Image: Nintendo Life Pinch yourselves, it’s August, summer’s end is approaching, and we’re here to talk about video games gone by. Yep, it’s time to look back at last month and talk about July’s eShop Selects. Nintendo has had another fairly quiet month on the Switch — Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition was the big
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If you’re familiar with developers Inti Creates, you’ll know they’ve got a great pedigree for action-packed platformers. The Mega Man and Azure Striker Gunvolt series come to mind, but you really shouldn’t expect anything like that from their latest title, PuzzMiX. Instead, it takes a completely different path, presenting a Suika style puzzle game, featuring
Turtle Beach Stealth 500: One-minute review The Turtle Beach Stealth 500 Wireless Headset is the next addition to the already well-established Stealth series. Compatible with PlayStation, PC, Nintendo Switch, and both Android and iOS mobile devices, this versatile wireless headset is easy to set up and boasts a decent build quality, alongside clear audio regardless
Developer Type Moon Studio BB and publisher Bandai Namco have teamed up for Fate/EXTRA Record, a remake of Fate/EXTRA that will be coming to Switch, PlayStation, and PC in 2025. As part of FGO Fest 2024, Type Moon has provided a trailer and release window for Fate/EXTRA Record, which was initially announced in 2020. Unlike
Kai Cenat, one of the fastest rising and biggest streamers on Twitch, has given his home a massive maker to bring attention to the demand for a Bloodborne remaster. Ah, Bloodborne. Requests for a remaster/ remake/ PC port are arguably PlayStation fans’ version of “new Smash character?” in Nintendo Directs, albeit an increasingly unlikely thing
Booked For The Week is our weekly chat with industry folk about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future. Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week – our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books!
Darksiders, the slightly edgy take on the Zelda format, is getting a brand new game though don’t expect much from it just yet. It’s been six years since the last entry in the main Darksiders series was released, Darksiders 3, which received some pretty mixed reviews upon its release. Aside from the spinoff title Darksiders
Summary Valorant is live now and free-to-play for everyone on Xbox Series X|S. Regular balance patches are essential to creating a highly competitive landscape – especially for tactical shooters. Valorant on Console receives the same regular balance updates that PC players experience – patches every two weeks. Valorant is now live on Xbox Series X|S–
Today’s Connections is not too bad, but there are hints below if you need them. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
Image: Nintendo Life Patrick the starfish from Nickelodeon’s Spongebob SqaurePants series could be getting his very own video game, according to a new online listing. For a brief amount of time, the online store ‘igabiba‘ had a page up for “The Patrick Star Game“, which is described as an open-world physics-based playground by Outright Games.
In my experience, tower defense games are either strategic masterclasses, like every instalment of the Kingdom Rush series, or completely miss the point of the genre by disregarding the importance of the towers, as seen in Dead Ground. The next contender in this increasingly populated market, Lesson Learned: Cult of the Elizabeth, comes courtesy of
Aniplex and Type Moon have announced through a trailer that Fate/Stay Night Remastered will summon its way onto Switch on August 8th. It is now available on the US Switch eShop at a discounted price of $26.99, a 10% sale off of its MSRP of $29.99, which will last until August 21st. This marks the
World of Warcraft: The War Within, is almost here. It’s an ambitious looking expansion, taking players deep underground to lands and cultures unseen up until this point. But according to associate design director Maria Hamilton and lead prop artist Jordan Powers, this new selection of zones was built on the back of one special zone.
Every now and then, a joke is just too good to stay a joke. Such is the case for Divorced Dads, a collectible card game that has its origins in a viral video skit from comedian Graeme Barrett, aka AudioOpera. You’ve probably seen something of his when doomscrolling Instagram or Tiktok; his most-shared video by
At THQ Nordic, we think of ourselves as a true variety publisher. No matter what kind of gamer you are, there’s a home for you in one of our digital worlds. For our 2024 Digital Showcase we wanted to demonstrate exactly that, with games including a remake of a beloved Disney classic, a new IP
It’s Saturday, it’s the weekend, and it’s time for another Connections puzzle from the NYT. This one isn’t too tricky – but there are hints below if you get stuck. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints
Image: Nintendo Update [Sat 3rd Aug, 2024 03:30 BST]: Nintendo recently launched a website in Japan featuring replays of the fastest times in the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition tournaments. The same ‘Donkey Kong Barrel Roll’ replay (which can be seen in the original story below) is notably featured on this page (thanks, OatmealDome). You
Aero The Acro-Bat is back! Remember the good old days of gaming? When mascot platformers where all the rage? If you do, you’ll probably remember Aero the Acro-Bat. But no matter whether you do have fond memories, or are coming in fresh, it’s time to swing into action again as Aero the Acro-Bat launches on