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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
GTA 6 "will be an incredible bargain" at $80, says Take-Two CEO, as the Rockstar owner isn't trying "to maximize price"
"Our goal is to deliver way more value to consumers than what we charge them," says Strauss Zelnick
Analyst: AI-focused M&A deals are "weakening" the games investment landscape
A new M&A report from analyst S&P has indicated a weakening investment environment for games, with available funding increasingly going to businesse models relying on recurring engagement, platform leverage or alternative monetization. Read more
GTA 3's Back to the Future: Hill Valley mod will take you to Vice City before GTA 6
With GTA 6's release inching closer, there's a Vice City mod that I've been playing since 2009. Here's how it came to be
‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ fans furious about ‘Extended Look’ Netflix paywall
You’ll need to be subscribed to the streamer to see the the next preview of the game The post ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ fans furious about ‘Extended Look’ Netflix paywall appeared first on NME .
Moving away from Windows is getting a little easier, as Linux will soon support more SteelSeries gaming headsets
Open-source developer Sriman Achanta has created a patch to launch alongside Linux kernel 7.3 to improve support for SteelSeries headsets.
Natalie Portman once said everyone thought she was a "horrible actress" after appearing in the Star Wars prequels
"No director wanted to work with me"
Take-Two reiterates that it predicts $8 billion in net bookings this fiscal year thanks to GTA 6
Rockstar's parent company is predicting its biggest net bookings ever
AYANEO Reveals Pink KONKR Pocket Advance Handheld
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With GTA 6 digital only, Take-Two boss says discs "don't really make sense" – "if you're already connected, who cares if you download digitally?"
Strauss Zelnick says that over 90% of the company's sales are digital anyway
Former Icelandic minister joins Fenris Creations to lead new AI partnerships
Fenris Creations has appointed former Icelandic minister Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir as senior director for AI partnerships. Read more
Another GTA 6 delay looks much less likely as Take-Two has a "high degree of confidence" in Rockstar Games' November release
CEO Strauss Zelnick seems very confident in the open-world game's release date
As GTA 6 publisher Take-Two revises its 2027 net bookings up to $8.2bn, Strauss Zelnick confirms its sales are "well over 90% digital"
Take-Two's latest financials are in, and they come with a few surprises. First off, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has confirmed that the publisher's sales are mostly digital, in response to Sony's controversial decision to stop manufacturing physical disc-based games . "Our business is well over 90% digitally distributed," he said during the call (thanks, Jason Schreier ). "It's already a digital business." Read more
"Ideas like this usually just die": Inside generative AI’s effect on modding, and how host sites struggle to maintain transparency
I’ve been scrolling through Nexus Mods near enough every weekday morning for three or four years now. On a good day, I might spot a couple of new mods potentially worth writing news about and a couple, usually Skyrim player homes, I might fancy checking out in my free time. Historically, browsing for mods was largely just a matter of gauging which looked complex or unique enough to be worth investigating further, and making sure nothing about them appeared offensive or otherwise dodgy. Usually, new quests, new mechanics, or substantial overhauls which can turn a game on its head got the nod. Then, a few years ago, AI-generated voices started popping up in the former. Skyrim, being the most actively modded game, was ground zero. Read more