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Take a nice long look at some Paralives gameplay ahead of its early access launch next week
Paralives, originally slated for release in 2025, is now right around the corner with an early access launch slated for May 25th next week. So what better a way to whet the appetite than with a nice lengthy look at the game in action, right from making your own Sims- sorry, Paras, through to overseeing their entire lives. Read more
Blue Prince's Accessibility Update Is Finally Live On Switch 2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update: Here it is!Those who have been keeping up with Tonda Ross and his Dogubomb Blue Prince updates might have seen a massive patch labelled the 'Accessibility Update' land on PC late last month. Xbox, PlayStation and mobile caught up a couple of weeks ago, and today, with the latest hotfix rolling out, the dev has confirmed that Switch 2 will be joining the update party "soon".Okay, it's far from anything concrete, but at least we know that things are in motion! The ver. 1.7 accessibility update was a big one, packing in welcome colour assist options, button remapping, an invert stroll toggle (perfect for those who like to move at high speeds) and more.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
"Honestly? We botched it" - Kickstarter apologises for its criticised adult content rules, and for betraying its "f*ck the establishment spirit"
Crowdfunding website Kickstarter - a place many video game projects have originated - has issued an unflinching apology after 'botching' new guidelines it released last week. The changes had sought to tighten the rules around adult-oriented projects raising money there, resulting in a fierce backlash and calls of censorship. Read more
A Groundbreaking Wrestling Game From The Developer Of 'Double Dragon' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release
Technōs Japan's 'Tag Team Wrestling' is coming to modern consoles.A 1983 tag team wrestling game from Technōs Japan and Data East is making its way to consoles later this week, courtesy of Hamster's Arcade Archives series.Tag Team Wrestling (also known as The Big Pro Wrestling! in Japan) hit the arcades in the early '80s and is widely considered to be the first wrestling game ever created. It gives players the opportunity to control a babyface tag team of identical wrestlers wearing orange trunks (called Sunny and Terry in the Japanese version, and Spike and Jocko in the US version) as they battle a bunch of heels, with the ultimate goal of becoming world champions and holding onto their titles.Read the full article on timeextension.com
Review: SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni is The Best Multi-Console Gaming Headset
Elite features, without the expensive materials.If you want the unbelievable luxury of using one wireless headset for three or more gaming systems at once, your best bet was SteelSeries' $600 Arctis Nova Elite. Now, you have a cheaper alternative in the Arctis Nova Pro Omni, a $400 headset that offers the same impressive connectivity options, plus a dual battery system, high-res audio support, mobile app and active noise cancelling. It's a package that is total overkill for use with a single PC or console, but it makes more sense as the number of connected systems increases.Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
Deus Ex, Saints Row and TimeSplitters might be lent out to external partners, Embracer say, possibly paving the way for new entries
Embracer Group are threatening folks with a good time. Fresh off splitting themselves into a not at all confusing selection of companies rather than just the one (something they've got form for doing) the publishers have noted that as part of forming a new IP & licensing business, they'll be "more actively" exploring licensing out well-known series like Deus Ex, Saints Row, TimeSplitters, and Thief to external partners. In theory, that could mean new games in said series made by studios that aren't directly under Embracer's thumb. Read more
Warhammer And Dotemu Reveal Brutal Action Platformer 'Deathmaster' For Switch 2
Warhammer Survivors also got a new trailer.During the Warhammer Skulls Showcase this week, Dotemu lifted the lid on its new action platformer Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster for the Switch 2.It will be arriving at some point in 2027 and requires you to stalk prey from the shadows as a "sneaky and brutal assassin" in what's apparently the first-ever title in this series starring Skaven Ratmen.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Surreal narrative match-3 game Titanium Court has sold over 25,000 copies, giving designer AP Thomson enough time to peacefully work on his next game
Many indie games are finding success as larger publishers and studios try to navigate a difficult market, but Titanium Court stands out as a particularly special and unique one. After a relatively quiet launch a month ago, it's now sold over 25k copies. Read more
Asus Enters the RAM Market with "ROG Mode" 48GB DDR5-6000 CL26 Kit
Asus motherboards can also unlock a DDR5-8000 CL36 profile.Asus has unveiled its first branded RAM in an event in China under the ROG Edition 20 moniker. Right now there's only one configuration, a 48GB dual channel kit based on SK Hynix M-Die chips rated for DDR5-6000 CL26 speeds that costs around $880/£660 (5999 CNY).However, activating ROG mode on compatible Asus ROG Crosshair, Maximus and Strix motherboards allows you to choose between aggressive DDR5-6000 26-36-36-76 timings or a higher bandwidth DDR5-8000 36-48-48-110 mode. As well as ROG mode, the RAM kit supports Intel XMP and AMD EXPO standard profiles.Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
"Roguelike can be anything": Krafton exec is very tired of being pitched "Balatro with different cards"
At Digital Dragons this year I somehow found myself attending a panel about games industry investment and publishing deals, featuring various senior M&A people gathered under the dread banner of "Capital Reality". It felt like visiting another planet, occupied by towering creatures of gold and green paper, who spoke an earwax-curdling vocabulary of phrases like "there's dry powder out there, but I'm seeing dealflop". The best practice when you are stranded on a strange new world is to bond with local lifeforms in the most elementary and primordial terms. In this case, I established a point of connection with Victor Lee, director of Europe investments for Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton. It turns out he is as weary and confused and petulant about the abundance of roguelike deckbuilders as I. Read more
KAZe's "Legendary" Sega Saturn Pinball Game 'Last Gladiators' Is Set To Make A Comeback
With online rankings!The Japanese independent developer BeXide today announced plans to port KAZe Co., Ltd.'s 1995 pinball classic, Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators, to Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PC, and Mac later this year, with a new online ranking feature (h/t: 4Gamer/@denfaminicogame).Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators is one of many pinball simulators developed by KAZe in the '90s, alongside its sequel, Necronomicon, and earlier Super Famicom/SNES games like Super Pinball: Behind the Mask and Super Pinball 2: The Amazing Odyssey.Read the full article on timeextension.com
No Gravity Games Is Giving Away 6 Free Switch Games This Month
Update: Four days down...It may not be the Christmas Holidays yet, but No Gravity Games is back with a fresh line-up of daily free Switch games.The 'Pixel Chaos Giveaway' gets underway tomorrow (19th May) and will be sticking around until 24th May, with one No Gravity Games-published title going for free every 24 hours.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
"We overlooked the potential offense and harm" - the studio behind popular multiplayer game Party Animals has now cancelled its AI video competition entirely
Last week, Recreate Games apologised after an AI-generated video competition for its popular casual brawler Party Animals drew significant criticism from its community. Now, it's cancelled the competition entirely. Read more
"Whoa what a wild reaction" - Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi reacts to backlash after praising an AI-generated FF6 remake trailer
Earlier this week, Final Fantasy legend Hironobu Sakaguchi praised an AI-generated trailer for a hypothetical remake of FF6, sparking some backlash, before being told to "please stop" by SaGa creator Akitoshi Kawazu, another Square veteran. The comments by Sakaguchi sparked a degree of backlash, and his answer has been... to double down on his interest. Read more
This PS2 Emulator Unlocks A SoulCalibur II Mode "For The First Time Outside Of Real Arcade Hardware"
The soul still burns.One of the developers behind a forked version of the PS2 emulator PCSX2 has revealed that it will soon be possible to play SoulCalibur II's arcade-only 'Conquest Mode' at home.The first public alpha build of PCSX2x6 will allow you to experience this mode for the first time outside of the arcade, says Matías Israelson.Read the full article on timeextension.com
Review: MacBook Neo: Apple's $600 Budget King Tested in Gaming Benchmarks
The full Digital Foundry treatment.The MacBook Neo has caused a stir in the PC space, with the $600 Apple laptop bodying all opposition from Windows and ChromeOS machines. Reaching this price required significant compromises, including a phone processor and just 8GB of unified memory, yet a budding community has sprung up to work out the most important question of all: can you game on this thing?Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
The rumours were true, Warhorse are making an open-world Lord of the Rings RPG alongside a new Kingdom Come game
If you've been hanging on tenterhooks since May 1st, when Edwin reported on the rumours that Warhorse, the developers of medieval sandbox Kingdom Come Deliverance, were working on a Lord of the Rings RPG, then, firstly, that must have been very sore, sorry about that, but, secondly, the rumours were true. You may climb down from those hooks: Warhorse have confirmed they are creating an open-world RPG set across Tolkien's Middle-earth. Not only that, the studio announced they are also making a new Kingdom Come game at the same time. Used a phrase laced with ambiguity, they called it a 'Kingdom Come adventure', so that could mean a third game in their historical series or a rhythm game where you clop your horses hooves in time to the beat of Greensleeves. At this point, we just don't know. Read more
PS6 delays, cross-gen blockbusters, more subscriptions? What PlayStation's financials really mean
Earlier in May, Sony released its fiscal year report for the past twelve months. Amongst the inevitable dryness of financial reporting it offered an intriguing look into the wider economic challenges the PlayStation platform-holder is facing, and the solutions it has in mind. And all that is framed, notably, in the run up to the inevitable next generation of consoles. Read more
Inti Creates Announces New Spin-Off Game And Switch 2 Edition Trilogy
That's a lot of Gunvolt!Inti Creates has today surprised Nintendo fans with not one, but two game announcements (and more) for the Switch 2.First up is Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 3. This is the third entry in the 2D action spin-off series. It will be arriving at some point in 2027.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
'FPGA PlayStation' SuperStation One's Memory Card Just Got An Upgrade
That's a D-pad!If you've been following events in the wild and wacky world of FPGA gaming, then you'll be aware of the SuperStation One, a MiSTer FPGA-based creation of Sony's 32-bit PlayStation console.While it's compatible with a wide range of FPGA cores covering consoles, handhelds, computers and arcade games, the SuperStation One's main focus is arguably PS1; it has two controller ports on the front which accept original PlayStation pads, can accept PS1 memory cards and even supports the GunCon light gun.Read the full article on timeextension.com
Long-awaited Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leaks in photos from Brazilian government body
Just hours after a new Xbox Cloud Controller was revealed by the same source.Seven years after the last Xbox Elite controller was released, it looks like a new generation is coming. The news comes from Brazilian website Tecnoblog, which revealed Microsoft's new premium gamepad just hours after showing off another Xbox controller for cloud gaming. Once again, the leak is via Brazilian telecommunications regulatory body Anatel.Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
Hasbro cancel Dungeons and Dragons action game helmed by Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order director, leaving studio hunting for new publishing deal
Hasbro have opted to pull the publishing plug on the Dungeons and Dragons action game they and developers Giant Skull announced last June. Said plug was reportedly pulled at some point earlier this year, leaving the studio headed by former Star Wars Jedi series director Stig Asmussen hunting for a new publishing deal. Read more
Nintendo Music Adds Another Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
Listen up, Link.The Nintendo Music app has this week been updated with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds soundtrack.This 3DS title originally made its debut in 2013 and the game's album was composed by Ryō Nagamatsu, who also worked on the Mario Kart and Splatoon series during his time at Nintendo. He also helped with the 2019 Switch release, Link's Awakening.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
LG Unveils First Native 1080p 1000Hz Monitor, Equalling CRT Performance
Fulfilling the ancient Blur Busters prophecy.In 2017, high frame-rate display enthusiasts Blur Busters penned an article positing that a theoretical 1000Hz LCD monitor would match the 1ms persistence of phosphors in an old-school CRT, transcending the usual limitations of a sample-and-hold display. Almost a decade later, LG has fulfilled that promise with the announcement of the first native 1080p 1000Hz monitor, the UltraGear 25G590B.A few 1000Hz displays have been announced earlier from Philips and HKC, but all worked on a dual mode design which saw resolution drop to 720p when targeting 1000Hz. The difference here is that the 25G590B is able to hit 1000Hz at its native 1920x1080 resolution, a much better fit for modern gaming and general desktop usability.Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net