Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
Lace up your gunboots and get ready to dive into the unknown, because beloved vertical-scrolling roguelike Downwell is coming to the Switch quite soon. Developed almost singlehandedly by Ojiro “Moppin” Fumoto (who recently left Nintendo after working there for a year) back in 2015, the game follows a “curious man”…
Good news, Binding of Isaac fans! Tomorrow, the new booster pack comes to Nintendo Switch in North America, featuring new items, and The Forgotten, a new playable character. Binding of Isaac co-creator Tyrone Rodriguez confirmed on Twitter that they are still waiting to hear back from Nintendo of Europe regarding…
We’ve been slowly receiving information about the upcoming Eevee Tamagotchi that’s scheduled to release near the end of the month, and it looks like a few more tiny details have come to light. Thanks to Tama-Palace and the TamaTalk forums, we got word that Bandai Namco has revealed the names…
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Dragon’s Dogma, a game originally released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012, has long had a cult following, which has only grown over time as Capcom has been porting it to new systems. Now, we can add Nintendo Switch to that list. The official Dragon’s Dogma Twitter…
If you’re a fan of Koei Tecmo’s special brand of army-slaying goodness, then the Switch is already the system for you, with more and more games in the Warriors series being ported to the system. Next in line is Samurai Warriors 4 DX, an updated version of the original 2014…
It had previously been all but announced, but we now know for certain – another game from Tomoya Asano, the producer of Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler, is on the way. After a tease in August that suggested more from the Bravely series, @BDFF_OFFICIAL confirmed that a new game is…
We always wonder “what might have been,” especially in regards to cancelled or stopgapped game projects. Case in point: Headcannon, one of the developers behind the excellent Sonic Mania, pitched a Darkwing Duck game to Capcom that was never picked up. The game was styled a bit like Ducktales Remastered,…
In the hazy smoke of the console wars, it’s easy to forget that while certain fans cling to their consoles of choice like monotheistic idols, the vast majority of actual game devs are enjoying each other’s work. Case in point — Raf Grassetti, art director of God of War…
The Humble Store and their well known Bundles have been tempting my wallet for years now. While those deals have always catered most to PC gamers, console titles have been featured before, and in the past some Nindie offerings have cropped up to boost up 3DS and Wii U libraries….
The holidays are wrapping up and the only thing hotter than a well wooded fireplace has gotta be the ink splashin’ action going on in Splatoon 2. After a long weekend, we’ve got a winner for the game’s Frosty Fest, which asked players to fight over who they like to…
Nintendo has had a long history battling console modding, with players busting apart the code and tinkering away inside. Some may do it for research, to get past region locking, or to enable homebrew apps, while others are less scrupulous, instead using the opportunity to pirate games and bypass security…
