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NIS America will be handling publishing for R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos in the west 

NIS America will be handling publishing for R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos in the west #Repost #NISAmerica

NIS America has confirmed that it will be handling publishing duties for R-Type Tactics I & 2 here in the west. This will be the first time that R-Type Tactics II will be available in the west, with both games making their way from the Sony’s legacy handheld the PSP to modern consoles for the first time. NIS America says that R-Type Tactics I & 2 is due to launch in summer 2023 and will have…

Platinum Games Hideki Kamiya says he's "forever indebted to Nintendo" for Bayonetta 3

Platinum Games Hideki Kamiya says he’s “forever indebted to Nintendo” for Bayonetta 3 #Repost #Bayonetta3

Hideki Kamiya, the supervising director on Bayonetta 3, has told Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu that he and the rest of the team are forever indebted to Nintendo for allowing them to make both Bayonetta 2 and Bayonetta 3. The projects might never have happened without Nintendo’s involvement and it was a risk worth taking from both parties with the game receiving numerous 9/10s (read our review…

UK charts: Bayonetta 3 sales are "very marginally bigger" than Bayonetta 2 on Switch

UK charts: Bayonetta 3 sales are “very marginally bigger” than Bayonetta 2 on Switch

The full UK charts have not been published as of yet, however Games Industry journalist Christopher Dring has revealed some of the latest data on his personal Twitter account. Dring says that Bayonetta 3‘s physical sales have been only very marginally better than Bayonetta 2, which launched on the Nintendo Switch back in 2018 as a double pack. Nintendo doesn’t share eShop sales figures, so all we…

The wonderful soundtrack to Sparks of Hope is available on music streaming services

The wonderful soundtrack to Sparks of Hope is available on music streaming services #Repost #Ubisoft

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope launched to good reviews last Friday and includes a beautiful soundtrack from the legendary Yoko Shimomura, Grant Kirkhope, and Gareth Coker. Mr. Shimomura recently informed fans that the soundtrack to the game is now available on all major music streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify. The Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope soundtrack contains a whopping…

Shin Megami Tensei series is celebrating its 30th anniversary

Shin Megami Tensei series is celebrating its 30th anniversary #Repost #Atlus

The much loved Shin Megami Tensei series is currently celebrating its 30th birthday today and to celebrate Atlus has revealed the 30th anniversary logo for the franchise. The latest game in the long-running franchise, Shin Megami Tensei V, released on the Nintendo Switch last November and proved once again that Atlus is on top of their game. Despite it being the 30th anniversary, Atlus hasn’t…

Octopath Traveler II devs discussed the game's camerawork

Octopath Traveler II devs discussed the game’s camerawork #Repost

Octopath Traveler II doesn’t release until February 24th, but that doesn’t mean that the devs are remaining quiet about the game. In fact, producer Masashi Takahashi and director Keisuke Miyauchi participated in an interview with Famitsu that was eventually translated into English and posted by Nintendo Everything. The most interesting topic they discuss is the camerawork. There is no longer…

The Witcher: Henry Cavill stepping down playing Geralt after Season 3, Liam Hemsworth will replace him

The Witcher: Henry Cavill stepping down playing Geralt after Season 3, Liam Hemsworth will replace him #Repost

News has come through this evening that Season 3 of The Witcher on Netflix will be Henry Cavill’s last as he has decided to step down from the role he assumed back in 2019. Netflix says that Mr. Cavill will be replaced by Australian actor, Liam Hemsworth in Series 4. Netflix has provided statements from both Henry Cavill and Liam Hemsworth which you can read down below. “My journey as Geralt of…

NIS America will be handling publishing for R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos in the west 

NIS America has confirmed that it will be handling publishing duties for R-Type Tactics I & 2 here in the west. This will be the first time that R-Type Tactics II will be available in the west, with both games making their way from the Sony’s legacy handheld the PSP to modern consoles for the first time. NIS America says that R-Type Tactics I & 2 is due to launch in summer 2023 and will have…

Platinum Games Hideki Kamiya says he's "forever indebted to Nintendo" for Bayonetta 3

Platinum Games Hideki Kamiya says he’s “forever indebted to Nintendo” for Bayonetta 3

Hideki Kamiya, the supervising director on Bayonetta 3, has told Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu that he and the rest of the team are forever indebted to Nintendo for allowing them to make both Bayonetta 2 and Bayonetta 3. The projects might never have happened without Nintendo’s involvement and it was a risk worth taking from both parties with the game receiving numerous 9/10s (read our review…

The wonderful soundtrack to Sparks of Hope is available on music streaming services

The wonderful soundtrack to Sparks of Hope is available on music streaming services

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope launched to good reviews last Friday and includes a beautiful soundtrack from the legendary Yoko Shimomura, Grant Kirkhope, and Gareth Coker. Mr. Shimomura recently informed fans that the soundtrack to the game is now available on all major music streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify. The Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope soundtrack contains a whopping…

Shin Megami Tensei series is celebrating its 30th anniversary

Shin Megami Tensei series is celebrating its 30th anniversary

The much loved Shin Megami Tensei series is currently celebrating its 30th birthday today and to celebrate Atlus has revealed the 30th anniversary logo for the franchise. The latest game in the long-running franchise, Shin Megami Tensei V, released on the Nintendo Switch last November and proved once again that Atlus is on top of their game. Despite it being the 30th anniversary, Atlus hasn’t…

SEGA talks a little more about their "Super Game" scheduled for 2026

SEGA talks a little more about their “Super Game” scheduled for 2026 #Repost #SEGA

SEGA has spoken a little more about their upcoming “super game” which the company president says is targeted to launch by the fiscal year ending March 2026. The ultimate goal of the “super game” is to create something that has not been created before in the medium of video games and is therefore considered revolutionary. There have been a few revolutionary video games in the past such as…

Blizzard reveals changes to Overwatch 2 which will take effect on 15th November

Blizzard reveals changes to Overwatch 2 which will take effect on 15th November #Repost #Overwatch2

Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 has been a sure-fire hit with the game consistently featuring in the top four most watched games on Twitch since the game launched at the start of the month, eclipsing both Fortnite from Epic Games and Apex Legends from EA. The Overwatch 2 development team have taken to their official forums to outline some of the changes they will be bringing in the game’s next software…

The Witcher: Henry Cavill stepping down playing Geralt after Season 3, Liam Hemsworth will replace him

The Witcher: Henry Cavill stepping down playing Geralt after Season 3, Liam Hemsworth will replace him

News has come through this evening that Season 3 of The Witcher on Netflix will be Henry Cavill’s last as he has decided to step down from the role he assumed back in 2019. Netflix says that Mr. Cavill will be replaced by Australian actor, Liam Hemsworth in Series 4. Netflix has provided statements from both Henry Cavill and Liam Hemsworth which you can read down below. “My journey as Geralt of…

Latest Splatoon 3 patch notes (Version 1.2.1)

Latest Splatoon 3 patch notes (Version 1.2.1) #Repost #Splatoon3

The latest Splatoon 3 update patch notes have come through and Version 1.2.1 main purposes is that it resolves the issues with the Rainmaker mode in Anarchy Battles. As you may remember, Nintendo had to pull Rainmaker mode from the Anarchy Battle lineup after deploying the Version 1.2.0 update due to a bug having been discovered. Here’s the full patch notes for Splatoon 3 Version 1.2.1: Ver.…

SEGA talks a little more about their "Super Game" scheduled for 2026

SEGA talks a little more about their “Super Game” scheduled for 2026

SEGA has spoken a little more about their upcoming “super game” which the company president says is targeted to launch by the fiscal year ending March 2026. The ultimate goal of the “super game” is to create something that has not been created before in the medium of video games and is therefore considered revolutionary. There have been a few revolutionary video games in the past such as…

Blizzard reveals changes to Overwatch 2 which will take effect on 15th November

Blizzard reveals changes to Overwatch 2 which will take effect on 15th November

Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 has been a sure-fire hit with the game consistently featuring in the top four most watched games on Twitch since the game launched at the start of the month, eclipsing both Fortnite from Epic Games and Apex Legends from EA. The Overwatch 2 development team have taken to their official forums to outline some of the changes they will be bringing in the game’s next software…

Digital Foundry: Bayonetta 3 is dynamic 810p docked & dynamic 480p handheld, love the game but not the tech

Digital Foundry: Bayonetta 3 is dynamic 810p docked & dynamic 480p handheld, love the game but not the tech #Repost

The long-awaited Bayonetta 3 is finally now available on the Nintendo Switch and it is another great game from Platinum Games. Digital Foundry have been playing around the finished game and while they love the game they have come away fairly unimpressed from a tech standpoint, even going as far as to say that they feel as though the game was made for a more powerful Nintendo Switch system which…

Square Enix: Japanese market no longer sufficient enough to recoup investment, global market now the priority

Square Enix: Japanese market no longer sufficient enough to recoup investment, global market now the priority #Repost

Square Enix has voiced the inevitable and that is that the Japanese video game market is no longer the companies priority as it is is no longer sufficient enough to recoup the company’s development investments and generate a profit. The Japanese video game market has changed massively over the years with the majority of gamers playing games on their smartphones and Switch and as such iOS and…

Final Fantasy series has shipped 173 million units, Dragon Quest 85 million & Kingdom Hearts 36 million

Final Fantasy series has shipped 173 million units, Dragon Quest 85 million & Kingdom Hearts 36 million #Repost #SquareEnix

Square Enix has provided some updated sales figures for some of their biggest series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. The Final Fantasy series which was created back in 1987 has now shipped over 173 million units, the Dragon Quest series of games have shifted 85 million and the beloved Kingdom Hearts series has moved over 36 million units. The updated sales figures were provided by Square…