Everyone is awaiting the Nintendo Direct February 2021 later today and the same can be said for Masahiro Sakurai. The director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate regularly shares some handmade screenshots of the game on Twitter, using developer-only camera angles. However, Masahiro Sakurai also regularly shares some of his thoughts via tweets. Now, Masahiro Sakurai
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Following the first NieR Reincarnation stream on February 2, Square Enix published new guidelines for fan-made content of the series, or doujin. In case you didn’t know, doujin in Japan refers to all fan-made content, be it manga and magazines (doujinshi), fanart, cosplay, CDs, games, key chains and goods. We previously explained how and why
Rebellion has been showing off Evil Genius 2: Wold Domination for a little while now. In fact, the team was set to ship the game last year. However, like so many other teams, they had to push the release date back because of COVID. But now, it’s almost ready for prime time. Today, the team
According to Japanese publication Friday (via Hachima, summarized and translated by Doug Dinsdale), voice actress Rika Matsumoto — who voices Satoshi (Ash) from the Pokemon anime — allegedly took advantage of Japanese government covid-19 relief grants relief. Due to the global pandemic, the Japanese government offered to help support artists suffering from the impact of
Many stay-at-home activities have seen a rise over the last year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. More and more people are finding ways to properly social distance while still keeping their sanity by either doing things they already enjoy or discovering new hobbies to take on. As such, video game usage has reportedly seen
CrossfireX is the upcoming shooter from Smilegate Entertainment and Remedy. For the release, Smilegate is handling the multiplayer segment, while Remedy comes in to put together the single-player campaign. The split in development was always going to make things a little trickier than if it were a single studio; however, COVID-19 seems to have introduced
Microsoft and gaming apparel brand Meta Threads have joined forces once again to create the official Halo face masks. Profits from the sales of the masks will help out health care workers. The limited edition masks can be purchased for 19.99 with all profits from sales being used to manufacture two more masks which will
As many have likely expected, the physical New York Comic-Con has officially been canceled today. With most of the world’s in-person conferences shutting down in 2020 due to the coronavirus, it’s no surprise to see NYCC join them. However, it’s not all bad news. The team behind the event is still planning to put something
During the start of the online QuakeCon, Bethesda revealed that if their donation drive reached or surpassed $20,000 they would make Quake III free on the Bethesda.net Launcher. And as of today, the publisher has reached their intended goal and posted the following tweet in celebration: 🎉🎉🎉 YOU did it! We reached $20k in donations
Remember the Nintendo shareholders meeting on June 26, where Nintendo mentioned the Switch production, slowed down due to Covid-19, is going back to normal soon? Now, the Kyoto cards game company published an official report of the meeting. Various questions were asked at the meeting including how work conditions at Nintendo changed with the pandemic.
Nintendo, whose factories in China were stopped due to the covid-19 pandemic, mentioned Nintendo Switch production will be going back to normal soon. Nikkei reported that Nintendo held a shareholders meeting at its headquarters in Kyoto on June 26. Shuntaro Furukawa, sixth and current president of Nintendo in Japan since June 2018, answered questions regarding
Today’s news that Activision-Blizzard officially canceled Blizzcon 2020 is certainly not a surprise. After all, most conventions around the world have had to shut down due to ongoing concerns around COVID-19. Just last week, we saw Gen Con and Essen close up shop for 2020, and they’re far from the only ones. That being said,
Kerbal Space Program 2 was somewhat surprisingly announced back at Gamescom 2019. The sequel to the fan-favorite space flight simulator looks to add tons of new content to the classic KSP gameplay. It was originally set to launch this year, but, as with many things, COVID-19 has forced the team to delay KSP2 until Fall
Even though E3, Gamescom, and all the other summer conventions are canceled due to the coronavirus, groups like the Guerrilla Collective are working hard to get studios together for exciting, digital events. The team is partnering with Greg Miller and the Media Indie Exchange to produce a new, three-day event. It will showcase some of
Summer Game Fest is one of the upcoming E3 alternatives that will roll out over the course of the summer. These all-digital events give fans a chance to see and play many of the same trailers and demos that would have been at E3. Of course, not everything will be there (particularly the early demos),
CERO, the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization, announced it will resume activities on May 7. In a statement published on May 4, the organization announced it will start rating Japaneses games again while strengthening measures to ensure the safety of its employees. Here’s a quick translation of the statement: “Our Organization was temporarily closed due to
Today, Bethesda Softworks announced that they donated a million dollars to various COVID-19 relief efforts. With much of the world forced into isolation, many forced out of work, and front-line health care workers struggling to acquire the supplies they need, donations like these can do quite a bit to help. Obviously, it’s not going to
Creative Assembly is offering Total War: SHOGUN 2 for free during their upcoming sale. The sale will begin on Steam starting on April 27 at 18:00 BST. Total War: SHOGUN 2 will be downloadable for free at this point, and will remain yours permanently. The giveaway ends on May 1, though the franchise sale will
In late February at the Trackmania Grand Finals, Ubisoft Nadeo announced that they were hard at work on a remake of the classic racer Trackmania Nations. The PC-only title was set to launch on May 5, but, as you know, the world has changed a lot since then. Because of ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus,
In a recent report from Nikkei Asian Review, it was revealed that Nintendo is looking to increase Switch production by 10% from last year. This is all in light of the growing demand for in-home entertainment as people look for something to do during their coronavirus isolation. While Nintendo doesn’t make the Switch itself, they
With the sports world shut down amid concerns around the coronavirus, most leagues have turned to their digital counterparts to give fans something to watch. We’ve already seen successful broadcasts from NASCAR and the NBA. Now, after EA Sports held a European-wide FIFA 20 tournament, the English Premier League is jumping in on the fun.
It seemed like only a matter of time at this point until San Diego Comic-Con 2020 was going to be canceled or postponed from its slated July show dates, and today, the news was finally made official. Announced via the Comic-Con website, the organization behind SDCC stated that the convention has indeed been outright canceled
In a move that is meant to help many around the globe stay inside and prevent the spread of the lingering coronavirus pandemic, Sony has today announced initiative that it’s calling “Play at Home.” Revealed via SIE President Jim Ryan over on the PlayStation Blog, Sony is looking to give away a handful of titles
With the entire real-world sports scene shut down due to the coronavirus, many are turning to their virtual counterparts. Last week, the NBA kicked off a 2K20 tournament on ESPN. And now FIFA 20 is getting in on the fun. The new Stay and Play Cup features pro players from 20 different world football clubs.
Cero, the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization in Japan, announced it will be closing down for a month due to the Coronavirus. On April 7, Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe announced the country is entering a state of emergency from April 8 until May 6. The citizens have been urged to stay home as well, in
A little over a month before Sony’s PS4-exclusive titles The Last of Us Part II and Iron Man VR were set to launch, it was revealed today that both games have now been delayed indefinitely. The result of each delay, as you may have guessed, comes about in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it
Epic Games is offering a $1 million reward to the first individual who can provide proof of a smear campaign intended to harm their video chat app Houseparty. The bounty was first shared on the Houseparty Twitter account. We are investigating indications that the recent hacking rumors were spread by a paid commercial smear campaign
The NBA season may be suspended due to the coronavirus; however, that doesn’t mean the sport has to stop completely. This Friday, NBA players face off in NBA 2K20 as the first round of the NBA 2K Players Tournament kicks off. The tournament features 16 different NBA stars and is set to air on ESPN.
Master Chief himself has now joined the battle against COVID-19. In a new message on Twitter, Steve Downes, who has been the voice of the iconic Master Chief in every Halo title since Combat Evolved, said that he’ll be raising money throughout the month of April for the charity Project C.U.R.E. Downes utilizes a platform called
Humble Bundle started as a site that collected several great indie games and put them in a limited-time bundle that customers could purchase using a pay-what-you-want model. Since then, the company has grown into a full-fledged store and even branched out to publish games. However, the core idea continues to live on. One of the