Nintendo and Treasure execs pooh-pooh the N64

If you would have asked either Nintendo or Treasure at the time, they would have told you that the Nintendo 64 was the best thing ever. Now? Not so much. In a roundtable session called Ask Iwata, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Treasure director Atsutomo Nakagawa look back at the console and wince. Nakagawa: …Yes. That’s why we thought we could work on the Nintendo 64 too. But, the Nintendo 64 … sure was something (bitter laughter)....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Tara Reynolds

No Man’s Sky is back this week with another major update

New story elements and quick travel No Man’s Skyis mostly a distant memory for me at this point, but withan ARG brewingand people getting jazzed about uncovering its secrets, the sci-fi exploration game has been back on my mind. We’ve known about a possible August launch for the next update, and that’s indeed the case. As revealed in a message from Hello Games’ Sean Murray, the update will go live this week and it “focuses on improving the central story ofNo Man’s Skyand adds the ability to quick travel between locations using portals....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Elizabeth Padilla

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir is a delight on the Vita

There is still a little slowdown Up until last week, I had been getting all of my Vita love with the PlayStation TV. It’s a great little device that helped introduce me to a plethora of games I’d never considered playing before. But I’m a restless person that hates being tied down to one spot for an extended period of time, so this last week I bit the bullet and got myself a refurbished PlayStation Vita....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Zachary Gonzalez

Overwatch announces European Cosplay Battle tournament

I still haven’t got my gear together, maybe next year If there’s one thing that’s true, it’s that Blizzard’sOverwatchand the art of cosplay go hand-in-hand. With a roster of heroes of all sorts of shapes and sizes, with a whole host of unique looks, gear, and weaponry, it seems almost custom-designed to encourage cosplayers to ply their trade as Tracer, Mei, Junkrat, and the rest of the gang. It’s so popular a cosplay choice, in fact, thatOverwatchhas announced a special competition for Europe, to find the best and most creative artists to replicate the OW roster....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Luis Moss

Persona 4 Arena EU Limited Edition revealed

The wait is finally worth it, right? European Atlus fans have had it pretty rough recently.Shin Megami Tenseifans finally gotDevil Survivor Overclockedon the 3DSnearly two yearsafter the US and Japan, only to find that it currently has agame-breaking bug. They did get to share the great news that thefourth installmentis coming to the West, except no release date was given for Europe, nor one for the recentSoul Hackersrelease. Finally, fans have been anxiously waiting forPersona 4 Arenato be released, whilst they watch the rest of the world play the gorgeous-looking sequel to death....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Aaron Farmer

Petitions for Tomb Raider and Dark Souls II Wii U

Why is Nintendo being left out in the cold? Recently, two petitions have sprung up, as gamers are asking publishers to consider their multiplatform games for Wii U.Tomb RaiderandDark Souls IIare slated for Xbox 360 and PS3, but for some reason, they’re not coming to the other HD console. TheTomb Raiderpetition literallyjust opened up, but theDark Soulsone has beenup for a dayand currently has 3,349 signatures. While not exactly instant successes, they do pose a very pertinent question — why isn’t the Wii U being considered alongside the PS3 and Xbox 360?...

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Matthew Hall

Prime Piece codes (June 2025)

Updated: July 02, 2025 Looked for new codes! One does not simply say that they’ve had enough ofOne-Piece-inspired Roblox games. So, welcome toPrime Piece, a prime example of a game that follows this trend properly by introducing plenty of islands, fruits, and quests for you to discover the perfect adventure. This is one of those Roblox titles that require a whole lot of grinding before you’re able to say that you’re any good at it....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Taylor Johnson

Project Mugetsu (PM) codes (August 2025) [PATCH FIXES]

Updated: July 24, 2025 We searched for new codes! Project Mugetsuis a real treat for the fans ofBleachbecause it offers a great deal of character customization. This Roblox experience lets you pick one of the several races, a choice that will define your path, including the storyline and the locations you can visit. While you’re able to always go back and test out different races, which Clan you’ll get depends solely on your luck....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Cindy Johnson DDS

Promoted blog: Why I’m worried Project X Zone will be bad

…and how perverted devs got it right [Dtoid community blogger Cutie Honey shares his concerns about the upcoming game from Monolith Soft,Project X Zone. For an opposing viewpoint, see our ownDale North’s thoughts on the game. (Let it never be said that Dtoid isn’t Fair and Balanced!)Want to see your own words appear on the front page?Go write something!–Mr Andy Dixon] So on my site, I’ve been doing reoccurring coverage ofProject X Zone, an upcoming game by Monolift Soft and Banpresto....

June 15, 2025 · 9 min · 1907 words · Alexis Clarke

PS3 firmware update 3.66 released to critical acclaim

I once had a glorious dream that Sony’sPSN “welcome back” packagewould allow us to choose between six different firmware updates. That dream, sadly, never came true, but Sony’s generosity is still abundant, withupdate 3.66bringing sunshine into my life! Here are the latest awesome features in this mandatory update: This may very well be the greatest firmware update sincethe last fifteen. I don’t know how Sony manages to top itself, time and time again....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Kenneth Aguirre

PSN purchases will not carry over to PS4 (Update)

Strike one, Sony [Update:Sony has confirmed to Dale North that it has theabilityto honor your PSN purchases through its cloud service. If it chooses to, it can give you everything back in streaming form. Of course, it’s not said itwill— and if it doesn’t after saying this, it’ll open itself up to major criticism. Gotta hope Sony does the decent thing. Right now, the line is that Sony remains undecided on the issue....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Jacob Ramirez

Recap: Everything that happened at The Game Awards 2017

From trailers to reveals to rants The Game Awards 2017may have stretched on far too long, with too many ads, and the show’s pacing still wasn’t where it needs to be, but you know what? I had an okay time. I’m seeing improvement. Zelda: Breath of the Wildtook game of the year, we got a confounding newDeath Strandingtrailer, From Software teased aBloodborne-looking thing, and hell, even Bayonetta showed up. There were some genuinely good reveals....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Sandra Fuentes

Returnal: Ascension adds campaign co-op and a challenge tower

I was starting to fear the worst Much to fans’ delight,Returnalisn’t done yet. They’ve been clamoring for more content, especially aftera recent Twitter teaser,and it’s actually coming this month. During this afternoon’s State of Play stream, Housemarque announcedReturnal: Ascension— a new challenge tower, and co-op support, are arriving on March 22 with the 3.0 update. To quickly touch on the “endless” content, there’s a new how-far-can-you-get activity called theTower of Sisyphusthat’s playable after you’ve gotten the Icarian Grapnel (grapple hook) after beating the second boss....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Tara Cruz