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Nintendo Raises Prices on Switch and Switch 2 Repairs By Over 30%
Nintendo has announced price hikes for hardware servicing across its console lineup, pushing out-of-warranty repair costs up by more than 30%. First reported by Esuteru (website in Japanese), the revisions…

Indie Platformer Owlboy Is Getting Its First Major Update in 8 Years
D-Pad Studio has announced a major quality-of-life update for its platformer Owlboy ahead of the game's 10th anniversary. The patch will introduce accessibility options, streamlined movement mechanics, improved combat, and…

Dragon Quest III Has a Section Coded Entirely on Paper by the Studio President
Veteran developer Kan Naito recently took to social media to share an extraordinary piece of retro gaming history from the development of the 1988 Famicom classic Dragon Quest III. At…

You Know What Neptunia Would Benefit the Most From? More Players
Have you ever heard of Hyperdimension Neptunia? It's a JRPG franchise developed by two Japanese studios, Compile Heart and Idea Factory, and it's one of the weirdest gaming-related IPs in…

Heart Machine Faces Mass Layoffs After Losing Publisher
Heart Machine, the acclaimed independent video game development studio behind Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, has suffered a major setback following the unexpected cancellation of an unannounced project by…

Square Enix Has ‘No Plans’ for New Character DLC in Final Fantasy Resonance
In an era where modern releases are frequently paired with post-launch roadmaps, seasonal expansions, and paid character drops, Square Enix is taking a traditional approach for its upcoming HD-2D title,…

Best The Witcher 3 Build
The Witcher 3 gives players substantial freedom in how they play and build Geralt. You could go sword-heavy or focus on Signs, and the game provides several gear sets for…

Will Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Come to Xbox Game Pass?
Konami announced during a PlayStation State of Play earlier this year that it would be releasing a new installment in the Castlevania series, titled Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. The game, it…

Mega Man Dual Override Features Standalone Story, Serves as Entry Point for New Players
Capcom is lowering the barrier to entry for the Blue Bomber's next big adventure. In an interview published by Game Informer, the development team behind Mega Man Dual Override clarified…

Best Steel Swords in The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3 has several swords, but steel swords are used against humans and other normal creatures. There are several steel swords in the game, with some being found as…

Why Do Xbox and Nintendo Not Get Many Gacha Games?
Gacha is a type of video game business model in which the randomized distribution of in-game items is used as a core gameplay mechanic. The term "gacha" originates from "gachapon,"…

What Exactly is Terranigma?
If you've been active on the internet over the past few days, you may have heard a person or two wax lyrical about a game called Terranigma. Now, Terranigma isn't…

Do We Really Need a New Ori Game?
The Ori games are some of the most beloved Metroidvanias of the last few years. Ori and the Blind Forest took a lot of gamers by surprise when it was…

The Steins;Gate Remake May Have a Major Shortcoming on One Platform
Steins;Gate is one of those visual novel franchises that a lot of gamers have probably heard of, but not many have actually played. The first game in the series released…

Why Nintendo Buying the Rights to Xenosaga Could Be a Big Deal
Xenoblade Chronicles is easily one of Nintendo's most popular modern franchises, right up there with the Fire Emblem series. Diehard Xenoblade fans are probably quite familiar with the convoluted origins…

Can the Ocarina of Time Remake Ruin Modern Zelda Games for Fans?
Nintendo has finally announced that it's working on the much-awaited Ocarina of Time remake. Rumors of the game being remade surfaced repeatedly over the years, but nothing concrete was announced…

Playing the Original Final Fantasy 7 Has Made Me Appreciate the Remake Trilogy More
Final Fantasy 7 is like the Star Wars of video games. When it first came out, Square Enix's classic JRPG took the gaming world by storm. It had everything a…


