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Dynamo Pictures acquisition complete Nintendo hascompleted its acquisitionof CG production company Dynamo Pictures, and has now restructured and relaunched the studio as Nintendo Pictures. The company will now work with Nintendo on video production and the facilitation of its motion capture and other CGI projects. Dynamo Pictures confirmed the relaunchon its newly designed website, now emblazoned with the Nintendo Pictures logo and sporting the familiar red-and-white color scheme. “We aim to have consumers around the world learn about Nintendo characters through video, and to create unique videos that will remain in their memories forever”, reads a short statement (as translated by Google....

The GOAT returns on September 23 [Update:DKC2,Mario’s Super Picross,The Peace Keepers, andS.C.A.T.– yes,S.C.A.T.– are now on Nintendo Switch if you have a Nintendo Switch Online account. What are you playing first?] It has consistently topped fans’ most-wanted lists, and I’m right there with the crowd. I’d love the chance to reconnect withEarthBound, butDKC2is my favorite game of all time. We made it, fam. The SNES library is also gettingMario’s Super Picross(a first-time release outside of Japan) andThe Peace Keepers, a funky Jaleco beat-’em-up....

‘We’re still fixing bugs and evaluating feedback and stats’ It didn’t take long at all for Blizzard toreveal Orisa, the latestOverwatchhero, but remaining patient for her to trot into the live game hasn’t been quite so easy. While curious PC players have had time to experiment with the barrier-slinging quadruped tankon the PTR, console players have been stuck with the existing 23 characters and a frighteningly capable Bastion. It’ll be a while longer yet....

As expected for anything in early access, there have been some performance issues withPalworldsince day one. However, following the release ofpatch 0.1.4.1 (Steam) and 0.1.1.4 (Xbox), there’s a noticeable uptick in community reports of lag and disappearing floors. Teething issues are part of the agreement when you sign on to play something in its experimental state, and players, for the most part, have been pretty forgiving and patient as they wait for fixes....

Limbo and Inside together for $30 Playdead is, in baseball terms, batting a thousand. The Danish developer has stepped up to the plate twice, and both times it has knocked the ball out of the park. The sample size is small, sure, but it’s impossible to deny the impact this indie studio has had on the games industry over the past decade or so. Now, both of those masterpieces are getting bundled into a physical edition....

Play! Play! Play! PlayStation Japan has announced a special live stream discussion to showcase some of the most exciting titles headed to PlayStation in 2021. “Play! Play! Play!”, as well as sounding vaguely threatening, is described as “a talk show that makes you want to play” and will be broadcast March 21 at 20:00 JST and will run for around an hour. Scheduled to make an appearance on the stream are Capcom’s sepia-tinged horrorResident Evil Villageas well as Square Enix’s upcoming PS5 releaseFinal Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade....

Do it for Dafoe If a “huge portion” of PlayStation 4 ownersnever playedsomething as universally liked asThe Last of Us, I wonder how many of them missed out onBeyond: Two SoulsandHeavy Rain. “Enough,” I suppose. Both games are being remastered for the system. Beyond($29.99) is up first, on November 24, with updated graphics, improved controls for action sequences, the option to play missions in chronological order from the start, and theEnhanced ExperimentsDLC included....

That’d be quite the on-the-nose title Remedy Entertainment has its hands full in the coming months, what withQuantum Breakreleasing in early April and all. That hasn’t stopped the studio from looking ever so slightly ahead, though. And, it’s in a direction that should please many of the developer’s fans. Earlier this week, Remedyfiled a trademarkwithin the European Union for “Alan Wake’s Return.” That phrase could be the title of a new game, an expression to use in marketing materials, the name of some other form of planned media, or it could turn out to be nothing at all....

Time to rise from your grave, Player WhenRetro City Rampagewas earlier in development, its creator Brian Provinciano printed up some promotional materials that looked like Sega Master System and Nintendo Entertainment System boxes. That wasn’t just a cute marketing ploy. It was a reflection of Brian’s unending love for videogames sold in boxes.WhileRetro City Rampagehas been out in the wild for years, and many people I knowalready own it on multiple consoles, that’s not stopping Brian from continuing his pursuit of boxing it up and shipping it out....

Nice Next week, you’ll be able to play the mashup betweenThe Escapists,a pretty cool little adventure game, andThe Walking Dead. On September 30, it will hit the PC and Xbox One platforms, and will see developer Team17 collaborating with Skybound Entertainment for a brand new story. The new game will run you $19.99, and will feature five levels from the series, as well as comic book panels, and characters from the franchise....

The formerDarknessdesigner looks to make an Indy project Game developer Jens Andersson, who’s worked on projects likeThe DarknessandChronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, is taking up a new role at MachineGames. Andersson is joining the team to work on its upcomingIndiana Jonesgame. In a statementshared on Twitterand spotted byVGC, Andersson confirms he’s joining the project as the Design Director onIndiana Jones. Andersson says that in 2009 he accepted an offer to lead design on anIndiana Jonesproject, but the game was cancelled before he got there....

It looks like ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda, has snapped up the URL elderscrollsonline.com. Could this be more evidence towards the rumored upcoming MMO? MCVreminds us that last month ZeniMax confirmed that a large part of a recent $300 million investment will be spent on the development of an MMO title. Our minds hopefully jumped to theElder Scrollsgames, but there wasn’t much to go on. Granted, a new URL isn’t either, and thisGameSpot postpoints to what may just be cybersquatter protection....

Are you enraptured by Elizabeth’s bioshocking new look? We recently got word that the next DLC forBioshock Infinitewould be the two-partBurial at Sea, which brings Booker and Elizabeth to Rapture on the eve of its downfall. Also, it’s film noir as heck.Chinatownwith splicers. I’m all about this; I’m always ringing the “more noir” knell. What’s more, you’ll actually be able to play as Elizabeth in the second part, in a more “survival horror” manner because, “Elizabeth is not like Booker, she’s not a huge tank....