As soon as the Nintendo Switch hit store shelves last March, creative folks did not hesitate to make good use of the system’s Joy-Con controllers. Over the course of the past two years we’ve seen a Joy-Con keyboard, a Joy-Con cup holder, and most modestly, Joy-Con modified to give the Nintendo Switch a much-desired D-pad.
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Back in August, Discord launched its Game Store beta for select users. While Discord has already established itself as a prominent communication and voice chat app, this service is attempting to rival Steam and vertically integrate the game stores and libraries that people previously had to use outside of Discord. This initial beta was broadened
Fortnite: Battle Royale has taken the world by storm; there’s no doubting that. Schools have had to ban the game, mainstream media is shouting about it, and parents often moan about their kids being on it for hours on end. However, as a parent myself, I thought it’d be worth explaining what Fortnite is and
Yesterday, Nintendo showed off its new Diablo III Switch bundle and it’s…okay. A Nintendo Switch Diablo III: Eternal Collection Bundle is coming exclusively to @GameStop on 11/2 for $359.99 MSRP! Includes a Diablo III themed #NintendoSwitch console and dock, carrying case, and a download code for the game. https://t.co/8dNNKhA9v8 pic.twitter.com/Qmg5tYjzia — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 15,
SEGA has gone through some revitalization throughout 2018. In addition to the return of some classic franchises like Sakura Wars, Valkyria Chronicles, and Shenmue, SEGA of America has also appointed a new President. Today, we learned that SEGA Europe is joining in on the fun as they revealed to GamesIndustry.biz that they are restructuring and
Game streaming is slowly but surely becoming more prevalent within the gaming industry. In addition to already existing services like PlayStation Now, Google recently began to test the waters for their own service, Project Stream, with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Today, Microsoft also revealed that they would be entering the fray with Project xCloud. Project xCloud
Didn’t get to make it to New York Comic Con 2018, but want a glimpse of what Bandai Namco has in store? Their social media team has it covered, uploading a super-cut video of the event, the games they were showcasing, and some of their favorite cosplay from the mix. Seen in the barely-two minute
Marvel’s Spider-Man, No Man’s Sky, God of War: these three games have more in common than just their three-word titles. They have fantastic photo modes and they aren’t the only ones. 2018 has been possibly the best year for taking pictures in your favorite games: whether you’re trying to convey the heavy emotions of the moment,
Despite the recently released Spider-Man being a big open world experience, it looks like more players than usual are trying to get that platinum trophy. Noticed by a ResetEra User “Certinfy,” if you slide on over to your trophy list (or PSN Profiles, if you don’t own the game) for Marvel’s Spider-Man, you will notice a fairly
Housemarque has had a somewhat turbulent year with their own community. After declaring “arcade is dead” last December, the studio began teasing a new title, Stormdivers. It was fully unveiled at Gamescom and turned out to be a battle royale game. With many believing this segment of the multiplayer game market is over-saturated, reception to Stormdivers
British publisher Bigben Interactive has already acquired two studios this year, Cyanide and Eko Software, and they will now be adding a third to that lineup. Today, Bigben Interactive announced that it has fully acquired Kylotonn Racing, a developer known for working on titles like V-Rally 4, FlatOut 4: Total Insanity, and WRC 7. The studio
Like it or not, software sales are often one of the strongest metrics to measure a game’s success. While we can bandy on about Metacritic scores and how it feels to play a particular game, developers and publishers alike must always keep one vigilant eye on their sales figures. After all, passion alone doesn’t keep
It’s no secret that CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt was one of the biggest runaway successes of this generation. The series as a whole has even surpassed 33 million units sold. Due to how successful this series has become and believing his share of revenue was too low, Andrzej Sapkowski, author
Awesome Games Done Quick is a speed running event that raises money for charity a couple times a year. Next years list of games that will be completed as fast as possible just got revealed. The list begins with Actraiser 2 on the Super Nintendo. Some notable highlights are Bloodborne that is just 5 games after
If you live in California, start clearing your schedule. A new post on the official Nintendo of America Twitter account teases that “something exciting” will happen tomorrow morning in Los Angeles. Included with the post are pictures of two trucks, each featuring images and the respective color pallets of Pikachu and Eevee. The tweet goes
Last month, Toybox Inc. and Aksys Games released their restaurant-management/adventure game Little Dragons Café on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Overall, the game is quite the wholesome experience, and publisher Aksys Games seems to be expanding that kindness into the real world by donating to charity Extra Life. Specifically, Aksys Games will be $10,000 of Little Dragons Café’s
From the game’s initial conception as Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp, development of Friday the 13th: The Game has been spearheaded for the last four years by IllFonic. That being said, they will no longer be working on the game starting today. Publisher Gun Media has announced that IllFonic “has completed all contracted work,” so they will
It isn’t a Destiny release without people stumbling into parts of the game that Bungie thought they had locked off. Following the successful launch of Destiny 2: Forsaken, it looks like the community is prodding every last corner of maps trying to find where hidden areas may lead. And it led the community to Callum’s Grave. Like all
Without a doubt, this last week has been one of the most impactful in recent memory when it comes to studio closings. Between Capcom Vancouver and Telltale Games shuttering their studios, many projects and the people working on them are up in limbo with their futures uncertain. Thankfully, gaming publishers and developers don’t exist in
Ever since the Nintendo Switch jettisoned onto store shelves last March, the same question has come up time and time again for recent game releases: is it coming to the Switch? Admittedly, I was part of the choir singing this tune when I picked up my Switch last year. I wanted to play every game
Ever since the argument over loot boxes and microtransactions came to a head last year in several games, many official organizations have begun to analyze the practice to see if it can be considered gambling. Belgium is investigating EA, PEGI is adding a label to signify in-game purchases on physical games, and now fifteen European Gambling
Just before E3 this year, Intellivision Entertainment announced that they were reviving the brand with a new family-friendly Intellivision console in the near future. More details were teased in July, but we were told that the console would not be fully unveiled until October 1. With less than a month to go until that date,
Back in 2014, NCSoft owned developer Carbine Studios released their first game, an MMORPG called WildStar. While the game was a minor success, but it did go free-to-play fairly quickly. Over four year’s after WildStar’s initial launch, NCSoft has made the decision to shutter Carbine Studios, which also means WildStar will be closing soon. Kotaku
CCP Games, a developer best known for EVE Online, has gone through several changes over the past year. In addition to winding down VR development, they sold off their Newcastle Studio to Sumo Digital and outright shut down their branch in Atlanta. Today, we learned of the biggest change yet, which should hopefully keep things
Yesterday, Netflix announced that Mission Impossible: Fallout star Henry Cavill would be portraying Geralt of Rivia in the streaming service’s upcoming series based on The Witcher, a popular book series and video game franchise. While many seemed happy with the casting, there is no denying that Geralt’s iconic voice is that of Doug Cockle. While
In April 2017, Far Cry 4 Creative Director Alex Hutchison left Ubisoft and partnered with Technical Director Yassine Riahi and Executive Producer Reid Schnieder of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to form a new indie developer called Typhoon Studios. While not much has been heard about Typhoon Studios’ first game since the developer’s inception, that title
Henry Cavill, an actor best known for portraying Superman in Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League, has been cast as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s upcoming series based on book series and video game franchise The Witcher. The actor actually expressed interest in playing the role to IGN last
In-game purchases have been at the center of gaming-related controversy over the past year. From NBA 2K18 and Middle Earth: Shadow of War to Star Wars Battlefront II, everyone and their mom have basically complained about their implementation recently in one way or another. While only time will tell if developers change their in-game monetization
As the summer draws to an end it becomes time for the world’s greatest pokémon trainers to gather for the biggest competition of the year. The Pokémon World Championships took place over the weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. The cowboy-themed event saw a wealth of new trainers claim their positions as the planet’s greatest players in
In a small pocket of this great big thing we call the Internet, Donkey Kong Country fans collectively reached out to the father of Super Smash Bros., Masahiro Sakurai, to thank him for the inclusion of King K. Rool in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. You can check out the very heartfelt message down below: キングクルール お礼の手紙 – The following is