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Konami may be returning to Silent Hill and though it is strictly rumor and should be treated as such, Hideo Kojima might be involved with the project. February 2020’s NPD numbers are live, we know who bought the Nintendo PlayStation, coronavirus is causing more statements, changes, and cancellations, and Nioh 2 is out today. Links: Sources: PlayStation Backs Silent Hill Series Reboot & Silent Hills Revival (Rely on Horror) Exclusive: Meet The Person Who Spent $360,000 To Own The ‘Nintendo Pl...
The recently teased Lego Mario is a new, unique type of Lego set, big publishers like Nintendo , Microsoft, and more react to E3’s cancellation which may have robbed us of Rocksteady, Batman, and Harry Potter video game details, the coronavirus is causing esports cancellations, a Nintendo class action lawsuit takes a small step forward, and the 1997 Blade Runner game is getting enhanced for consoles and Steam. Links: @NintendoAmerica’s Lego Mario tweet LEGO Super Mario Revealed, How It Bridges G...
After a number of rumors and speculation last night, E3 has been cancelled and GameDev Business Handbook author Mike Futter stops by to discuss the announcement, 2K will be making football games again, but don’t expect a return to the ESPN NFL 2K series, Spelunky 2 gets a small update, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps is both out today and a very good video game. Links: E3 2020 Cancelled Due To Growing Concerns Over COVID-19 Virus (theesa.com) E3 2020 has been canceled (Ars Technica) @Futterish...
Reggie Fils-Aimé joins GameStop’s board of directors, Nintendo is doing something with Lego that’s probably not a video game, but could be, Resident Evil 3 remake’s safe rooms are safe again, the coronavirus is affecting more video game and video game-adjacent events, and it’s Mario day, which is the perfect excuse for Kyle to talk about his favorite Mario game. Links: @Reggie’s tweet about joining GameStop GameStop Appoints Reginald Fils-Aimé, William Simon and James Symancyk to Board of Direct...
Warzone is a free-to-play battle royale Call of Duty mode that is releasing tomorrow, SonicFox wins big with Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm shows off Spawn gameplay and shows a trailer for an upcoming animated Mortal Kombat movie, changes are happening at Ubisoft Paris, andom someone bought the Nintendo PlayStation for $300,000. Links: Introducing a Game-Changing Free-to-play Experience - Call of Duty: Warzone (blog.activision.com) Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack – Official Spawn Gameplay Trailer (YouT...
Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia, have announced a sequel, the TurboGrafx-16 Mini has been delayed due to the coronavirus, iam8bit is no longer creative directing e3 2020, and Kyle takes a look at today’s new releases and runs down some sales that recently caught his eye. Links: @konamieu’s tweet detailing the TurboGrafx-16 Mini’s delay iam8bit resigns as E3 2020 creative director (gamesindustry.biz) @iam8bit’s E3 2020 resignation tweet The Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been delayed in J...
Sony Santa Monica’s head leaves for Stadia and Stadia gets another update, Ghost of Tsushima has a summer release date, and the Last of Us is getting a TV adaptation for HBO. Sony Names New Head of Santa Monica Studio (IGN) Our new Stadia Games and Entertainment Studio in Playa Vista (blog.google) Google starts rolling out 4K Stadia gaming on the web (9to5google) Ghost of Tsushima Out June 26: Collector’s & Digital Deluxe Editions Detailed (PlayStation Blog) 'The Last of Us' Series in the Wo...
A new Star Wars game, Maverick, was revealed in a data mine, Google Stadia gets a small, but welcome update, the Uncharted movie takes a step towards becoming a real thing, we learn why Romance of the Three Kingdoms is cool, and the PlayStation 2 is 20 years old today. Links: @psnrelease’s Star Wars: Project Maverick tweet Unannounced Star Wars game appears to leak via PlayStation Network (Polygon) @GoogleStadia’s tweet about the game capture library update Stadia Just Added A Much-Requested Fea...
Indie devs explain why they’re not on Stadia, Mario Kart Tour is finally getting multiplayer, different polls reveal the video game movies people want to see and decide the best Final Fantasies and Final Fantasy characters, and we learn about Granblue Fantasy Versus from the creators of Dragon Ball FighterZ. Links: Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering, and it's due largely to too few games on its Stadia platform — here's why developers have held back (Business Insider) @mariokartto...
GDC has been delayed to the ambiguous late summer, the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo is available now for PlayStation 4, Death Stranding PC has a release date and includes a number of Half-Life bonuses, The Witcher season 2 on Netflix has cast its Vesemir and it’s not Mark Hamill, Platinum explains why The Wonderful 101 won't come to be Xbox One, and the duct tape ceiling Counter-Strike player is getting a documentary. Links: Important GDC 2020 Update (gdconf.com) GDC Postponed Due To Coronaviru...
Rockstar might be teasing something with some logo changes, Plague Inc. has been pulled from China’s App Store, which is very likely related to the coronavirus, Epic is unsure about data that is being shared about Fortnite, and we look at what games released today. Links: Rockstar Games is updating its website with mysterious new imagery (GamesRadar) Pandemic simulation game 'Plague Inc' pulled from China's App Store (Mashable) Statement on the Removal of Plague Inc. from the China App Store Epi...
More content is coming to Stardew Valley, today is Pokémon Day, Platinum Games is self-publishing its first game, Sanzaru is an Oculus studio now, and a few Ghost Recon Breakpoint updates have been delayed at the last second. Links: @ConcernedApe’s Stardew Valley tweet The Mythical Pokémon Zarude discovered! (pokemon.com) Google and the Pokémon of the year poll (YouTube) Hideki Kamiya’s blog announcing Project GG (platinumgames.com) Welcoming Sanzaru Games to Facebook (oculus.com) Tom Clancy's G...
GOG is making it a lot easier to return games, Horizon: Zero Dawn might be coming to PC, Uncharted 4’s director opens the door a little bit for an Uncharted sequel, more developers and publishers are backing out of PAX, and Kunai gets a full, proper scored review. Links: GOG’s Updated Refund Policy has your back (even more) (gog.com) @Wario64’s tweet about Horizon Zero Dawn The Last of Us | The Definitive Playthrough - P15 (Troy Baker, Nolan North, Neil Druckmann, Ashley Johnson) (YouTube) Cyber...
The coronavirus is causing more publishers and developers to back away from shows like PAX and GDC, the fan-made Half-Life remake, Black Mesa has a release date, there is a new unstoppable Pokémon champion who is only seven years old, and Shenmue is doing okay, even if it doesn’t have a mass market appeal. Links: @CapcomUSA_’s tweet about PAX PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC appearances citing coronavirus concerns (gamesindustry.biz) Kojima Productions' tweets about exiting GDC , ( 2 )...
Microsoft details the technical specifications of the Xbox Series X, the coronavirus is causing problems for PAX, and EA reportedly cancelled another Star Wars game. Links: What You Can Expect From the Next Generation of Gaming (Xbox.com) Xbox Series X to Feature Dedicated Audio Hardware Acceleration (WCCFTech) Building Audio Gateways Into Immersive Worlds With Spatial Sound (GDC panel description) @CyberpunkGame’s tweet about Smart Delivery for Cyberpunk 2077 Sources: EA Canceled A Star Wars: B...
There are tons of new Animal Crossing New Horizons details thanks to a recent direct, we add more rumors to WB Games Montreal’s potential Batman game, and there is a surprising amount of video game movie news probably thanks to the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Links: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Direct New Batman logo spotted at WB Games Montréal Tom Holland: Uncharted Movie Will Start Filming in 'Four Weeks' (IGN) @IGN's Uncharted movie director tweet Borderlands Movie In ...
A new patent shows something that might be a new PSVR controller with new capabilities, GameStop continues to struggle, Biomutant is still being developed, and Persona 5 Scramble is out… in Japan. Links: Sony Patents Valve Index-Like VR Controller With Finger Tracking (UploadVR) GameStop employees report extreme pressure from ‘desperate’ bosses (Polygon) The Truth About Working at GameStop: Workers Reveal Their Experiences (IGN) Tiger’s retro LCD handheld games are making a comeback (The Verge) ...
There will be a lot of new Animal Crossing details later this week, a new Switch Lite Color is on the way, the Switch version of Witcher 3 just got a big meaningful update, and Final Fantasy VII is going to be a big game. Links: @NintendoAmerica announces Animal Crossing Direct @NintendoAmerica announces new Switch Lite color @A_i announces Sayonara coming to Xbox One @Simogo ready for new adventures @baldursgate3 is coming to PAX @NaughtyDog is bringing The Last of Us Part II to PAX The Last of...
The popular mobile quiz show gaming app HQ Trivia shut down with little warning, it looks like Bioshock, Catherine, and XCOM may be making their way to Switch, and the creator of the Gran Turismo series thinks 4K might be enough. Links: Game over for HQ Trivia (CNN) @ScottRogowsky's tweet for Rus Yusupov Catherine: Full Body and XCOM 2 Collection Rated For Nintendo Switch In South Korea (Siliconera) Gran Turismo’s Future: “4K Resolution is Enough”, But 240fps is the Target (GTPlanet) See Privacy...
Today we see who took home DICE Awards, a new PlayStation VR may be in the works, a Nintendo PlayStation prototype console is up for auction, and the IRS backtracks its initial plans to have tax payers report their Fortnite V-Bucks purchases. Links: Sony Is Struggling With PlayStation 5 Price Due to Costly Parts (Bloomberg) Bidding begins on ‘Nintendo Play Station’ prototype (Polygon) Nintendo Play Station Super NES CD-ROM Prototype (Heritage Auctions) IRS quietly deletes guideline that Fortnite...
There are some difficult questions to answer about the future of E3, the rumored Call of Duty Modern Warfare battle royale mode looks like it will be called Warzone, and we have some idea of what the PlayStation 5 might cost. Links: The President of The ESA On The Waning of Big Names at E3, Winning Back Media's Trust, and More (usgamer.net) Geoff Keighley will not participate in E3 2020 (gamesindustry.biz) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Warzone gameplay leaks, all but confirming a battle royale dr...
Today, Kyle explains what this thing is and why he hopes you will listen, Pokémon Home is out in the wild, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is getting some decent reviews, and there is some surprise Devil May Cry 3 news. Links: Pokémon Home is available now The Sonic The Hedgehog movie is getting some decent reviews (Rotten Tomatoes) Sonic the Hedgehog Is No Longer Terrifying (The Atlantic) One of Vancouver's biggest players in film animation shutters weeks before Christmas (CBC) Devil May Cry 3’s r...
