New Granblue Fantasy ReLink footage shows off the Dragon Knights

Prettyboy Quartet Most folks might get their first taste ofGranblue Fantasywith next year’sGranblue Versus, but there’s anotherGranbluegame slated for next year and dressed to impress: the action-RPGGranblue Fantasy ReLink,now with a new trailer and ten-minute gameplay clip straight from this weekend’s Granblue Fantasy Fes convention. The trailer and clip stars the Dragon Knights, four of the most popular characters inGranblue Fantasy. Hailing from the kingdom of Feendrache,Percivalthe Lord of Flames, and the Twinfang ProdigyLancelot– both of whom also happen to be on theGranblue Versusroster – are joined by Fellowship KnightVaneandSiegfriedthe Dragonslayer....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Bradley Suarez

Nintendo Download: Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea

Also,Astroneer Just like Brendan Fraser, the eShop is back in action. The Switch is getting theDead Cells: The Queen and the SeaDLC, which actually launched on the same day as other platforms. Astroneeris also one of the marquee games Nintendo is pushing this week, on top of abunchof other stuff. There’sover 60 gamesarriving on the eShop, so good luck sifting through it all! Curiously there’s aBayonetta 1+2bundleavailable now for $60....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Tanya Gonzalez

Nintendo is going to build a museum in Japan

The museum aims to be ready by 2024 Nintendo has money in the bank and a rich history. It’s a good combination! It’ll probably outlive us all. But in just a few years, you’ll be able to visit a new museum dedicated to it. Dedicated by…Nintendo themselves. And it’s in Japan. There’s a caveat, here. Everything cool is always in Japan. Onto the museum:Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa just announced out of the bluethat the company is planning a new project....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Joe Turner

No More Heroes for Switch pops up on Taiwanese ratings board

Sounds Marvelous Everyone’s favourite hot scoop news outlet, the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee, is at it again. The latest release to mysteriously appearon the governing body’s websiteis none other than a Switch port of Suda 51’s groundbreaking action-RPGNo More Heroes. Originally released for the Wii in 2007,No More Heroesshook up the action genre with its wild, highly stylised aesthetic, over-the-top action, and painfully cool/uncool characters. Eventually ported to PS3 and Xbox 360 asHeroes’ Paradise, the series would receive a sequel –Desperate Struggle– in 2010 and a spin-off title –Travis Strikes Again– in 2019....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Jeremy Lowe MD

Other Worlds than These: Our world, only different

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] If you think about, thinking up a completely new world is a fairly straightforward task. Sure, doing it right requires hours of planning, the creation of an entire history for the world and so on. But perhaps the most monumental task can be found right here in our own world: how do you make our world feel new, genuine and exciting?...

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1014 words · Robert Hamilton

People are throwing money at the Psychonauts 2 Fig campaign

Only $1.2M to go… ThePsychonauts 2Figcrowdfunding campaign has raised over $2 million. At the time of writing,13,630 backers have raised $2,121,471, which means 64 percent of the $3.3M has already been achieved with 34 days of the campaign still left to go. Double Fine also recently announcedPsychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, a virtual reality experience made exclusively for the PlayStation VR platform, at the PlayStation Experience. Rhombus of Ruintells the story of what happens after the events of the originalPsychonauts, which left players on a cliffhanger, bridging the gap between the original andits upcoming sequel....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Brianna Pham

Platinum Games to open new Tokyo-based studio in April

Bayonetta studio branches out In possibly the busiest new week in the company’s history, Platinum Games has announced that it is to open a brand new studio in the heart of Japan. Platinum Games Tokyo is the developer’s first venture outside of its original office in Osaka, and is expected to open in April. According to an interviewtranslated by Gematsu, the new studio is already hiring a team of 100-strong developers from all aspects of game creation – from artists and coders to producers, audio specialists, and support team members....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Maria White

Playing catch up: It’s about time the Xbox One dropped the Kinect

Unboning the Xbone The official line on the Kinect-free Xbox One model will be about choice. Giving consumers choices. This is a lie, of course. More blatant than, “As excited as we are about the new Xbox One option, clearly if you use Xbox One with Kinect, you have the best experience,” which is easily internalized. Microsoft had already tried to assuage early adopters and entice fence sitters when it firmly announced, “no plans” for a Kinect-free Xbox One less than three months ago....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · James Hunt

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus drops on Nov. 12

Pre-order bonuses detailed Insomniac’s epilogue to the theFutureseries ofRatchet & Clankgames,Into the Nexus, will be available for PS3 on July 29, 2025. It’s to be priced at only $29.99. As for pre-order bonuses, Ratchet’s Pyronox Armor (5 percent damage reduction) comes with your reserve at participating retailers. Amazon has their own deal with a bonus package of Ratchet & Clank-themed PlayStation Home content — a value of around $30. Below, you’ll find a silly VHS-style video that Insomniac made to promote Into the Nexus, complete with warbled sound and scan lines....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Steven Norton

Rosalina amiibo Canadian fate confirmed: she’s being redistributed to other retailers

Exclusive no more Recently we learned that because of Target’s closures in Canada, the fate of the Rosalina amiibo was up in the air. Now we have solid confirmation of what’s happening with the character. After days of silence, Nintendo has now confirmed that Rosalina will be redistributed to Best Buy, Future Shop, Wal-Mart, EB Games, Toys”R”Us, and Amazon.ca. In short, she will no longer be exclusive to one retailer in Canada....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Michelle Trevino

Snipperclips already looks like an early Nintendo Switch gem

What a promising co-op concept And with that, I now know what my first three Nintendo Switch games will be:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(no kidding, right?),Super Bomberman R(I’m starving for even a halfway decentBomberman), andSnipperclips – Cut it out, together!(come again?). In the flurry of news last night and this morning, that last game — an eShop-bound co-op puzzle title from Nintendo — went overlooked. Today’sNintendo Switch streamfrom the Treehouse team putSnipperclipson my radar, and I have a feeling some of you will be pleasantly surprised by its concept, too....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Noah Le

Sony Santa Monica has been hit with layoffs

And possibly a game cancellation God of Wardeveloper Sony Santa Monica has undergone layoffs as first rumored earlier today and later confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment America. “This is a result of a cycle of resource re-alignment against priority growth areas within SCE WWS,” reads a statement. “We do not take these decisions lightly. However, sometimes it is necessary to make changes to better serve the future projects of the studio....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Rachel Nguyen

Spider-Man 2: How to defeat Lizard (It Chose You guide)

Dr Connors is Harry’s doctor, and when his experiments go awry, he turns into a destructive reptile known as Lizard. You have to stop Lizard and reverse the transformation, as Dr Connors is the only one who can help Harry and Peter with their symbiote suit problem. This guide will show you how to defeat Lizard and complete the It Chose You mission inSpider-Man 2. It Chose You Spider-Man 2 walkthrough With Lizard on the loose in New York, Peter sets out to track and bring down the monster....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 844 words · Teresa Gordon