Today’s Ubisoft Montpellier news is heartbreaking. Beyond Good and Evil 2 game designer and creative director Emile Morel died at 40. IGN found LinkedIn tributes. According to his website profile, Morel began working at Ubisoft in 2009 as a senior game designer on Rayman Legends. An ex-colleague wrote: M. Gabrielle Shrager: “Emile Morel, creative director of BGE2, left us behind this ...
Read More »Pokémon HOME Version 3.0.1 Is Now Available on Mobile: What’s Included
Pokémon HOME is constantly updated, and the latest patch brings the mobile version to version 3.0.1. If you’ve transferred Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Arceus, this small update fixes some annoying issues. The Switch app is still 3.0.0. Pokémon HOME’s Google Play Store mobile update details: Pokémon HOME, Version 3.0.1 (Mobile) – Fixed an issue in which Spinda would only appear ...
Read More »Official Pokémon Community Forums Are a Disaster
The Pokémon Company recently launched official community forums on its website, allowing trainers to discuss Pokémon, keep up with news, and help each other. It sounds like a great way for trainers to interact, but the forums need serious moderation. Spammed topics are flooding the boards. “Which Pokémon would you eat?” is in the “general” section. Some trainers call this ...
Read More »The Nintendo Switch Has Ubisoft’s The Settlers: New Allies
Ubisoft released the console version of The Settlers: New Allies for all platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, after releasing it on PC earlier this year. As mentioned, this reboots the classic RTS series. 13 campaign missions, 13 multiplayer skirmish maps, and a hardcore mode await players. The standard edition costs $59.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) and the deluxe edition ...
Read More »Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Update 1.2.0 Now Live: Full Patch Notes
Nintendo updated The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Switch to Version 1.2.0 today. The latest Switch update lets users redeem news channel items. Breath of the Wild had this too. The latest update fixes quests and other issues to improve gameplay. Nintendo’s support page provides the patch notes: Ver. 1.2.0 (Released July 4, 2023) General Updates By ...
Read More »Nintendo 2023 Annual Report Shows Industry-Low Director Salaries
Nintendo’s FY ended 31 March 2023 annual report shows how much some of the company’s biggest names earn. As expected, Nintendo’s top earners are president Shuntaro Furukawa, Shigeru Miyamoto, Shinya Takahashi, Satoru Shibata, and Ko Shiota. After the Switch’s success and Nintendo’s movie and theme park expansion, you might expect these directors to earn enormous salaries, but they don’t. The ...
Read More »Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Gets QoL Update
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection sold over one million copies in less than a month earlier this year. Capcom released a quality-of-life update. It includes important bug fixes, a new Mega Man voice option, another border, and more, according to a social media summary. Thankfully, the full patch notes were shared. Full details: 4 July 2023 Mega Man Battle ...
Read More »The Switch Remake Announcement “Very Surprised” Super Mario RPG Director
Super Mario RPG for Switch was the biggest Nintendo Direct surprise. Updated 3D graphics and cinematics remake Square’s 1996 RPG. Chihiro Fujioka, one of the original directors of this classic, was as surprised as fans were by this announcement. Fujioka told a fan on social media he wasn’t involved in this updated version and was “very surprised” but “incredibly pleased” ...
Read More »Zelda: TOTK Player Perfects Super Smash Bros. Master Hand
Since May’s release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, players worldwide have used Ultrahand to create incredible mechs and Korok torture devices. Master Hand from Super Smash Bros. is the latest creation, and it’s our favorite. Master Hand, Smash Bros’ “final boss,” is a floating hand that attacks the player with missiles, laser beams, and its fingers. ...
Read More »Persona 5 Tactica Character Spotlights Joker, Morgana, and Erina’s Skills
Persona 5 Tactica arrives on Switch on November 17, but it’s never too early to start planning your squad, right? Atlus released the first “Character Spotlight” trailer at the Anime Expo yesterday to help with planning. This first one (above) shows Joker, Morgana, and Erina’s skills. According to the video, Joker’s weapons target single enemies and deal moderate damage from ...
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