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Octopath Traveler II only launched on Nintendo Switch and other platforms last month. The team isn’t ready to discuss a third HD-2D game. However, it has “casually chatted” about future series developments. Director Keisuke Miyauchi told Famitsu (translated by Nintendo Everything): Famitsu: “Compared to the last entry, this game [Octopath Traveler II] has advanced a lot, but I can’t help ...

Limited Run Games revealed a physical edition of GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon after a busy week. Standard ($39.99) and classic ($64.99) copies will be available. The classic edition includes a soundtrack, art cards, an art book, and a Konami silver box. Pre-orders begin May 5. The GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon Classic Edition includes the game's stunning atmospheric soundtrack, art cards, and an ...

Square Enix announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and the Temple of Osiris for Nintendo Switch in October 2021. Last year, both titles were delayed until 2023. Feral Interactive Limited’s Switch game ‘The Lara Croft Collection’ was graded by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. “Collection of two action-adventure games” matches Feral Interactive’s spin-off announcements. Full description: Rating Summary: ...

Nintendo is giving Switch Online members a second chance to collect Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch Online icons before the release of Tears of the Kingdom next month. The first wave is available now until 3rd May and the second wave until 10th May. What’s available: #NintendoSwitchOnline members – ICYMI, now's your 2nd chance to redeem #MyNintendo Platinum Points ...

Update#1: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Global Challenge 2023 III offers trainers an Ultra Ball Canvas Backpack. Battles begin on 5th May and last until 7th May. Registration runs from 27th April to 4th May. You’ll receive this code via Pokémon HOME if you fight three times. Serebii Picture: Official screenshot of the Canvas Backpack (Ultra Ball) obtained by competing in ...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s first impressions are now online. Nintendo has shown a lot of game footage, but the sequel’s performance and resolution are still unknown. Fortunately, direct footage has allowed previews to see how the new entry plays. In docked mode, Tears of the Kingdom ran at 30fps at 1600 x 900 (900p), according to ...

The CMA blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard in the UK yesterday. A 418-page final report explained how the authority made its decision. The report cites several reasons for the block, including its impact on the “fast-growing cloud gaming market,” but WCCFTech pointed out a Nintendo Switch-related reason today. The acquisition included Microsoft’s 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty ...

Nintendo surprised Xenoblade Chronicles 3 fans last week by announcing the “final DLC” for the Expansion Pass would arrive this week on April 25th. Update: It’s live! The original story scenario “Future Redeemed” will connect all three Xenoblade Chronicles games and feature “new and familiar characters” like Shulk. “New battle mechanics” like Unity Comb let two characters attack together. A ...

The AI debate won’t end anytime soon. AI technology is advancing so quickly that it’s hard to imagine a future without it in creative processes, especially game development. PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida, Head of Independent Developer Initiative, is optimistic about AI. Yoshida told The Guardian that technology is changing the industry. “I was going through 15 pitches in a Japanese ...

Update: Metacritic’s parent company Fandom has issued a statement on the Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores review bombing saga, saying it’s changing its “processes and tools to introduce stricter moderation in the coming months”. “Fandom is a place of belonging for all fans and we take online trust and safety very seriously across all our sites including Metacritic,” it told ...