete Genie, an upcoming game about a boy named Ash who, through the power of creativity, paints his ruined seaside town of Denska back to life. Dom also announced that we are working…
Ah yes, Herman Miller, the brand that gives your posterior a taste of luxury. If long-term ergonomic bliss is your goal, a Herman Miller chair is the way to go, or so they say. That, or a Steelcase one, of which I am the incredibly lucky owner. But when it comes to desks, the premium…
I’ve seen more of Gen Atlas, the new game from Ico and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda, than was on display in Friday’s trailer. But not much more. In a meeting with Gen Atlas’s developers and publisher Epic Games on Sunday, I saw just another minute or so of the game’s so-far silent…