Here’s a demo for Eternal Strands, the Zelda-meets-Colossus wizarding sim from a former Dragon Age director
Many moons ago in the Before Times, a mysterious cataclysm scattered a number of seasoned BioWare developers across the face of heaven. The developers fell upon the mortal planes like comets. Where each landed, a game development studio took root. Inflexion Games. Summerfall Studios. Humanoid Origin. Worlds Untold. Archetype Entertainment ...
Why That Brief Look at Mario Kart 9 Suggests Nintendo Switch 2 Is ‘Significantly More Powerful’ Than the Original — According to a Developer
An indie developer familiar with making games for the original Switch has explained why that brief look at Mario Kart 9 suggests the Switch 2 is "significantly more powerful."The Nintendo Switch 2’s grand hardware reveal last week swept many off of their feet. However, one thing that Nintendo has been ...
Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 Lineup
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 lineup of titles.The announcement on Xbox Wire comes ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct on January 23, where fans will get to see a number of day one Game Pass games, including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, ...
Nintendo Joins ‘Fuji TV’ Commercial Boycott Following Sex Scandal
One of many companies pulling ads.Nintendo is pulling commercials from airing on the Japanese station Fuji Television (Fuji TV) following an ongoing sex scandal centred around Masahiro Nakai, one of the station's biggest hosts.As reported by Nikkei (thanks, Automaton), in December 2024, a 90 million yen ($569,000) out-of-court settlement followed ...
Re(a)d Between The Lines with the New Pulse Cipher Special Edition Controller
January 21, 2025 Re(a)d Between The Lines with the New Pulse Cipher Special Edition Controller Introducing the newest iteration of the Cipher series, Xbox Wireless Controller – Pulse Cipher Special Edition! Like its predecessors, Sky Cipher and Ghost Cipher, Pulse Cipher provides players ...
World of Warships: Legends introduces new quick guide, The Codex
Mastering a game is always a challenge, and when you have to deal with over 500 different ships with unique commanders, guns, and armor schemes, things can get out of hand real quickly. That’s where our new feature comes in: The Codex. Available on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, ...
We’re Only a Few Weeks Into 2025 and Already There’s a New GTA 6 Trailer 2 Release Date Theory
2025 is only a few weeks old, and yet we’ve already seen so much. The announcement of a new Nintendo console. The death and resurrection of TikTok. And now, a new Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 release date theory.This one (believe it or not there are more than a ...
My most anticipated indie of 2025 quietly updated its demo build while I was off eating lunch
Or months ago, maybe. I don't know and I have no time to check, because I'm playing the Steam demo for The King Is Watching. I wrote about it last year, but that was an older demo build. Things were different then, but the core of this minimalist city builder ...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Player Crosses 50,000 Cards After Spending More Than $100 a Day for 3 Months
A dedicated Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket player has spent the maximum amount of money — around $104 a day using the most cost efficient methods — for the near 12 weeks since launch and finally crossed the 50,000 cards threshold.As reported by Automaton, Japanese YouTuber Hajimesyacho shared the previously ...
Sledding Game is a chill “hangout game” like Webfishing, but with penguins that ragdoll downhill
The relaxing fish catchin' and scratchcard gamblin' of Webfishing proved itself deeply attractive to anyone looking for an easygoing escape. So it makes sense at least one other developer is looking to apply the same lo-fi principles to their own "hangout game". The simply titled Sledding Game looks like a ...
