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Soulframe to launch into free open beta this week, as Warframe devs go head-to-head with WoW: Forever
Soulframe's Preludes (its own version of a beta) is finally opening its doors to the whole world ahead of the Verse of the Veilands update. Starting this week, anyone who wants to can simply download the game and hop in, no invite required. Read more
Edgar Wright says 4K AI remaster of Spaced releasing next year is "not authorized by anyone involved in making the show"
A 4K remaster of Spaced is on the way, but Edgar Wright doesn't approve
HBO is all treats, no tricks this Halloween as the streamer releases a surprise IT: Welcome to Derry episode
As IT: Welcome to Derry season 2 stays in preproduction, HBO keeps fans fed with a secret Halloween episode
PSA: 'Pikmin 4 + Dandori Academy' Demo Blooms On Switch 2 Today
Play before you pay. We were a little surprised to have any Pikmin news at all this weekend, let alone a flippin' Direct ! Since the whole thing caught us a little off guard, we thought it only right to share this reminder: Pikmin 4 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy is getting a free demo, and it's available today! The new demo gives you free rein to explore the base game's first main area, Sun-Speckled Terrace, and access to two of the challenges in the new Dandori Academy Switch 2 expansion. It's live on the Switch eShop right now, for those interested. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Is Getting an AI-Free SNES Port, and You Can Play It Now
It's still early days, but looking very promising indeed. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is widely regarded as the crowning glory of Konami's 40-year-old vampire-hunting series, and one of the best games of all time – so, when we heard news that it was being unofficially ported to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive back in 2024 , it didn't come as a massive shock. People cannot get enough of Alucard, clearly! It would seem that another modder thinks that you can never have enough SotN love, as a separate porting project is in the works – this time for the Genesis' 16-bit rival, the Super Nintendo. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Long-Awaited ROM Hack Pokémon Monomyth Brings A New Region & Link Cable Trading
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Nintendo announces Zelda: Ocarina of Time UK midnight launch, with free N64 boxes up for grabs
Nintendo is hosting a UK midnight launch for Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 remake
As if the injury descriptions weren't already ghastly enough in Dwarf Fortress, the legendary outpost builder is getting a "meat biome"
Legendary outpost builder Dwarf Fortress is getting a meat biome. A terrible netherworld of bone and artery. A sunken redoubt of gristle and gizzard. An appalling labyrinth of squirt and squelch. Honestly, the biggest shock here is that Dwarf Fortress doesn't appear to have a meat biome already. It certainly has plenty of florid descriptions of fatal injuries. Read more
Google’s Zelda Ocarina of Time easter egg transports users back to 1998
By clicking the Master Sword, you can travel back in time to the old Google homepage
UK Charts: Switch Sports Resort Slightly Slips In The Second Set
While Call of Duty rallies. Last week was a slightly quieter one for big new releases, so the UK charts aren't quite as awash with newbies this time as we have seen previously in October. The month's two big hitters continue to perform well, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 holding onto the top spot, while Nintendo Switch Sports Resort falls off the podium and drops down to fourth. Old faithfuls EA Sports FC 27 and Minecraft were there to fill in the gap, worry not. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Gang of Dragon developer Nagoshi Studio shutters months after NetEase cut funding
Gang of Dragon developer Nagoshi Studio has been closed after NetEase withdrew funding earlier this year. Read more
Days Gone developer Bend Studio’s next game will be revealed and released next year, report claims
The game will reportedly not be live-service, nor will it be Days Gone 2
Phantom Blade Zero is Steam's biggest launch of the year so far, selling over 4 million copies in three days
Phantom Blade Zero studio S-Game has announced that its debut title has sold more than 4m copies in its first 72 hours on sale. The game's official X account broke the news alongside a celebratory message, though without providing a per-platform breakdown of copies sold. Read more
The Rings of Power season 3 showrunner says the five-year jump takes us right to "the tipping point" of the "epic war"
Co-showrunner Patrick McKay says The Rings of Power season 3's five-year time jump allowed "the world to change"
A vital message to people in HR: "Protecting our own wellbeing is paramount"
Sarah Venables, an experienced HR veteran of 25 years, opened her keynote at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit with a story. It was a personal story, one of how she realised she had reached her lowest moments. Read more
Nagoshi Studio officially closes after NetEase cuts funding
Nagoshi Studio, founded by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has officially closed
3DO ODE Menu released
As an owner of Fixel’s internal 3DO FZ-1 ODE for a number of years, I have generally been happy with how the hardware functions. Compatibly is great and games load reasonably quick. The fact it supports both USB and SD cards makes its storage options flexible. Then there is the XPort external one if you […]
Blade Runner 2099 showrunner says the events of Blade Runner 2049 are "not directly connected" to the Prime Video show
Prime Video's Blade Runner show won't deal with the fallout of Blade Runner 2049
The HeroQuest board game is coming to Steam with a quest editor and multiplayer
The best thing about HeroQuest...
HoYoverse Announces Cosy Galactic Life Sim 'Petit Planet' For Switch 2
The free-to-play title launches in 2027. HoYoverse, the company known for games like Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero , has announced it's bringing the cosy free-to-play galactic life sim Petit Planet to the Switch 2 in 2027 . HoYoverse shared this news about the Nintendo version of the game at the end of its latest "pre-launch special program" broadcast . Petit Planet is launching for other platforms on 4th December 2026 . Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Godzilla Minus Zero director would "probably say yes" if Toho offered him a third film
Takashi Yamazaki would return for more Godzilla if given the chance
Footage of what sure looks like a Persona 1 remake has leaked
Is that you, Boy With Earring?
Obsidian's Josh Sawyer on RPG cities: 'Compared to a dungeon, generally speaking, a town is 4x the expense per square foot'
It's these freaking zoning laws, man.
Here's one bit of good news for Mass Effect: modders are bringing the multiplayer mode to Mass Effect Legendary Edition
"Enemies still active, stay alert."