Nintendo president says no Switch price hike is coming (Update)

“We’re not considering that at this point” Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has been relatively accessible since he took over, and this past week,he spoke to financial outlet Nikkeiabout the lack of a Nintendo Switch price hike for the foreseeable future. Well, that’s the plan anyway. Furukawa noted that they are “not considering” a Nintendo Switch price hike “at this point,” with two factors in play. The chief concern is “pricing people out,” given that they’re aiming to expand their market and play the long game (Nintendo has also comfortably been in a position of being the cheapest mainstream gaming hardware throughout its history)....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Katelyn Johnson

Platinum says it would port ‘all their games’ to PC

But it’s up to the publishers YesterdayBayonettalaunched on PC, and it’s getting the thumbs up from the community. But if it were up to Platinum, they wouldn’t stop there.Speaking to PC Gamer, the developer noted that they wanted to be more “actively involved in the PC market from here on out,” a statement backed up with the launch ofNieR: Automata. They also noted that portingBayonettato Wii U helped them in their quest for a PC port, and that since their engine “is built with PC cross-platform development in mind,” they shouldn’t have a tough time doing it in the future....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Bradley Rose

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined casts its old-school magic June 24

Kiki Kaikai sequel finally gets its launch date Natsume Inc has finally announced the western release date for its cheerful old-school sequelPocky and Rocky Reshrined— the cutesy top-down shmup will launch in the west on PS4 and Nintendo Switch on June 24, a little over two months from its April 21 Japanese release. Happy news! As we have reported numerous times since the title’s inception,Pocky & Rocky Reshrined,despite its remaster-sounding title, is actually a fully-fledged sequel set within the classicKiki Kaikaiuniverse....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Hector Bennett

Pokemon Go gets another wave of Gen 3 critters

Omega Ruby Pokémon Gois set to receive some more creatures today, according toa new postfrom Niantic. While the blog is incredibly light on details, we at least know there are 23 new monsters up for grabs. Polygonhas confirmedaround half of the list with some guesses as to the others, so that is a start. None of the creatures appear to be legendaries either, so no raid exclusive nonsense to fiddle with....

June 1, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Vickie Rogers

Psychological horror Dollhouse creeps onto PC and PS4 in May

They want to play with you… Publisher Soedesco, alongside developer Creazn Studio, have announced a release date for the weird, noir-looking horror titleDollhouse. The dark adventure game, which looks way too spoopy for my liking, will arrive on PS4 and PC May 24. The team also took the time to announce a two-day beta, which is scheduled to take place on both platforms on the weekend April 13-14. The beta hopes to test the stability ofDollhouse’online components, while keeping one eye open for bugs in the single player mode....

June 1, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Elizabeth Gutierrez

RE4 Separate Ways DLC: How to solve the collection room lock puzzle

I was completely caught off guardby how many puzzles I’d have to completein theResident Evil 4remake SeparateWaysDLC. Like, waaaaaay caught off guard. Like, this is a huge puzzle-to-gameplay quotient here! No worries though, we have the solution to the Chapter 5 collection room lock puzzle so you may be on your way and keep kicking ass. Follow the footsteps from the entrance carefully The solution to the puzzle is on the ground....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Dana Scott

Reaction-based bass blaster Just Shapes & Beats coming to Switch

MAKE SOME NOIIIIIIZE! air horns Lightning-fast rhythm-action gameJust Shapes & Beatsis one of the many PC titles announced on today’s “Nindies” presentation that is making the jump to Nintendo Switch. As the title suggests,Just Shapes & Beatsis a basic, but deceptively difficult game for up to four players. Controlling a simple square, players must survives against waves of rectangles, triangles and other day-glo designs of all shapes (literally) and sizes as they pound the play-area to a bass-heavy electronica soundtrack....

June 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Katherine Wells

Relic has ‘a hunger’ for more Space Marine, but a sequel seems unlikely at this point

The studio is focused on strategy games for now Relic Entertainment is a studio best known for its strategy games, such as theCompany of HeroesandWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of Warseries, but that didn’t stop the developer from knocking out of the park a project outside its typical wheelhouse in 2011. In the twilight of THQ’s (Relic’s former parent company) existence, the studio put out an impressive action game that brought to life theWarhammer 40,000universe in ways that no video game adaptation had or has done since....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Erica Stevens

Remedy’s Control takes place in one really weird house

Talk about a hostile work environment The Federal Bureau of Control picked a real doozy for its headquarters. This bizarre building, dubbed The Oldest House, is home to all sorts of oddities and phenomenons. “Phenomenon” is a politely vague descriptor for the fucked-up monster people who float down the hallway bent over at the back. Remedy’sControltakes place almost entirely within this hostile headquarters, and this new trailer deals some mysterious exposition on what to expect....

June 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Martin Baldwin

Resident Evil Resistance adds Nicholai Ginovaef to the Mastermind roster tomorrow

A new Nemesis He may be dead, he may be alive, only one thing is known for sure: He’s here to terrorize some teenagers. Sneering Umbrella super sergeant Nicholai Ginovaef is the next Mastermind inResident Evil Resistance. You can’t put a price on life. Nicholai Ginovaef will put the survivors’ self-preservation skills to the test when he joins the Mastermind ranks in Resistance, starting this Friday, May 15th.pic.twitter.com/bYhz7CyS4H — Resident Evil (@RE_Games)June 14, 2025...

June 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Grace Bell

Retailers list HD Mortal Kombat ‘kollection’

With NetherRealm Studios dropping its newMortal Kombatnext year, now might be a good time to get players up to speed with the series. How does aMortal Kombat Arcade Compilationdisc sound? CVG reports that online retailer ShopTo.net had listed (and then pulled) a listing for aMortal Kombat Arcade Compilation(more like “Kompiliation,” am I right!?) for the PlayStation 3. The disc was listed for an October 12 release, and said to feature high definition versions ofMortal Kombat,Mortal Kombat 2, andUltimate Mortal Kombat....

June 1, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Charles Miller

Romantic visual novel First Bite getting Valentine’s Day DLC

Okay, brain. Don’t accidentally write “First Blood.” Vampires are pretty hot, but relationship options with them are limited. You know, because they’re fictional, which always gets in the way of good romance. However,First Biteis a visual novel that knows what we want:dates with vampires. This February 14th, we’re getting even more of that inFirst Bite: Bad Bloodbecause if there’s one thing better than vampire dating, it’smorevampire dating. But there’s more than just one thing that’s better....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Adriana Clark

Silent Hill Arcade leaves me feeling corpsey

Do you know what I hate, gentle readers? When someone comes along, strips a rich game of its storyline, and makes it into something cheap and easy. Hence my dissatisfaction here about aSilent Hillproduct. Yeah, the idea of being immersed inSilent Hillis pretty bitchin, and I like having bloodied nurses hurled at me as much as the next guy, but I play the series mainly for a great story. I don’t want this series sold out, and the apperance ofSilent HillArcade gives me the heebie-jeebies about one of mymost beloved horror fests....

June 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Kelly Gilmore