Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
Before it was Square Enix, Square "collapsed" when Final Fantasy boss Hironobu Sakaguchi left the company, says composer Nobuo Uematsu: "The situation at Square was awful after he quit"
News "Maybe Sakaguchi isn’t aware of this, but the situation at Square was awful after he quit"
A permanent Switch 2 console ban has apparently stranded Twink Link in Nintendo support hell: "The guy over the phone was laughing at the username"
News "I am fully prevented from accessing any Nintendo services at all on the system"
Wind Waker on Nintendo Switch 2 made two tiny changes that break it wide open for Zelda speedrunners – a strategy so hard "only a few people in the whole world can do it" is suddenly a lot easier
News Wind Waker speedruns are about to look a lot different
Almost 5 years since its reveal, Ark 2 devs admit the survival sequel was put "on hold a couple of years ago," but they're hopeful it could release in early access "within the next 2 years"
News "We've been only nibbling at it"
Gearbox confirms Borderlands 4 will get photo mode in a post-launch update: "We've always planned for it"
News "We just needed to spend a bit more time on things that would directly impact QoL of playing the game"
Lego Island is now fully playable in your browser, thanks to a group of fans who spent years painstakingly decompiling the game's original code by hand
News "It deserves to be preserved and playable for years to come"
Assassin's Creed Shadows update adds nightmare difficulty, an "open-world alarm" system," a potato mode for low-end PCs, and a new story quest crossing over with D&D series Critical Role
News Another AC Shadows collaboration is here
Nintendo's suddenly made Switch 2 release dates for Metroid Prime 4 and Kirby Air Riders a lot easier to guess as it reveals an August launch for its Rocket League-style wheelchair basketball game
News Drag x Drive has a release date, and the pieces are all falling into place
I embarrassed myself playing rhythm strategy roguelike Ratatan in front of the devs at Summer Game Fest, and I'm not alone, so the devs are already tweaking the difficulty level
Interview Summer Preview 2025 | Ratatan's developers speak on evolving a cult classic with mountains of player feedback on the way
"Notoriously obtuse hardware" meant Mortal Kombat 4 has "never accurately" come to home consoles, but Legacy Kollection found a way to preserve NetherRealm's full arcade roots
Interview Summer Preview 2025 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is going above and beyond to preserve the series' arcade history
This Metroidvania-tinged old-school 2D action game is more than another Sega retro revival: it's the highlight of my Summer Game Fest
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | Shinobi: Art of Vengeance brings the classic action series back with impeccable style
I was already excited for Marvel Cosmic Invasion after the studio's incredible retro TMNT brawler, and 30 minutes of hands-on has me even more confident that the spirit of '90s arcade gaming is alive and well
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | Tribute Games is living up to the name with another incredible beat-em-up
"Next-generation Xbox consoles" at the heart of Microsoft's new "multi-year agreement" with AMD: "The next generation of Xbox is coming to life"
Xbox isn't giving up on consoles yet
Infinitesimals is a Honey I Shrunk the Kids take on Halo with a very good jetpack, and its vibrant combat sandbox reminds me of one of the most underrated Xbox 360 cult classics
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | I wasn't expecting to be thinking of Binary Domain during Summer Game Fest, but I'm sure not angry about it
Avowed isn't Pillars of Eternity 3, but if the third RPG ever happens director Josh Sawyer reckons it should move to a proper 3D environment "more like Baldur’s Gate 3"
News "I think that a third game should be an isometric 3D with an environment more like Baldur’s Gate 3"
I played 30 minutes of the new game from the original Little Nightmares devs, and it turns out a twin-stick survival horror Metroidvania is a recipe for spooky heaven
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | End of Abyss is a lot more than the sum of its many parts
This co-op platformer was a "boyhood dream" for the self-taught stop-motion animator now directing it, and it might just rival It Takes Two with a more earnest story and action less likely to destroy your relationships
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | Out of Words could be Summer Game Fest's best surprise
Capcom worked with real-life Japanese temple officials to build a major temple in Onimusha: Way of the Sword and make sure it was realistic for "the time setting that the game is in"
News "I'd like to think that players of Onimusha: Way of the Sword will enjoy comparing the real world location with our work in the game"
Onimusha: Way of the Sword looks like an incredible PS2 throwback in all the right ways, but with a modern feel and a swaggering protagonist I already love
Preview Summer Preview 2025 | Even Capcom knows "it's been a long time coming," but the wait appears to have been worthwhile
Resident Evil Requiem is playable in first and third-person, letting you toggle between perspectives whenever you want in the options menu
News Village got the option as a post-launch addition, but Requiem will have it from the start
Resident Evil Requiem's demo tops the series' scariest moments with what might be the most upsetting monster Capcom’s ever devised, and as a horror baby I'm afraid of how much I want to play it
Preview Summer Preview 2025 | Capcom's behind-closed-doors demonstration of the new Resident Evil at Summer Game Fest was as impressive as it was terrifying
"It looks like Nintendo did a good job" – Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says Mario Kart World looks more like an action game, whereas Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds "really" focuses on racing and competitive play
News I don't see Minecraft Steve in Mario Kart though
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound is a perfect distillation of the series' 37-year legacy and an absolute highlight of Summer Game Fest
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | I shouldn't be surprised that the Blasphemous devs can make an incredible 2D action game, but an hour with Ragebound completely blew my expectations away
