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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 makes $11m in 2 weeks on PS5 and Steam thanks to Brand New Day, reports analyst: "One of the clearest transmedia halo effects we've ever measured"
GamesRadar Aug 11 · 4 min read

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 makes $11m in 2 weeks on PS5 and Steam thanks to Brand New Day, reports analyst: "One of the clearest transmedia halo effects we've ever measured"

The new movie has given the game a "massive lift"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Clea actor finds it "fascinating" that RPG fans give her character "more grace" than Baldur's Gate 3's Lae'zel
GamesRadar Aug 11 · 2 min read

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Clea actor finds it "fascinating" that RPG fans give her character "more grace" than Baldur's Gate 3's Lae'zel

"With Laezel, people were like 'no, she's just mean, she's just bad'"

Big Walk has sold more than one million copies, not counting PlayStation Plus downloads
Video Games Chronicle Aug 11 · 1 min read

Big Walk has sold more than one million copies, not counting PlayStation Plus downloads

Panic's game has passed one million sales despite being available for 'free' on PS5

The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan lost a role in Reservoir Dogs to Quentin Tarantino: "I still can't believe it"
GamesRadar Aug 11 · 2 min read

The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan lost a role in Reservoir Dogs to Quentin Tarantino: "I still can't believe it"

Directors to the left of me...

The US government is hiring gamers as air traffic controllers, with "historic" results
PCGamesN Aug 11 · 3 min read

The US government is hiring gamers as air traffic controllers, with "historic" results

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launched a new campaign that recruits gamers as air traffic controllers back in April, and it's working.

Cut Spider-Man: Brand New Day cameo star Rosario Dawson said she had a social media post with her grandson "ready to go" before she found out it was axed
GamesRadar Aug 11 · 2 min read

Cut Spider-Man: Brand New Day cameo star Rosario Dawson said she had a social media post with her grandson "ready to go" before she found out it was axed

Spider-Man: Brand New Day left a major cameo out of its final cut

Marvel Tōkon's dire PC performance improved massively by new patch, drastically reducing CPU use and stutters
Eurogamer Aug 11 · 2 min read

Marvel Tōkon's dire PC performance improved massively by new patch, drastically reducing CPU use and stutters

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has struggled with some serious technical problems on PC ever since its release last week, resulting in a disparity between console owners and desktop diehards. Thankfully, a new patch seems to have swooped in to the rescue. Read more

‘Halloween’ game banned in Australia and New Zealand but not over violence
NME — Gaming Aug 11 · 2 min read

‘Halloween’ game banned in Australia and New Zealand but not over violence

The survival horror is due to launch early next month The post ‘Halloween’ game banned in Australia and New Zealand but not over violence appeared first on NME .

Development On Final Fantasy 9 Remake Reportedly "No Longer Moving Forward"
Nintendo Life Aug 11

Development On Final Fantasy 9 Remake Reportedly "No Longer Moving Forward"

"it was very far along". Despite Square Enix still in the trenches with development on Final Fantasy VII Revelation , rumours have persisted that a remake of Final Fantasy IX isn't too far behind. Unfortunately, according to a comment from Alex Donaldson (Editor, RPG Site ) over on Reset Era , development on the remake is "no longer moving forward". He says that the game would have been a single entry rather than split across multiple releases, and that development was "very far along". Read the full article on nintendolife.com

This New Suite Of Tools Aims To Make Developing NES & SNES Games Far "More Intuitive"
Time Extension Aug 11

This New Suite Of Tools Aims To Make Developing NES & SNES Games Far "More Intuitive"

Meet RetroGameForge, a new set of tools from the creator of NESMaker. A Kickstarter has just been launched for a new way to develop homebrew NES and SNES games. RetroGameForge is a new suite of tools from Joe Granato, the developer of NESMaker, and is aiming "to help you make the retro game you've always dreamed of making." Read the full article on timeextension.com

Saber Interactive CEO confirms that its latest trailer contains a dig at Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford
Video Games Chronicle Aug 11 · 1 min read

Saber Interactive CEO confirms that its latest trailer contains a dig at Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford

It's a response to Borderlands 4's dig at former parent company Embracer, he says

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 just had its biggest sales boost in years thanks to Brand New Day
Eurogamer Aug 11 · 2 min read

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 just had its biggest sales boost in years thanks to Brand New Day

In yet another example of a successful film or TV show raising the profile of a related game , Hollywood blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day has brought new players to the years-old Marvel's Spider-Man 2 game. Read more

After 10 years of No Man's Sky updates, Sean Murray says "if people keep playing it, I could work on this forever"
GamesRadar Aug 11 · 4 min read

After 10 years of No Man's Sky updates, Sean Murray says "if people keep playing it, I could work on this forever"

But "it has to come from the people working on it"

Square Enix Q1 profit soars following Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launch on Switch 2 and Xbox
GamesIndustry.biz Aug 11 · 2 min read

Square Enix Q1 profit soars following Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launch on Switch 2 and Xbox

Square Enix reported strong first-quarter growth, with profit rising 175.5% to ¥13.2 billion ($82.9 million). Read more

Shipping ore between the asteroid mining stations of Profits 2617 would be much easier if it weren't for the darn space bug infestation
Rock Paper Shotgun Aug 11 · 4 min read

Shipping ore between the asteroid mining stations of Profits 2617 would be much easier if it weren't for the darn space bug infestation

After a 90-second electrical fault left me stuck for two hours at Wilmslow station this weekend, I could be fooled into thinking trains are delicate fickle things. However, PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator is here to set me straight. The game puts you in the driver's seat on a train rattling along the tracks of a deep space mining operation. A mining operation under assault from thousands of space bugs. Avanti West Coast might struggle on hot days (and cold days, and wet days, and windy days…), but when you're behind the wheel of Profits 2167's locomotive, you'll have to plough straight through the swarming insect masses. Read more

Rumour: Hazelight's Award-Winning Co-Op Game Might Be Coming To Switch 2
Nintendo Life Aug 11

Rumour: Hazelight's Award-Winning Co-Op Game Might Be Coming To Switch 2

'It Takes Two' was released for Switch in 2022. We've already had multiple Switch titles receive a Switch 2 makeover recently, and it looks like another one may have been discovered ahead of the official announcement. As highlighted by Nintendo Everything, a document by Chinese games distributor Prowell Asia Holdings features an image of a Switch 2 version of Hazelight's award-winning co-op adventure, It Takes Two . According to the same listing, the EA-published title will apparently arrive mid-October, include English language support, and is getting a Game-Key Card release. It's also supposedly about 12.1GB in size. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Big Walk has sold 1 million copies, making it a bigger hit than Untitled Goose Game
PC Gamer Aug 11 · 2 min read

Big Walk has sold 1 million copies, making it a bigger hit than Untitled Goose Game

The co-op only open world puzzler is a hit.

Geoff Keighley Confirms The Game Awards Will Return On 10th December 2026
Nintendo Life Aug 11

Geoff Keighley Confirms The Game Awards Will Return On 10th December 2026

"The countdown is officially on". Ahead of Opening Night Live at Gamescom later this month, Geoff Keighley has officially announced the countdown to The Game Awards is on. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Sonic The Hedgehog Joins Fortnite In A New Zone Later This Month
Nintendo Life Aug 11

Sonic The Hedgehog Joins Fortnite In A New Zone Later This Month

"New zone loading". Sonic the Hedgehog is currently celebrating his 35th anniversary and it seems he'll be racing into Fortnite 's new chapter. The official Sonic accounts on YouTube and social media have posted a new video featuring Sonic and what appears to be the Fortnite character Peely, while showing off a new zone in the popular battle royale title. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

'Hopefully as many people as possible get to play it before Nintendo flips out': Fans spent 3 years secretly crafting a full Metroid Prime 2D demake, and it rocks
PC Gamer Aug 11 · 5 min read

'Hopefully as many people as possible get to play it before Nintendo flips out': Fans spent 3 years secretly crafting a full Metroid Prime 2D demake, and it rocks

Metroid Prime Origins takes the first 3D game in the series back in time.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite Cloud Version Is No Longer Playable On Switch
Nintendo Life Aug 11

Aliens: Fireteam Elite Cloud Version Is No Longer Playable On Switch

It launched on the system in April 2023. In case you missed it, the 2023 cloud version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite is no longer playable on the Switch. Earlier this year, the game was delisted from the eShop, and Switch players received the following notice at the time about the shutdown date of the game's servers ( via avpgalaxy.net ): Read the full article on nintendolife.com

New Co-Op Adventure 'Big Walk' Reaches A Big Sales Milestone
Nintendo Life Aug 11

New Co-Op Adventure 'Big Walk' Reaches A Big Sales Milestone

"A million thanks". Big Walk , the new co-op adventure where you hang out, get lost and solve puzzles in bushland, has hit a major milestone in less than a week. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Bethesda veteran says Oblivion Remastered can't be called a remake, unlike Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil 2 which are "completely new games"
GamesRadar Aug 11 · 3 min read

Bethesda veteran says Oblivion Remastered can't be called a remake, unlike Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil 2 which are "completely new games"

"It really came down to Todd's perception of - well, the core bones are still the original game. So it's disingenuous to call it a remake"

Halloween: The Game is banned in Australia because incentivized drug use is bad but incentivized ultra-violence isn't
PC Gamer Aug 11 · 3 min read

Halloween: The Game is banned in Australia because incentivized drug use is bad but incentivized ultra-violence isn't

Priorities, priorities.