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Japanese crowdfunding site Ubgoe owes game designer Jiro Ishii and independent developer Skeleton Crew Studio over half of the 55 million yen – approximately $345,000 – they raised for new visual novel Shibuya Scramble Stories. CEO Kazuo Okada says the platform kinda, sorta lost it, or something.Actually, it was a misunderstanding – Ishii says Okada told him the cash was unfortunately “mistakenly wired to a different client,” according to an Automaton translation, and now Ubgoe can’t hand over the missing $173,000 because they won’t give it back. But Okada won’t show Ishii proof of this transaction, and now Ishii and…
When State of Decay 3 was announced, the Covid-19 pandemic was in its infancy, Gary Whitta was hosting an Animal Crossing talk show, and everyone was watching Tiger King. It feels like an eternity ago, and other than a trailer in 2024, it’s the last we saw anything substantial from the project. Today, that finally changed, as the game has risen from the dead with the promise of “a series of alpha playtests” starting next month.Xbox Game Studios lead Craig Duncan said we’d be seeing more of State of Decay 3 this year, and he wasn’t lying. In a two-minute…
Marvel and DC are in the midst of a series of crossovers bringing together the best loved characters of both universes, with Spider-Man/Superman #1, the next one-shot in the series, arriving later this month. If you’re ready for it now, you’re in luck, as we’ve got your first look at one of the stories in the anthology one-shot.The story, titled ‘Metropolis Marvels,’ is written by Dan Slott, who has written more Spider-man comics than anybody else, along with Marcos Martin, one of the best modern Spidey artists who has worked with Slott multiple times. ‘Metropolis Marvels’ brings together Spider-Man Noir…
It’s been 13 years since the last mainline Splinter Cell game, 2013’s Blacklist, and although Ubisoft insists the Splinter Cell remake is still happening despite its ongoing “major reset” and downsizings, one indie developer isn’t holding his breath.Lizard State is a new stealth action game from solo developer Benjamin Rose “inspired by the classics.” Nothing in any of the game’s official press materials mentions Splinter Cell by name, but one look at the game’s reveal trailer is all you need to see to know Lizard State is a spiritual successor. See for yourself: Lizard State – Reveal Trailer – YouTube…
If you had shown me what I’m about to show you back in 2016 when I first played No Man’s Sky, I don’t think I would’ve believed it was the same game. Thanks to the base-building feature that was added shortly after launch, and more importantly continuous updates from Hello Games allowing for incredibly deep base customization, we have creations like this stunning underwater city from Reddit user Pleasant-Disaster837:“Lost Sunken City” NMS base build. from r/NoMansSkyTheGameThe build is titled “Lost Sunken City,” and it’s highly reminiscent of the main setting of BioShock, Rapture. According to Pleasant Disaster, “there’s much to…
This guide to the best new to Prime Video movies will help you plan out your weekend’s viewing. We’ve selected three films that will keep you thrilled, scared, and deliver a few laughs along the way too.We’re kicking off with Crime 101, an underrated new thriller starring Chris Hemsworth that rather came and went at the cinema last month. Now it’s on Prime Video and already finding a new audience. We’ve followed that up with one of the all time classic sci-fi films in James Cameron’s The Terminator – still a banger all these years later. Finally, we’ve picked out…
The developers behind AdventureQuest Worlds have been talking about a modern upgrade of the Flash-based MMORPG for over a decade – you know, for about as long as Flash has been irrelevant. The game’s been locked in a custom launcher for ages now, and the devs are finally building a modern port for PC and mobile. Judging by the massive success of their Kickstarter, I’d say the audience is along for the ride.AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity aims to rebuild the MMO in Unity, so it can be distributed on Steam, iOS, and Android. Existing accounts will transfer over, and the devs…
I’m not very good at Blighted, I quickly determine while darting through a mountainous region in a co-op session during GDC 2026. I mistime more than half my dodges, and it takes what feels like a long time to reach the boss in large part because I keep getting my head kicked in by various enemies we – me and one of the developers – encounter across the psychedelic landscape. And yet it still draws me in, making me want to keep going rather than throw in the towel.”Blighted is a Metroidvania action RPG,” says Graham Smith, co-founder of Drinkbox…
A massive trove of court documents related to Universal’s 1983 lawsuit against Nintendo has suddenly become publicly available online. These documents include everything from mundane court records to testimony from Nintendo legends like Shigeru Miyamoto, Gunpei Yokoi, and Hiroshi Yamauchi. Perhaps most immediately interesting are some of Miyamoto’s original ideas for Donkey Kong.Video game researchers are already combing through these documents for new insights into Nintendo history, and you’re free to do the same – they’re all available for your perusal on the Internet Archive. These documents come courtesy of excellent YouTuber Norman Caruso, who you might know better as…
Crimson Desert is clawing its way back from its fairly controversial launch, proving itself an unambiguous critical and commercial success after two weeks of meaningful updates and improvements.Pearl Abyss dropped its new open-world RPG on March 19 to largely positive critical reviews but “Mixed” user reviews on Steam, with widespread criticism going toward its story and controls. There were also some early controversies around most of its mounts not being permanent, but Pearl Abyss quickly addressed both of those issues by adding five new permanent mounts and removing and apologizing for the AI art thing. Even more crucially, it’s been…