The first Pokemon games were no longer the most popular video games in Japan since Animal Crossing: New Horizons has surpassed them in sales. When Nintendo released Pokemon Red, Green, and Blue in Japan in 1996, it completely transformed the video game business. The first Pokemon video games not only significantly increased the lifespan of the Game Boy handheld, but ...
Read More »Former Disco Elysium developers claim Studio ZA/UM committed fraud and assert that “civil and criminal accusations are on the table”
I called this ZA/uM issue a catastrophe just over two weeks ago, so slap my face and name me Mystic Meg. Robert Kurvitz, the game’s director, and Aleksander Rostov, the game’s art director, have written a Medium article titled “TO FANS OF DISCO ELYSIUM, CONCERNING THE SITUATION AT ZA/UM” in which they explain, at least in part, why they were ...
Read More »Id Software’s director is accused of lying about the failure of the original music by the composer of Doom Eternal
The Doom Eternal composer has charged the studio head of Id Software with lying about his involvement in the debacle of the game’s official soundtrack. The game’s Collector’s Edition contained a soundtrack that promised “lossless” and “uncompressed” audio files with music from composer Mick Gordon. Players, however, took issue with the fact that only 11 of the 59 tracks on ...
Read More »The Symphonian Tales Remastered PS4 release date: February 17
Tales of Symphonia Remastered will be released by Bandai Namco on February 17, 2023 for the PlayStation 4. The film, which includes combat, cutscenes, and gameplay in general, may be seen above. The JRPG’s initial release was on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2003, followed by ports to the PS2 (available only in Japan) and PS3 for its initial remaster in ...
Read More »One of the Fortnite Battle Pass’s designers recently joined Naughty Dog.
It goes without saying that the future first-party PlayStation games will incorporate a sizable amount of live service and multiplayer content. The upcoming multiplayer shooter from Naughty Dog, The Last of Us Factions, will undoubtedly be one of these games. Although we haven’t heard much about the project, you can be sure that it will include all the standard Game ...
Read More »Takeover Mode in Need for Speed Unbound Is All About Driving Stylishly
As of right now, Need for Speed Unbound is still about a month away, and what we’ve seen so far is quite encouraging. Recently, a new gameplay trailer appeared, this one highlighting the new mode Takeover. The goal of these replayable competitions is to score points by driving stylishly. Think of it as being somewhat like to gymkhana in the ...
Read More »Original Creators of the beloved point-and-click franchise return (PS5)
Guybrush Threepwood, the legendary pirate, is discovered seated on a park bench, a little older but not necessarily wiser. He is telling a familiar child the story of an adventure from The Secret of Monkey Island. The plot that develops is largely a mash-up of his previous two adventures, with a few cubes from Curse, Escape, and Tales thrown in. ...
Read More »Prior to the start of its ranked mode alpha test, MultiVersus teases competitive gaming
MultiVersus, a free-to-play licensed brawler from Warner Bros., will test its ranked mode for a week starting today, according to developers Player First Games. The rated tab will be available for the first time when you get into the game starting at 5pm GMT/6pm CET/9am PT today. If you choose that, ranked play should be no problem for you. When ...
Read More »There is a no-soap PowerWash Simulator speedrun on the AGDQ 2023 schedule
Awesome Games Done Quick, a speedrunning charity event, will return in January with a sizable number of PC runs on its recently released preliminary schedule. PowerWash Simulator, which is debatably my favorite GOTY contender, and Stray, an adorable cyberpunk cat sim, are notable highlights this time around. One week before Google Stadia shuts down permanently, there is also a Google ...
Read More »You’ve probably played Spin Rhythm XD
I believe that rhythm games suffer when they are not packaged with a peripheral. A physical controller that was specifically designed to replicate the action the game is based on gives games a sense of legitimacy that is lost the moment you try to play them using a conventional pad. Using an Xbox 360 controller to play Guitar Hero is ...
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