Shinji Mikami has finally broken his silence on why he left the studio he founded, Tango Gameworks, last year. According to Mikami, it was for a variety reasons--and he actually wanted to leave much earlier than he did.
In an interview with Byking (translated by Automaton), Mikami stated he actually wanted to leave back in 2015 but only stayed because he felt responsible for fostering young talent in Tango Gameworks. This meant creating smaller games with shorter development cycles.
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If you've been watching the 2024 MLB season and have felt the itch to play some baseball for yourself, there's a great price cut on the MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Edition. Typically listed for $125, you can pick up the collector's edition of the recently released baseball sim for just $100. That's the best price we've seen--though it's unclear how long the discount will stick around.
MLB...As The Final Shape draws closer, things are heating up in Destiny 2. This week's Final Shape trailer teased a strange and reflective journey inside the Pale Heart of the Traveler, one that will see the culmination of a decade of storytelling in Destiny 2. But before that expansion arrives, you can pay a visit to Xur to stock up on new Exotics and legendary-class gear. Here's where Xur is this week and what he has for sale.
This week you can find Xur in The Tower, inside the Hangar. For his...
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Backgrounds in Pokémon Go got a refresh with biomes
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The Never Have I Ever star has serious opinions on Mario Kart and needs to share them
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You don’t have to be a dead teen to enjoy this weird supernatural procedural
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Actress Isabela Merced joins the cast of HBO's The Last of Us for its upcoming second season as Dina, one of the main characters. Speaking to Flaunt, Merced revealed more of how she prepared and what fans can expect from Season 2.
Merced said she was asked to audition for Season 2 and played both The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Part II in one weekend. But Merced didn't even know who she was auditioning for.
"I guess I could've just gotten on YouTube and watched scenes from the game," she...
The Nintendo Switch successor is reportedly using magnetic Joy-Con controllers, and the Joy-Con controllers currently used with the Switch might not be backwards compatible with it.
According to a report from Spanish outlet Vandal (translated by VGC), it was able to get some details about the Nintendo Switch successor from accessory and peripheral manufacturers. Those companies were apparently able to touch the console through an opaque box, giving them a literal feel for the console without...
Manor Lords, the medieval strategy game made by one person, is crushing it on Steam where it's the top-selling game overall and inside the top 10 for most-played with more than 138,000 concurrent players. And this is to say nothing of its performance on PC Game Pass. Given the huge amount of interest in the game, many might be wondering if it's coming to console.
The game's developer said on social media that he is working with publisher Hooded Horse on an Xbox version. As of late March, the...
Earlier this month, Robert Downey Jr. expressed his willingness to return to Marvel despite the fact that his signature character, Tony Stark/Iron Man, perished in Avengers: Endgame. During a recent interview with Total Film, Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo shared their skeptical response to Downey's desire to make a MCU comeback.
"I don’t know how they would do it," said Anthony Russo. "I don’t know what the road to that would be [laughs]."
"I mean, we closed that book," added Joe...
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Get free Stellar Jade by using these three codes
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Everything you need to do before diving into the finale of Destiny’s first saga
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You might be able to get it back online, but that’s not always the case
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Don't talk to Oppenheimer and The Fall Guy star Emily Blunt about algorithms. She isn't a fan, to put it lightly. Speaking with Variety, the actress expressed her annoyance at the mathematical equations being utilized to decide what movies and shows get made in Hollywood.
"Some new things frustrate me: algorithms, for example," Blunt said. "I hate that f**king word, excuse the expletive! How can it be associated with art and content? How can we let it determine what will be successful and...
Honkai Star Rail is celebrating its one-year anniversary today, April 26, 2024. Below, we look back at the RPGs first year through the eyes of fans who are still playing--what they love, and what they'd still like to see improve.
Some see Honkai: Star Rail as just another gacha. To me, it’s an evolving free-to-play RPG with more self-awareness than the average release. Right away, it sets up the intriguing mystery behind the Trailblazer and the nuclear-level object inside their body called...
Tekken 8 hasn't seen any notable discounts since launching in January, with most retailers continuing to list it for a full $70. That's finally changing, as right now you'll find it for its lowest-ever price at both Best Buy and Amazon, as the two retailers are listing it for just $50. The discount applies to PS5 and Xbox, making this a great time to finally check out the new fighting game. You'll also get a freebie with your purchase at either retailer.
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Adam Pally and Kid Cudi are a riot in the Sonic spinoff show
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In a bid to make more money and expand Xbox's reach, Microsoft is bringing more games to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, and this is part of a wider strategy.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed this during the company's latest earnings briefing, saying Microsoft is "committed to meeting players where they are." Microsoft will do this by "bringing great games to more people on more devices," the executive said, as reported by VGC.
He also mentioned how, earlier in April, Xbox had seven...
Over eight years later, Fallout 4 might be more popular now than ever, thanks to Amazon Prime Video's TV show based on the video game franchise. On top of that, Bethesda Game Studios has just released a next-gen update for the post-apocalyptic RPG that was originally released in 2015. One of the major features of this patch is updated visuals on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
GameSpot has a comparison video--seen below--that shows Fallout 4 running on Xbox Series X before the next-gen update and...
A year ago this month, Russell Crowe put on a priest's collar and vestments in The Pope's Exorcist to play Father Gabriele Amorth, who was supposedly a rock star in the field of sending demons back to Hell. But in his next horror movie, The Exorcism, Crowe's character, Anthony Miller, is much more vulnerable to evil and he's not a man of God. Instead, Anthony simply plays a priest in a film within the film. That's right, he's an actor who gets possessed while making a movie about...