The director of the original 1998 version of Resident Evil 2, which introduced series icon Leon Kennedy, has confirmed what inspired the character’s first name. Hideki Kamiya stated on X that he came up with “Leon” because of the 1994 action-thriller, Léon: The Professional. He then pitched it to Resident…
Retro gaming publication Time Extension has been investigating what happened to the original Star Fox puppets used to promote the 1993 SNES classic. The team has finally found the answer – and it’s a sad one. In the early ‘90s, Nintendo collaborated with a company to produce puppets of the…
The producer of Resident Evil Requiem is encouraging fans to have the game completed by next week, as he teased that the next DLC is coming very soon. Last month, director Koshi Nakanishi announced that a new minigame will launch for Requiem in May. Nakanishi, along with producer Masato Kumazawa,…
The director of the original 1998 version of Resident Evil 2, which introduced series icon Leon Kennedy, has confirmed what inspired the character’s first name. Hideki Kamiya stated on X that he came up with “Leon” because of the 1994 action-thriller, Léon: The Professional. He then pitched it to Resident…
The producer of Resident Evil Requiem is encouraging fans to have the game completed by next week, as he teased that the next DLC is coming very soon. Last month, director Koshi Nakanishi announced that a new minigame will launch for Requiem in May. Nakanishi, along with producer Masato Kumazawa,…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we head to the Kingdom of Bask as we revisit Mario Tennis Aces! Released in 2018, Aces was the first Mario Tennis game to have a story mode since Power Tour on the Game Boy Advance. Aces also introduced new mechanics such as Zone…
Square Enix has released a playable demo of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S. The demo covered Chapters 1 and 2 from the full game, offering several hours of gameplay of the Nibelheim flashback with Cloud and Sephiroth as well as the Grasslands…
Even in a galaxy far, far away, power-wash services are needed to maintain the starfleet. In a new announcement this morning, developer FuturLab revealed that the next crossover DLC for PowerWash Simulator 2 will be a Star Wars pack. Containing five levels based around iconic locations and vehicles from everyone’s…
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV, its long-running second MMO in the Final Fantasy series, will be heading to Nintendo Switch 2 in August 2026. Revealed as part of director Naoki Yoshida’s keynote speech for the Final Fantasy Fan Festival in Anaheim, California, the game will have an…
Resident Evil Requiem has been breaking records left and right for Capcom since its release in late February 2026. Now, the company has shared that the game has reached seven million total sales in just under two months, solidifying it as the fastest-selling entry in the storied series. The news…
Nintendo has released a new overview trailer for its upcoming puzzle-platformer, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, which goes over a number of elements of the game. As previously seen in last year’s reveal trailer, the new video opens with a group of Yoshis discovering a giant talking book called Mister…
Nintendo’s latest Switch release, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, has skyrocketed up the Japanese sales chart for its first week of sale. According to Famitsu’s weekly sales report, not only is the life sim game incredibly popular, but it’s absolutely stomping the competition when it comes to pure sales numbers….
Previews for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, the upcoming new entry in the Yoshi series, have been hitting the internet this morning. As you would expect, some outlets have video footage and IGN got a real doozy of a preview. Over on its YouTube channel, you can watch 15 minutes…
When you begin your dungeon diving journey into Vampire Crawlers, you’ll be met with a rather extensive list of tasks filed under “Unlocks.” Similar to Vampire Survivors, these unlocks come with the stipulation of performing a certain task to then unlock something, be it a level, character, or in Crawlers’…
The Sanrio Company, famous for Hello Kitty, has announced that it will be starting a new game brand for the first time in its storied history. Called Sanrio Games (shocking!), the debut title from the developer will be Sanrio Party Land, a party game scheduled for Nintendo Switch and Switch…
