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News  Switch Remake Of Yuji Horii's 'Hokkaido Serial Murder Case' Seems To Be Doing Well In Japan

Famitsu has announced its data for estimated physical software sales from September 9th, 2024 to September 15th, 2024 for Japan, revealing that G-Mode's Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance ~Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine~ for Nintendo Switch has managed to nab the top spot for the week. The remake of Yuji Horii's 1984 Famicom ADV classic was released worldwide earlier this month across Nintendo Switch & Steam and has since gone on to sell 20,919 retail copies, according to Famitsu's estimations. This puts it ahead of popular titles like Astro Bot (in second place), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (in third), and Nintendo Switch Sports (in fourth). It's an encouraging start for the game, which has likely benefitted from a...
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News  Sega's Rent-A-Hero Is Making A Comeback With The Addition Of Web3 Nonsense

Sega's Japanese account has announced on Twitter that a new project based on its RPG series Rent-A-Hero is currently in development and scheduled for release next year. But before you go getting too excited, it appears that the new game won't be a traditional follow-up, as many would hope. Instead, it is being developed in partnership with the Korean developer LINE NEXT as part of its NFT ecosystem. So, in other words, expect a bunch of Web3 nonsense that almost nobody wanted. The new project, which is being called Rent-A-Hero Z, will based on the action RPG "Rent-A-Hero, which was first released as a Japan-exclusive for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991, before receiving an enhanced remake for the Sega Dreamcast called Rent-A-Hero No.1...
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Steam  Ex-Metal Slug Developers Announce Black Finger Jet, A New Run-And-Gun Game

KOHACHI STUDIO Co., Ltd has announced that the Tenchu and the Way of the Samurai developer Acquire will co-develop the Metal Slug spiritual successor Black Finger Jet, helping to bring the game's mix of 2D-pixel art and 3D backgrounds to audiences. Acquire has previous experience developing games that contain a mixture of 2D and 3D assets having previously worked on the Octopath Traveler series along with Square Enix Business Division 11, so this seems like a smart decision for the small team giving them some additional help to realize their aspirations for the project. The game's director Shinano Ishiguro made the above announcement on Twitter earlier today in a short statement that also revealed that a new trailer will be released...
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News  Guile Is The Latest Character Coming To Jada Toys' Ultra Street Fighter II Series

Earlier this month, we shared the news with you that Jada Toys was adding Deejay and Cammy to its Ultra Street Fighter II range of toys, and now it seems there's another new challenger on the horizon with the announcement that Guile will also be joining them. The Guile action figure, similar to the rest of the toys in the current range, is 1/12 in scale and measures 6 inches (12cm) tall. It features multiple points of articulation and will also come with interchangeable parts including another head with a gritted teeth expression, another pair of hands, and a comb for posing, as well as a Sonic Boom effect. All of this will be delivered in stylish collectible packaging, designed to look like a Street Fighter II arcade cabinet...
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News  Become a museum director/curator when Two Point Museum launches in March 2025

A museum can be a lot of things for a lot of different people. An educational institution. A place for exploration. A tourist trap. And you'll have to make them all happy when you create your own museum in Two Point Museum, the third game to take place in Two Point County. Announced last month, the management sim has you curating exhibits, coordinating experts, marketing, and managing the entire museum including its staff. Today, it was announced that Two Point Museum will be released in March 2025. There's also some new information about pre-order bonuses and the two digital editions of the game. Beginning as a fledgling curator, you will design and refine your museum to create a great guest experience. Create thematic areas before...
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News  Shrek-themed DLC for PowerWash Simulator will launch on all platforms this October

Announced less than a month ago at Nintendo's Indie World Showcase, the next paid DLC pack for PowerWash Simulator is a trek into the land of Shrek. PowerWash Simulator is a chill game about, well, powerwashing. Clean anything from an old-timey bicycle to an entire pyramid (inside and out). In this DLC, you'll clean five levels of colourful cartoony Shrek fun. There is also a new powerwasher, seen in this trailer, and presumably a new outfit and gloves based on what has been included with past DLC. As you work, you'll receive messages from some familiar folks. Today, FuturLab and Square Enix Collective announced an October launch date for the Shrek Special Pack. PowerWash Simulator is no stranger to collaborative DLC and has already...
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News  Alan Sugar Wants Your Help To Build An Online Amstrad Museum

Lord Alan Sugar has announced that he's planning to create an online museum dedicated to the Amstrad brand and has asked fans to contribute their memories. "I am putting together an Amstrad 'museum' website," says Sugar on social media. "If you have any great memories or anecdotes about Amstrad products you've owned over the years, tweet them to me with a picture and I might include them on the website. Please include the hashtag #Amstrad." Amstrad was founded in 1968 when Sugar was 21, with the name being an adaption of Alan Michael Sugar Trading Limited. The company's focus in the early years was on consumer electronics such as hi-fi systems, TVs and car stereos, all manufactured in the Far East and rebadged for the UK market. By...
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News  Protect Your Beloved 3DS And PS Vita With These Premium Cases

WaterField Designs is well-known for its range of premium cases and bags for consumer electronics, and has produced projects covering everything from your laptop to the PlayDate. Now, the company is releasing limited edition cases for two classic systems – the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita. Variants of the CitySlicker and Magnetic Gaming Case will be available to preorder from this Sunday (22nd September), and are expected to ship on October 4th, 2024. The cases will cover the Nintendo 3DS, 3DS New, 3DS XL, New 3DS XL, New 2DS SL, and the PS Vita. The CitySlicker offers the following features: Black ballistic nylon with a dual-layer, full-grain leather flap in six color choices. Scratch-free padded lining. Ultrasuede® padded interior...
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News  SuperSega Wants To Answer Your Questions About Its All-In-One FPGA Console

The SuperSega FPGA project has people excited and sceptical at the same time. A bold venture which aims to produce a system capable of playing Master System, Mega Drive, Saturn, Dreamcast and Sega CD games, it will leverage cutting-edge FPGA technology to emulate these platforms on a hardware level – so, in theory, it will be just like playing on the real thing, with zero lag and no emulation issues. Since the project was announced, it has been branded as vaporware by some members of the retro gaming community, and until a real unit is shown working, that stance isn't like to soften. However, the team behind SuperSega has been in touch with us to propose a live interview to address concerns over core development, release timings...
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Emulation  RPCS3 Issues Warning About PS3 "Scam" Emulators For Mobile

In a statement posted to Twitter earlier this week, the creators of the popular PS3 emulator RPCS3 issued a warning to players about several "scam" PS3 emulators that have started to appear online for mobile devices. Speaking to its followers on the social media site, RPCS3's creators reminded people that its emulator "is NOT natively available for Android or iOS and that we will NOT be porting it to these platforms" before warning people to "stay vigilant!". It also claimed that "any footage you see is either completely fake, recorded on a real console or through RPCS3 itself, and branded as something else". In the set of messages, the RPCS3 creators don't exactly specify what emulators they are referring to here, but it's pretty...
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News  'Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered' gets ESRB rating for PS5 and PC

Back in 2022, there were rumors of a remastered version of Horizon Zero Dawn, Guerilla's first game in the Horizon franchise. However, this was not confirmed by Sony nor the developer but new developments appear to add credibility to those rumors. More specifically, the ESRB has provided a recent 'Teen' rating for Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for PS5 and PC, with the following summary: While no release date has been provided, nor has the title been confirmed by Sony, a remaster does follow the company's recent trend of its first-party games. In particular, this rating coincides with the recent PS5 Pro announcement and the game might accompany the console's launch. :arrow: SOURCE
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News  Nintendo is suing the creators of Palworld

When Palworld released into early access back in January of this year, it drew attention for its similarities to Pokemon. Some called into question whether or not the developers of Palword, Pocketpair Inc, would come under fire, but The Pokemon Company issued an official statement that they had no plans at the time to pursue legal action, and would need to, "investigate and take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe on intellectual property rights related to the Pokémon." It appears that the investigation from The Pokemon Company has led to the decision of indeed filing a lawsuit against Pocketpair Inc, claiming that Palworld infringes on "multiple patent rights". Nintendo is seeking an injunction and compensation for...
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Interview  "Switch Has Been Big For Us" - Skunkape On Remastering Telltale's Sam & Max Trilogy

Back in November 2020, Skunkape — a company comprised of Telltales Games' co-founder Dan Connors and various former Telltale talent — announced it had acquired the rights to remaster the Sam & Max games for modern platforms, starting with a remastered version of Sam & Max: Save The World. Released just one month later, in December of the same year, this remaster of Sam & Max: Save the World boasted better lighting, camera placement, and editing, as well as newly recorded music, an enhanced frame rate, and faster loading times, making it the definitive way to play the game for fans both new & old. So, in the time since, you'd be relieved to hear that Skunkape has also gone on to remaster the remaining two games in the Sam & Max series...
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Indie  Light-hearted creature collection RPG Necro Story will launch this October

Necromancers can communicate with the dead, which is a heavy cross to bear at times. But Necro Story isn't all doom and gloom. It's quite lighthearted, as you become an "evil" necromancer who prefers undead shenanigans to saving the world. Using minions to outsmart your foes, you can grab their souls to power up your team. Today, developer Rablo Games announced that Necro Story will be released in early October — just in time for spooky season! To celebrate the announcement, there is a new (rhyming) release date trailer. In Necro Story, journey to the underworld as Jaimus the Necromancer. Cast spells, raise skeleton armies, sign pacts with demons, and capture souls — all while guided by a mischievous ghost named Vivi. The whimsical...
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News  Some Capcom Staff Thought Marvel Crossovers "Tarnished Street Fighter"

Capcom's excellent Marvel-related fighting games are back in the spotlight thanks to the welcome release of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, and Atsushi "Tomichin" Tomita – who worked as a planner on many of those titles – has taken to social media to talk about how the first 'vs' game (X-Men vs. Street Fighter) came to be. Tomita reveals that within Capcom, there was some initial resistance to the idea of mixing Marvel characters with the world of Street Fighter, as neither X-Men: Children of the Atom nor Marvel Super Heroes were commercial hits in Japan, despite being popular in North America. Tomita reveals that X-Men vs. Street Fighter was very nearly called X-Men 2, but when the choice was made to introduce...
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News  Please Stop Buying Unofficial "Saturn Mini" Consoles

If you've been anywhere near AliExpress recently, you'll surely have noticed a proliferation of modded Saturn consoles which have had their CD drives removed and are primarily intended for use with a Saroo flash cart, which allows all titles to be loaded from the console's cartridge slot. There's a flood of these hacked systems coming out of China these days, often with transparent cases which show off the Saturn's internals. The idea is that by using a Saroo to load games, you don't need the CD drive, effectively making it a "Saturn Mini" due to the reduction in height. Some systems even come with bolt-on LCD monitors. It's been assumed by some people that the consoles used in these mods have faulty CD drives, but even so, members...
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Emulation  The TrimUI Brick Takes Inspiration From The Analogue Pocket

Thanks to its wide range of FPGA cores, support for physical carts and fetching Game Boy-style design, the Analogue Pocket remains one of the most popular retro-gaming handhelds on the market right now. Taking that into account, it's not all that surprising that rival companies have copied the design for their own devices. TrimUI, for example, has just announced the Brick, a device which takes a lot of inspiration from the Pocket (thanks, Retro Handhelds). The overall design is very similar, and you've even got the 'stepped' back (minus a cartridge slot, as this runs entirely on software emulation) and the three function buttons on the front. One new thing the TrimUI offers is an RGB light at the top of the device. Powered by an...
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Rumor  Renders and disassembled parts of possible Switch 2 leak online

Images of what are supposedly a factory prototype for the Nintendo Switch 2 alongside a spec sheet have appeared on a Chinese forum. The renders show the device from all angles and even comparison shots with the original Switch are included. The most notable changes are the large 8 inch screen and two USB Type-C ports on the top and bottom of the device. Referred to as the "Switch second generation model STP" and "SWITCH2 model STP", the device appears to feature a familiar overall design and detachable joycons but without traditional rails as seen on the originals - perhaps confirming the use of a magnetic solution as per recent rumours? A spec sheet has also surfaced which appears to detail the above device...
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News  The My Time series gets a massive glow-up in the ambitious My Time at Evershine

My Time at Evershine may have just been announced and is still early in development, but there is already incredible buzz around it. This ambitious sequel to My Time at Portia and My Time at Sandrock aims to innovate and redesign the life-sim genre while adding deep roleplaying elements such as character progression. It features a completely new art direction, revamped gameplay mechanics, an array of romanceable characters, a story that takes over 40 hours to complete, and town management (new to the series). Developer Pathea Games is once again turning to its fans to help fund a very early stage of development, saying that crowdfunding allows for it to plan for better features and links it with direct player feedback while key...
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News  EA's new Skate game will go into early access next year

Those looking forward to the next entry into the Skate series will be able to try the game out for themselves soon, as EA has announced that the upcoming .skate will be releasing in early access in 2025. This will be the first Skate game in 15 years, following Skate 3 which released in 2010. It'll be a free to play game, with live service elements and microtransactions. More information about the early access release will be coming soon, following playtests for consoles and PC.
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