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This week, AMD reported on its Q1 earnings (PDF), and though there were some bright spots regarding its CPU sales, the gaming division is not doing too well these days. On the call, CEO Dr. Lisa Su revealed the company’s gaming business is facing challenges affecting both discrete GPU sales and that of next-gen consoles

Image: Sega Lego has revealed a trio of new sets from its Sonic the Hedgehog range, and oh my Chao, they look pretty spectacular. What’s more is that one of them (predictably, the most expensive one) also introduces Super Sonic for the first time. Launching on 1st August 2024, the sets include Knuckles and the

Tetris 99 has been available to play for over 5 years now. Nevertheless, the game continues to receive a lot of support. When there isn’t updates, the game is receiving themes that fans can get from Maximus Cups. Most of the new themes involve a first-party game that recently released on the Nintendo Switch. This

The late legend Kobe Bryant has served as the cover star for NBA 2K24 and, for many, a strong incentive to reach the top Collector Level in the game’s MyTeam mode. As the NBA playoffs’ first round wraps up, many fans are more disappointed than excited with the most recent NBA 2K title, as developer

Hello. You know Manor Lords, that fun little early access thing that lets you build a nice little medieval village and slowly take over the world by producing more little gamebesons than your tunic-wearing foes? Well, some people have been running into a very, er, non-medieval issue in it. And now there’s an equally non-medieval

For the past few weeks, there have been reports of instability in certain games while running a late-model “unlocked” Intel CPU. Intel first announced it was looking into the issue but didn’t have a solution yet. That was followed by motherboard manufacturers adding an “Intel Baseline Profile” to a BIOS update that lowered clocks and

Image: Nintendo Takashi Tezuka seems like a good laugh, the kind of chap who knows how to have fun. Despite all the Master-Sword-waving and PR-related hijinx from fellow Nintendo luminary Shigeru Miyamoto over the years, you still get the impression he’s merciless in the workplace — an exacting, intimidating, tea-table-upending taskmaster — whereas Tezuka has

Proven SEGA Atlus leaker Midori has commented further on the slate of remakes in the works over at SEGA and now says that all of them are destined for the successor to the Nintendo Switch. SEGA previously announced that Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi are all being revived, though

The latest teaser for new Palworld content, shared during IGN’s ID@Xbox presentation, shows four new Pals and a new location. There is a frog Pal, a mushroom Pal, a bipedal dog-like Pal, and a peacock Pal. The new location is also heavily inspired by Japan and is covered with cherry blossoms. You can check out

It’s no secret that various developers have taken solid cracks at the Soulslike genre in the wake of Dark Souls’ industry-shaking impact on the industry. Why wouldn’t they? Intricate third person action games with an emphasis on patience and perserverance have not only proved refreshing to gamers looking for a bit of bite to their

This past week, Intel released its quarterly earnings report and took some time to discuss its upcoming products. Though its earnings showed AI has taken over the server industry and dented the company’s data center CPU sales, CEO Pat Gelsinger was bullish about the company’s upcoming products, including those using its next-generation 18A process, the

Update [Sun 28th Apr, 2024 23:55 BST]: A local release of the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy has now been confirmed, with the game set to launch digitally in both North America and Europe next month on 21st May 2024 (thanks, Gematsu). Original article [Sun 3rd Mar, 2024 00:30 GMT]: To kick off 2024, Idea Factory

Abebe Tinari, who is the director behind the charming Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, has posted on X to share insights on the technical development of the game and how it relates to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door‘s final 30fps framerate. Mr. Tinari says that the team found it extremely difficult to get

The Fallout franchise is in the midst of a resurgence lately, thanks to the live-action series adaptation on Amazon Prime (which is good, by the way). Even though it’s been almost a decade since its release, Fallout 4 has rocketed to the top of sales charts like a mushroom cloud into the atmosphere, which makes

In the Fallout universe, ghouls are a tragic byproduct of radiation exposure. While some retain their humanity, many succumb to a feral state, driven mad by the same radiation that grants them extended lifespans and a horrifying, ravaged appearance. However, not all is lost. Certain ghouls possess a unique resilience to radiation, even finding it

For the first half of 2023, renewable sources, including solar, wind, and hydro, produced 25% of America’s electricity. But how do solar panels make electricity out of light? Can they be a viable replacement for fossil fuels at scale? In this article, we’ll look at how solar power works and what it can—and can’t—do. How

Jim Norman, Staff Writer After last week’s sales, I think I am going to be big and brave and try to play some of the games that I actually own this weekend. I’m really keen to get in a bit more time with Pokémon X on the 3DS after that has taken a bit of

Another Nintendo Switch 2 leak has emerged and this time it is from Business Korea. The Korean publication claims a number of things, including that we could be seeing the Switch 2 release at the end of the year after all. The site also says that Samsung is the main component provider for the platform

Blizzard has decided to cancel this year’s BlizzCon. The company states the event will return in the future, but it plans to showcase upcoming games in a different manner over the coming months.  First announced in a blog post, Blizzard plans to share details on upcoming games like World of Warcraft: The War Within and

Helldivers 2‘s most recent Major Order really came down to the wire, but the community managed to pull out a victory that’s really impressive – given how dire the situation looked earlier this week. The celebrations haven’t ended there either, with Arrowhead having indicated that some evac missions which’ve been proving near impossible should be

Qualcomm has been generating a lot of hype for its upcoming Snapdragon X Elite and Plus CPUs for Windows. As the first competitive Arm-based processors for Windows, the chip giant’s forthcoming CPUs promise to deliver the same power and efficiency that Apple has become famous for with its M-series SoCs to Windows users. However, according

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube764k Bandai Namco has today revealed that the anime and manga series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime will be heading to Switch as a side-scrolling RPG on 8th August. The catchily titled That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles will mark the first game

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door release date is nearing ever closer and of course there’s plenty of places for you to pre-order the physical copy from. GameStop Canada has revealed its pre-order bonus for fans who pre-order and it’s a free GameCube-themed Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door slip cover, which is exclusive to the retailer.

Taming a wolf in Minecraft is one of the game’s simplest joys, and no matter how many times I start a new world, I always hoard bones in case I encounter one. But once you’ve adopted a canine companion, you probably hide them away in a house for safe-keeping, shielding them from the horrors of

SEGA has revealed new details on multiplayer and battle modes for Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, both of which feature local and online play and a host of features. In Battle Mode, up to two players locally or up to 16 players online can play together as they battle their way across five different modes.

As phone app response times go, every second counts. This principle couldn’t be more evident than Google’s decision to introduce real-time responses to its Gemini Android app. Rather than waiting three to five seconds for the ChatGPT rival to spit out a response, users will soon have the option to view the chatbot’s answers as

@CRB1984I’m 39 years old, will be 40 in October 2024.I have played Go Vacation Wii version since year 2011 and played again on Switch.The Scuba Diving activity from Go Vacation was really breath taking.It was beautiful even with just 4 different ocean to explore.Since the activity just only explore and looking for sea creatures, i

Atari has announced the revival of the iconic publishing label, Infogrames, signaling a nostalgic return to its roots in European gaming culture. Infogrames, known for classics like Hogs of War and Alone in the Dark, will once again grace the gaming landscape, sporting its distinctive armadillo logo. The decision marks a significant shift for Atari,

With the introduction of Fortnite Festival, Epic’s rhythm game within the chart-topping Battle Royale, there’s more incentive than ever for musicians to have their likenesses added to the game. The latest of these artists is Billie Eilish, who announced her collaboration with the game on social media earlier today. Eilish is not just getting a

Illaoi has finally gotten a dedicated gameplay trailer and explainer, ahead of a new 2XKO demo available to play at Evo Japan. The character, first revealed during the game’s free-to-play announcement is the fifth to be fully playable by members of the public. The video in question, released on 2XKO socials and viewable below, comes