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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) review
The super-portable G16 is, in many ways, better than ever—but the memory crisis has priced it out of top contention.
Game Freak Reveals Early Prototype Video For Pokémon Pokopia
First evolution. Game Freak has released a new video interview with Shigeru Ohmori, in which he describes the development of Pokémon Pokopia while showcasing some early prototype footage. According to Ohmori, development on Pokopia began soon after Scarlet and Violet wrapped, with just three people working on it: Ohmori himself along with two programmers. This soon grew to five people, and the idea of planting grass to spawn various types of Pokémon was already implemented at the early prototyping stage. It also wasn't long before the concept of having Ditto be the protagonist was locked in. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Hideo Kojima calls The Odyssey "magnificent" and says Christopher Nolan managed to "elevate" the classic epic "into an intimate, deep human drama"
The Death Stranding creator loves a bit of Nolan
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is Mixed on Steam as players report poor PC performance, no Linux support, and countries without PSN unable to play
"This game is aggressively hostile to Linux players for absolutely no reason"
Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator review - organization as a deadly skill
Iron Nest is a satisfying effort in writing stuff down on a notepad, plus other stuff like blowing things up and drawing lines on a map.
The Duskbloods Network Test applicants can now check to see if they were selected
Check now to see if you'll be participating in The Duskbloods Network Test
Can you actually beat Baldur's Gate 3 without a single weapon? I'm finding out the hard way, and my sorcerer has never looked so defenseless
I'm playing Baldur's Gate 3 with empty hands, and I need the RPG Club's help to survive the Sword Coast without a sword
"Machines that weren't game machines before will become game machines": Take-Two CEO predicts that streaming will help fix the industry's hardware pricing problem
Gaming hardware costs an absolute megaton , right now, but don't you worry, says Strass Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive – we'll soon be playing all our games via streaming services anyway. Speaking during the company's latest investor call, Strauss suggested that the games industry will "be in commercial streaming mode within three years" - that's to say, people will be accustomed to streaming live gameplay from potent central computers over low latency connections, and all of this RAMnarök stuff will be a thing of the past. Haha, look at you gawping! You are thinking a word in your head, and it rhymes with "Nadia". Read more
Pokémon Dark Rising Has Been Remade With New Features
🤝 Like our website? Support us as an independent publisher by tipping , joining our paid community or checking out our accessories brand GAMENOOK ! We really enjoyed playing through Pokémon Dark Rising over the years, so much so that we compiled a list of cheats to help you through
Sam Neill’s final on-screen performance will be in ‘The Legend Of Zelda’
Other members of the cast include stars of ‘Severance’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ The post Sam Neill’s final on-screen performance will be in ‘The Legend Of Zelda’ appeared first on NME .
Podcast: Is GTA 6’s Netflix reveal the future of game trailers?
Plus: Our thoughts on Pokemon Pokopia's DLC
Opinion: A Short Walk In Metroid Prime That's More Fun Than Most Whole Games
Field notes from a fantastic world. On 6th August, the original Famicom Disk System Metroid turned 40. To celebrate this milestone, we're publishing various Metroid articles this week discussing Samus' past, present, and future. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Game of the Week – Big Walk is a brilliant co-op puzzler that's more than "friendslop"
You've got a weekend free to play video games? Here's why Big Walk is worth your time
Jaleco's NES Action Sidescroller 'Shatterhand' Punches Its Way To Nintendo Switch Next Month
The JALECOlle Famicom Ver. series is now 2 years old! The Jaleco-published NES title Shatterhand will be released on Nintendo Switch next month, as part of City Connection's ongoing series of JALECOlle Famicom Ver. releases. This month marks two years since City Connection started its JALECOlle Famicom Ver. series of retro releases, embarking on a quest to bring a bunch of select Jaleco deep cuts over to the Nintendo Switch with various emulation-based enhancements, and since then, it seems the initiative has only gone from strength to strength. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Investors hate Roblox’ new direction – but a reversal may be impossible | Opinion
When Epic Games announced major layoffs back in March, it become clear that Fortnite – once regarded as holding a near-unassailable market position – was facing a serious slump, if not a lasting decline . One common response was to claim that the dream of the ever-evolving metaverse-like “forever game” had not died; it now rode on the shoulders of Roblox, whose meteoric growth with younger demographics likely explained much of Fortnite’s downturn. Read more
Discs ‘don’t really make sense for the consumer’ says Take-Two boss on GTA 6’s digital launch
Take-Two's CEO is not concerned about the lack of a physical disc for GTA 6
The late Sam Neill will reportedly feature in The Legend of Zelda film, making it very probably the actor's final on-screen role
There's been a flurry of news related to castings in the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda film, including the name of the actor who's landed the antagonist's role of Ganondorf - but also that recently departed actor Sam Neill will apparently star in the film. Read more
The humble Wii Nunchuck has been turned into a video editing tool because it's 'one of the most ergonomic things ever made'
What a wonderfully geeky way to edit.
How to get all Pokopia paint colors
This Pokopia paint guide will help you get every color available in the game, including the elusive black and white
Harvest Moon 64 Now Has An Unofficial Port For Dual-Screen Android Handhelds
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Indie game publisher Devolver Digital wants to go private
Indie game publisher Devolver Digital is looking to return to private ownership, after a rough few years as a publicly-traded company. Read more
We'll all be streaming our games in about "three years", says Take-Two boss, raising some post-release questions about GTA 6
In Take-Two's latest financial report, CEO Strauss Zelnick makes some bold statements about the future of the games industry. As the industry reels from Sony's controversial decision to stop manufacturing physical disc-based games ,and to pivot to an 'all-digital future', Zelnick reckons we won't only embrace digital games in the future but stream our games, too. Read more
Octopath Traveler 3 would have to "push the limits," producer says, and the JRPG team knows how much fans want it to happen: "Keep looking forward to what comes next"
Team Asano has nothing to announce just yet
Final Fantasy XIV Online Updated On Switch 2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Faster load times and more. Square Enix already gave us a handy heads up that it would address some loading issues with Final Fantasy XIV Online for the Switch 2. Now, the update is live, but it brings a host of other improvements and fixes along with it, several of which are specifically for Nintendo's console. The loading is the highlight, of course, but we've also got improvements to touch screen functionality and more. Read the full article on nintendolife.com