‘Well’ is debatable So the 3DS is currently getting passed over at Nintendo with a focus on both the Switch and mobile arena. Nintendo has moved over pretty much all of their efforts to the latter platforms, and had nothing to announce, 3DS-wise, at E3 this year. So is it fully dead? Probably, but Nintendo is still hoping people will buy some hardware before the fork gets stuck in officially....
Also,Space Harrier IIandShining Force II I know people have a polarizing relationship withSonic Spinball, but I was absolutelyfascinatedby it. You ever have one of those “I [or my group of friends] played this all night games?” That’s whatSonic Spinballwas at the time, with my playgroup yelling and cheering at the screen during every mysterious moment thatSpinballthrew at us. Well, now everyone can relive their respective pain or joy withSonic SpinballSwitch....
Starting a two man indie team Jordan Thomas, creative director at 2K Marin, has left his post at the company to establish his own two person indie. During his tenure at 2K, Thomas worked on titles such asBioShock,BioShock 2, andThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified, before being pulled to assist with the completion ofBioShock: Infinite. Interestingly enough, it was his time working onBioShock: Infinitethat helped cement his decision to leave saying, “whileBioShockspoke to me, it’ll never be for me what it is for Ken [Levine]....
July 3rd Call of Duty: Ghostsstarted out pretty damn poorly, but over the course of its three DLC packs, it’s become a much better game overall. The newest add-on isInvasion, which is one of the bestCall of DutyDLCs to date, and really spices the game up quite a bit. If you were out of the action due to its Xbox timed exclusivity, you’ll be able to pick it up on July 3rd — at which point it’ll hit the PS3, PS4, and PC....
[Humanized Off The Hook by@eafrns] Though the game is still a week out,Splatoon 2‘s first international Splatfest competitionlaunches today via a free demo. In fact, the European leg of the battle has already started, while the North American portion of the contest gets going today at 3pm PST. To help celebrate, I thought I’d post some of the more eye catching fan art of the game’s two leading ladies for you to review....
If no-one home, please leave in side-shed 505 Games and Kojima Productions have released the hardware specifications for the upcoming PC port of mind-and-matter twisting adventureDeath Stranding, following on from its successful debut on PS4 in November 2019. The specs, posted today by PC Gamer, were also accompanied by a selection of screenshots, revealing some of theHalf-Lifecrossover content that will be accompanying deliveryman Sam Bridges on his tough-trodden courier missions across post-apocalyptic America....
If you’re looking to get the best weapons and armor inDestiny 2, raids are the way to go. Especially with Master difficulty, these raids have a ton of great loot to get with plenty of rolls to farm. If you’re looking to get a specific weapon or piece of armor, you might want to know which encounters drop which piece of gear. Here’s the full loot table for the Salvation’s Edge raid inDestiny 2....
My children deserve to see me get a free gift… Publisher Nexon has opened pre-orders on its funky-looking fighterDNF Duel.Interested pugilists can now pre-order a physical copy of the game on PS4 and PS5 platforms ahead of its official June 28 launch.DNF Duelis also available on PC (via Steam) but pre-orders are yet to be activated for that platform. Customers who pre-order the physical release on PlayStation will earn a non-disclosed “free gift,” while digital pre-orders will also gain early access....
Wormshas always brought out the worst in me. I become a vicious, hateful, overly-competitive, incredibly angry arsehole. I love it. This has followed me through the entire series, even the ones that weren’t particularly good.Worms Revolutionlooks like my bad side will be making a come back with style. Lead programmer Ian Lindsey explains landscapes, physics and dynamic water in the latest developer diary, but that’s a bit boring, so just watch the worm war going on behind him....
Strive,Street Fighter,Tekken, andTheKing of Fighterswill fill the Sunday finals The Evolution Championship Series, a.k.a. Evo, has released its final registration tally. The final numbers for each game, as well as which four make it into the Evo 2022 arena finals on Sunday, are now locked in. Registrationclosed last week, with nine games in the main Evo 2022 lineup:Street Fighter V,Guilty Gear Strive,Mortal Kombat 11,Tekken 7,TheKing of Fighters XV,Melty Blood Type Lumina, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Granblue Fantasy Versus,andSkullgirls....
An introductory slice of gameplay Not long ago, we got a look atsome screenshots forRain, an upcoming PlayStation Network title from SCE Japan Studio, Acquire, and PlayStation C.A.M.P. Having completely forgotten that it was originally announcedback at gamescom, the images didn’t make much sense to me (despite looking generally interesting). Thankfully, this gameplay footage helps set the stage. Playing as a ghost-like child, the primary mechanic is centered around the fact that he’s only visible while in the rain....
!!! Game music fans, didyou know about this?! I didn’t until I wrote this piece aboutmy dream racing gamea few days back. While I was throwing out unrealistic wishes I daydreamed about the famed sound crew from Falcom making the music for my imaginary racing game. Falcom Sound Team jdk has beenkillin’ itsince 1987with their incredible tunes for countless video games, almost predating soundtrack CDs themselves. But now a ton of their music isavailable on iTunes....
In-personFinal Fantasy XIVFan Festivals were on hold, but Square Enixhas triumphantly announcedthat they’re back on as of 2023. By way of a new YouTube video, the publisher is ready to bring back the convention series to in-person events, starting with a kickoff in Las Vegas, Nevada (a prior Fan Fest site in the US) in July of 2023. Several months later the team will move to London in October of that same year, followed by a concluding Fan Fest in “early 2024” in Japan....
