NieR: Automata, an action role-playing game by Platinum, was one of the Switch’s many noteworthy third-party releases this year. Following the release of this game in October, Square Enix has issued an update on NieR’s lifetime sales, indicating that a cumulative total of seven million units had been sold (this includes digital sales and physical shipments). <全世界累計出荷&ダウンロード販売本数>#ニーアオートマタ が【700万本】#ニーアレプリカント ver.1.22 が【150万本】をそれぞれ突破いたしました。 ...
Read More »This week’s top 10 physical game sales in Japan comprised 96% of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
With 96% of the top 10 titles sold, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet absolutely dominated the Japanese physical software sales charts this week. Famitsu reports that the game outperformed Splatoon 3, which came in at number two on the chart, selling 2,537,292 physical copies between its November 18 release and the ranking’s November 20 cut-off date. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet accounted ...
Read More »The boss of Flight Simulator is already looking toward the horizon on its 40th anniversary
The future of Microsoft Flight Simulator is bleak. It seems a bit paradoxical for a game where the goal is to travel to any location on Earth, but it’s simple to forget that the series was essentially grounded up until the year 2020. The last full Microsoft Flight Simulator game before 2020 was Flight Simulator X, a release many thought ...
Read More »The upcoming free games from the Epic Games Store have been announced
The following free game from the Epic Games Store has been revealed. From December 1–8, Fort Triumph and RPG in a Box will be available for free download from Epic’s PC marketplace. They will take the place of the Star Wars: Squadrons space dogfighting video game, which is currently available for free download through December 1. “A strategy game ...
Read More »Limited-Time Expeditions From No Man’s Sky Will Be Available From 2022 Instead of Tomorrow
The ‘impossible port’ was made manifest last month when No Man’s Sky took off on Switch. Now, as we’ve come to anticipate from Hello Games, additional content will be heading our way soon, this time in the form of the year’s limited-time expeditions making a comeback. Since the beginning of No Man’s Sky in 2021, expeditions have been a mainstay. ...
Read More »Sony is concerned that Call of Duty will make PS Plus’s loss to Xbox Game Pass even worse
We’re starting to see both giants of the industry, Sony and Microsoft, openly admit their flaws as they continue to play the victim in an effort to sway authorities about the latter’s absurd acquisition of Activision Blizzard for close to $70 billion. Earlier today, the Redmond company essentially acknowledged that PlayStation’s first-party exclusives are superior to its own. In response, ...
Read More »The Outbound Ghost, a creepy tribute to Paper Mario, will be released in December
We started to worry that the adorable-looking RPG The Outbound Ghost wouldn’t make it to the Switch in 2022 when its physical release was delayed from the previously scheduled date of November 25. Fortunately, a statement from the game’s publisher Digerati and developer Conradical Games has lifted our spirits. The statement said that the game will first be available digitally ...
Read More »Deus Ex Go is one of four mobile games from Square Enix Montreal that are being discontinued
It has been announced that four games created by the studio formerly known as Square Enix Montreal will be discontinued in January. The creator, which changed its name last month to Studio Onoma before deciding to shut down, announced on Twitter that the following four mobile games will be ending: Arena Battle Champions Deus Ex Go Hitman Sniper: The Shadows ...
Read More »The season pass for The Callisto Protocol features fresh player demise animations
It has been announced that the season pass for The Callisto Protocol will have additional death animations for the game’s protagonist Jacob and the adversaries he encounters. The season pass’s features and details have recently been posted to the game’s Steam page. It includes additional death animations in addition to the standard season pass stuff, like new plot DLC, regions, ...
Read More »Team Ninja Dispels Rumors of a Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden Reboot
Team Ninja has come forward to claim that there are currently no plans for a Dead or Alive or Ninja Gaiden reboot after hearing about the reports. Tom Lee, the studio’s creative director, explained to VGC that the keynote address from the G-Star Conference last weekend had been misinterpreted and that, although the studio would adore to be involved in ...
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