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In an unusual turn of events, a McDonald’s-branded Nintendo DSi made a brief appearance on a second-hand hardware store’s shelves in Japan before swiftly being removed from sale. This specialized DSi was originally created by McDonald’s as a training tool for its staff, featuring software known as the ‘eCrew Development Program’. McDonald’s utilized these DSi

Embracer Group has divested Gearbox Entertainment from its stable of video game studios, with Take-Two Interactive purchasing the company for $460 million. This sale is part of Embracer’s massive, ongoing restructuring designed to cut costs after a planned $2 billion deal with Saudi Arabia-backed Savvy Games Group fell through in 2023. The sale comes three

Hello there, Helldivers 2 folks. You’ll probably be glad to know that the forces of Super Earth are now moving on the automaton-infested Troost, having just wrestled control of Vandalon IV. To be fair, they’ve had help from two huge new guns, one of which certainly seems like it might be a new fan favourite.

A vast international team of astronomers has captured the most intricate image yet of Sagittarius A* (SgrA*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Taken using the Event Horizon Telescope, the image features brushstroke-like light shadows that offer hints about the black hole’s inner workings. SgrA*—or our understanding of it—has come

Image: Sega Sega has announced that it has sold Relic Entertainment to an unspecified investor and will cut a total of 240 jobs across multiple teams in Europe. As reported by IGN, the job losses will be split across Sega Europe, Creative Assembly, and Sega Hardlight. It’s reported that the latter will be the least

Nintendo of America‘s Washington state headquarters is home to multiple divisions. One of them is a group of contractors that helps test Nintendo products, including their video games and hardware. Earlier today, it was confirmed that this group of contractors is going to be restructured and downsized. According to Nintendo in a statement sent to

The Marvel Universe is expansive and chockful of some of pop culture’s greatest heroes. NetEase Games is taking the word “hero” literally and placing the characters from Marvel in a free-to-play 6v6 hero shooter. Marvel Rivals promises to bring the most popular and iconic superheroes and supervillains to the arena with destructible environments, unique Team-Up

Microsoft is giving away four unique Xbox Series X consoles and controllers themed after South Park: Snow Day, which was released today. You can win one of these consoles in a limited-time sweepstakes that runs from today through April 22. SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY! | Release Trailer South Park: Snow Day launch trailer. In collaboration

If you haven’t already, you’ll soon see AI-generated summaries and roundups at the top of your Google search results. Google’s “Search Generative Experience,” or SGE, was previously reserved for users who opted in. Still, now the tech giant plans to force it upon anyone who initiates a search from within the United States. Introduced exactly

At the time of writing, the game has a “Mixed or Average” Metascore of 74, but we’re keen to hear your thoughts on Peach’s performance. Have you caught the show over the weekend? Finished it already or are you grabbing some ice cream during the intermission? Got little ones who are enjoying it? Feel free

Prominent SEGA Atlus leaker Midori, who has an excellent track record when it comes to leaks, has talked a little more about the upcoming Street of Rage game and the Virtua Fighter franchise. The newly revamped Streets of Rage is currently being developed by Canadian studio Komi Games, who previously worked on Mighty Fight Federation.

Last week, Dragon’s Dogma 2 was released to critical acclaim followed by intense fan backlash. While the game itself is enjoyable to most, it launched with microtransactions that provide in-game currency, as well as a litany of technical issues for some players. Today, Capcom outlined some of its plans to update the game in the

When you release a sequel to a hit indie game, do you play it safe and stay true to the original vision, or do you take a chance and go off in new, interesting directions? It’s a tricky question that many studios have had to face throughout the years, and while taking that leap to

Here at ExtremeTech, we’ve often discussed the difference between different types of NAND structures—vertical NAND versus planar, or multi-level cell (MLC) versus triple-level cells (TLC) and quad-level cells (QLC). Now, let’s talk about the more basic relevant question: How do SSDs work in the first place, and how do they compare with newer technologies? In the Beginning…

Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Ambrella Release Date: 14th Mar 2005 (USA) / 11th Mar 2005 (UK/EU) For the first Pokémon game to be released on the DS, Pokémon Dash is something a little bit different. Using the stylus to control and race with Pikachu is a novel idea but given the creativity of other DS

We all know that The Pokemon Company is highly defendant of its Pokemon IP and it has recently emerged that they have sent a DMCA take down notice to popular Pokemon fan site, Relic Castle, which was on the verge of celebrating being a decade old. The site provided links to hundreds of Pokemon fan games, which

Acolyte of the Altar, the roguelike deckbuilder with a wasteland twist from developer Black Kite Games, hits PC via Steam on March 25. Ahead of the game’s launch next week, Game Informer can exclusively reveal the Acolyte of the Altar launch trailer, which features plenty of deckbuilder action and another taste of this Magic: The Gathering and

Square Enix has announced a release date for the Final Fantasy 14 Online expansion, Dawntrail. Going live on July 2, pre-orders kick off on March 26 and include three days of Early Access beginning June 28. Bonuses for pre-ordering and picking up the Collector’s Edition were announced, and are Final Fantasy 9-themed. FINAL FANTASY XIV:

Legend has it that Isaac Newton had the moment of inspiration that would lead to his theory of gravity when, on a warm afternoon, he saw an apple fall from a tree and wondered why it should fall down instead of up. (Some versions of the story have the apple falling and hitting poor Newton

Image: Nintendo Update [Sat 23rd Mar, 2024 04:30 GMT]: Here’s your reminder this event is now officially underway in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and will run for five days. Have fun! For five days starting 3/21, new spirits from #SuperMarioBrosWonder and #PrincessPeachShowtime will be wowing the crowd on the #SmashBrosUltimate Spirit Board! Defeat them in

You may recall that, last September, Nintendo confirmed in their fall 2023 Direct that a Nintendo Museum was in the works. At the time of the Direct, the building wasn’t actually completed yet. In fact, it had a completion date of March 2024. Since then, there hasn’t been any further developments. Well, that has now

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is one of the year’s most anticipated games, and by most accounts, the experience lives up to the hype. The game has earned rave reviews from most critics, including a 9 out of 10 from us. But now that it’s out in the wild, Steam players have bombarded the RPG with negative

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is one of the year’s most anticipated games, and by most accounts, the experience lives up to the hype. The game has earned rave reviews from most critics, including a 9 out of 10 from us. But now that it’s out in the wild, Steam players have bombarded the RPG with negative

You might be aware that things are changing here at Gamer Network. As well as a certain looming sale that became public knowledge a few weeks back, we’re also shuffling things around to unify our video teams from across all the brands, making a sort of videography supergroup that encompasses everyone from Dicebreaker to

Epic was unable to bring down Apple’s walled garden model with its Fortnite lawsuit, but now the Department of Justice is taking a swing. In cooperation with 16 state and district attorneys general, the department has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against the company. The suit alleges that Apple has abused its dominant market position

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube762k Fae Farm, the charming life sim from developer Phoenix Labs, isn’t quite done with updates just yet. The latest, aptly titled the ‘Spring Update’, brings a number of improvements and additions to the game that should prove most welcoming for fans. The biggest change is honestly something that we

GDC 2024, also known as the Game Developer’s Conference, is currently underway. Not only is Nintendo there, but they even hosted a Super Mario Bros. Wonder panel at the event earlier today. There, they revealed some details about the 2D Mario game that may interest some of you. At the panel, Nintendo revealed some content

Skydance New Media’s mysterious World War 2 Marvel game has a title: Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. It also has its first trailer and a release window. First announced in 2022, the game stars Captain America and Black Panther Azzuri, who is the grandfather of T’Challa. The trailer shows them pursuing the mutual goal of

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a bit of an eternal anime. There are plenty of series from the 90s that people still talk about to this day, and are plenty influential themselves, but I think even after the heat death of the universe there’ll still be a horde of figures and rotting VHS tapes floating about

Valve gave Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View a facelift on Monday. Now called Steam Families, the combined and revamped feature allows six-person user groups to play each other’s titles, maintain their own saved files and achievements, and play online at the same time. At first glance, the Steam Families beta appears to make