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…
It’s been a busy week of updates on the Nintendo Switch and it’s only Tuesday! First, there a firmware update for the Switch and now it’s on to some of the system’s most popular games. Tonight, January 29th, around 6 p.m. PT | 9 p.m. ET, Splatoon 2 will receive…
Nintendo hit fourth on Metacritic’s 9th Annual Game Publisher Rankings. The system averages the Metacritic score for every game released by publishers in 2018 into one cohesive score. Nintendo scored a 76.4. Its highest rated game was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at a 93, while its lowest was Kirby Battle…
Late last week, it was rumored that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would be updated to version 2.0.0, due to a server datamine suggesting as much. Shortly after, it was confirmed via the game’s in-built news ticker. Now, another datamine from the same source, OatmealDome’s SSBU Bot, may have unearthed just…
Another Switch update is here, bringing the firmware to version 7.0.0. On top of the typical “stability” enhancements, we’ve got a couple new user icons and languages. The icons are based on New Super Mario Bros. U, meaning there’s still no Smash love, but you can represent yourself with Toadette,…
Golden amiibo are nothing new — both Mr. Nintendo and the Blue Bomber have gotten the 24k treatment before. But those aren’t dazzling prizes for winning a national video game tournament, and these two new shiny plastic figures straight from Splatoon Koshien 2019 will have you believe that squids…
“A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.” -Shigeru Miyamoto Miyamoto’s philosophy is one reason that Nintendo has always been a unique developer. Nintendo is not afraid to push back a highly anticipated game to ensure its quality. Even in the Wii U era when…
When it comes to head-to-head strategy games, it takes a worthy opponent to bring out the real thrill of it all. Thankfully, Chucklefish has just confirmed a wider pool of tacticians for players to face off with in its upcoming Wargroove thanks to cross-platform play. Sometimes your friends aren't…
Dragon Ball FighterZ has just turned a year old, and during the finale to its well timed World Tour tournament series it was announced the game would be receiving a second season of DLC characters. Headlining it are Tournament of Power heavy hitter Jiren and Videl, who fights alongside the…
Despite the announcement of Splatoon 2 ceasing new content support in December, several new weapons, plus a demo, have been announced for the game! 10 returning “Sheldon’s Picks” weapons from the first Splatoon game for Wii U will be arriving via a free update: the Aerospray PG, N-ZAP ’83, Grim Range…
Last month, online retailers across Europe started posting store listings for an “Assassin’s Creed Compilation”, with the Switch, PS4, and Xbox One listed as platforms. Unfortunately we didn’t hear any official word since, but a new development could suggest it’s all very real. As Nightmare666xD on Reddit discovered, Czech retailer…
In a reveal at the Japan Amusement Expo, it was announced that BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle would be making the jump from Switch and other consoles to arcades in Japan later this spring. While we’ve known something new has been in the works for the game since last year’s Evo,…
It’s always interesting to see developers take a well-established genre and turn it on its head. Take Magic Scroll Tactics for example – on the surface is has many similarities to turn-based tactical RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics, but rather than playing on an isometric “board”, you take a side-on…
