‘People are pretty stunned, slightly excited or mind boggled’ Further to an announcement that it would donate a new prosthetic limb to a gamer, Konami — in partnership with the BBC — has released a documentary following double amputee James Young and his “bodyhack” journey. The documentary kicks off a little PR-heavy — particularly with clips fromMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painshoehorned into the production — but settles into an enlighting look into the development, and drawbacks, of “cyborg” technology....

It’s looking badass in this new GDC/PAX East trailer Coda Games’ sole developer John Rhee just uploaded a revealing new pre-expo teaser for his Kickstarter-funded SRPG trilogy,Liege.In it, we get to see the most recent gameplay footage of the elegant, turn-based/tactical combat mechanics he’s been perfecting. When describing the combat inLiege, Rhee highlights that it’s “both tactical and turn-based,” and that battles will “emerge seamlessly as you wander through the realm....

Limited quantites at Best Buy for Switch Kick butt and take names as Kyoko and Misako, two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends.@WayForward‘s River City Girls opens for a 4-week pre-order on Switch and PS4 on Friday, August 30!pic.twitter.com/lJrZprl2JG — Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames)Jul 11, 2025 If you’re looking to get a physical copy of WayForward’s upcomingRiver City Girls, then Limited Run Games has got you covered....

With Season 1 well underway inMarvel Rivals, we have a good idea of where each character would be in a tier list. While a lot has changed in terms of updates, there has been somewhat of a meta-shakeup. Marvel RivalsSeason 1 tier list That said, here is a tier list of all the heroes currently inMarvel Rivals. It will start with the best characters at S-Tier and move all the way to the lowest, B-tier....

TheMass Effectfan seductively slid his disc into the tray, the warm humming of his computer implying an eagerness to receive. With hands almost trembling in anticipation, he booted up Origin, greeted with the familiar pop-up informing him that he needed to download an update. He smiled back at it, like an old friend returned from faraway travels. He consumed a Diet Mr. Pibb while Origin updated itself — a stiff drink to calm his nerves, put fire in his belly....

Nintendoes You’ll find a lot of debate on what the best version ofMega Man X3is, but for the purpose of Capcom’s upcomingMega Man X Legacy Collection, the SNES original is going to be represented over the PS1, Saturn or PC ports. Maybe this has to do with music or licensing issues, but I’m sure some people will be upset over this decision (while other are probably rejoicing). Capcom has also confirmed it is working internally on the collection, instead of Digital Eclipse....

Four years down the drain [Update:Microsoft has confirmed toIGNthatScaleboundis canceled. Here’s Microsoft’s full statement: “After careful deliberation, Microsoft Studios has come to the decision to end production forScalebound. We’re working hard to deliver an amazing lineup of games to our fans this year, includingHalo Wars 2,Crackdown 3,State of Decay 2,Sea of Thievesand other great experiences.”] Original story:Originally revealed at E3 2014, PlatinumGames’Scaleboundquickly became one of Xbox One’s most highly anticipated exclusives....

New maze proceeds to to foundation Namco Bandai has launched its Ms. Pac-Man Pink Ribbon Campaign in cooperation with the National Breast Cancer Foundation. They plan to raise awareness through gameplay in their range of mobile titles, with the highlight of the campaign being a new maze for the Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man mobile titles. This month, running through the end of the month, the maze will be available for $0....

Making ‘ample space’ for the gods The summer is becoming increasingly packed for games, especially as dates start to shift around. WithBaldur’s Gate 3moving its release date up, it put Larian’s RPG in direct contention with another RPG,Stray Gods. Now, Summerfall Studios is taking the opportunity for a slight delay. Originally scheduled for August 3, Summerfall is pushing the launch of its musical RPG to August 10. Andin a statement on the matter, the studio was pretty straightforward about why:...

Fans swarm to support developer and other backers Neverending Nightmaresgot a lot of press onDtoid this week. It’s also gotten a lot of support fromotherdevelopers. Everything appeared to be coming together to help bring the game in close to its funding goals, but with a day left, it was still about 1/10 away from making it all the way. The developer was panicked, as were potential backers, all desperate for the game to succeed....

Also, Darksiders It’s a busy time for Nintendo as they host yet another first-party game inYoshi’s Crafted World. Other Switch releases this Nintendo Download period includeThe World Next Door, Darksiders Warmastered Edition, 12 Labours of Hercules, NeoGeo Baseball Stars 2, Airfield Mania, AngerForce: Reloaded, Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing, Cel Damage HD, Croixluer Sigma, Darkest Hunter, Event Horizon(no, not the film,the phenomenon),Fun Fun Animal Park, Gods Remastered, Goken, Inferno Climber: Reborn, Instanbul: Digital Edition, Junk Planet, Lyrica, Metagal, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, President F....

Surprise! Well, this is strange. Nintendo has reportedly opened the floodgates for cross-platform play between the Wii U and other consoles. Speaking withEurogamer, Ripstone Games creative director and co-founder Phil Gaskell said Nintendo agreed to his studio’s request to implement cross-play with other systems. “We’re launchingPure ChessandKnytt Underground[on Wii U] later this year, and onPure Chesswe asked whether we could do cross-platform multiplayer, expecting it to be the typical closed console platform I’ve been used to working with for 20 years,” Gaskell said....

Wii U successor? Handheld and console hybrid? [Ed. Note: Super fake console photo added for emotional trauma. It’s an old gag by GreenStar Studios.] Earlier today we reported on the news that Nintendo is partnering up with DeNA to bringNintendo franchises to smart phones. During the announcement, Satoru Iwata was eager to reassure core Nintendo fans that while the company is moving into smart phone development, this does not mark the end of them as a dedicated gaming hardware manufacturer....