Nintendo has announced a surprise new update for New Pokémon Snap, that adds three new areas and a new size change mechanic. They say you can never predict Nintendo and that’s certainly true today, as they’ve suddenly announced a fairly substantial free update for New Pokemon Snap – and it’s out next week. The update will add…
The fact that the PS5 is selling well is not news, but Sony’s latest console has already passed the 10 million sales milestone, after just over eight months on sale. That makes it the fastest selling PlayStation console ever, although the fastest selling console ever is still the Nintendo Switch. Given the stock problems suffered by the…
Right from the start, video games have featured a great deal in the promotion for the Japanese Olympics, with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe even going so far as to dress up as Mario and jump out of a warp pipe at the Rio closing ceremony in 2016. A callback to that moment was planned…
PlayStation’s most recently established developer, Team Asobi, is the studio responsible for the fantastic PS5 pack-in game, Astro’s Playroom (and, of course, the awesome Astro Bot on PS4). The Japanese team has enjoyed lots of acclaim for its small, but mighty platformer, and it looks as though it’s gearing up for its next adventure. Spotted by Gaming Route, an…
Kojima Productions today announced sales of Death Stranding have surpassed the five million mark worldwide, as of March 2021. That figure accounts for both the PS4/PC versions ahead of Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, releasing on the PS5 in September. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz , head of publishing Jay Boor said: “With Death Stranding being the first title developed out…
It has been rumoured for awhile now, but finally it’s official: EA is giving Visceral Games’ much-loved sci-fi horror classic Dead Space the remake treatment on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. The original Dead Space launched back in 2008, where players played the role of engineer Isaac Clarke, on a terrifying journey through the…
The maker of Call Of Duty and World Of Warcraft has been hit with a lawsuit that paints a damning picture of the company’s work environment, with allegations that Activision Blizzard not only fostered a ‘frat boy’ workplace culture, but also allowed unequal pay for women and other discriminatory practices. The lawsuit was filed, not by any individual,…
The PES and Winning Eleven names have been retired, as Konami renames its primary football franchise to eFootball and prepares to make it free-to-play. There have been rumours of just such a move for a while now, especially after the recent unnamed technical demo, and Konami has been sticking the eFootbal name in front of PES…
Sometimes it only seems like a sequel is taking forever to appear, but with Dying Light 2 it really has been a long wait, with the original first being released way back in 2015. Dying Light 2 will appear on current and last gen consoles this December, but it’s not currently scheduled for Switch, with…
Late last year, UK publisher and developer, Codemasters, found itself in a bidding war between Take-Two and EA; one which EA ultimately won to acquire the studio. Now, another one has just been bought out by a large publisher – the Sheffield based Sumo Digital. They will become a part of Tencent. According to Reuters, the Chinese…
