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Feature: Developers Respond To The Recent Twitter Furore Over The Definition Of ‘Game Dev’

A little more context than 280 characters can cope with. Last week, a Twitter debate broke out over the exact definition of a ‘game developer’ and to whom that term can be ascribed. Should the title be extented to anyone contributing to the development of the game or be reserved solely for those with direct […]

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UK Charts: Switch Games Make Up Half Of The Top Ten, But FIFA Steals Animal Crossing’s Crown

Monster Hunter down to seventh. UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 17th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has slipped from last week’s top spot. Once again, New Horizons finds itself toing and froing with FIFA 21; EA’s popular footie sim reigns supreme this week with most sales coming […]

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Sega Extends Jakks Pacific Partnership For More Classic And Modern Sonic Merch

Figures, playsets, vehicles, plush and more! Sega of America and Jakks Pacific have announced a renewal of their merchandising partnership today, with the toymaker set to continue its work on both ‘Classic’ and ‘Modern’ versions of the Sonic the Hedgehog Collection. The deal will see Jakks design, manufacture, market, and sell Sonic the Hedgehog toys […]

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Spiritfarer Celebrates 500,000 Sales With Free ‘Lily’ Update, Out Today

The first of three planned updates. Spiritfarer developer and publisher Thunder Lotus has today announced that its hit “cozy management game about dying” has surpassed 500,000 sales worldwide. The announcement coincides with the launch of the game’s first free update – one of three free additions planned to launch for the game throughout the year. […]

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Nintendo Scores Another Victory In Its War Against Switch Piracy

So long, Winmart. Back in 2020, Nintendo took legal action against Le Hoang Minh – a Vietnamese citizen trading on Amazon under the name Winmart – to prevent the sale of RCM Loaders, which use special software to hack the console and permit the running of unlicensed code, as well as pirated games. It has […]

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Nintendo Will Attend Brazil’s Independent Game Festival, Latin America’s Biggest Games Event

Nintendo reps will cover a number of topics. With the Switch officially launching in the country last September, Nintendo finally appears to be making its presence felt in Brazil. Now, the company is set to appear at Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival – the biggest event of its kind in Latin America. The festival is […]

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Hands-On: Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne Still Has The Power To Shake You Up

Devil May Cry’s Dante shows up, too. Ahead of the game’s launch on 25th May, we recently had the chance to sit down with a pre-release version of Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster. Here follows our hands-on impressions from intrepid Nintendo Life (p)reviewer, Mitch Vogel… Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Square Enix Confirms Plans For E3 2021

“Several” games lined up. Another major publisher has confirmed that it will be making an appearance at this year’s E3, as Square Enix joins the ever-growing roster. The news comes from an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei, where the company’s CEO, Yosuke Matsuda, has revealed that announcements will be shared at this year’s event. Here’s […]

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Konami Has Trademarked ‘Castlevania’ And ‘Metal Gear Rising’ In Japan

(Well, it’s Akumajou Dracula, technically). It’s fair to say that Konami isn’t the force it once was in the world of video games. Not so long ago it was competing with the likes of Capcom, Sega and Nintendo at the top of the market, but these days it is more content pushing out moderately successful […]

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Super Nintendo World Could Be Forced To Close Just One Month After Opening

Osaka poised to enter a full State of Emergency Declaration. With rising cases and concern surrounding the coronavirus in Universal Studios Japan’s home prefecture of Osaka, the Super Nintendo World theme park could soon be forced to close just one month after opening its doors to the public. Earlier this month, Universal Studios Japan had […]