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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment devs say the power of Switch 2 "made it possible to include lots of enemies," and it was "important that you could play with higher frame rates"
News A scant few seconds of new gameplay footage looks a whole lot smoother than Age of Calamity
Stellar Blade 2 is in the works and will likely launch before 2027, developer Shift Up reveals
News The Stellar Blade sequel is looking likely to launch before the mysterious Project Witches
Super Mario Bros speedrunners spend 16 months and "hundreds of hours" doing "things that have never been done before in this 40-year-old game" to finally build the perfect 000000 point run
News "We love making new things happen"
Infinity Nikki devs issue another 1,000-word apology as backlash continues after disastrous update blamed on "insufficient preparation," but the community doesn't seem to buy it
News "We fully acknowledge that this is our responsibility"
Kingdom Hearts' legendary composer was as shocked as everyone else by the direction it went: "Wait, it’s a Disney game, but you want that kind of song there?"
News "I was a bit surprised when they explained to me what songs they wanted me to write"
Nintendo has finally shown us a real-life Mario Kart World Switch 2 cartridge, and it sure does look like a Switch 1 cart, but red
News You're not the only one getting desperate for more Switch 2 info
Hideo Kojima says the "loss of my father was a major theme in the Metal Gear series," but Death Stranding "looks in the other direction"
News "You assume the parent’s perspective, looking toward the child"
Bungie runs an hour-long Marathon "PlayMA" with zero gameplay footage while scrubbing the art for plagiarism as the game's art director offers a "personal apology" to the artist whose work was lifted
News "There is absolutely no excuse for this oversight," Bungie says
REPO devs "always take a look at glitches that become popular or even mods" as a sign of what needs changing in the game, starting with a response to the "dearly missed" health glitch
News "We take that as a sign that we need to tweak or change the gameplay design"
As GTA 6 hype builds, GTA 5 is continuing to sell 5 million copies every 3 months, and Red Dead Redemption 2 is now the "best-selling title of the past 7 years in the US"
News Rockstar seemingly can't be stopped
Stellar Blade devs seem as confused as everyone else as the action RPG's PC port gets region locked in over 100 countries despite no PSN requirements: "May I ask where you live?"
News Sony's approach to PC ports is still proving controversial
Despite Switch 2's controversial game-key cards, Nintendo president says "physical games are still a key part of our business"
News "We value our relationships in particular with our retailers"
Helldivers 2 CEO says "there would be no Helldivers" without PlayStation, but Arrowhead's next game will be "100% funded by ourselves"
News "Game 6 (our next project) will happen the way it will happen thanks to you"
Cookie Clicker is coming to consoles, including Switch 2, and after 734 hours on PC it's about to ruin me
News I'm not even that hardcore
Stellar Blade devs confirm PS5 players will get the PC version's new boss fight and 25 extra costumes in a "free update" as the action-RPG escapes console exclusivity next month
News "PS5 users will receive the free update content through a patch download"
Ghost of Yotei devs know "how ignorant we were about Japanese culture," but as with Ghost of Tsushima they've had "cultural advisors" to help "deliver a respectful representation" of Japan
News "We met with a wealth of knowledgeable individuals and visited important cultural sites"
After 19 months and $162 worth of DLC, Mortal Kombat 1 is finally komplete and all included in a single $70 package, but fans are lamenting that "it's over" so soon
News It looks like MK1 itself might have suffered a fatality
After several rough years, Ubisoft says "the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows was a defining moment" and its Tencent deal to basically make Ubisoft 2 is coming along
News "It reaffirmed the power of the Assassin’s Creed brand, with a highly favorable community response from long-time fans and new players alike"
Switch 2 specs have finally been confirmed after Nintendo spent months playing coy, and it's running a "miniaturised version" of a 30-series GPU
News 4 years of Nintendo Switch 2 spec leaks seem to be true
Super Mario 64 hacker discovers in-game sound effect you can only hear in full if you leave the N64 classic running for 14 months straight
News "We have kind of unlocked a secret sound effect no one else has heard before in Mario 64, which I think is pretty neat"
Behold, the Monster Hunter Wilds effect: Capcom's old Monster Hunter games sold even better in the past year despite 10 million copies of Wilds eating the fandom's time and money
News Capcom is feasting
Nintendo president acknowledges "Switch 2 is priced relatively high" compared to the original, says bundles will help "get off to the same start we did with Nintendo Switch"
News Despite a "lower profit margin" on Switch 2, Nintendo says "it will not be easy" to maintain the console's momentum after launch
Space Marine 2 devs give modders the "exact same editor we use internally," daring the community to build new cinematic campaigns and game modes
News "We’re excited to see what you build next – whether it’s a cinematic campaign, wild new game mode, or something we never saw coming"
