At IGN Fan Fest 2023, we saw WrestleQuest’s humor, pixel art, and tactical turn-based combat. Expect to dive off the top rope onto this one in May 2023 on PS5 and PS4. Wrestle Quest looks like a solid JRPG with combination moves that require setup and button-mashing QTEs. Is this latest WrestleQuest look a smackdown or a tapout?
Read More »Indie Tchia Shows Physics-Based Locomotion and Traversal
Tchia, a charming indie game, is coming to PS5 and PS4 in Spring. Tchia uses physics-based locomotion and stamina-restricted climbing like other post-Breath of the Wild games. Use palm trees to slingshot yourself into the air and your glider to gently land—or miscalculate and crash. Players cannot add waypoints to the map, so they must learn the local geography and ...
Read More »Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER Set for Q3, 2023
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER, the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories, will release on PS5 and PS4 in Q3, 2023. ES88, a telepath who can read others’ memories, must track down the Golden Butterfly, a rogue psychic who has been manipulating unsuspecting citizens’ subconscious minds in NEURODIVER. Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER promises to bring back a fascinating world with new ...
Read More »Fear PS5 Drops S, Gets Release Window
Bloober Team removes the S from Layers of Fears and sets a release date. According to the trailer, the PS5 remaster will release in June and combine scenes from the first two games with new ones. It’ll compete with Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, and Final Fantasy XVI. Layers of Fear is advertised on YouTube as both PS4 games, their ...
Read More »Nintendo Says You’ll Have One Year To Transfer Funds After 3DS & Wii U eShops Close
Nintendo of Europe tweeted what you can do before and after the 3DS and Wii U eShop closures next month. Importantly, Nintendo says you have until March 2024 to merge 3DS and Wii U eShop funds with your Nintendo Account. Nintendo details how to use your balance before and after the eShop closures. You can use your Wii U and ...
Read More »Deathtrap Dungeon To Turn Pages On Switch This Year, Narrated By Eddie Marsan
Branching Narrative Ltd. will port Deathtrap Dungeon: The Interactive Video Adventure to Switch later this year. The Fighting Fantasy sixth gamebook inspired the 2020 Steam release. It’s a choose-your-own-adventure game with branching narratives and choices. Eddie Marsan, star of the BBC’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell and Showtime’s Ray Donovan, narrates your adventure. Hobbs & Shaw. Marsan and a gamebook ...
Read More »Splatoon 3’s Kraken Returns
Splatoon 3 brings back an original Special Weapon. The Kraken’s back. Fresh Season 2023 begins on March 1 with the popular weapon. The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account shared clips of the returning favorite, which fans love, but this beast of a weapon is also bringing back painful memories from Splatoon Wii U. Nintendo UK has named it Kraken Royale. The ...
Read More »Tetris Hits Apple TV+ March’s First Trailer
The first Tetris movie trailer has arrived, and it looks promising. The film debuts on Apple TV+ on March 31. (via Entertainment Weekly). The film is a biopic about how Henk Rogers (Taron Edgerton of Rocketman) secured the intellectual property rights for Alexey Pajitnov’s (Nikita Yefremov) game, Tetris. During the Cold War. The trailer captures the drama and high stakes ...
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s PIF Raises Stake In Nintendo For The Second Time This Year
A new filing suggests that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) increased its stake in Nintendo from 5.01% to 6.07% in January. Trading View (thanks, VGC) reported that this second increase raises the sovereign wealth fund’s Kyoto company investment to 7.08%. In recent years, the government-run fund has invested across the video game industry, including a $1 billion stake in ...
Read More »Here are the latest DK and Bowser posters for the Super Mario Bros movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is receiving aggressive marketing from Nintendo and Illumination. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show throwback video was just released the day before! More posters have recently been made available. This time, Donkey Kong, the king of the jungle, and another defeat for the powerful Bowser are on the menu. You should be able to make ...
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