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Slim Or Fuller? Atelier Karia "Body Shape Change Feature" Confirmed
"What kind of Karia would you like to adventure with?". The Koei Tecmo fantasy alchemy RPG Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories is making its way to the Switch 2 early next year. In an update from Gust this week, it confirmed a "body shape change feature" is officially on the way. In a post on the game's website, the developer revealed it has decided to implement this feature based on recent community survey results and feedback. Karia's body shape will change based on how much she eats. Players will also be able to turn the body shape changes "on" and "off" based on their preferences. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Switch 2 Update Currently In Development
Capcom confirms. Following the release of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen earlier this month, Capcom has now rolled out a title update for multiple platforms. Although there's no update for Switch 2 players just yet, Capcom has noted an update for this version of the game is "currently in development" and will be arriving at a later date. So, if you have been encountering any issues in the Switch 2 build, fixes are on the way. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Metal band Genitorturers allegedly claims a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remake is coming, getting a dozen crusty nerds way too worked up
I'm one of a dozen crusty nerds.
Rain98 is a blue-hued, pre-Y2K, Serial Experiments Lain inspired visual novel about time travelling to the past to end the world
Picture this. You're me, and you boot up the demo for Rain98, an incredibly blue-looking, rainy visual novel set in Tokyo, 1998, about a woman who refers to herself as the Angolmois, a world-ending reference to the predictions of good ole Nostradamus. At one point you have to light this woman's cigarette in a lightly stylish sequence. You get to a bit where you're asked to put your name in, and you put it in because like its predecessors, this is surely a self-insert kind of situation. Only you get a Steam achievement for getting a game over for putting your name in. Rude! But curious, so you, and of course I mean I, pressed on. Read more
Black & White 3 doesn't sound like it's ever going to happen, but good ole overpromising Peter Molyneux may have let slip about a remaster of the original
Peter Molyneux feels like a man who can never die. He's just sort of always been there, and seems like he always will be, making some kind of game where you can hypothetically do what you want, never quite living up to expectations. But hey, he's Peter Molyneux, what else would you expect? The complicated icon is still ticking away at his latest, Masters of Albion , but in a recent interview, he spoke of one of his old classics, Black & White , and the idea of a third entry in the series (and the fact that there might be something newish on the way). Read more
Qualcomm wins $2 legal decision against fellow tech giant Arm, and that's not a typo
It's not just the principle of the thing: There could be more money up for grabs.
RimWorld meets Moebius-esque roguelite colony sim Trailblazers: Into The March welcomes you aboard its hulking landships with a chonky-sounding demo
With the devs behind RimWorld gearing up for their next game with a recent engine switch , it'd be entirely fair if you were hankering for something new (if still familiar enough) yourself. Trailblazers: Into The March is one such game, having introduced itself to us earlier this year, a mishmash of the aforementioned colony sim, Nausicaa, Moebius , Andrei Tarkovski, Jeff Vandermeer, and FTL: Faster Than Light by Edwin's measure. And now you don't just have to look at its trailers, because there's a demo for you to have a go at. Read more
'I am overwhelmed and overstimulated': The actor behind Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s Biddy Blas is scribbing doon all your enthusiasm
Ding dong pookie.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remaster rumoured, with leaker insisting it's not a remake
A remaster of cult 2004 RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines may be in the works. Read more
To help America, I used Crusader Kings 3 to figure out how to remove a doddering, senile lunatic from power
Any resemblance to actual persons or actual events is purely coincidental.
Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale amid AI accusations, admitting it has "fallen short"
Sega and Creative Assembly are temporarily removing Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale just days after release. Read more
RetroTINK 4K Pro – Lumacode, CRT Beam and IVTC Updates
Mike Chi has released some firmware updates, with more stable Lumacode support, optimizations and bugfixes for the 6x CE, 4K CE and 4K Pro. There were also some updates to Pro-only features like IVTC and CRT Beam Emulation BFI. I posted a CRT Beam Emulation example above and I’ll go over the rest of it […] The post RetroTINK 4K Pro – Lumacode, CRT Beam and IVTC Updates first appeared on RetroRGB .
As too much of the industry embrace their own death through genAI, Konami say it's real people that are most important for making good games
I've taken a habit, recently, to proclaim my desire to explode in lieu of anything more realistically violent I could wish upon myself when I feel stressed. And, in what would likely be more concerning if I were a sentient bomb talking to a bomb diffusal squad, I've been saying that a lot lately, primarily because of the copious amounts of AI nonsense I've been seeing… everywhere. Epic Games , the ever-boycottable company called Microsoft , the decompiling community , the poison has found its way into everyone's veins and it's making me want to, say it with me now, explode! So you can imagine my relief to hear a developer say they don't think AI will make a massive impact. The developer? Perhaps surprisingly, Konami. Read more
Surprising no-one, Wizards of the Coast 'doesn't intend to voluntarily recognize' union efforts for the second time this year
"Wizards is not neutral on the question of unionization."
Ex-Dying Light lead wants to find "the next Kojima" in new role at Bloober Team publishing division
Broken Mirror Games, horror studio Bloober Team's publishing label, has its eye on the prize
Discussion time: Do you think zone chats in MMOs are forces for good, or evil?
What's up, Barrens Chat.
Technosoft's Rare Sega Saturn Blaster 'Hyper Duel' Is Getting A 2-Disc Soundtrack Release Next Month
The game itself still costs a pretty penny though! Here's something for the Sega Saturn fans in the audience — 30 years after its Sega Saturn release, Hyper Duel is getting a new 2-disc CD soundtrack release in Japan next month. Developed by Technosoft, the creators of Thunder Force , Hyper Duel is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up that originally debuted in arcades in 1993. It was the company's second arcade game (following 1990's Thunder Force AC , based on Thunder Force III for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis), and focused on a story about alien technology, a stolen weapon, and spaceships called "Buster Gears" capable of transforming from spaceships to robots at the press of a button. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Grab ten Steam games including Blue Prince, Peak, and Vampire Crawlers for just $25
A new charity bundle gives you ten Steam games for a low price, with no filler and the ability to support a good cause along the way.
The Oliver Twins Mark 40 Years of Dizzy with New Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Collection
'The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection' hits Kickstarter soon. The Oliver Twins have announced that they are celebrating Dizzy's 40th birthday with a new Mega Drive / Genesis collection. The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection was revealed at the recent Crash Live event in Coventry, and contains three games: Dizzy the Adventurer , Go! Dizzy Go! and Panic! Dizzy . Read the full article on timeextension.com
This game about grinding mute lumps of shapeless flesh has made me realise I've been hornswoggled by capitalism
Flesh grinders of the world, unite.
Guide: Pokémon Pokopia Pumpkaboo's Sweet Surprises Halloween Event Guide, From Pumpkin Candy To Gourgeist
Treat yourself to two Ghost-types this Halloween. The Pumpkaboo's Sweet Surprises event runs from 17th October to 1st November, adding two Gen 6 Ghost-types to Pokémon Pokopia. For those who have played previous Pokopia limited-time events , the format will be familiar: a new Pokémon, Pumpkaboo, visits a Pokémon Center and requests a currency (Pumpkin Candy) in exchange for items which can help make a couple new habitats. But in a spooky twist, this time is you have to scare the event currency out of your resident Pokémon. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Oh dear, half a year after launching Samson, Swedish developer Liquid Swords have filed for bankruptcy
Earlier this year, Swedish developer Liquid Swords released Samson , a GTA-ish, open world beat 'em up about dealing with debt, driving sturdy but battered cars, and saving your sister. It wasn't received all that well, including by us, notably because it was quite broken . While subsequent patches did seek to address those issues, it doesn't seem like it was quite enough, as the developer has gone bankrupt. Read more
"Thank you, Hades" - Evil Empire on indie game discovery, how Steam early access has changed, and the rise of AI tools
Evil Empire tells us how it’s grown from a Dead Cells support studio into a champion for indie games through the Triple-i Initiative.
Ghostwire: Tokyo joins GOG Preservation Program, which means you don't have to deal with Bethesda.NET anymore
…if you get it on GOG, anyway.