Category: Video Games

Psst hey, delightful puzzle game Windosill is now on Android too

Windosill. It’s still a joy to poke and prod at the wee indie puzzle game, tugging on orbs, spinning carousels, and jabbing at the many beaks and eyeballs and mouths and noises emerging from an ever-shifting box. It’s such a reward for curiosity. And it still looks great too, with that unaging smooth vector art from developer Vectorpark. Now it’s out on Android phones and tablets too. I bought it, and really enjoy how much a touchscreen adds to the tactile experience.

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Random: Pocket Card Jockey Director Is ‘Sad’ About The 3DS eShop Closure

Aren’t we all..?

As we all know by now (we hope), the 3DS and Wii U eShops will unfortunately be shutting down on March 27th, 2023.

This of course means that in just a couple of months time, you’ll no longer be able to purchase or download new games onto your 3DS or Wii U. Until that time, if your Nintendo Account is shared across your Switch, 3DS, and Wii U, you can still add funds up until the closure date, so be sure to mop up any remaining purchases while you still have time.

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Dead Space’s USG Ishimura is believable because it sucks

Dead Space takes place isn’t exactly a floating Hilton once its crew have been turned inside out by a bunch of drooling flesh moths, but there is ample evidence that the Ishimura was a miserable place to live and work long before that happened. This is why the planet cracker class vessel is still remembered as fondly as other iconic spaces such as City 17, Rapture and the Spencer Mansion. Despite its fantastical contexts, the Ishimura is a believable location, one where the work itself is deemed more important than the workers who do it.

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Persona 3 Portable Audio Patch Supposedly In The Works For Switch

Quick fix.

Atlus last week released a remaster of Persona 3 Portable on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. If you’ve noticed any sound issues, it seems you’re not alone.

Shin Megami Tensei and Persona fansite SMT Network has reportedly reached out to Atus about the sound issues and has been informed patches for “all” versions of the game are currently in the works:

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New Fire Emblem Engage Reward Coming Soon To My Nintendo Store

A 16 button pin set.

As part of the launch of Fire Emblem Engage last week on the Switch, My Nintendo is offering a new reward in certain parts of the world. This latest one is a pin set featuring many heroes from the past Fire Emblem series.

The same heroes return in Fire Emblem Engage to assist the new the cast of characters. Here’s the official description of this pin set. You’ll want to set around 1,000 Platinum Points, and delivery is 1-2 weeks.

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GTA 5 Exploit is Soft Locking Player Accounts, Rockstar Promises Fix

Rockstar says it’s preparing a title update for Grand Theft Auto Online in response to an exploit that is effectively locking some players out of the popular multiplayer game.

First spotted late last week, the remote code execution exploit [RCE] allows cheaters to effectively corrupt accounts from afar. Players affected by the exploit will finding themselves permanently trapped in Grand Theft Auto’s loading screen.

RCEs have been an ongoing concern in several multiplayer games, most notably Dark Souls, which saw its PvP servers shut down for months due to the issue. While a firewall rule can help, fans are currently being encouraged to take a break since RCE expoits can be quite dangerous, allowing hackers to do significant damage to a player’s PC from afar.

In a tweet earlier this afternoon, Rockstar said that it’s aware of the exploit and that it’s preparing a security-related title update. It encouraged players to reach out to the studio’s support page if they run into additional problems.

While Rockstar didn’t reveal when the promised title update would be released, fans can likely expect it soon due to the severity of the exploit.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

The Last of Us HBO Series Drove 238 Percent Jump in PlayStation Game’s UK Sales

It’s not enough to just watch The Last of Us — viewers are ready to play, too. As The Last of Us makes its television debut, the first chapter in Joel and Ellie’s journey are reaping the benefits with a hefty jump in UK sales on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, the game’s 2022 PS5 remake, The Last of Us Part 1, reentered the UK sales charts at the No. 20 spot after a 238% jump in sales for the week of January 21, 2023. Its PS4 predecessor, The Last of Us: Remastered, also saw a sizeable boost with a 322% sales bump that placed it at No. 32.

Perhaps the least surprising detail is that those numbers coincide with the first episode of its live-action The Last of Us series, which debuted on January 15. The UK data only reflects physical sales, so the number of viewers who rushed to play Joel and Ellie’s story through PlayStation’s digital storefront remain an unknown.

Despite the boost, The Last of Us lost out to heavy hitters like newer PlayStation titles and the usual Nintendo staples. Last week’s tactical Switch RPG, Fire Emblem Engage, debuted at the number one spot. While 2022 releases like God of War Ragnarok, Pokemon Violet and Scarlet, and FIFA 23 occupied other top ten boxed sales spots.

But The Last of Us has more than reinvigorated sales data to its name. Its first episode broke records over at HBO, with more than 4.7 million viewers tuning in for the premiere. That makes the video game adaptation HBO’s second-best debut in the last decade, only beaten by the Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon.

For those still unsure of how the game-to-TV reimagining shaped up, check IGN’s 9/10 reviews for the “stunning adaptation” in episode one and “edge-of-your-seat tension” in episode two. If you’re looking to start your Clicker-fueled marathon, IGN also has a handy guide on where you can watch HBO’s The Last of Us, along with a breakdown on the rest of season one’s schedule.

Andrea Shearon is a freelance contributor for IGN covering games and entertainment. She’s worn several hats over her seven-year career in the games industry, with bylines over at Fanbyte, USA Today’s FTW, TheGamer, VG247, and RPG Site. Find her on Twitter (@Maajora) or the Materia Possessions podcast chatting about FFXIV, RPGs, and any series involving giant robots.