Microsoft’s highly publicized acquisition of Blizzard has had wide-reaching effects, and while some of them have been quite awful, this month showcases one of the upsides. Diablo IV, one of Blizzard’s big 2023 releases, comes to Xbox Game Pass late next week, on March 28. We enjoyed the game quite a bit at launch, calling
When you’ve made some of the biggest games on the planet, juggling budgets of millions of dollars and selling millions of copies, what comes next? For David Vonderhaar it was nearly a year off in an RV with his dog; but then he decided to do it all again – only on his terms this
I remember playing the original Alone in the Dark back in 1992 and being blown away. It was the first game to use polygonal characters over pre-rendered characters. It was also one of the very first 3D survival horror games. It was a game that spawned a hell of a lot of sequels through the
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube762kWatch on YouTube If you cast your mind back to the April 2023 Indie World showcase, you might remember the reveal of Animal Well — a pretty but punishing pixel art platformer being published by YouTubers videogamedunkey and Leahbee‘s Bigmode. Well, that very game has now got a release
Sony Group has signed a multi-year agreement with Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) to collaborate on the Esports World Cup, becoming a founding member of the event. The first event is scheduled to take place this summer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with players and teams from across the globe competing in a large number of
If you’re keen to try out Sand Land, an upcoming action RPG from the developers of One Piece Odyssey and the creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, then I have some great news. There’s a demo out right now that lets you explore a portion of the sandy map, try out a handful of the
It might sound a little cheesy, but sometimes I think it’s forgotten that everyone here is super passionate and love Xbox just as much as our users. Like, just watching people work for the past seven-and-a-half years, I’ve seen so many incredible people working really hard to make things happen. If we were anywhere else,
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone has announced one new feature that will accompany the 1.6 update and that’s a brand new farm type called Meadowlands Farm which comes complete with “chewy blue grass that animals love. You also start with a coop and two chickens.” The Stardew Valley 1.6 update goes live tomorrow on PC.
Alleged PlayStation 5 Pro specs have been leaked online, and are indicating a significant jump up in power offered by Sony‘s as-yet-unconfirmed mid-generation console. A recent YouTube video from Moore’s Law is Dead revealed details about Sony’s PS5 Pro – or ‘Trinity’ as it is supposedly referred to internally – that cover a whole host
Valve has announced Steam Families, a revamped program that allows players to create a group to share and play games with close family members. The program launches today in the Steam Beta Client and it replaces the Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View features. Steam Families can have up to six members, and joining
Over the weekend, the specs for the PS5 Pro were leaked and they mentioned a solution for upscaling/antialiasing. More details have now been leaked about the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution Upscaling (PSSR) feature, and it is reportedly aiming to produce 8K 60FPS resolutions, although this might not be obtainable for the PS5 Pro. PlayStation Spectral
If you’re a Fallout fan and you would like a custom Xbox Series X, then you might want to check out the giveaway Xbox is currently holding. Prime Video’s Fallout TV show is basically right around the corner, and as part of building hyper for the upcoming series, Xbox has teamed up with the streaming
Remember the PlayStation VR2? No? That’s understandable, as it seems that Sony is struggling enough to sell units that it’s reportedly paused production on them. In all its years and forms, virtual reality has never really managed to properly take off, and it seems like the PS VR2 is much the same. A recent report
If you’d ask me what type of game Froggie – A Retro Platformer would be, before spending time with it, I’m pretty sure I’d have known how to answer. After all, the clue is very much in the name. And shock horror, Froggie doesn’t ever deviate from that over some 100 levels of retro platforming.
Recently departed Battlefield director Marcus Lehto has said that he hasn’t commented on his resignation or the mass layoffs at Electronic Arts because he doesn’t “have anything positive to say” about the publisher. Lehto, who co-created the Halo franchise, was tasked to shape the next Battlefield game’s narrative. However, following his departure, his studio Ridgeline
The Lee family is reuniting once again to rid the streets of crime as Billy and Jimmy Lee’s cousin, Sonny Lee, is joining Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons on April 4. An unconventional fighter, Sonny thrashes his enemies with a flurry of punches and kicks to prove he’s just as powerful as his
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube762k It’s been a long time coming, but the Fatal Fury franchise is officially back with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, a new fighting game from SNK that will be launching early 2025. There’s no word on target platforms for the game yet, and truth be told, we
It’s GDC week over in San Francisco at the moment, and such a high concentration of video game developers in one place can only mean one thing: The Maw has turned its ever-dribbling gaze to America’s west coast, and is preparing to bask in all the fresh learnings being shared about how last year’s best