Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy blew up when it hit store shelves last year and revitalized the franchise in ways that many didn’t expect. To capitalize on that success, it seems like Activision might be bringing the N. Sane Trilogy to new platforms later this year. The journey to get to this information is a bit odd but stick
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Today Square Enix announced its financial results for the nine months ended on December 31st, 2017. As you can see in the table below, all numbers are firmly in the black and show a considerable boost to operating and ordinary income. A specific breakdown of results for the Digital Entertainment business, which is the segment
One of the most discussed aspects of Dragon Quest XI is the decision by Square Enix to go without voice acting on both PS4 and 3DS, and I mean, any voice acting at all, to the point that its characters didn’t even need to be assigned voice actors…until now. The publisher revealed a new card
On January 27, 2015, Techland released its open-world zombie game Dying Light on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Three years later, the game is still going strong and receiving new content. We have passed the games third anniversary, and developer Techland has revealed that they have several plans to celebrate the game’s anniversary this month.
Last December, developer Angry Mob Games released their Super Smash Bros. inspired fighting game Brawlout on Nintendo Switch. It wound up doing quite well, selling over 50,000 copies in just two weeks on the Switch’s eShop. Today, Angry Mob Game announced that they will be expanding Brawlout’s reach by partnering with Merge Games to release
Today Sega updated the official website of Valkyria Chronicles 4 with a new batch of screenshots, art, and information. This time around, it’s all about the Snow Cruiser Centurion that will play a central role in the story. It’s a ship that the Edinburgh Army of the Atlantic Federation built secretly to win its decisive battle. Three
Today Square Enix released a batch of screenshots of its upcoming JRPG code-named Project Octopath Traveler. The screenshots highlight the visual style of the game, which the team named “HD-2D” mixing traditional pixel art and a 3D effect. More interestingly, we get to see the already mentioned improvements that the team is working on following
Nintendo has released a short new Bayonetta 2 trailer on their official YouTube channel. The trailer features some minor plot points from the second title as well as gameplay showing Bayonetta herself in action against some large enemies at 60 frames per second (with cutscenes apparently running at 30). You can check out the trailer for yourself
While D-Pad Studios’ Owlboy is an almost universally-acclaimed indie darling (albeit one that came with a decade of development and delays), there is one thing that upcoming Nintendo Switch purchasers don’t love: the icon. Seen in the image below (and the normal Reddit hemming and hawing), the icon is admittedly ugly. With this in mind, developer D-Pad Studios
There has been some back and forth about sales numbers for indie games on Nintendo Switch. While Jools Watsham of Atooi (formerly Renegade Kid) mentioned that Mutant Mudds Collection only sold “OK” with a cool 7,500 copies, other studios like Matt Makes Games (Celeste) and Team Meat (Super Meat Boy) have been screaming the Nintendo Switch’s sales
In an interview with Destructoid, the creator of Celeste, Matt Thorson said that the game was a hit on the Nintendo Switch eShop: “The Switch version of Celeste has sold the most, and that’s what we were expecting. We feel like Celeste and the Switch are a perfect fit for each other. We are glad we launched on all consoles though, and
It’s no secret that the Nintendo Switch has been a runaway success, for Nintendo and many indie developers alike. Many developers are porting many games from their back catalog to the console/handheld system in order to expose their title to a brand new audience. Playism is now joining that lineup, as they have announced that
Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn was announced roughly two years ago and now it’s finally releasing to the public. To celebrate, a video was published, making fun of itself. “October 28, 1994. Shaq-Fu was released. It sucked. Really bad,” the video reads. Well, they’re not wrong…the original Shaq-Fu wasn’t a very good game. It was pretty good looking for a SNES
Today Sega released a brand new trailer of the upcoming Strategy RPG Senjou no Valkyria 4: Eastern Front, or Valkyria Chronicles 4 as it’ll be titled in the west. The trailer presents a view on the world and setting of the game, also giving a brief look on the main characters belonging to Squad E and Squad F of
The concept of “style over substance” is a real dilemma for the broader indie game scene. While finding a novel and satisfying gameplay hook is the bedrock of many smaller games, the task of finding that gameplay loop gets more difficult every year with thousands of indie releases across console platforms and Steam Greenlight. Because
Last year, LKA and Wired Productions released The Town of Light, a thought-provoking psychological horror adventure game, on PS4 and Xbox One following its release on PC in 2016. Today, the game’s developers announced that the Nintendo Switch will be added to that console lineup when The Town of Light: Deluxe Edition releases later this Spring.
Last summer, we heard from Song of Memories developer Pure Wish that the visual novel would come west, but then they simply went under the radar. Today British publisher PQube finally lifted the curtain on the localization of the game, that will come to both North America and Europe in 2018 for PS4 and Nintendo
There are many video game fans that may roll their eyes at pre-order bonuses, remembering the days of physical rewards for such early buy-ins. But there are also some who just want to support a game, or are already sold on the idea and want to pre-order, but don’t have the shelf space for another
Infinite Dreams has been developing a follow up to the classic Sky Force. Not to be confused with Sky Force Anniversary, now available on PS4 and PS Vita, the latest version for the Nintendo console is called Sky Force Reloaded. Released to the public today, the title launched with a trailer to go along with it. Sky Force
Today Koei Tecmo released a brand new gameplay trailer of its upcoming anime-inspired action game Attack on Titan 2. The trailer showcases a variety of combat features that we’ll be able to take advantage of while fighting against the titans. We get to see the omni-directional mobility gear, the “hook drive” maneuver that lets us
Move over Detective Pikachu — Nintendo has a brand new movie partnership with animation studio Illumination Entertainment that will get you hooked on the brothas’! According to a recent Tweet from Nintendo, the game and film studio are partnering up to create a new movie Super Mario movie. Even better, we know that Nintendo will hopefully not
It’s been quite some time since we heard about Nintendo Switch’s fabled paid-online play. Although information on Nintendo Switch Online has been around since the system’s reveal, it seems the actual product itself has went through a few reboots. Following a delay earlier last year, Nintendo has officially revealed that Nintendo Switch Online will be
Today, during Nintendo’s corporate strategy meeting, CEO Tatsumi Kimishima gave a few updates about the performance of the Switch and the manufacturer’s plans for the console and the rest of its lineup. The information was provided on Twitter by the Wall Street Journal’s tech reporter Takashi Mochizuki. We hear that sales-through to customers are at roughly 13
Koji Igarashi’s Artplay released a new video of the upcoming Igavania game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The trailer showcases the crafting system, that allows the player to visit Johannes, an alchemist who protagonist Miriam can befriend. Johannes will be able to combine various elements to create new items or equipment. In the video we
Alongside an exposé into the inner machinations of indie sales, marketing, and success on Nintendo Switch, developer Atooi’s founder Jools Watsham has a lot to say about his upcoming projects. Aside from the known commodities — Xeodrifter and Totes the Goat on the horizon — Watsham has revealed two new projects for Nintendo Switch and fleshed out what we
Death Road to Canada, a co-op Oregon Trail-inspired roguelike zombie game, made waves when it first released on PC in July of 2016. It had since made its way to iOS, but many were still eagerly awaiting console versions of the game. Those of you waiting won’t have to do so for much longer, as UKIYO
Today is Wednesday, and Media Create released its sales charts for the week between January 22nd and January 28th, 2018, depicting the situation of the Japanese video games market. This time around we get to see the results of a very relevant test, as we’re looking at the debut of Monster Hunter World. You can check out
Recently, NIS America announced that the Falcom developed action RPG Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will make its way onto Nintendo Switch at an unannounced date. During a special Livestream hosted by the publisher, the team addressed questions regarding the Switch version of the game by saying that they aren’t ready to disclose any information about the
Today Konami posted its financial results for the nine months ended on December 31st. As you can see in the table below, all figures are in the black, with a substantial increase of profits year-on-year. The press release also included a more detailed explanation of the results, and below you can read the full segments
Today Capcom released its financial results for the nine months ended on December 31st, 2017. As showcased in the table below, sales decreased slightly year-on-year, but both operating and ordinary income increased sensibly. The accompanying press release also includes a breakdown of the results for the period. Capcom sees “major growth” for home consoles due