Looking back, the Final Fantasy VII Remake really could have gone either way. It was no easy task to recreate a game as renowned and significant as the original Final Fantasy VII, but thankfully Square Enix succeeded and gave us the outrageous Honey Bee Inn dance scene we so richly deserved. However, as anyone who completed the game to the ...
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 still lacks a PS5 patch despite selling 50 million copies
You wouldn’t believe it, but Red Dead Redemption 2 is still selling, according to publisher Take-most Two’s recent quarterly financial report. The open world game has been around for more than four years, and despite not quite matching Grand Theft Auto V’s frankly outrageous sales figures, it recently passed the absurd 50 million copies sold mark. It should go without ...
Read More »Crazy Popularity of The Last of Us Fuels Illegal Scams
Following the premiere of HBO’s critically acclaimed series, The Last of Us, cybercriminals are leveraging the surge in interest in the game to their advantage. One of the most well-known brands right now is Naughty Dog’s survival horror, and it’s proving to be a good place for criminals to steal personal information from unwary fans. Two scams have been brought ...
Read More »Publisher of the games RoboCop and Gollum announces a livestream event in March
The publisher Nacon has announced that on March 9 at 7 PM Central Europe, 6 PM UK, 1 PM Eastern, and 10 AM Pacific, it will host a livestream event. The appropriately named “Nacon Connect” promises “exclusive updates” on several games it intends to release in 2023. This includes films like RoboCop: Rogue City and The Lord of the Rings: ...
Read More »The first-ever anime collaboration for Overwatch 2 will be released in season 3
With the announcement of collaborations, Overwatch 2 is venturing into uncharted territory in Season 3. This is akin to what we’ve seen in other free-to-play games like Fortnite and even the LEGO Bastion skin in the original Overwatch game. A special One Punch Man anime collaboration will serve as the opening act for the second game. If you aren’t familiar ...
Read More »Nintendo Reduces Forecasts While Claiming Switch Chip Shortages Are “Largely Resolved”
Nintendo stated that supply issues that have limited production for several years were “largely resolved” in the final months of 2022 as part of its nine-month financial report for the 2022–23 fiscal year. The company claims that the global semiconductor shortage and supply chain issues that have long plagued manufacturers of consumer electronics had little impact on its output between ...
Read More »Nearly half of FY 2023 Switch Software sales have been from digital sources so far
With over 120 million units sold, the Nintendo Switch has now outsold both the Game Boy and the PlayStation 4, according to Nintendo’s financial earnings report for Q3 of FY 2023. The business has also acknowledged that Switch digital sales increased by 21.5% in FY 2023 compared to FY 2022, bringing in a staggering 310.0 billion yen. Additionally, the overall ...
Read More »Tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct Has Been Confirmed
Nintendo has just revealed that the Direct Showcase for February will be held tomorrow, February 8, 2023, at 2 p.m. PDT, 5 p.m. ET, 10 p.m. GMT, and 9 a.m. AET, putting an end to weeks of rumors. The Direct, which is expected to last around 40 minutes, will be broadcast on YouTube. The presentation is expected to focus primarily ...
Read More »Over 10 million copies of Splatoon 3 were sold in just three months
Splatoon 3 has sold over 10 million copies as of December 31, 2022, according to Nintendo. In its most recent financial report, which covers the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2023, the company disclosed the outcome. Splatoon 3’s launch in September 2022 completely broke sales records, especially in Japan, so we already knew it would do well, ...
Read More »New Witcher Gear Swords Are Added in The Witcher 3 Update Covertly
One of the game’s merchants has undergone some undocumented changes as a result of the most recent update for The Witcher 3 on the PS5. More specifically, during the “next-gen upgrade,” an armorer in Novigrad had his signature greeting removed. Fans were disappointed to learn that in the Complete Edition, the line that he once famously uttered every time Geralt ...
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