Nintendo has come a long way with its games and consoles, but one Redditor discovered just how much by comparing the Nintendo 64 and the Nintendo Switch storage capacity. The result: we now have the technology to launch every game from the classic Nintendo console on one cartridge for the Switch. The Nintendo 64 is one of the most seminal gaming consoles in the world. It’s what a lot of gamers grew up with and started out using....
Survival adventure game The Last of Us is out this summer, but it’s been in development for over three years and game studio Naughty Dog has a great deal of both funding and creative energy invested in it. At one point, the developers claimed that what they wanted to do was to “redefine” gaming, and to create a video game that was no longer a game with winners or losers, but simply “an experience....
Ubisoft has yet to say anything official regarding Assassin’s Creed 2020, aside from confirming a 2020 title is indeed in development, but the leaks continue to pour in. Many are likely nonsense, but at the very least, one insider has indicated an Assassin’s Creed reveal is coming soon. What this does mean is players should expect some leaks beforehand, as often is the case with the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Typically, before gameplay details, it’s names, character names, and more from merch found in retail stores (such as when many thought Bayek’s name was Ba Yek)....
Several weeks ago, Square Enix announced plans to sell IO Interactive, which ultimately put the future of the Hitman series in flux, as the publisher could possibly retain the rights to the stealth-action franchise and cause to the developer to be unable to continue to create materials for the now-episodic game. Despite this unfortunate set of circumstances for IO Interactive and the series, it looks as if new content is still on the way for title, with the developer having announced a plethora of scheduled goodies today....
New Pokemon Snap is one of the first big exclusive Switch titles to come in 2021 and also kicks off the start of the Pokemon franchise’s 25th anniversary. New Pokemon Snap, like its predecessor that released on the Nintendo 64 back in 1999, puts players into the shoes of a Pokemon photographer on a mission to take the best photos of hundreds of adorable (and not so adorable) pocket monsters. The gameplay will also be similar to the original, with the camera sporting a first-person view and the main character in a machine that will carry players through mostly linear tracks in different biomes....
Even after more than 20 years on television, SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the most popular animated characters around. Throughout his history the fry cook sponge has been featured in dozens of video games including Battle for Bikini Bottom, which is being remastered, but now he has his own sidescrolling “platform running game” available exclusively through Apple Arcade called Spongebob: Patty Pursuit. Published by Nickelodeon today, Patty Pursuit follows the titular sponge as he “races to rescue his friends, defeat Plankton’s minions, and take back the [Krabby Patty] formula....
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Indie games are a rising force. While big studios are cashing in on well-recognized game franchises and pumping out endless sequels with ever-fancier graphics, independent developers with smaller budgets, different values, and big ideas are busy making the games they want to see. The result of their steady efforts to push boundaries within the video game medium is an evolution of the form itself, consistent with paradigm-shifting alternative movements in film, music, and visual art....
The New York Excelsior have made some roster changes following an underwhelming 2020 Overwatch League season. After parting ways with a some players recently, New York took it even further by announcing the departure of Jong-ryeol “Saebyeolbe” Park (SBB), Hae-seong “Libero” Kim, and Taesung “Anamo” Jung. This leaves Sung-hyeon “JJoNak” Bang as the lone player on the roster so far. With these three players leaving New York, the Excelsior have a blank slate to work with....
Ever since the immense success of NieR Automata, fans have been hungry for more content from Yoko Taro’s dreary, complex universe. Not only is a remaster of 2010’s NieR: Replicant releasing in April, but a mobile game within the NieR universe is also on the way, with NieR Reincarnation. However, despite soon launching in Japan on February 18th, English-speaking fans will still need to wait for their chance to play....
Various outlets are reporting that sources close to Nintendo have informed them that a new version of the Nintendo Switch will be released in 2021. This report originates from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News which says that sources close to Nintendo’s supply chain have informed them that the company finally intends to release a more powerful version of the Nintendo Switch. A report by Bloomberg also mentions “people familiar with the matter” who have relayed similar information....
We probably should stop being surprised by all these updates, but well, here’s another one for No Man’s Sky. And as always, it’s free, unless you count the cost of a next-gen console or a high-end graphics card. No Man’s Sky: Next Generation gets the game ready for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X with a graphical overhaul that takes full advantage of the next-gen hardware. This quantum leap forward in computational power means that No Man’s Sky will be prettier, faster, and fuller than ever before....
It’s hard to talk about the Final Fantasy series without bringing up one of the most popular video game villains of all time: Sephiroth. He’s the most well known villain throughout the multiple Final Fantasy games and arguably one of the most popular villains in video games in general. While Final Fantasy VII is a great game in its own right and is the title that made the JRPG genre popular in North America, it’s kind of hard to imagine the game becoming as popular as it did without such an iconic villain such as Sephiroth....
In a recent interview with Wccftech, Lead Designer of Orcs Must Die! 3 Jerome Jones highlighted the expected time frame for the game’s campaign. Jones confirmed that players can expect to be playing for up to 15 hours as they embark on a lengthy war with the Orc army. Jones spoke in the interview about the different levels of skill that Orc-slaying players possess, referring to the average time it would take for gamers to complete the third game’s story....
The Resident Evil series is a staple in horror games. Through good times and bad, fans of the series continue to stick with the games and have been rewarded with a series of remakes, plus a new title including one of the scariest moments in gaming. The remakes began with the new Resident Evil 2 and continued with Resident Evil 3. Now fans wonder if there will soon be a remake of the already spectacular Resident Evil 4, often considered to be the crown jewel in the Resident Evil series....
The Technomancer is arguably the coolest sounding of all four of Outriders’ classes, which is pretty impressive considering they all sound awesome. The Technomancer can be a little tricky to get the hang of, however. It doesn’t heal big amounts like the other classes do, so it can feel frail at times. This is the truest support class of the entire roster, designed to inflict status and whittle enemies down so that teammates can finish them off....
Raising nearly $9 million on Kickstarter and becoming one of the site’s most successful video game projects ever, there once was quite a bit of optimism for the Ouya. The strange little console ultimately launched to lackluster reviews, with the poor review scores for the Ouya and a general lack of public interest sealing its fate. Production on Ouya consoles ceased in 2015, and while its digital storefront and online services have remained active since then, the servers are shutting down soon....
In a recent interview, Blizzard admits that it may end up adding microtransactions into Overwatch to help fund the game beyond launch to to counteract the free DLC. To many players surprise, Blizzard announced at BlizzCon this year that the team based shooter Overwatch would not only be coming to consoles via an Origins Edition, but the game will also be releasing with a sixty dollar price tag. About a month after that announcement, Blizzard finally revealed its post-launch content plans, and many were again surprised to learn that all extra characters and maps would be coming to players for free....
Shenmue 3, the third release in Yu Suzuki’s much-loved Japanese action-adventure franchise, has arrived at E3 2019. Suzuki himself took the stage at the PC Gaming Show to reveal a brand new trailer for Shenmue 3, featuring the longest and most impressive look at gameplay yet. Perhaps the most notable aspect of the new trailer is just how authentic it is to the Shenmue gameplay fans remember from the previous games....
Capcom is set to release the latest entry in the Monster Hunter franchise, Monster Hunter Rise, on the Nintendo Switch in about two months. Rise was built from the ground-up for the hybrid console and introduces several new gameplay mechanics like the ability to ride on top of monsters and have full control over their movement and attacks. The Wirebug mechanic is also brand-new, adding more mobility so that hunters can zip around the maps much faster....
