Author: Ed Nightingale

Sega has had its best financial performance for a decade, reporting total net sales this year of ¥389.6bn. The figures come as part of a complete report into Sega Sammy’s 2023. Financial figures show from 2014 – 2023, with the past year having the highest figures of all for net sales, operating income,…

The second part of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC now has a release date: 14th December. Called The Indigo Disk, it’s the second part of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion, with the first part The Teal Mask released in September. The Indigo Disk will take trainers to the oceanic Blueberry…

Lies of P director Ji Won Choi has provided a first glimpse of the game’s forthcoming DLC, as well as confirmation a sequel is in the works. In a Director’s Letter video, Choi thanked the community for the game’s 1m sales and provided an update on its future. “Our highest priority…

The Twitch app on Nintendo Switch will soon shut down. The free app allows users to watch Twitch streams on the console, though you can’t stream directly from it – unlike on PlayStation and Xbox. However, Twitch is ending support for the app. From 6th November new users will no longer be…

The final wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course DLC arrives next week. Since March 2022, Nintendo has been releasing extra courses to the game as paid DLC (or part of the premium tier Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription). Now the sixth and final wave will be available from…

Sanguivore: Twenty Below, a brand new dark and bloody co-operative horror game, will enter Steam and Epic early access next month. Described as an “escape-town” experience, it traps players in a sequence of escape room challenges that gradually expand in size and difficulty from a single room to much larger areas. All…

Poppy Playtime, the cult horror series about a terrifying blue fluffy toy, will receive its third chapter next month. Titled Deep Sleep, it’s set to be the scariest and longest chapter of the game so far, taking players further into the abandoned toy factory of Playtime Co.. Developer Mob Entertainment promises new…

Sega has announced Sonic Dream Team, a new 3D platformer releasing exclusively to Apple Arcade. Players will take control of one of six characters – Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, or Cream (where’s Shadow?!) – as they explore a “bizarre world of dreams”. Each character has unique abilities as they explore 3D…

Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki has discussed the possibility of a fourth game in the series, and the idea of developing it as a more approachable prequel, similar to Yakuza 0. Shenmue 3 was released in 2019, 18 years after the second game, but was aimed predominantly at fans of the series who backed the…