Many of the titles of some of Nintendo’s most well-known platform games, such as Super Mario World, Kirby’s Dream Land, and Donkey Kong Country, just make sense as they are. As a naming convention, it all makes sense, right? The addition of the word “Country” in Donkey Kong Country for the SNES, however, has a more profound connotation, according to ...
Read More »In a stunning new trailer, Tiny Thor nails puzzles and platforming in pixel art
The latest gameplay clip for Asylum Square Interactive’s retro-inspired platformer Tiny Thor shows off how gorgeous it still looks. The next 16-bit-style adventure, which was announced in February, may have a retro aesthetic and feature pixel-perfect platforming, but it also has its own unique twist. Mini-Mjölnir will be used by tiny Thor to navigate several Norse Realms, including Midgard, Svartalfheim, ...
Read More »No Man’s Sky: Interceptor Update Corrupts the Planets of the Galaxies
Just a few weeks after its most recent significant “Fractal” upgrade, Hello Games has announced yet another free update for No Man’s Sky. The new update, titled “Interceptor,” adds new foes, resources, and a new Starship class to the game’s narrative while also introducing a new corruption that is spreading throughout the cosmos. Quite a few new things, then! We ...
Read More »Reservations Are Now Open For The London Pokémon Center Pop-Up
Next weekend, from April 14 to 16, the Pokémon Center Pop-Up will be back at the ExCel in London, and you can now formally reserve your spot. The Pokémon European International Championships take place during the same few days when the store is open. The Pop-Up is the third time in London that a transient Pokémon Center has opened. In ...
Read More »Legendary Entertainment Acquires Film and TV Rights to “Street Fighter”
Some of Capcom’s video game franchises, including Street Fighter, have already been adapted for the big screen, and more are expected to follow. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Legendary has acquired the “film and TV” rights to Capcom’s classic fighting series Street Fighter, which debuted in arcades in 1987 and laid the groundwork for the fighting genre with the ...
Read More »The First Switch Update for Have a Lovely Death Is Here, and So Are the Complete Patch Notes
Gearbox Publishing SF has revealed the first update for Switch versions of their horrific roguelite Have A Lovely Death. This first patch fixes a few minor issues, but it seems like the main focus was on making the game load faster. Several problems and errors have been fixed, as have some invisible attacks, and some level layouts have been tweaked ...
Read More »‘Gato Roboto’ and ‘Gunbrella’ Developer Doinksoft Acquired by Devolver Digital
Doinksoft, creators of Gato Roboto, the physical-only Demon Throttle, and the upcoming run-and-gun title Gunbrella, have been bought by publisher Devolver Digital. The acquisition was announced on Twitter, with Devolver calling it “a historic event” and including a humorous graphic that will appear familiar to anyone who has been keeping up with Microsoft’s recent acquisitions of Bethesda and Activision Blizzard. ...
Read More »Nintendo Declares 2023 European Splatoon 3 Championship
We were curious if the European Championship will return with the release of Splatoon 3 in September of last year. This may be the case, as Nintendo has just stated that the tournament will be held again in 2023. While specifics are still scarce, we do know that the tournament will soon visit 12 European locations, pitting teams against one ...
Read More »New Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Music from Downloadable Content Volume 4 Out in July
On July 29, 2023, one year after the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the official soundtrack will be released. First, get your hands on the Limited Edition; on August 2, 2023, get your hands on the Standard Edition. Procyon Studio, the video game music company Yasunori Mitsuda founded, has revealed that the game’s original sound track (OST) features more than ...
Read More »Leroy and Asuka have been confirmed to be in Tekken 8
We had sincere doubts that there would be any more Tekken 8 character trailers, but Bandai Namco has just released two more at Evo Japan. Leroy Smith and Asuka Kazama will be back, according to the aforementioned trailers. Both characters’ ability to make the cut was somewhat in doubt, but for very different reasons. Leroy, on the other hand, debuted ...
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