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NLRB filing names NOA with recruitment firm Aston Carter. Nintendo of America has been named alongside hiring firm Aston Carter in a National Labor Relations Board filing alleging “concerted activities” and “coercive actions” to violate an individual worker’s protected right to unionise. As reported by Stephen Totilo at Axios Gaming, the complaint was filed on […]
I’m Buddy, the Community Manager for Akupara Games and today, we’re releasing a new case for The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark! And I wanted to take a second to peel back the curtain on The Darkside Detective to give you a sneak peek into the mythological inspiration for the new case, the […]
Three day extravaganza. The Pokémon Company has announced the Europe International Championships for later this month, the first of its 2022 Championship Series season. The event will take place at the Messe Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany on April 22nd–24th, 2022. The event will feature “exciting competitions for players of the Pokémon TCG, the Pokémon video […]
Promises a ‘really fun’ evolution of point-and-click play. The announcement earlier this month of Return to Monkey Island was rather exciting for series fans of all ages, perhaps particularly those of us wearing comfortable shoes and considering a trip to the Garden Centre as a day out. Published by Devolver Digital, Ron Gilbert’s studio (Terrible […]
A musical pursuit for fans. It’s been over 20 years since Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney first launched in Japan on the Game Boy Advance as Gyakuten Saiban, and while we had to wait until 2005 in the west, there’s no denying the franchise became one of the most beloved on the DS and beyond. With […]
From niche series to Nintendo staple. 10 years ago today, Fire Emblem: Awakening was released on the 3DS in Japan. At the time the series had a core and devoted audience, but it had struggled to make a meaningful sales breakthrough outside of Japan. There was no doubting the development and storytelling talent of developer […]
The Jade Emperor Update heralds the arrival of Yu Huang, the long-awaited Lord of the Chinese Pantheon, available now in Smite on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. There was once a time when the Heavenly Court had no leader, disorganized in the face of many demons and terrors across the ancient world. During this […]
The Jade Emperor Update heralds the arrival of Yu Huang, the long-awaited Lord of the Chinese Pantheon, available now in Smite on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. There was once a time when the Heavenly Court had no leader, disorganized in the face of many demons and terrors across the ancient world. During this […]
Don’t worry, it’s gone now. We’ve seen our fair share of poor recreations of Super Mario games over the years, but somehow one of the worst examples managed to make its way onto the Xbox Store – at least for a little while. The brilliantly titled Supertan Marioner 3D Infinity World Adventures is sadly no […]
Sega does what this don’t. Formula Retro Racing is based on a particular era of arcade racers: namely, the very early polygonal era in which games like Virtua Racing (well, okay, it was really only Virtua Racing) were wowing arcade-goers. As in Sega’s seminal arcade racer, Formula Retro Racing uses large, chunky polygons for its […]