Online multiplayer team game Crash Team Rumble is having its official support come to an end, less than nine months after its June 2023 launch. Spotted by VGC, Crash Team Rumble players will see a message from developer Toys for Bob upon reaching the game’s main menu. It confirms that March 4 will be the
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[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Ahead of the launch of the live-action Knuckles television series next month on Paramount’s streaming service, the show’s episode runtime has reportedly been revealed. As highlighted by a Sonic fan and Tumblr user (via Sonic City) each episode is expected to go for one hour each. It’s a
Amazon has announced the next batch of Prime Gaming freebies, which means that come March 7, you will have eight new games to claim. To celebrate the April 12 debut of the Fallout series on Amazon Prime, on March 7, Prime members can download Fallout 2 and start trodding across the wastelands in search of
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable
Vampire Survivors received yet another update this past week. The Space-54 update adds two new characters, four new weapons, a new relic, and a new bonus stage. It also introduces cross-save support between Steam and Android to the Steam public beta branch.
Polygon has published an insightful interview with Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe touching on the live concert series and of course the Version 1.6 update, which is launching first on PC this month, with console and mobile versions to follow. ConcernedApe says that what’s publicly known about the update is only scratching the surface, so it
When I think about it, the original Final Fantasy 7 was probably the first game I ever played with ‘dating sim’ elements. Back in the late 90s, I was yet to play Persona, and wasn’t yet a PC gamer, so I was yet to discover the stripe of CRPGs that preceded the dating-mad shenanigans of
Real-life gardening does nothing for me. But put gardening into a game and I’m there with marigolds and a soft kneeler. It’s the same with fishing: gaming can get round the dull stuff like waiting and rain, offering results within seconds. The gentle game loops are liable to get me hooked for weeks on end.
The success of Valve’s Steam Deck has started a wave of like-minded PC gaming handheld devices including the Lenovo Legion Go and Asus ROG Ally. And it seems that Nvidia wants a piece of the proverbial pie, if this latest rumor is to be trusted. Nvidia is reportedly working on a PC gaming handheld of
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Update [Sat 2nd Mar, 2024 05:00 GMT]: Pre-orders for this Japanese physical release of Dave The Diver have now officially gone live on Playasia (thanks, Nintendo Everything). As previously noted, this version of the game is region-free and includes support for English and other languages. It will set
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Beta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes
In an unexpected twist, a large amount of my time is now spent playing Fall Guys, the rubberised, free-to-play competitive bean racing game. I am therefore well equipped to tell you about its Survival Update, released this week, which adds new levels, new powerups and makes it possible to create survival rounds via the in-game
Arrowhead Game Studios’ CEO Johan Pilestedt recently revealed that stats in Helldivers 2 are a lot more complicated than the interface would lead players to believe. Early versions of the game provided players with much more detailed information on each weapon’s performance. However, developers thought it was too complex for the average player. Weapons in
Italian game publisher 505 Games, known for titles like Ghostrunner and the cloud version of Control on Switch, has made the decision to close offices in Germany, Spain, and France. This move, part of a larger “business review” by parent company Digital Bros, includes a planned layoff of 30 percent of employees. The decision to
Just yesterday, Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games informed its employees they would be returning to the office full-time and scrapping remote work. Those employees have responded to the mandate, and they’re not happy. Some GTA 6 devs are even stating they fear a return to the “toxic ‘crunch’ practices” for which Rockstar was
Bungie is looking into the possibility of adding something like Halo’s 8 vs. 8 Big Team Battle PvP mode to Destiny 2. However, some technical issues make implementing a 16-player mode in Bungie’s FPS MMO difficult. Destiny 2 might get a version of Halo’s Big Team Battle Former host and current Destiny 2 weapons designer
I come to you with an important question today, readers. Has there ever been an actually good sewer level in a video game before? I propose to you that there has not. Sewer levels are the worst. They have always been the worst, and will always be the worst. There is no redeeming feature that
Moon Studios, makers of the acclaimed Ori and the Blind Forest/Will of the Wisps, is tackling a dramatically different project in its first action RPG, No Rest for the Wicked. First revealed during last year’s Game Awards, the studio held a special livestream presentation where it revealed the game’s early access release date: April 18.