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Unity’s CEO and President, John Riccitiello, resigned after community backlash over its controversial runtime fee policy. He also resigned as board chairman. GamesIndustry.biz reports that James M. Whitehurst will serve as interim CEO and President until a permanent replacement is found. Leading independent Unity board director Roelof Botha is chairman. The situation, according to Whitehurst: “I am confident that Unity ...

Nintendo’s New York Store will host a “pre-launch celebration” for Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch just weeks before its midnight release. Nintendo promises a “exciting outdoor activation” followed by game sales on October 20. Stay tuned for reservation details on October 10. The store celebrated Detective Pikachu Returns’ Switch exclusive launch this week. Not pre-ordered Super Mario Bros.

Bandai Namco revealed an adventure game based on Spy x Family at Nintendo’s Direct broadcast last month. SpyxAnya: Operation Memories will launch in Japan on December 21, 2023, for the Switch and other platforms, and globally in 2024. Bandai Namco released the game’s first trailer to build anticipation. Play as Anya, the youngest spy in this family, to create a ...

You may be familiar with Nintendo’s beloved President, Satoru Iwata, who died in 2015. The rumor about his role in 1999’s Pokémon Gold and Silver is likely familiar. Iwata reportedly created a compression code that reduced game size, allowing Game Freak to include both Kanto and Johto. This story was nearly confirmed by old interviews and in-game dialogue from later ...

Master game designer Masahiro Sakurai teased a “special crossover” with a popular YouTube channel. Sakurai tweeted that he will soon play “other” games through the planned collaboration (thanks, VGC), but details are scarce. We assume “other” means titles Sakurai has not worked on during his career. Of course, Sakurai’s YouTube channel, Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games, has mostly advised aspiring ...

Borderlands 3 hit the Nintendo Switch today after years of classification board leaks. All DLC is included in the Ultimate Edition. Following online confusion about this version’s file size, the official Borderlands social media account has provided the “exact breakdown” of why the physical packaging’s “62 GB” claim is inaccurate. Full rundown: “Actual file size is 23.5 GB. We had to ...

A new mob will be announced at ‘Minecraft Live’ on October 15. Three mobs will be added to the game, but only one. Mobs compete for community votes to win. A crab, armadillo, and penguin mob will appear this year. A look and a bit about each: “The crab has one gigantic claw, which it likes to wave around as it scuttles ...

Telltale Games has joined Epic Games, Crystal Dynamics, and Team17 in laying off employees in a turbulent year for the video game industry. Former Telltale cinematic artist Jonah Huang posted that the studio had laid off “most of” the team in early September and that he could not comment on The Wolf Among Us 2, the sequel to the 2013 ...

LEGO Animal Crossing was a huge surprise from Nintendo today! Nintendo has confirmed the next LEGO X Nintendo collaboration, which was rumored in August. Nintendo UK released a short teaser of several LEGO Nintendo mini-figures, but no sets or dates have been announced. Tom, Isabelle, Kapp’n, Rosie, Bunnie, Marshall, Fauna, and Julian are depicted. Flowers, buildable trees, fruit trees, and ...

Nintendo announced yesterday that the 3DS and Wii U would lose “online play and other functionality” in “early April” next year. Pokémon Bank for 3DS won’t be affected in the near future, but other parts of the 3DS online service will. As stated in the announcement, this service will continue after other online services end. To raise awareness, the official ...