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Playstation Portal update aims to make connecting to public Wi-Fi easier
20 Jun

Playstation Portal update aims to make connecting to public Wi-Fi easier

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Sony released the Playstation Portal late last year as a way to remotely play titles from your PlayStation 5. The device — which we frankly called "a baffling handheld for no one but Sony diehards" — relies entirely on a solid Wi-Fi connection. Well, as we all know, even in the year 2024, that can be challenging to find and annoying to connect to. Sony is attempting to streamline this process with a software update that should allow you to connect to Wi-Fi from a phone or tablet.Starting June 19, you should see a QR code come up on the…
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Mario and Luigi: Brothership is coming to Nintendo Switch this November
20 Jun

Mario and Luigi: Brothership is coming to Nintendo Switch this November

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Nintendo kicked off its latest Direct showcase with quite a surprise. The company has revived the Mario and Luigi RPG series with the first new entry in nearly nine years. The upcoming title is called Mario and Luigi: Brothership, and that title just about melted my darn heart when I saw it pop up.The reveal trailer shows Mario Mario and Luigi Mario working together to explore islands, overcome obstacles and stomp out enemies. They'll be able to use "evolved bros moves" to take out bad guys and as in previous entries, it seems like you'll control both brothers simultaneously. It…
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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will finally let you play as Zelda herself
20 Jun

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will finally let you play as Zelda herself

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Did you think Nintendo would simply only release remakes and second-tier games until the Switch's successor finally comes along? Guess again. During Tuesday's Nintendo Direct stream, the company revealed a brand-new Legend of Zelda game. Nintendo is making many fans' long-held dreams come true here, as you'll get to play as Zelda herself in a Legend of Zelda title (as opposed to something like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate).The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom opens where most Zelda games finish, with Link defeating Ganon. But just as he frees Princess Zelda, our usual hero is sucked through a rift into…
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond lands on Switch in 2025
19 Jun

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond lands on Switch in 2025

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After 18 years and a complete reboot, Samus Aran will return in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond next year, Nintendo announced today. The company also gave us our first glimpse at the game, which sees Samus duking it out with alien hordes on distant planet. At first glance, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond could easily be mistaken for a Halo game, though there's a bit of enemy scanning and morph ball action, as you'd expect. The teaser ends with the reveal of a new big bad (wearing a suit like Samus's), flanked by two floating metroids.It's hard to read too much into…
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Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally released for the Wii in 2010, is coming to the Switch
19 Jun

Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally released for the Wii in 2010, is coming to the Switch

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It's been about a decade since Nintendo released a new game in the Donkey Kong Country series — and while there isn't a new one coming any time soon, there is a port of one you may have missed on its way. Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally released for the Wii in 2010, is hitting the Switch on January 15, 2025. It was a fine game for its time, and I'm hopeful it'll hold up well some 15 years later. At the very least, the controls should be simpler, as Nintendo won't be forcing motion controls into the mix with…
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Amazon’s Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September
19 Jun

Amazon’s Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September

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has when it will bring free-to-play MMO Throne and Liberty to the Americas, Europe and Japan. The company will release the NCSoft-developed title in those regions on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on September 17. There will be full cross-platform support. An open beta will take place in July and you can sign up for that .Throne and Liberty, which was originally supposed to be a direct sequel to the original , debuted in Korea last year after a lengthy development process. It has both player vs. player and player vs. environment combat, and you can join guilds…
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Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip
19 Jun

Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

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The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.Set somewhere between the end of The Hobbit, but before it all kicked off in Lord of the Rings, Tales of the Shire sees you settling into Bywater, helping fellow villagers achieve their tasks and dreams. That involves fishing, farming vegetables and cooking up a storm to improve your relationships and unlock new recipes and possibly other activities.The game’s simple but effective home decoration…
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The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake arrives on November 14
19 Jun

The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake arrives on November 14

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Square-Enix’s old-meets-new reworking of Dragon Quest III arrives on November 14 on Switch. In addition, the HD-2D remake will be joined next year by reissues of its two predecessors in the trilogy, Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II, using the same innovative engine. The announcements came in Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct, which also brought news of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Metroid Prime 4 and Donkey Kong Country Returns.The Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake trailer and screenshots showcase the game engine’s marvels, combining 16-bit-style sprites and textures with modern environmental effects. The engine stays true to vintage games’…
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Paradox Interactive closes Life By You’s studio after canceling the life sim game
19 Jun

Paradox Interactive closes Life By You’s studio after canceling the life sim game

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Paradox Tectonic, the Berkeley, California studio behind the unreleased life simulator game , has been shuttered by its parent company Paradox Interactive. All 24 employees have lost their jobs, according to .The news of Paradox Tectonic’s closure comes just one day after Paradox Interactive announced its decision to . The game’s troubled development was punctuated by blown deadlines on three different early access release windows before the title was scrapped entirely.“This is difficult and drastic news for our colleagues at Tectonic, who’ve worked hard on Life By You’s Early Access release,” Paradox Interactive Chief Executive Officer Fredik Wester said in…
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Habbo Hotel Origins brings the original PC game back to life
19 Jun

Habbo Hotel Origins brings the original PC game back to life

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Finnish developer Sulake has officially launched Habbo Hotel: Origins on Mac today, reviving the 2005 PC game in all its nostalgic glory. If you never played 20 years ago, the game is an online community that is very much a pixelated version of Roblox or Club Penguin where your avatar can chat with your friends in the virtual hotel lobby, spend in-game credits on furniture and accessories, decorate your Guest Room with said digital furniture and invite people over to your Guest Room for a chat. You could also message your friends with a little virtual phone. Now you can…
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