Yuji Naka erases former co-worker from NiGHTS photo, following Balan Wonderworld controversy

Yuji Naka has erased former co-worker and Sonic creator Naoto Ohshima from a team photo celebrating the anniversary of Saturn classic NiGHTS Into Dreams. Naka posted the photo on Twitter for the game’s 26th anniversary, but Ohshima has been edited out of the image. Why? It all relates to controversy where Naka was removed as…

Valkyrie Elysium will launch on PlayStation in September along with PSP classic

Valkyrie Elysium, an action-RPG follow-up to the Valkyrie series, now has a release date of 29th September on PlayStation consoles. A digital release of PSP game Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth – where the series began – will also be released on 29th September. A PC (Steam) version of Valkyrie Elysium will follow on 11th November. The…

Sounds like Marvel’s Avengers is getting She-Hulk

It sounds a lot like Marvel’s Avengers will get She-Hulk as a playable character. The detail was dropped rather unexpectedly last night, as part of an official Xbox Twitch livestream for the game featuring streamer Frank “Techniq” Ellerbe and Marvel’s Avengers lead designer Brian Waggoner. In an off-the-cuff comment, Ellerbe claimed his acting coach was…

Final Fantasy 14 players use real life billboards to advertise in-game beach party event

Final Fantasy 14 players hosting an in-game nightclub event advertised on real life billboards, sending the community into a spin. Nightclub events and parties are common in the MMORPG, often with DJ sets on Twitch. But owners of the Rain Nightclub bought four billboards in Texas and California to advertise their event, which included modded…

Xbox adds new gamerpic, profile themes and avatar items for Disability Pride month

A series of new avatar items, gamerpics and profile themes have been added to Xbox as part of Microsoft’s Disability Pride month celebrations. The avatar items, which you can get your hands on here, include t-shirts, vests, hoodies and caps (see a selection below). Each of these items is embossed with one of a variety…

Streamer plays Apex Legends by screaming into a microphone

Playing games online often brings out the worst in people, screaming and raging into a microphone. But what if you could channel that into controlling the game? Well, Rudeism strikes again. His latest homemade controller features a microphone that triggers gunfire whenever he speaks. Read more /format/jpg/quality/80/apex-legends-original-kings-landing-map-is-back-1582303654803.jpg” title=”Streamer plays Apex Legends by screaming into a…

Pokémon Go celebrates sixth anniversary with teases for coming year

It’s been six years since that initial summer of Pokémon Go, where we all wandered around hunting Vaporeon and the world seemed a sunnier place. To celebrate this latest anniversary, Pokémon Go maker Niantic has released another of its annual celebratory artworks – which regularly tease what the next 12 months may bring. Pokémon fans…