In an era where sequels take years, Baldur's Gate 3 developer calls Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii's quick turnaround "genius sh*t"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “Fractal design,” he tweets. “Persistence where it matters, renewal where it makes sense. Economically solid, but also in terms of managing a community its huge. Sports games been doing it for years. Unsure as to why more dont.” Oh, it isadding a jump button for the first time in the series, though. That could be huge, genuinely… Well, mostly for the Yakuza minigame freaks among us....

September 22, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Erica Meyer

Microsoft's next-gen console plans reportedly include an Xbox Series X successor and a handheld "take on the Steam Deck"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. ButMicrosoftis reportedly focusing on its next-gen hardware plans instead. Either way, I’d be happy to play some Game Pass hits on-the-go. (Or, you know, in bed.)

September 22, 2024 · 1 min · 43 words · Amanda Griffith

Nintendo lawsuit could see Palworld reworked or removed and is an investment in "unspoken fear," lawyer says: "Don’t cross us and we won’t do it to you"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Speaking with GamesRadar+, MacLean unpacks Nintendo’s terse statement revealing the lawsuit. There is both direct infringement, and indirect infringement as well. Famously litigious as it is, it wouldn’t go after just anyone in court. “Just look at Etsy. For Nintendo, there’s also another benefit to this key in of legal action, MacLean adds.

September 22, 2024 · 1 min · 70 words · Luis Harris

PUBG creator says his massive new open-world game is like "building a Holodeck" where players can "create whatever experience they want"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Currently titled Project Artemis, Greene sets his sights on just how big of a space he can create. Talking toPC Gamer, Greene questions,“How big can we go?” As it turns out, pretty big. “It eventually turned into Earth-scale,” he continues, “because it was a nice challenge.” “What we’re doing is super risky, right?...

September 22, 2024 · 1 min · 149 words · Michael Hernandez

"Technological restrictions" meant BioWare relied on cutscenes in its older RPGs, but Dragon Age: The Veilguard director says it's giving us "much more immediate control"

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September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 17 words · Brent Lynch

"You've been waiting for this moment": New Dragon Ball: Sparkling Zero trailer is straight-up '90s Toonami nostalgia

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Even the thumbnail looks like it belongs to a VHS stop screen. Check it out below and prepare yourself for a dramatic, Ratatouille-esque flashback moment. “Every trailer just makes me more and more hyped for this.” “They’re aware that most of their player base is coming from that era of time.”

September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 68 words · Christina Wilson

Amid the Palworld dispute, one analyst says Nintendo only strikes when it wants to because it "could have sued half the gaming industry back in 2017"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “This is in like every single isometric game. “They have thousands and thousands of patents on other things,” Toto continues.

September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 37 words · Benjamin Boyd

Annapurna Interactive's Blade Runner 2033 game reportedly still moving ahead, despite all full-time developers quitting: "The whole situation is a baffler"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. We’re hiring."

September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 19 words · Hector Smith

Dev of French JRPG that stunned at the Xbox Showcase "not hiding" influence of Persona and Final Fantasy 8, 9, and 10, but wants to "find our own direction"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Considering how the Persona franchise is often lauded for its dynamic and stylized UI, it is hardly surprising. What has not been explored??" And we were like ‘I don’t think it’s been really explored that much." I don’t hide my love of the Final Fantasy 8, 9, and 10 era." Clair Obscur: Expeditions is set to release sometime in 2025....

September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Barbara Hubbard

GTA 6 has a lot to live up to, a former Rockstar dev says Vice City was so accurate he could use it as a map to get around real-life Miami

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “I go, ‘If we go around this corner, there’s a strip club.’ Went around the corner: strip club. I was like, ‘Yo! I know how to get around town.'” While Jones isn’t around to help shape it,GTA 6takes us back to Vice City.

September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 60 words · Diana Fuentes

IP expert says Nintendo probably doesn't own patents strong enough to "prevent Pocketpair from making Palworld," and this "may boil down to nothing but bullying"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “Patents cover technical inventions, except for U.S. design patents. Those could be patents on, for instance, 3D image rendering. Ultimately, a challenge many people are facing right now - Mueller included - is a lack of information. What could be ahead, though, is a rather long road. That doesn’t mean, however, that Nintendo wouldn’t do that....

September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 85 words · Robert Briggs

5 years after it was first announced, Netflix’s Magic: The Gathering series finally gets a positive update

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Sharing the news as part ofNetflixs Geeked Week, the streamer wrote: “Its happening! Its not much to go on yet, but its a start. And it seems like we have our first two characters revealed too. However, any news is good news, and were pretty excited that its finally getting somewhere. For what to watch now, check out our guides to thebest Netflix showsand thebest Netflix moviesto stream....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 85 words · Melissa Thomas

After 13 Yakuza games and 20 years, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is finally adding a jump button that could open up some wild minigame potential

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. It’s the first time, in any piece of media, that I’ve seen yakuza-pirate mutants. And it’s the first-ever game in the series to introduce a jump button. And, yes, they said you’re able to jump and attack. But what gets me more excited is the potential of all those new minigames.

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 68 words · Tiffany Rowe