A new report from MobileGamer.biz has confirmed that Angry Birds and Sonic Rumble developer Rovio has been hit with layoffs due to its puzzle game Angry Birds Dream Blast underperforming. The article says that the studio will lay off 36 team members while undergoing restructuring as it continues to integrate…
In a new interview with WCCFTech, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi answered some questions about both the upcoming Switch 2 port of Remake and what the future holds for the remake trilogy. Apart from chatting about game-key cards again, Hamaguchi revealed that Rebirth was set to receive DLC…
Remakes of games can be a touchy subject. The line between preserving all that’s loved from the original and tainting its legacy is a thin one. Factor in a more contemporary hit to build off of though? Now that makes things easier, and ideally leaves us with something like Persona…
In a rather incredible bit of video game preservation, Namco’s first ever video game Gee Bee will soon be getting an Arcade Archives release across all platforms. The first ever re-release for the game since its 1978 debut, Gee Bee was designed by Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani after the company…
Get ready, cause it’s almost Showtime! Princess Peach: Showtime! has been added to Nintendo Music, bringing 73 tracks to the music service. Coming in at a runtime of one hour and 45 minutes, let’s take a look at the tracklist. Entrancing Prelude Opening Welcome to Sparkle Theater Grape’s Arrival…
Not only is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds a dark horse rising to take on some massive kart racing competition, it’s more than up to the task. As the first fully cross-platform kart racer (the game is on everything from PlayStation 4 to Switch 2), it takes pole position as the most…
It will never cease to amaze me the kind of projects people get up to. Not content to have their Game Boy Micro go to waste, one Redditor by the name of MaSaKee modded the internals of Nintendo’s smallest handheld device into the famous N64 controller. The result is a…
Teased ahead of launch, the recently released Shinobi: Art of Vengeance will be getting a DLC stage with cameos from popular Sega villains. The first antagonist announced was Dr. Eggman from the Sonic series, but Sega has now revealed that Death Adder from Golden Axe will be squaring off against…
In a new interview with Famitsu, Yakuza Kiwami 3 director Ryosuke Horii was asked questions about the development of the remake with a focus being on the new expansion, “Dark Ties.” A prequel story that details the rise of antagonist Yoshitaka Mine, it appears that the plan was originally not…
Reviews for Nintendo’s upcoming rereleases of Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 are out now, and they paint a mostly positive picture. While no one is particularly happy about the price, it’s undeniable that these games are still masterpieces some 15+ years later. One of the more common complaints is…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
If you’ve ever wondered why it took so long for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney to come to the West, we’ve now got a mostly definitive answer on the question. In a new interview/retrospective on the 20th anniversary of the DS port of the first Ace Attorney game, Time Extension spoke…
As part of yesterday’s PC Gaming Show at TGS stream, Nightdive Studios announced that the legendary Monolith fps Blood would be getting a second remaster. While that’s a little disappointing from a legal standpoint (it’s long been rumored that WB Games and Atari have kept Blood in legal limbo), there…
In a rather shocking development this morning, Electronic Arts has announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners to the tune of $55 billion. In EA’s own words, this sale “positions EA to accelerate innovation and growth to…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
