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The opening of the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto has seemingly been delayed.

Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey has claimed that the studio’s next project will be more of a game than a creative tool.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Princess Peach: Showtime have both sold over 1 million units, according to Nintendo.

The Early Access release of Hades 2 has already more than doubled the all-time peak concurrent player count of the first game on Steam.

Nintendo will hold its traditional June Nintendo Direct this year, the company has confirmed.

Remedy has cancelled one of its in-development multiplayer projects, codenamed Kestrel.

User reviews for the Steam version of Helldivers 2 have been seeing a huge turnaround, as fans change their negative ratings to positive ones.

Nintendo has confirmed it will announce its next-generation console during its current fiscal year, ending March 2025.

Ghost of Tsushima studio Sucker Punch says a PSN account won’t be required for the upcoming Steam version, at least in single-player mode.

A new gameplay trailer released for Mortal Kombat 1 shows upcoming DLC character Homelander in action.

PlayStation has delivered a U-turn and scrapped its plans to require Helldivers 2 players on Steam to sign in with a PlayStation Network account.

Activision studio Vicarious Visions was working on a 3D Donkey Kong title, it’s claimed.

Helldivers 2 is now unavailable for purchase in over 150 regions, and Steam is issuing refunds for the game, regardless of playtime.

Activision reportedly rejected a pitch for Tony Hawk’s 3 + 4, preferring Vicarious Visions to work as a Call of Duty support studio.

The developer of Helldivers 2 has apologised after fans barraged the game’s Steam page with negative reviews over news of a mandatory PlayStation Account requirement.

Long-running Netherlands-based game developer Paladin Studios has closed its doors.

Research firm Newzoo has revealed what it claims were the top-grossing console and PC games in the first quarter of 2024.

Free trials of Star Wars games have launched for Xbox and Nintendo Switch players.

From Software boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has ruled out making a second Elden Ring expansion, but left the door open for a potential sequel.

A new game based on the Nintendo World Championships appears to have been rated by the ESRB.

Next week’s free Epic Games Store title has been revealed.

Limited Run Games has apologised for using burnt CD-R discs instead of pressed discs for a recent 3DO re-release.

Take-Two publishing label Private Division has reportedly laid off the “vast majority” of its teams in Seattle, New York, Las Vegas and Munich.

The Steam version of Helldivers will soon require all players to sign in with a PlayStation Network account.

Resident Evil 9 could be revealed soon, with a release scheduled for January 2025, it’s claimed.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball is the next DLC coming to Pinball M.

Amazon has revealed the next batch of ‘free’ games set to be offered to Prime members.

The latest episode of Skate’s The Board Room has premiered, showing the reboot’s character customisation options.

Less than half of developers questioned in a new survey say their company has an in-game credits policy.

Level-5 founder and CEO Akihiro Hino has said he wants to make erotic and violent games one day, something his studio certainly isn’t known for.

Nintendo has taken down more than 8,500 clones of Switch emulator Yuzu with a single DMCA notice.

Helldivers 2’s latest premium Warbond has been revealed

Paramount’s Knuckles TV show enjoyed the best opening weekend of any Paramount+ original series to date.

Game streaming platform Streamlabs has released an official plugin for Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).

Ubisoft has finally confirmed the release date for its long-delayed free-to-play FPS, XDefiant.

The Pokémon Company today unveiled the new Pokémon Lazy Summer collection.

THQ Nordic will host its fourth annual digital showcase this summer.

Sony is removing Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue this month.

Ninja Theory has said it plans to share something from Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 daily in the run-up to the game’s release this month.

The next Call of Duty game could be revealed this month through an in-game event in Warzone.

American convenience store chain 7-Eleven is partnering with Tetris on a line of merchandise, including a handheld.

Prominent content creator Maximilian Dood has commissioned a cel-shaded mod for Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite.

Universal has released a video showing off the upcoming Super Nintendo World in Orlando.

Unity has appointed former Electronic Arts and Zynga executive Matthew Bromberg as its new CEO.

Take-Two is reportedly planning to shut down Private Division studios Roll7 and Intercept Games as part of recently announced restructuring.

Star Wars Hunters will finally be released for Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android devices on June 4, 2024.

Epic has announced a new Fortnite and Star Wars crossover event.

Activision is working on fixes for a couple of Modern Warfare 3 issues that have emerged since today’s big mid-season update was released.

Bethesda has detailed the next Starfield update, which includes improved surface maps and new performance options, among other features.

Sony has announced May 2024’s PlayStation Plus Essential games.

PlayStation is rolling out an update to the way multiplayer parties work on PlayStation.

Helldivers 2 ranks 7th in lifetime US dollar sales for Sony published games after just two months of availability.

The future of Kerbal Space Program 2 studio Intercept Games appears uncertain amid ongoing restructuring at owner Take-Two Interactive.

The next game in the Batman: Arkham franchise has been announced for VR.

Lucy’s backpack from Amazon‘s Fallout TV show is now available to preorder at Game in the UK.

Japan’s most popular indie games expo, BitSummit, has opened ticket sales for its 2024 event, which will return to Kyoto on Friday, July 19.

Horizon: Call of the Mountain game director Alex Barnes has been made redundant by developer Firesprite.

The Pokémon Company has announced another new subsidiary, Pokémon Card D Studio LTD.

Japanese developer Arika has enjoyed a close relationship with Nintendo over the years.

Stellar Blade has achieved Metacritic’s highest user score of 2024 so far.

Ubisoft has announced a release date for Assassin’s Creed Mirage on iOS devices.

Microsoft has revealed the next batch of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Microsoft has announced an Xbox Games Showcase and a “Redacted” Direct for June.

Funko Fusion will be released on September 13, 2024, it’s been announced.

Blizzard has announced Diablo 4 Season 4, which is titled Loot Reborn.

Housemarque and Dark Horse comics have announced Returnal: Fallen Asteria.

The founders of Deliver Us Mars and Deliver Us the Moon studio KeokeN have announced that the rest of the company has been laid off.

Paradox Interactive has told players not to expect any further delays to its upcoming life simulation game Life by You.

Target launch months for Xbox’s first-party games coming in 2024 have seemingly been revealed.

Bethesda has said that issues preventing some PlayStation Plus subscribers from accessing Fallout 4’s next-gen update have now been resolved.

Launch sales of Rise of the Ronin are surpassing the Nioh series, according to Koei Tecmo.

Square Enix has suggested it’s cancelled or rescoped unannounced game projects, as it continues to reassess its overall development strategy.

Todd Howard has reassured fans that Starfield will support console mods, and that the Creation Kit modding software is coming soon.

Hi-Fi Rush has been rated in Europe for Nintendo Switch.

Starfield’s Shattered Space story expansion will be released this fall, Bethesda has confirmed.

Todd Howard has said Bethesda is working on solutions to shorten the length of time between its game releases.

Activision has showcased two new Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer maps.

The first episode of Paramount’s Knuckles TV show has been made available for free on YouTube.

Street Fighter 6‘s fourth DLC character, Akuma, will be released next month.

Tencent has significantly increased its shareholding in Remedy Entertainment.