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…
Over the last five years of video games, I struggle to think of a greater success story than Supergiant Games’ Hades. A shining example of a studio building upward with each of its releases, carrying the best parts and lessons learned from their previous work, it rightfully swept nearly every…
Gearbox has made the decision to indefinitely delay the port of its latest looter shooter, Borderlands 4, for Switch 2. Having launched a little under two weeks ago on other platforms and with an originally scheduled early October date for Nintendo’s platform, it seems the developers thought the game wasn’t…
A short but sweet addition to Nintendo Music, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is now available on the service! Coming in at a runtime of just 16 minutes with a total of 20 tracks, Zelda II is the sequel to the original Legend of Zelda but marks a few…
As tensions in the lawsuit between Nintendo and Palworld developer Pocketpair continue to heat up, it seems that Pocketpair isn’t content to let Nintendo completely steamroll the company. Announced this morning, a new Palworld spinoff game titled Palworld: Palfarm is a cozy farming simulator that includes the creatures from Palworld…
On Twitter yesterday evening, the official Department of Homeland Security account shared a video of various ICE raids that was synced to the Pokémon anime theme song. Titled “Gotta Catch ‘Em All,” the post is another in a long line of the DHS using copyrighted material without expressed permission from…
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…
A few months back, Microsoft unceremoniously cancelled its upcoming Perfect Dark reboot and basically cemented itself as not caring about games anymore. After nearly a decade of dev time, the hotly anticipated follow-up to the legendary N64 classic was put on ice and, along with it, any hope that big-budget…
In celebration of the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be opening a limited time pop-up shop in the London Natural History museum next year. Set to do business for two months, the shop will be open from January 26th, 2026, until March 22nd,…
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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Pre-orders for the Chrono Trigger Piano Soundscape Arrangement are also available through Play-Asia now. Remember, you can save 5% when you using the code NWIRE2025 at checkout! One of the most impactful components of many video games are the soundtracks that go along with them. In particular, RPGs…
Sega hasn’t been shy about the crossover DLC that will be coming to Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, the soon to be released Sonic kart racer that has been raking in some solid review scores across the internet. While we already knew about Spongebob, Minecraft, Pac-Man, and even the Teenage Mutant Ninja…
