“Uncover lost truths”.
Netflix has announced the new animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft will make its debut on 10th October 2024.
The events of this show pick up after the video game Survivor trilogy (Tomb Raider; Rise of the Tomb Raider; Shadow of the Tomb Raider) and follow Lara in her next chapter.
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Luigi, Monster Hunter and more.
We’re now at the halfway mark of the year for 2024 and it’s been a blast on the Switch so far with games like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Thankfully, there’s even more on the way in terms of first-party exclusives, with the 3DS title Luigi’s Mansion 2 making a return this month in HD.
As for third-party releases, it’s just as exciting with Capcom’s 3DS game Monster Hunter Stories also being revived for the Switch, and the Atlus title Shin Megami Tensei V making an encore with ‘Vegeance’ – a definitive version.
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10 years? 20? Anything older than two console generations?
If you’re reading this, you’re getting older. Right now, at this moment, you’re older than you were when you started reading this sentence. And this one. No, you can’t go back and read it again to get younger. Time marches on, so thank you for spending your precious seconds on this silly intro. We’ll get to the point.
‘Retro games’ — how do you classify them? Do you count years, generations, or is there some other personal metric you use to delineate between what’s ‘old’ in the realm of video games? Do you need to be able to count the pixels with the naked eye?
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‘Morrowind you up.
Overmorrow, the debut release from solo developer PixelManta, manages to be philosophically interesting, is evocatively written, visually distinct, and lovingly crafted. Yet, the notion of re-playing it – which you’ll effectively need to do by design – is a tall order, and therein lies the unfortunate problem with this otherwise commendable maiden indie effort.
When we reported on Overmorrow’s central mechanic of a player’s save data being deleted after 30 in-game days, the comment section was abuzz with discussion over the merits of such game design. A player’s time is precious, and holding a sword of Damocles over save data is one of the most provocative decisions a developer can make.
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What are YoRHa doing?
Crikey, it’s the weekend already..? Ah well, we’ll take it!
Looking back on this week, it’s kinda felt like a bit of a quieter one, but we’ve still had some pretty sizeable news items drop. The top story this week was undoubtedly the reveal of the new Lego set based on the Legend of Zelda franchise’s Deku Tree; it’s an expensive one, but a beautiful one.
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“With a fresh coat of paint”.
Pictured: The Nintendo of America sign before it was updated
Nintendo’s next-generation hardware is on the horizon, and with this in mind, NoA appears to have freshened up its signage.
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It will partner with Xbox to publish its next game.
In March, the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro developer Toys for Bob announced it would leave Activision and the Xbox team to become an independent studio. In an update on social media, it’s now made this official with a profile update.
In its bio description on X, it now says “We are an independent game development studio and have been making epic entertainment since 1989”. So, that’s it, the California developer is officially independent!
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Minecraft is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary.
Minecraft has now turned 15 and as part of the celebrations, the official manga (which originally made its debut in CoroCoro Comic in April 2020) will finally be released in English.
VIZ Media is handling the localisation of Minecraft: The Manga, with it expected to launch at some point in Spring 2025. Here’s the official announcement, which also provides some information about what to expect from this particular story:
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“Tomba loves you, and by golly, America loves Tomba.”.
Almost a year ago, Limited Run Games announced that it was working on a rerelease of Tomba!, the PlayStation 2.5D platformer. And after nearly 12 months of silence, Tomba! has re-emerged, and it’s coming to Switch on 1st August 2024 (thanks, Gematsu!).
Tomba! Special Edition is an enhanced rerelease created for modern consoles using the Carbon engine. Plus, original creator Tokuro Fujiwara has been working with LRG to bring the classic back to life. It’s not just a straight remaster, either — Special Edition adds new features to the 1997 classic to help introduce the game to a whole new audience.
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“Collaboration contents from outside Capcom will not be carried over”.
The Nintendo 3DS had plenty of incredible exclusives and in its heyday, a lot of those were in the Monster Hunter series. One gem that truly stands out from its no-glasses-3D siblings is Monster Hunter Stories. Developed as a collaboration between Capcom and Marvelous, this turn-based RPG was quite a massive departure in comparison to anything that’s come before and is highly regarded by those that did play it. However, Stories was overlooked by many at the time as it was dealt the unfortunate hand of launching six months after the console that would replace the 2DS and 3DS, the Nintendo Switch.
Flash forward to the year 2024, and not only has a Switch sequel to Stories released, but that first game that fans loved so much is finally making its way to Switch, too. We had the chance to send off a few questions to the Monster Hunter Stories team at Capcom and the game’s producer, Yoshihiro Akira, was kind enough to give us his insight on the game’s co-development with Marvelous, 3DS-exclusive features, and what it’s like bringing this game to a new audience.
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