Author: Ed Nightingale

Capcom has revised its full-year earnings forecast after the success of Dragon’s Dogma 2 and its other popular releases over the last year. In a statement released today, the company has raised its net sales forecast by 8.9 percent to 152.4m yen (£783m), and its net income by 8.3 percent to 43.3m yen…

An official life-sized replica of Malenia’s arm, the notorious Elden Ring nemesis, is now available to pre-order. Bandai Namco has paired with high-end collectible company PureArts to create the model, which will cost $389 (around £310) and features high detail, an articulated wrist, and two display options: a metal base or a metal…

Manor Lords releases on Steam in early access tomorrow, but pricing is still yet to be revealed. Tim Bender, CEO of the game’s publisher Hooded Horse, took to reddit to defend the decision and explain further why the pricing will only be shared at launch. Bender explained the game will have regional…

Garry’s Mod developer Facepunch Studios has been ordered to remove all Nintendo related items from the Steam Workshop. In a statement on Steam, the developer confirmed the takedown notice is “not a mistake” and came from Nintendo, seemingly referencing fraudulent claims from back in February. “Honestly, this is fair enough,” reads the…

Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler has defended the studio’s decision to launch its latest game No Rest for the Wicked in early access. The dark fantasy game launched last week, but was criticised by players for its poor performance, which Moon Studios pledged to improve. In a lengthy statement on social…

Nintendo’s Switch Online service has today received two additions to its N64 catalogue. Extreme-G and Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls are both racing games originally released for Nintendo’s 64-bit console, now available for Expansion Pack subscribers. Extreme-G is a high speed futuristic racer released in 1997. With its original trance soundtrack and various weapons,…

Lords of the Fallen has reached the final stage of its free content roadmap, as developer Hexworks acknowledges the technical difficulties that hampered the game’s launch last year. Master of Fate, as the modifier is known, will allow players to randomise seven different aspects. Choosing to randomise enemy spawns and loot drops alongside…

Metaphor: ReFantazio, the next game from Persona developer Atlus, finally has a release date: 11th October 2024. We already knew Metaphor was destined for release this year, but in a new streamed showcase the game’s exact date was confirmed along with an in-depth look at gameplay for the first time. Metaphor: ReFantazio…

A new hybrid AI licence for voice actors has been launched by a leading audio tool company, with the aim of providing an ethical approach for AI usage. The somewhat ironically-named Speechless is a Swedish-based voice actor database and asset tool for developers. Its new AI licence will allow actors to provide their…

The pre-release marketing for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes has suggested a particularly abstract experience. Strange trailers tease “unconventional concepts”, “patterns, patterns, patterns”, and “puzzles, puzzles, puzzles”, hinting at an otherworldly concept and “maze of deceptions” all in eerie black and white. This was all intentional game director Simon Flesser told me last year.…