Nintendo dev Brownie Brown is now ‘1-UP Studio’

A result of Nintendo’s company-wide restructuring Nintendo subsidiary Brownie Brown announced today on itshomepagethat the dev house is undergoing some changes, which includes a new company name: “1-UP Studio.” The old Brownie Brown page will remain active until June 23, 2025, but exactly how else the studio has been affected is still unknown. You may best remember Brownie Brown, formed in 2000, as one of the co-developers ofMother 3. In addition, the handheld-focused studio has contributed to twoManagames,Blue Dragon Plus,Super Mario 3D Land, and the recent Japanese 3DS hitFantasy Life....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Alicia Sweeney

Nintendo Download: Cloud in Super Smash Bros.!

Also, Minecraft Wii U It’s not a bad week for Nintendo systems, as Cloud’s appearance inSuper Smash Bros. (and his Midgar stage) highlight the Wii U and 3DS offerings. Also on Wii U isMinecraft: Wii U Edition(sadly without GamePad inventory management),Temple of Yog, Mega Man Zero 4, Mega Man Battle Network 5(ColonelandProtoman), andIsland Flight Simulator. Beyond theSmashDLC the 3DS is a bit light though, withThe Legend of Dark Witch 2, andThe Delusions of Von Sottendorff and His Square Mind....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Melissa Miller

Nintendo gives us details on Princess Peach: Showtime, coming June 25, 2025

After areally vague teaserin the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendohas revealedmore details on the previously unnamedPrincess Peach: Showtime. Princess Peach: Showtimehas the eponymous heroine going up against Grape and the Sour Bunch, which I absolutely love. It’s set up as a series of stage plays, taking on different themes and providing Peach with a different transformation. A number of the transformations were shown off, including swashbuckler, patisserie, and detective, among others. Afterward, it was teased that there are more transformations beyond just what was shown....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Cody Garner

One spoiler-free tip for Detroit: Become Human – back out into the main menu every so often

There’s a meta-narrative at play you could miss There isn’t a lot I can say aboutDetroit: Become Humanbefore it launches, but there is one thing that you’ll immediately see after booting up the game that’s worth talking about. Without spoiling anything, the main menu operates as a sort of meta-narrative, occasionally commenting on your choices as well as offering up questions of its own. Most notably you can take a short survey pertaining to your own views on artificial lifeforms, which in turn showcases answer percentages from players....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Thomas Mueller

Onimusha, Dino Crisis not forgotten, but revivals unlikely

Speaking as a massive fan of theOnimushaseries, I’ve always been puzzled as to why Capcom hasn’t brought out a new one since 2006’sDawn of Dreams. According to Capcom’s Christian Svensson, neitherOnimushanor the similarly absentDino Crisisare forgotten, but their returns are rather unlikely for the time being. “For the time being I think it’s in percolate mode, that is to say, it’s not forgotten internally, there are discussions that go on, but I don’t think anyone has sort has come up with the ‘that’s it’ idea of how to get the game back up to 3 or 4 million units,” he admits....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Wendy Harvey

Palmon Survival codes (August 2025)

Updated: May 17, 2025 We searched for new codes! Think you have what it takes to survivePalmon Survival? I’m just messing with you. This is an adorable game, despite what the title may imply. The world is full of cute Palmon creatures that you can capture and keep, so what are you waiting for? Catch them all. Have a fun time capturing Palmon withPalmon Survivalcodes. Just look at our list below to see all of the precious goodies you can get....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Eric Mann

Pre-orders now live for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

GET YOUR SUPLEX ON! Suplex! Suplex SUPLEX!Persona 4 Arena Ultimaxpre-orders are now live for the Atlus fighting game. you may grab it for $59.99 at various retailers, and you can expect some pre-order bonus items too. What are those pre-order bonuses? No clue. Atlus isn’t saying what exactly just yet, and we have no idea whether different retailers will have exclusive pre-order bonuses. So you know what? Just wait. Don’t pre-order, at least until Atlus tells us the specifics....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Aimee Murphy

Should you side with the Hunter or the Emissary in Starfield

Once you are far enough in the story missions forStarfield, you will meet both the Hunter and the Emissary. Both are Starborn, a mysterious and intriguing humanlike species that is also trying to collect the Artifacts you are seeking. Eventually, you will have to make the decision between siding with one of them. But should you side with the Hunter or the Emissary inStarfield? Below we will go over both options to help you make your decision....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · James Meyers

Super League Soccer (SLS) codes (August 2025)

Updated: July 27, 2025 We looked for new codes! It’s time to make history, win titles, and show everyone else what you’re made of!Super League Socceron Roblox will push you to become one of the best soccer players ever as you master all the special moves and climb your way to the top of the leaderboard. As you progress and become better and more popular among fans, you will needSuper League Soccercodes for freebies like cosmetics, coins, and secret packs that contain various items for a more enjoyable experience....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Ashley Vaughn

Swery and Access Games are done

Dark Dreams Do Die Director of cult hitsDeadly PremonitionandD4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, Hidetaka Suehiro (better known by his nickname “Swery” or “Swery65”) has officiallyannounced his retirement from Access Gameson Twitter. He has been taking a break due hisreactive hypoglycemiafor about a year. Many, myself included, were waiting and wondering when he would return and work with Access Games to finish the episodicD4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die.This quirky yet engrossing adventurereceived massive praise, and its cliffhanger ending had people hungry for more....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Deanna Stewart

The Coalition is moving to Unreal 5, but don’t expect new announcements anytime soon

Shifting Gears Gears of Warstudio The Coalition has announced today that it’s moving into next-gen development and using Unreal Engine 5. The studio says it will be developing on Unreal Engine 5 for “multiple new projects” in the coming years, but don’t expect an announcement of those titles for some time. Today’sannouncementnotes that shifting to a new engine for development is a big undertaking, so The Coalition says it will “not be announcing any new projects or titles for some time....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Edward Mayer

The Dark Souls Solaire amiibo is a GameStop exclusive, sold out immediately, costs more than the average figure

The amiibo experience regresses again We’ve had quite a few horrible amiibo experiences, but for the most part, the last few years have been smooth sailing. As of yesterday thoughthe Solaire amiibohas slid right in to complicate things again. Remember when exclusive amiibo deals were basically the only way the figures were released? That era when retailers at the corporate level had no clue how to actually roll out this highly in-demand items, and would often drop a five-minute window pre-order session at 2AM Eastern with no warning?...

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Steven Burke

The DTOID Show: Wii-U madness and Pok?mon Photoshops

Happy Friday, everyone! Hopefully you all tuned into our live show today and won an XBLA code for the latestOrcs Must Die!DLC, but if not, don’t worry! There will be plenty more giveaways in the near future – andthat’sa Tara Long Promise©! In the meantime though, some videogame news was discussed today and I should probably mention it. First up, about agazillionannouncementsregarding the Wii U have surfaced since Nintendo revealed their Q4 financial numbers, and we’re here to speculate on somenew namesfor the Wii U....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Melissa Klein