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Tag: casual gaming
Random: Kanye West’s E3 Game Pitch To Miyamoto Was Apparently “Very Moving”
“Wow!”. It’s no secret at this point that Kanye West wanted to work with Nintendo on a video game idea. The presidential candidate and occasional rapper pitched an idea to the publisher but was ultimately rejected, with Reggie Fils-Aime himself “politely declining” the opportunity to work with Mr. West. Now, thanks to a story related […]
Stardew Valley Sells Over 20 Million Copies
No need to be a ConcernedApe. The absolutely lovely and charming farm sim Stardew Valley has arguably redefined and perfected the genre. Capturing the hearts of many across the world since its original release on PC back in 2016, ConcernedApe has continued to update the game for free ever since, and his love, passion, and […]
Hands On: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – The Ultimate ‘Retro Throwback’?
We chat to Dotemu and Tribute Games about the road from 1987 to 2022. It feels like an age ago now, but when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge was announced it triggered excitement among gamers of all ages. For sure, some of the reaction came from players of a certain vintage that remember the […]
Random: The Octopath Traveler Composer Wrote Music For A Yu-Gi-Oh Game
It’s time to b-b-b-b-b-b-b-boost! We can imagine that one of the most fun things about being a video game composer (except, you know, writing music for a video game) is the variety of projects you’ll get to work on. One time you might be writing music for a cyberpunk action-adventure game, then your next project […]
David Ward, Co-Founder Of UK Game Developer Ocean Software, Has Passed Away
A “legend of the UK games industry”. Co-founder of Ocean Software, David Ward, has sadly passed away. A titan of the UK games industry, Ward’s Ocean Software was one of the biggest European game developers and publishers in the ’80s and ’90s. This news was revealed by Just Flight founder Andy Payne on Twitter, and […]
Malinowski and Barer Reel in Six Figure Scores at GGPoker
Malinowski helped himself to a $348,027 score on May 8.
Reggie Thought Metroid: Other M Would Be A ‘Defining Moment’ For The Franchise
“It really didn’t touch the player the way we hoped it would”. Metroid: Other M hasn’t has the smoothest of rides since it launched for the Wii back in 2010. Although widely praised for its combat and visuals, heavy criticism was given for Samus’s characterisation and the overall narrative. Although the game has earned some […]
After The Game Boy-Like GameShell, Clockwork Pi’s Next Trick Is A Computer You Build Yourself
1983 called, and it wants its consumer tech back. Remember the Clockwork Pi GameShell? We covered this open source DIY handheld in 2018, mainly because it resembled a Game Boy and could run MAME, Game Boy Advance and NES titles. It raised $290,429 on Kickstarter and we really enjoyed tinkering around with it – so […]
Live A Live Switch Remake Took “Three Years” To Make, Says Original Director
“We were able to develop passionately until the end”. Square Enix’s next big RPG release is the Live A Live remake for Switch this July, an HD-2D remake of the Super Famicom cult classic. In anticipation of the release, Famitsu sat down with the original’s director, Takashi Tokita — who went on to direct Parasite […]