If you’re curious about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which releases this week for Switch, but haven’t played Breath of the Wild or the series, don’t worry. In the ninth volume of Nintendo’s ‘Ask the Developer’ series, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma said Breath of the Wild or previous Zelda experience wasn’t needed to play the sequel, as it’s “easy to ...
Read More »March 2023’s Top Ten Nintendo Switch Games
Nintendo’s final fiscal year 2023 financial report shows Switch’s top-selling games. In February, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet entered the top ten with only one month of data, and this time, Game Freak’s latest is still in the top ten with 22.10 million units sold (as of March 2023). In fact, almost the entire list is the same as last quarter, ...
Read More »The classic NES title ‘Gimmick!’ is confirmed for Switch release this July
Update #2 : Bitwave Games has announced that Gimmick! Special Edition, originally published by Sunsoft on NES in Japan and Scandinavia, will release on Switch and other platforms on July 6, 2023. Bitwave also announces a physical edition for Switch and PS4 “later in the year” in the above trailer. Update #1 [Thursday, August 18, 2022, 13:15 BST]: Bitwave Games ...
Read More »The Stranger Things Star Explains How Gran Turismo Avoids Video Game Adaptation Curse
After Uncharted’s unexpected success, PlayStation Productions’ next film, Gran Turismo, looks promising. Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings) and David Harbour (Stranger Things) star alongside Archie Madekwe as real-life gamer-turned-pro-racer Jann Mardenborough. “I’m really happy with the approach that they took to this because I think we all know, unfortunately—I mean, it’s just a thing—video game movies don’t work,” Harbour ...
Read More »Social Golfer Walkabout Mini Golf is Recommended on PSVR2
Walkabout Mini Golf, coming to PSVR2 on May 11, brings the best parts of mini golf to a fantastic virtual world with realistic physics. It looks like a hole-in-one. You can play alone or with up to eight people on 16 courses in two difficulties, each with 18 holes. With more courses planned quarterly, you could get lost in a ...
Read More »Hogwarts Legacy Sells Magically on PS5 and PS4
Hogwarts Legacy, Warner Bros.’ biggest game launch to date, has sold 15 million copies across all platforms, grossing $1 billion. On March 31, the first financial quarter ended, sales figures were released. Hogwart Legacy, released on February 10, accomplished the feat in under two months. After being delayed, the PS4 version has launched and performs well for last-gen. Hogwarts Legacy’s ...
Read More »Confusion as Persona 5 Returns to PS Plus in Some Regions
Update: Persona 5 appears to have returned to the North American PlayStation Plus Collection. Europe hasn’t seen it yet. Original Story: Persona 5—the base game, not Persona 5 Royal—has returned to the PS Plus Collection in select regions. According to ResetEra, the RPG has returned to the soon-to-be-defunct collection in Brazil and other South American countries. We wonder if it ...
Read More »ChatGPT Gives NPCs Minds in Scary Skyrim Mod
Modders are using ChatGPT, the latest technical bugaboo, to generate endless dialogue and audio in Skyrim, a spooky glimpse at our AI-ruled future. According to PC Gamer, modder Art From The Machine used dark science and ingenuity to hacksaw AI vocalisers xVASynth (text-to-speech) and Whisper (speech-to-text) into the game. This lets NPCs talk but opens up some crazy possibilities. Art ...
Read More »Burning Shores Update 1.23 Horizon Forbidden West Patch Notes Live Now
Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores expansion’s PS5 patch is out. This 3.8GB update fixes common issues and more, updating the game to 1.23. Spoilers in the patch notes! Quests of all sizes have had progression blockers and other issues fixed. We addressed Aerial Capture: North’s issues here. The Stormbird on the western map has also been fixed. The full patch ...
Read More »Fortnite’s New Star Wars Event: “Find The Force”
Fortnite’s free-to-play battle royale has released a special update with new gameplay elements, unlockables, and Item Shop items to celebrate Star Wars Day tomorrow. Several island rifts will open during the “Find the Force” event between now and 23 May. In these rifts, holograms of Star Wars characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Darth Maul will teach you the Force. ...
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