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There sure were a lot of mini-games in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, huh? By my count, there are 21 different activities you can experience as Cloud and his company venture out from Kalm and across the planet. Some are fantastic – Queen’s Blood probably rivals Final Fantasy 8’s Triple Triad in terms of being one

Google recently announced it was moving up the release timeline for Android 16 to the first half of 2025. With the accelerated schedule, that means it’s already developer preview season. Yes, you can download the next version of Android right now, provided you don’t mind dealing with bugs and missing features. Even if you don’t

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) It’s been a stellar year for RPGs on the Switch, with even Mario managing to squeak out three of his own within 12 months and a heavily anticipated remake of a Famicom classic hitting shelves this month with Dragon Quest III Remake. But among all these heavy hitters, be sure

After offically being nominated for the 2024 Game Awards, more good news has come in for Pokémon TCG Pocket. The Pokémon Company’s latest spin on the Pokémon trading card game has, in less than a month of being out on the market, push past $120 million in revenue. This follows an earlier report that revealed

The first trailer for Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ series The Studio is here, and it features plenty of big names telling him how awful he is. Okay, they’re not specifically telling Rogen he’s awful, but there really are some big names in this thing. The Studio is an upcoming, 10-episode long series created

Microsoft Ignite is underway in Chicago, and the first big news to come from it involves, as you’d expect, AI. And where there’s AI, there’s often Nvidia, so it’s no surprise that Microsoft is releasing AI tools for developers aimed at what they’ve dubbed “GeForce RTX AI PCs.” The new tools will help developers create

Image: Paramount / SEGA We’re getting closer to the final month of the year and that means the blue blur is ready to return in the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie. To build excitement, Sega has now shared a look at a new movie poster. As you can see Sonic and his friends are all

You may recall that, back in late September, Square Enix confirmed that Life is Strange: Double Exposure was coming to multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, on October 29th. Unfortunately, the Switch version of the game got delayed, so it has been a matter of waiting for Square Enix to announce a new release date

I want to be absolutely clear: I really think Dragon Age: The Veilguard is rather good. It’s also true that it’s a game that is drawn taut between its different ambitions. It wants to reach new fans while satisfying series fans who’ve waited a decade for Inquisition’s cliffhanger to resolve. It wants to be accessible,

Unlike us, plants don’t need pantries full of food to stay alive; the Sun is their pantry. But, like us, they require fairly regular sustenance, which they create via photosynthesis. This seemingly magical process occurs through a series of precise steps, each of which we’ll cover below. We’ll also explain which non-plant organisms use photosynthesis

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube785k Following a release date announcement earlier this year, Koei Tecmo has now released its second official trailer for Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. It’s also released some key art and more than 30 minutes of new gameplay footage, which you can check out below.

The Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has now seemingly sold out in multiple stores across Tokyo, Japan. The news was revealed by the informative team at Tokyo Game Life who were checking stores in Tokyo for copies of the game and were greeted with a number of sold out signs on

You might know who’ll be in Marvel Studios‘ Fantastic Four film, but an official synopsis finally tells us what they’ll actually be doing. Back in February, after lots of fan casting, hopes, and questions around who would be the MCU’s Fantastic Four, Marvel finally revealed a pretty strong cast. A lil while after

Microsoft’s Xbox chief, Phil Spencer, is seeking to assuage the fears of gamers who worry the company might give up on its Xbox consoles. In a new interview, Spencer said more Microsoft gaming hardware is coming. However, you shouldn’t expect a mid-generation refresh similar to the new PlayStation 5 Pro. Microsoft has spent the last

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Running a budding kingdom is hard, but it is made even more difficult by being surrounded on all sides by a host of potential enemies, all vying for land, resources, and power. Few video games have managed to recreate that pressure as well as Koei Tecmo’s Romance of the Three

A movie based off Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series of games has been scrapped a decade on from its initial reveal, according to comments from producer Basil Iwanyk. The Ubisoft flagship series tells the tale of Sam Fisher, an operative of the fictional NSA divison “Third Echelon” as he takes on criminals and terrorists to

In a press roundtable following the Warcraft 30th anniversary direct, World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas stated that player housing is the “most ambitious feature in a WoW expansion ever”. In a response to a question from the press, Hazzikostas stated, “Dare I say it’s our most ambitious feature in a WoW expansion ever.

Google has officially released its Gemini AI app for iPhone. The app, which is free to download, is now available on the Apple App Store in 35 languages worldwide. Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed the app’s availability on X. Tweet (opens in a new tab) The Gemini app now gives iPhone users direct access to

Image: Rockstar Games Earlier this week, Rockstar Games rolled out a surprise update for the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy on Switch and other platforms. Fans quickly noticed how the port team ‘Grove Street Games’ had been dropped from the trilogy’s splash screen and now the developer’s CEO Thomas Williamson has responded on social media. It’s

It’s that time of the week again where its time to find out how video gaming hardware and physical gaming software did in Japan. Famitsu has decided to release the latest boxed video game and hardware charts. This time, it’s for for the week of November 4th to 11th. As usual, both of these sales

It’s no news to anyone that I’m a pretty big fan of Pokemon, and I’ve been collecting Pokemon cards ‘for fun’ for just over three years now. The past three years, however, have largely seen me enjoying the hobby on my own, occasionally sharing rare pulls with my friends, before finally pulling the plug on

To celebrate its 16th anniversary, digital games store GOG.com has announced a new program that aims to preserve older video games and ensure they can run smoothly on PCs for years to come. From the site: The GOG Preservation Program ensures classic games remain playable on modern systems, even after their developers stopped supporting them.

What did others think of it, though? Well, let’s start with our sister site Push Square, which also awarded the game an 8/10, calling it “a powerfully nostalgic rebuild of a true classic”, even if the game could have gone a bit further in the “remake” department: “With its quality of life additions and delightful

Since Octopath Traveller introduced us to HD-2D visuals in 2017 it has felt like an untapped resource as a vehicle for bringing classic titles from the 16-bit era to the current generation. It captures that nostalgic feeling older games invoke, whilst introducing some much-needed quality-of-life features to bring the gameplay up to a modern standard

We all at one point or another dream about owning a Batmobile, and soon enough 10 (very rich) people will get to make that reality. With so many different incarnations of Batman, we’ll all have our favourite Batmobiles depending on when we grew up – my personal favourite is Batman: The Animated Series,

A Starlink satellite leaving a streak across a long-exposure night sky photo of the Milky Way. Credit: Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images People in the central United States were amazed Saturday evening when they saw a bright fireball blaze across the night sky. After a few days of mystery, astronomers have reported that the

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube784k Update [Tue 12th Nov, 2024 16:30 GMT]: It’s been a fair few weeks since Sabotage Studio announced a release date for Sea of Stars’ free ‘Dawn of Equinox’ update, but it’s finally here! The latest patch has arrived on Nintendo Switch today adding in local co-op, a fresh take

‘Bet you never saw it coming, but the Persona 5 battle theme “Last Surprise” has been nominated for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards by way of a cover from 8-Bit Big Band. Charlie Rosen, who co-arranged the cover alongside Jake Silverman, shared the image above on X while commenting that it was his fourth time

Are you eager to jump back into 2XKO? Did you miss out the first time and want to try it out fresh-faced and eager? Well there’s some good news! According to an official post by 2XKO game director Shaun Rivera, the team is aiming to set a 2nd Alpha Lab test in Spring 2025. This

NASA is hunting for a partner capable of equipping Mars with steady internet connectivity, and SpaceX is convinced it’s the right company for the job. A presentation shared Thursday reveals that SpaceX is working on a Mars iteration of Starlink called “Marslink,” which would use dedicated satellites to relay information to and from the Red