The launch of Payday 3 in 2023 was a disaster, leading to poor review scores, a negative Steam rating, and fans abandoning the new game to play Payday 2 instead. Now, a few months later, and after Payday 3 failed to meet sales expectations, the CEO of developer Starbreeze has been removed as the company … Read more
Screenshot: Bandai Namco With games like the Resident Evil 4 remake and Death Stranding becoming playable on iPhones, it seems like just about anything can be a mobile game these days. Even Elden Ring, developer FromSoftware’s 2022 open-world RPG, could be coming to phones. At least that’s according to a recent report from news outlet … Read more
The Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, currently codenamed Orion, is a complete mystery. Aside from the fact that it’s in development, we know almost nothing about the project. One thing we do know is that developer CD Projekt Red is seriously thinking about bringing multiplayer into the mix this time around. Phantom Liberty Is Undoing One Key … Read more
The successor to the Nintendo Switch could arrive as soon as next year, cost $400, and be more of an “iterative” upgrade “rather than a revolution.” That’s according to the CEO of a Tokyo-based video game consultancy firm, who recently spoke with GamesIndustry.biz. New Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Trailer Features Hot Profs, 4-Player Co-Op, And … Read more
Just when you thought it was safe to open a story without seeing SAG-AFTRA negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland…Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for GLAAD 2023 was a year of major labor movement in gaming studios, with Sega Of America, Bethesda parent company Zenimax, Cyberpunk studio CD Projekt Red, and many more all seeing at least parts of … Read more
Nintendo This month has been an exciting one for fans of old-school Square Enix role-playing games, as two of its classic RPGs got impressive remakes. On November 2, Gemdrops and Square Enix’s Star Ocean: The Second Story R gave the PS1 cult classic the HD-2D treatment, while ArtePiazza and Nintendo’s remake of Square’s SNES classic … Read more
Nintendo The current batch of Black Friday deals hold good news for Nintendo lovers, as one of the Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals we’ve found sees one of the best Switch games bundled with a Nintendo Switch OLED at Best Buy. The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bundle will land you a Nintendo Switch OLED, the … Read more
I never truly realized how genius Nintendo’s Mario Kart formula is until I got borderline obsessed with mastering Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Like Mario Kart Wii, this is a game where you can either pick up casually or go hardcore , learning everything to try to increase your online VR points and reach higher ranks. … Read more
Nintendo confirmed it will widely shut down online services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games in April 2024, which will be just over a year after it discontinued the Nintendo eShop on those systems. This deactivation of most of the online services for those platforms was revealed on X (formerly Twitter) and Nintendo’s support … Read more
It’s been over a decade since we got the last new 2D Mario game, but that dry spell has finally come to an end. Super Mario Bros. Wonder has appeared and will give us a brand new side-scrolling adventure through the Mushroom Kingdom. While 3D Mario titles tend to get most of the excitement and … Read more