XNA to be retired next year Those in the know have seen this day approaching for quite some time, but Microsoft has made it official. XNA Game Studio is effectively done. Aleaked internal emailrevealed the company is prepared to retire the development toolset on August 02, 2025. While some believe this could spell the end for Xbox Live Indie Games, a Microsoft representative told Polygon the company wouldn’t be discontinuing the service entirely....
Technomancy, homie Over on theDungeons & Dragonswebsite, they’ve been running a monthly feature called Unearthed Arcana. These articles include new rules that may eventually be published, new settings, player classes, and all sorts of cool material that can be added to your table. Past entries include the PsionicAwakened Mysticclass, extra character options and races fornautical campaigns, and rules formass combat. This month’s Unearthed Arcana is all about a Modern Magic conversion....
It’s Django — the D is silent It’s kind of a “meh” week for Nintendo Download fans, but it’s far from worthless.Unchained Blades(which came out last year on the PSP in Japan, and this year in the US) leads the way today as the big full retail release on the 3DS eShop, as doesCode of Princess, ifyou can’t find the physical versionof the game. Elsewhere on the eShop, you’ll also be able to nab thevery neat lookingdownloadable gameGunman Clive, as well asAir Battle Hockey,Galaxy Saver(DSiWare), andSnowboard Xtreme(DSiWare)....
Also, Street Fighter While this week should have hostedPixelJunk Monsters 2andDark Soulson Switch, both have been pushed back (slightly and greatly respectively). Still, we’re getting some pretty good additions to the eShop coming up! The Switch is gettingStreet Fighter: 30th Anniversaryon May 29, as well asIkarugaon that same date. It’s also hostingBloodstained: Curse of the Moon, 6180 the moon, NeoGeo Top Player’s Golf, Arcade Archives Ikki, Atomine, Baobabs Mausoleum, Dead Fun Pack: Penguins and Aliens Striker Again, Die for Valhalla, Discovery, Dungeon Rushers, Escape Game: Aloha, Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory, Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition, Jumping Joe & Friends, Jurassic Pinball, Knights of Pen and Paper, Legend of Kay Anniversary, Mecha Storm, N++, Punch Club, Yoku’s Island Express,andZen Bound 2....
Three peculiar peas in a pod Tomorrow Corporation is helping to flesh out the early Nintendo Switch library later this week with the release ofWorld of Goo,Little Inferno, andHuman Resource Machineon the eShop. The North American launch date is set for Thursday, March 16, and while the studio is waiting for a final confirmation from Nintendo of Europe, that shouldn’t be far off either. (And even if it somehow is, with the Switch eShop, it’s no big deal toset up a secondary accountfrom a different region....
You can’t take the sky from me The highlight of the VGX, aside from Joel McHale’s unrelenting irreverence, was the unexpected, unlikelyNo Man’s Skyfrom the creators ofJoe Danger. Much of the afternoon centered around content that was not particularly new or different. ABorderlandsgame in Telltale’s signature style. A PS4 and Xbox One port ofTomb Raider, which came out early this year. Cranky Kong’s reveal forDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, which was supposed to already have been out this year, before a delay....
Not a trace of doubt in my mind I have to admit that I was skeptical. When something’s so absurdly out of left field, you kinda have to be. For 40 years now, video games have been about sitting on your couch and staring at a TV screen. I didn’t want to believe that would ever change. So, some four years ago when that gas station attendant they call Lucky Palmer told me that RV was the future of gaming, I readily dismissed him....
With the imminent release ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, Sony has released the launch trailer, and it highlights the rise of a darker Peter. The trailer showcases a number of huge sequences that are coming in the game, but be warned that it could also be consideredpretty significant story spoilers forMarvel’s Spider-Man 2. Peter & Miles team up against classic foes in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launch trailer In the trailer, Miles goes to Peter to ask for help....
It’s happening, it’s finally happening! Kicking off its E3 showcase today, Nintendo finally unveiled the next entry in theStar Foxseries. The new project is calledStar Fox Zeroand it’s coming exclusively to Wii U this winter. Nintendo is developing it in collaboration withPlatinum Games. In addition to showing the classic third-person vantage point on the television,Zerotakes advantage of the Wii U GamePad by simultaneously displaying a cockpit view in your hands....
Pokemon Go, Pokemon Going, Pokemon Gone Pokémon Godeveloper Niantic has quietly put an end to fan-made Pokémon tracking tools. One of the more popular apps,Pokévision, displayed wild Pokémon locations on a map in real time, but, as of today, the website displays a message stating its “services are currently unavailable.” According to a series of tweets published to the site’s Twitter account, Pokévisionkept the site runningas long as possible, but “are respecting Niantic and Nintendo’s wishes,” resulting in the suspension of service....
Being Todd Snap After quite the time lapse,Pokemon Snap‘s finally getting some exposure again. Even though Nintendo’s attention is aimed at the upcoming Switch, the 1999Pokemonphotography game is the focus of an eShop addition. Nintendo added an eShop page forPokemon Snapthat indicates it’ll come to the Wii U tomorrow in the US. It’s priced at $10. The Wii U version already released in Europe and Japan last year. For anyone who’s unfamiliar,Pokemon Snaptasked players with traveling around Pokemon Island to take photos of 63 different pocket monsters in the wild....
It’s nearly out We all knowPokemonis popular, but just how popular? Very. Nintendo has announced thatPokemon SunandMoonare the most successful games in the series already, and we’re still a few weeks away from its release. Not only is the most pre-sold in the franchise, but it’s also the most downloaded 3DS demo in Nintendo history. This news comes directly after showing off the final evolutions for the three starters (which actually sold me on Rowlet and off Litten), and the appearance of Red and Blue....
You have to play three matches in the upcoming competitive event WhilePokemon Scarlet & Violetcopies continue to fly off the shelves, we’re getting a decent chunk of content rolloutsin the form of seven-star raids. But Game Freak and The Pokemon Company also have an overwhelming amount oftiny promo eventsgoing on too, including this upcoming opportunity to get a new backpack style. Announced on the official JapanesePokemonsite, the powers that be are running a promo for the upcoming Pokémon Japan Championships 2023 (also known as PJCS2023)....
