The Analogue 3D is a modern-day N64 with 4K support, launching next year

The Assassin’s Creed franchise’s historical settings have always been the franchise’s backbones, but it hasn’t quite enjoyed the same sort of success with its modern-day story, which has often been criticized by players for being too convolution, or simply not engaging enough. However, with the next game in the series, Ubisoft might be looking to shake things up on that front in intriguing fashion.

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Recent years have been dominated by mergers and acquisitions in the games industry, with the likes of Microsoft, Sony, EA, Take-Two Interactive, Embracer Group, and others having made a number of purchases to add to their internal portfolio of development studios. 2023 has, of course, seen some slowdown on that front, but with Microsoft’s massive $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard now finally having gone through after a drawn-out approval process, it seems like the next year will see increased activity once again.

Following a relatively quiet third quarter, games industry investment and deals are expected to rise steadily over the next 12 months.

Apple is expected to launch new iPad Pro models with an OLED display next year, potentially after Spring. The devices were originally rumored to launch this year with M3 chips, but recent reports suggest that Apple has pushed the launch of the chip to next year. One of the major additions coming with the forthcoming iPad Pro models is the new OLED display on both display sizes of the tablet. A new report claims that Apple will launch the OLED iPad Pro next year and then trickle the display technology down to the iPad Air and iPad mini lineup.

It was initially reported that Apple plans to launch new iPad and MacBook models later this year. Later on, rumors coined that the forthcoming M3 chips have been delayed until next year. Various reports highlighted that the company would not release the M3-powered iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models this year. However, the iPad mini 7, iPad Air, and iPad 11 were reported to launch this year with upgraded internals. It is now anticipated that Apple does not have plans to release any iPad this year as the launch has been pushed to Spring of 2024.

Wizards of the Coast announced in August that a Fallout crossover was coming to Magic: The Gathering in the form of four preconstructed decks for Commander, the format in which players go head-to-head with decks of 100 cards, each led by a single legendary commander. 

Apple is expected to announce the new iPad Pro models with upgraded internals and a brand-new design next year. The company is planning to release two models of the iPad Pro with different screen sizes. One of the major upgrades coming with the new models is an OLED display which will be a worthy addition. With notable upgrades coming with the OLED iPad Pro, it is also expected that the device will be priced significantly higher than the current models.

One incredibly lucky Starfield player has stumbled onto a space pirate that was three times their level and, somehow, walked away with both their life and a sweet legendary rifle. 

In an insane twist of fate absolutely no one saw coming one of the most niche but utterly charming DS titles is making its fantastic return to the west at last. This series made its debut on DS where the first two titles managed to see localization but the third entry on 3DS never did. Last year this trilogy of titles launched on the Nintendo Switch and a given that the third entry never saw the light of day originally most fans deigned it unlikely to ever see the light of day again in English. Fortunately all that is no longer the case as we’ve been given an announcement today from Nicalis that this trilogy is not only coming, but planning to launch early next year for Nintendo Switch! Those who have kept up with the franchise know that it’s seen a slew of spin-offs over the years including the previous released Funghi Explosion for Nintendo Switch. This trilogy will include all the side games on DS featuring Funghi in addition to slews of concept art, comics and more fun little bonuses for players to check out. The biggest reveal by far is simply that the third entry will be available in English for the very first time so those who have been in love with the series since the DS era will finally be able to see how this story concluded.

The game is inspired by the image of Gandalf wielding an AK-47.

Analogue has announced the next in their line-up of FPGA-powered console recreations. This time, they’ll be revisiting a personal favorite of mine, the Nintendo 64, with the Analogue 3D.