Author: Vikki Blake

Just days after Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection – a bundle of 17 Command & Conquer favourites – dropped on Steam, EA is already hinting that there may be more to come. In a statement posted to Steam (via the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit), lead producer Jim Vessella addressed C&C fans directly for…

Several of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s most senior developers have admitted it was “tough” to make the highly-anticipated sequel. In a lengthy and candid interview with several of Rebirth’s most senior developers – including its director, producers, and key designers – the team pulled back the covers about the highs and lows of development, admitting…

Three more classic Mario Game Boy games are coming to Switch Online. As part of today’s Mario Day celebrations, Nintendo has revealed that Dr Mario, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis are all coming to its digital classics library next week, Tuesday 12th March. MAR10 Day 2024 MAR10 Day 2024. Dr Mario – which was originally…

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has opened up on his thoughts about the modern games industry, stating that “exclusivity is the “Achilles’ heel” of the modern development cycle. In a candid interview with VentureBeat, Layden detailed how he thinks the industry has changed since he joined Sony in the 1980s, working his way up to…

As the Mario Day celebrations continue, Nintendo has teased that new Lego Super Mario Kart sets will drop in 2025. The accompanying video teaser is just 18 seconds long and gives very, very little away, unfortunately, but we do get to see a selection of silhouetted kart(s) and a delightfully happy-looking Lego-ised Mario. Miyamoto on…

600 Activision Blizzard quality assurance (QA) workers have voted to unionise. As reported by Polygon, hundreds of QA testers voted to unionise with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) to form Activision Quality Assurance United – CWA. Of the 398 votes submitted, just eight voted not to unionise. Microsoft – which acquired Activision Blizzard last…

Nintendo and Illumination have confirmed a new Super Mario Bros. film will be released in 2026. As revealed by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto in a special promotion prepared for 10th “Mar10” March – colloquially known as Mario Day – the sequel will “broaden Mario’s world further” and release on 3rd April, 2026. The Super Mario…

Former EA and Microsoft exec, Peter Moore, says there are “serious questions” to be asked about video game hardware and whether or not there’s a future for the traditional home console system. Moore – who held senior positions at EA, Microsoft, and Sega before leaving gaming altogether to join Liverpool FC in 2017 – reflected…

Nintendo emulator Pizza Emulators has agreed to pull all of its apps from the Google Play store. Pizza Emulators, which distributed Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulators on Android devices, said it made the decision to shut down in order to “prioritise [their] family over the development of my apps”. To see this content…