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A 2004 video interview with Nintendo‘s then-president Satoru Iwata has been published in full for the first time.

MultiVersus has a new cinematic launch trailer that has revealed two new playable characters: Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th and Agent Smith from The Matrix.

By Joyce Lee

By Joyce Lee

Two Japanese-inspired RPGs that are borrowing from genre classics are absolutely booming on Kickstarter.

Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has opened a brand new studio, as it's working on two new "very ambitious" RPGs.

Death Stranding 2's filming and recording is now complete, but the sequel is now in an "adjustment phase" that will take about a year to complete.

For 35 years, English-speaking NES gamers have been debating one important topic: how do you pronounce the name of the Bubble Lead weapon from Mega Man 2? Now, all these years later, the game's original director has put the issue to rest.

Larian Studios has announced the opening of its seventh studio.

EA might have canceled a Mandalorian shooter in development at Respawn Entertainment, but one YouTuber has created the next-best thing via Bethesda’s Starfield and over Star Wars 100 mods.

The Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Worldwide Beta Test Demo for Switch will be updated with “Story Mode” today at 4:00 a.m. PT / 7:00 a.m. ET / 20:00 JST, developer LEVEL-5 announced.

continues the welcome series trend of providing players with a large variety of weapons to choose from, ensuring multiple play styles are viable in its large open world. The lands of from the British Isles to Norway, are littered with weapons aplenty, ranging from swiftly maneuverable swords to damage-dealing flails. Some weapons in however, stand out among the pack.

“High color nice guy” otome visual novel Meiji Tokyo Renka: Full Moon will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on October 3 worldwide with Japanese audio and English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese subtitles, publisher dramatic create and developer MAGES. announced.

The UK government said it would use a major summit in South Korea this week to make a fresh push on reducing the risks around artificial intelligence, putting an onus on firms to develop AI responsibly.

Goku's long-term English voice actor in Dragon Ball, Sean Schemmel, has revealed that he's put between 60-80 hours of work into Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero so far.

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.

Premium Collectibles released a range of Chun-Li statues in January and well, it got people a little hot and bothered for a couple of reasons. Partly because the statues cost almost $700 each, but also because of what exactly the very detailed model of Chun-Li is doing. The statue captures the Street Fighter veteran in a powerlifting squat, and now she is no longer alone. Clearly the Chun-Li statues sold well as now there's a matching set of Cammy statues for those with $665 handy.

The Fallout London total conversion mod for Fallout 4 was supposed to launch on St. George's Day, April 23rd, but Bethesda's next-generation update disrupted those plans.

Dead Cells was blessed with several excellent animated trailers, each one produced by French animation studio Bobbypills. Now the slick metroidvania is getting a full animated television series from the same folks, and the first trailer is below.

Microsoft Corp.'s partnership with artificial intelligence firm Mistral AI will avoid a UK antitrust probe after the watchdog said it didn't qualify for an investigation.

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Bandai Namco has appointed Adrien Guerra as its new country manager for the UK and Nordic regions.

Microsoft will soon announce its intention to release this year’s mainline Call of Duty game straight into Game Pass, according to a new report.

Creative Assembly is reportedly making an officially licensed Star Wars game.

Player1 Events has reportedly laid off an unknown number of staff, believed to be the majority of the company, and shut down long-running UK video games event Insomnia Gaming Festival.

Strategy game specialist Creative Assembly is reportedly working on a Total War Star Wars video game.

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising downloadable content character Beatrix will launch on May 23 for $7.99, publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works announced.

Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer MAGES. will release romance visual novels The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer and The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Memories Spent With You digitally for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on May 23 in the west for $34.99 each, the companies announced. A “Double Pack” containing both games will also be available for $59.99.

SerialProject, a Japanese independent studio formed in 2023 and consisting of just two core members, has announced SerialWorld, a “comedic yet serious RPG” and deckbuilder coming to PC via Steam in 2025. It will support both English and Japanese language options.

may already be an incredibly immersive adventure in the Wizarding World but those players who want the game's characters to feel a little more authentic should definitely check out this mod. Throughout young Witches and Wizards' time at Hogwarts, they'll encounter plenty of NPCs simply going about thier days but, if one looks closely, it becomes apart that no one actually has a routine or schedule. While it may not be too big of a deal, it can result in the game's characters feeling like mere automatons, simply moving around the world automatically.

GameSir has officially revealed the X4 Aileron Bluetooth, its latest mobile controller geared towards Xbox mobile gaming.

Developer Sabotage Studio and iam8bit have teamed up to bring the beloved Sea of Stars to physical retail, and it's squeaked into a top 10 that's otherwise filled with the games you'd expect. Debuting at number 10, it's a pretty solid result for the delayed physical release of a small, throwback RPG, but obviously it'll struggle to really compete with what's above it.

Fallout 4 was the UK's best-selling game last month, as the popularity of the TV adaptation from Amazon Prime keeps on fuelling sales. Combined with deep discounts across the entire series, Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry.biz said the Bethesda RPG earned top spot «comfortably», with the second-placed EA Sports FC 24 presumably not even close to matching its sales.

Psygnosis’s iconic PS1 flight combat game G-Police is the latest classic to get ported to PS5 and PS4 as part of Sony’s PS Plus Premium emulation efforts from 21st May. The title, originally released all the way back in 1997, sees you commandeering a VTOL in a futuristic, Blade Runner-inspired futuristic environment. While it largely received mixed reviews upon release, it’s stood the test of time as one the more memorable first-party titles deployed for Sony’s inaugural console.

With the industry in a crisis and Square Enix's marquee titles Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth failing to meet sales expectations, the storied publisher/developer is restructuring to " aggressively" pursue a multiplatform strategy. Sadly, this will necessitate a round of layoffs, which has already begun in the US and Europe. On games industry Twitter, impacted staff are sharing the sad news as the sorry process gets underway.

The purpose of art is to inspire and incite discourse, and the recently unveiled portrait of King Charles has certainly done that. The current monarch of the United Kingdom was coronated last year, and it’s a common tradition for painters to sit down with heads of state to create a personalized portrait of them. On May 14, King Charles’ portrait by artist Jonathan Yeo was revealed to the public, and while some art critics wanted to debate the heavy use of red in the portrait and the symbology therein, other people decided to just make some banger memes out of the painting.

In school, I once learned about British politics. I don’t remember the details, but our teacher showed us a video of a rancorous debate in the House of Commons. Shouts of Parliament members echoed throughout the chambers, and people booed in disapproval to someone speaking at a mic. People squished up next to each other like a loose mosh pit and waved papers at each other. It’s unruly, it’s chaotic — and it’s also exactly how I imagine Cloti and Clerith shippers would have it out if you corralled them all up and tossed them into a single hall to debate the best love interest for Final Fantasy 7 protagonist Cloud Strife.

The Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Deluxe Set is now available to pre-order in the UK.

Gamers take a lot of unique and interesting names at face value, but there’s always an insightful origin story to be told. We spoke with Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt about how the name of the studio and Helldivers franchise came to be. Read on to learn how a translated last name, WWII airplane, and tongue-in-cheek humor played into these titles.

reviews have begun to pour in after the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel’s celebrated premiere. Its Rotten Tomatoes score suggests another enjoyable entry by George Miller, having attained significant critical acclaim already.

Medieval city builder Manor Lords is a smash hit, selling two million copies in just three weeks.

SEGA has released a new trailer, information, and screenshots for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble introducing the game’s playable characters and customization.

Sony and LEGO are reportedly collaborating on a new PlayStation video game called LEGO Horizon Adventures.

The INDIE Live Expo 2024 showcase will air on May 25 at 1:00 a.m. PT / 4:00 a.m. ET / 17:00 JST, and feature world premieres and content updates across over 100 hand-picked titles throughout a variety of segments, organizer Ryu’s Office announced. You will be able to watch it in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese on YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch.

When they’re not banding together to take on Sony or attempting to reinstate fired community managers, it turns out that Helldivers 2 players just want to make sure everyone feels included. Included in the co-op game’s endless war of attrition to protect Super Earth from bugs, robots, and basic awareness of military propaganda, and included in just having mates. Enter player ‘dremskiy’, whose tragic booting from a private game in which they just wanted to make friends has resulted in so many friend requests that their Steam account won’t accept any more.

While here in the US the Nintendo Switch Online service got three new Mario games this week (yes, Alleyway is a Mario game), the update for Japan included a bonus classic you may not have heard of. Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (officially translated as The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls) was a Japanese Game Boy release, co-developed by the familiar tag-team of Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems, responsible for much of the Game Boy’s lineup. And while The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls may not be a household name, if you’re a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (and who isn’t?) you should take the time to play it.

Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring's 'first and last' DLC expansion, is a little over a month away. Whether you're jumping back into the base game before release or starting from scratch altogether, the hype is slowly building. Shadow of the Erdtree will release on June 21 and is set to cost $39.99 -- but if you're on PC, there's already a tantalizing saving on offer to you.

Bandai Namco has announced the appointment of Adrien Guerra as country manager for the UK and Nordics.

Boys love visual novel The Town of Nie will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on September 19 worldwide, publisher dramatic create and developer √ZOMBILiCA announced. It will support Japanese audio, and English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese text.

Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer MAGES. will release romance visual novels The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer and The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Memories Spent With You digitally for PlayStation 4 and Switch on May 23 in the west. PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop listings are currently live in regions where it is already May 16. A “Double Pack” containing both games will also be available.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the latest high profile single-player game that requires an online connection to install.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC on November 15 for $69.99, publisher Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Quebec announced. Pre-orders are available now and include the bonus quest “Thrown to the Dogs.”

I have never crushed on a Victorian polar explorer before. The thought simply never occurred to me, mostly due to a lack of exposure: Outside of the (very good) TV series The Terror, I’ve frankly never had much time to consider them, or the many ways they might be charming. Kaliane Bradley, however, has — and she’s written a whole book that might convince you to crush on one too.

April PC and console game sales fell 6.2% year-on-year in Europe, with 10.5 million games sold.

The UK government has said that games companies have “no legal requirement in UK law compelling [them] to support older products.”

A new set has dropped at LEGO HQ and we can only describe it as… precious.

A public campaign to prevent publishers from pulling online support from video games in a way that makes them unplayable has prompted a response from the UK government.

The Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online app will add has added Alleyway, Baseball, and Super Mario Land, Nintendo announced.

Assassins Creed Shadows fans are trying to figure out a cryptic marketing puzzle hidden by Ubisoft.

It’s been a bit of a slow time of year for comedy movies, but 2024 has enough laugh-out loud gems to round out a list. And there’s a wide variety of sub-genres to pick from: musical reboots, existential animated kids’ movies, campy horror flicks, and even a DC parody.

Google I/O 2024: Google is integrating its Gemini AI into more of its products, with Google Photos being the latest to receive this enhancement. At the I/O developer conference, CEO Sundar Pichai announced a new feature called Ask Photos. This tool will help users locate specific images in their gallery using voice and text prompts.

EA Sports FC 24 has now reached the business end of the football season, with the best players from the past nine months being rounded up for its annual Team of the Season awards.

Drakkar TI has released a new vibrant idle adventure Mariachis and Dwarfs. As Mexican as it sounds, it’s made in Mexico but not set in Mexico. But that doesn’t mean it’s any less emocionante! The game puts your managerial prowess to the test in a mine bustling with blacksmith dwarfs and lively mariachi.

Amazon’s Prime Video has placed a series order for a Tomb Raider adaptation from Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

A Lego set based on The Great Deku Tree from The Legend of Zelda will be released in September and contain four figures, it’s claimed.

Sony says its live service game hit Helldivers 2 is now PlayStation’s fastest-selling game launch ever, with sales “far exceeding expectations” at 12 million copies sold across PC and PS5 in its first 12 weeks.

UK developer and insights firm Playmob has been acquired by Sphaira Innovation for an undisclosed sum.

While Sony has said there are no plans to release sequels in its major franchises this financial year, ruling out new games in the Spider-Man and God of War series until at least April 2025, we do know of one new first-party PlayStation game coming out this year: Concord.

The best 1080p gaming monitors offer a comfortable balance between affordability, speed, and performance. While 4K monitors undoubtedly offer a different level of immersion, a 1080p gaming monitor can deliver buttery smooth refresh rates at a budget-friendly price - even up to a whopping 500Hz!

Square Enix has admitted Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Final Fantasy 16, and Foamstars failed to meet its expectations.

For the past eight years, GamesIndustry.biz has been running a series of Best Places To Work Awards in the UK, US and Canada.

Games companies in the UK can now enter the GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2023.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SEI) has announced a new leadership structure that puts two people in charge of different parts of its business. Hideaki Nishino, who is currently serving as the SVP for the Platform Experience Group, will become the CEO of SIE's Platform Business Group starting on June 1. On the same day, Hermen Hulst will take on the role of CEO for SIE's Studio Business Group after serving as SVP and Head of PlayStation Studios.

OpenAI has introduced GPT-4o, the latest and most sophisticated iteration of its AI model, designed to make digital interactions feel remarkably human. This new update aims to enhance the user experience significantly, bringing advanced capabilities to a broader audience.

As promised last week, Bethesda Game Studios has just released the second update for Fallout 4 Next-Gen, the latest version of the RPG originally launched in 2015.

Square Enix recently announced a new medium-term business plan to focus on multi-platform releases and games delivering on the premise of “fun.” However, it also outlined plans to “rebuild overseas business divisions from the ground up,” which meant “optimizing costs at its European and American offices via structural reforms.” Unfortunately, it seems layoffs are part of the equation.

Square Enix is set to make an unconfirmed number of layoffs as part of ongoing company restructuring, it told staff in an internal meeting on Monday, VGC understands.

One of the new promo cards for ’s expansion is going to establish itself as the first of its kind. is the next set and it will focus on the DLC for, bringing Pokémon, Trainers, and other elements that were originally introduced with the Land of Kitakami in the Generation 9 games. The result of the blending of the Japanese sets and, the release of is not too far off and most of its cards are already known.

Diablo 4 continues to be one of the hottest games on the market, continuously adding and growing its fanbase of more than 10 million players. And now its latest season is set to overhaul action RPG.

Diablo 4's fourth Season, Loot Reborn, begins on May 14 at 10 a.m. PDT. We have listed the launch times for various time zones in the world! Season 4 Overview Diablo 4 Season 4 Patch Notes: Patch 1.4.0 You can find the global launch times for Diablo 4's Season 4 below. If you are looking for more details regarding Season of the Construct's mechanics, make sure to check out our Season 4 Overview Guide. Season 4: Loot Reborn Overview