Fans are eagerly awaiting further information about the forthcoming Tomb Raider I-III Remastered collection before its release on February 14, 2024. The official Tomb Raider X account promised, “We’ll have plenty more to share soon,” in response to a fan’s request for additional screenshots and gameplay footage. Even though the game has been mostly under wraps since its announcement in ...
Read More »Updates To The Hunter x Hunter Series Are In The Works, According To Eighting
Bushiroad Games and developer Eighting are teaming together to create a fighting game based on the Hunter x Hunter manga and anime. Hunterx Hunter: Nen x Impact is the official title. No announcements about platforms or release dates have been made at this time. Even though Gon, Netero, and Leorio are preparing to battle, the genre of the fighting game ...
Read More »Bossa Studios, Developers of the Surgeon Simulator, Have Announced the Layoff of One Third of Their Employees
The UK studio Bossa Studios, which makes the Surgeon Simulator games, will have to lay off almost a third of its employees by the year 2023. A “perfect storm of events” led to this, according to GamesIndustry.biz’s interview with co-founder Henrique Olifiers, who added that the team had worked tirelessly to “avoid being in this position”: Because of where we ...
Read More »Helping Those Affected by the Japanese Earthquake, the Pokémon Company Contributes 50 Million Yen
Following this week’s 7.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula, the Pokémon Company has given 50 million yen (about $345,770) to the Red Cross Society in Japan. In a social media post, the Pokémon Foundation issued the following official statement: Pokemon With You Foundation: We would like to express our deepest sympathies to those affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake ...
Read More »Hamster Corporation Announces 2023 Final Arcade Archives Release
On December 28, Hamster Corporation will release the 1991 Taito fighting game Solitary Fighter to cap off another busy year of retro releases. This should be 2023’s last Arcade Archives release! Solitary Fighter follows the 1989 Taito arcade game Violence Fight. It appeared in Taito Milestones 2 earlier this year. Hamster explains it and the Arcade Archives series: “SOLITARY FIGHTER” ...
Read More »‘Missions & Rewards’ on Switch Online Adds Super Mario Bros. Wonder Icons
Update #2 Switch Online members can now access the final Super Mario Bros. Wonder icons. Grab them before January 9, 2024—this latest batch is limited. New icons include Luigi, Toadette, singing Piranha Plants, and more. Look here: Update: Switch Online users can now unlock new Super Mario Bros. Wonder icons. This first wave, which runs until December 26, 2023, features ...
Read More »‘Tokimeki Memorial’ DS Trilogy Remastered for Switch by Konami
Konami has many franchises, but Tokimeki Memorial is a high school dating simulation game you may not know about. Since its early 1990s debut, the game has inspired a series and spin-offs. Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 1st Love (2007), 2nd Season (2008), and 3rd Story (2010) were released on the Nintendo DS, and Konami announced this week that they will ...
Read More »Suda51 Says Grasshopper Manufacturing Is Working On “New Title”
Game developer Goichi “Suda51” Suda and Grasshopper Manufacture announced a Shadows of the Damned Remaster this year. Later, Suda51 teased that it would “probably” be playable on handhelds. Suda told 4Gamer.net that Grasshopper’s 2024 release is still on track. He again teased the developer’s “new title”: “Goichi “Suda51” Suda: “2024 will be a lively year for Grasshopper. A remaster of Shadows of ...
Read More »Japanese Nintendo Reveals “Most Downloaded” Switch eShop Games 2023
Nintendo revealed Japan’s “most downloaded” Switch games in 2023’s first half in July. Unsurprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom led. Suika Game is now the “most downloaded” Switch eShop title in Japan for 2023, according to an update. Next to this affordable offering were Tears of the Kingdom in second, Pikmin 4 in third, and Super Mario ...
Read More »Sakurai: “I’m Still Creating Games For The Time Being”
Masahiro Sakurai, the legendary video game developer and Smash Bros. creator, has previously discussed retiring. Sakurai recently posted on YouTube that he’s “still creating games for the time being.”. His exact words: Masahiro Sakurai: “As for me, I’m still creating games for the time being, but I’m also making this YouTube channel.” After a brief discussion about video game industry professionals ...
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