January has typically been a quieter month after “silly season” in terms of games released, but that doesn’t mean there has been a shortage of easy Xbox achievements and Gamerscore to be had. And we are here once again to highlight to you any that may have been missed from those Xbox games that launched
Month: January 2021
Released in a double bill with its sequel, The Dark Eye: Memoria, The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav is a reasonably straightforward point-and-click adventure set in the Dark Eye universe. That universe is the German equivalent of Dungeons & Dragons, and while it hasn’t quite emerged as a global RPG player like D&D has, we’ve
Have you ever heard of Team Ninja? They’re a Japanese video game developer that should not exist. If anyone has a time machine, I’d love to borrow it so that I could convince this studio never to begin making games. Why do I despise them? For all intents and purposes, Team Ninja are the progenitors
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) Olija is, at its simplest, an action-platformer with a harpoon that lets you grapple up to different areas. If you played the fantastically dynamic Flinthook – or you’ve used Zelda‘s Hookshot – then you’ll recognise the mechanic: shoot hook, dash to hook, repeat. The harpoon can (and should) also be
Pupuya Games has announced that its 3D action shooter, Little Witch Nobeta, will release on unspecified PlayStation platform(s) and Nintendo Switch alongside PC. The game, which is currently in early access on Steam, is expected to fully launch by April 2022. As Nobeta, players are tasked with solving the mystery of their own lives. In
In SYNTHETIK: Ultimate you play as an android prototype that contains a human consciousness, fighting against the Machine Legion that has set out to destroy humanity. Not exactly the most original plot, but the gameplay is what matters, so let’s just get right into that. SYNTHETIK is a challenging rogue-lite that uses a slightly angled
There are certain games that provide the gamer enough backstory and lore that they would need a large reference book to help decipher the work. Names are given that you can’t remember or even pronounce; histories of the world are found to be deeper than any modern history lessons at PhD level. At times, this
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 31 January 2021 16:30 GMT Yakuza series director Toshihiro Nagoshi is due to step down as chief creative officer (CCO) of Sega, and will become creative director instead. Nagoshi – who worked as executive director on Yakuza: Like a Dragon – has been a key part of the Yakuza franchise since
Drawing on the success of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 1, Producer Yoshinori Kitase and Co-Director Naoki Hamaguchi want to surpass players’ expectations with Part 2, and surprise those who’ve played the original and already know what comes next. A translation of the duo’s talk at the CEDEC Conference was provided by Twitter user aitaikimochi. Hamaguchi added that
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios in Japan may not be opening for a while due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped Minecraft player Dippy22 from creating the theme park in Mojang’s popular sandbox game. It’s around 45% complete and Dippy22 is asking fellow players and creators for help to finish the virtual
© MDickie While Wrestling Empire is no critical darling, sole developer Mat Dickie is used to that reception, having been making his own professional wrestling games since 2000. Despite unusual visuals and unpredictable gameplay, these titles have achieved a cult following – it’s not a huge leap from the suspension of disbelief required to enjoy
Staff at the popular Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo’s Akihabara district had to call the police on Friday after a first-come-first-serve PlayStation 5 sale descended into chaos. Dave Gibson, a lead developer at Creatures Inc, was at the store and published videos of the scene on Twitter. A number of other users also shared photos and videos of
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 31 January 2021 15:15 GMT Ever wanted to play as Bernie Sanders in Bandai Namco‘s Soulcalibur 6? Of course you have, and now a new mod brings the mitten-wearing politician onto the stage of history. The image of Sanders sitting on his fold-out chair, arms crossed, mask on, and sporting his infamous
Capcom has published its financial report for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2020, reporting the “highest” end-of-third-quarter profit levels in company history. Net sales amounted to 64,867 million yen, up 22.6 percent year-over-year. Operating income was 24,382 million yen – an increase of 32.2 percent year-over-year. Capcom attributed its financial success to “solid sales” of Resident Evil
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 31 January 2021 14:30 GMT After the official Astral Chain website changed the copyright listing last week, PlatinumGames has confirmed longer the IP belongs to Nintendo. The 2019 Nintendo Switch game was another well-received PlatinumGames title that was directed by Takahisa Taura, which we lauded as an action masterclass from the esteemed
Twitter plays the Game Boy classic Pokémon Red inside a programmer’s avatar is arguably one of the wildest social media experiments so far this year. Since the adventure began just weeks ago, Twitter has successful acquired four badges – with the latest one being the Rainbow Badge from Celadon City’s Grass-type Gym leader, Erika. Even
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) In August of 2016, the rapidly-declining Wii U eShop was graced by the release of a neat little indie game called Tadpole Treble. As the dream project from Matthew Taranto, a popular webcomic artist, Tadpole Treble easily proved itself to be a memorable and creative experience that we quickly fell
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 31 January 2021 13:25 GMT Bloober Team’s latest psychological horror hit, The Medium, has already made a profit thanks to sales across PC and Xbox. In an interview with Polish publication Money.pl (via GameSpot), the development studio noted that The Medium has already made back both its developmental and marketing costs, meaning that
If you’ve played any of the Sonic the Hedgehog games over the past ten years, you’ve probably heard or at least read some lines written by Ken Pontac and Warren Graff. The pair (also known for the graphic cartoon show Happy Tree Friends) worked on the story, dialogue and English translations for the Sonic games
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 31 January 2021 12:23 GMT Super Nintendo World will be available for Universal Studios visitors soon, but if you’re unable to attend there’s an alternative in Minecraft. Earlier this year, we got a virtual tour of Super Nintendo World that showed prospective visitors what they could expect to see if they got
With a brand new year comes brand new Switch games, and while January is traditionally a quiet month for new releases, there were still some absolute crackers to enjoy this time around. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo’s digital store, giving some love and attention to the games that could so easily
Final Fantasy 7 Remake co-director Naoki Hamaguchi and producer Yoshinori Kitase took part in an interview at CEDEC and spoke about their approach to creating Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2. The developers behind the as-yet-unnamed Final Fantasy 7 Remake sequel gave an interview at The Computer Entertainment Developers Conference where they acknowledged the sequel’s narrative structure and hinted
With the majority of the series now available through Xbox Game Pass, there is an embarrassment of Japanese crime simulator riches to be had with Yakuza. But with all this goodness, confusion springs as to which is the best starting point. Well I – a self-confessed Yakuza addict – am here to tell you that
EDGE magazine recently caught up with Team Cherry, the developers behind the critically acclaimed Switch title Hollow Knight. Speaking to the game’s co-directors Ari Gibson and William Pellen the two discussed what’s next after the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silk Song which still doesn’t have a firm release date. Gibson was asked by the publication if
The big new release next month from Nintendo is the excellent Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury for the Nintendo Switch platform. If you haven’t already done so then you can read our preview of the upcoming game which is due for release on 12th February. For now we have confirmation of the 3D
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 31 January 2021 09:55 GMT Benimaru Nikaido is coming to The King of Fighters 15 with the tall-haired brawler confirmed in a new trailer that shows him joining Team Hero with Shun’ei and Meitenkun. A new trailer showing off Benimaru’s abilities has been released this week, giving us a look at the
© Nintendo Earlier this month, Capcom launched a special demo for its highly anticipated Switch release, Monster Hunter Rise. While there were some teething issues when the demo went live on the eShop, things were eventually sorted out and the good majority of players have had a blast since then with the game’s online and
Earlier this month, Bloomberg ran a story about how Microsoft attempted to buy out Nintendo many years ago. EA, at the time, apparently told Microsoft it had “no clue” how to make a console, while Nintendo supposedly thought Microsoft’s proposal was hilarious, according to Xbox’s former director of third party relations, Kevin Bachus. In the
© Nintendo Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is the first major Nintendo Switch release of the year and it’s arriving on 12th February. While we’ve already heard how 3D World will run much faster compared to the original Wii U release, it seems a number of outlets have now shared information about the
We’re just 4 months away from the 1-year anniversary of the Nintendo Switch release of The Elder Scrolls: Blades. 8 months later, the game has still been receiving updates. The updates have added content and, of course, polished the game of any bugs and other technical issues that had been found. Well, another update for
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