Month: October 2024

Don’t Nod has high hopes for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, after Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden failed to reach company expectations.
In a new financial report, the French developer and publisher said it will now “partially write down, in the amount of €24m, the assets of Jusant and Banishers: Ghost of New Eden, given the inability to demonstrate future cash flows commensurate with the value of these assets”.
It will also turn its attention to games currently in production, such as Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which the Don’t Nod said “received a particularly positive reception” after being played by press at Gamescom.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage | Lo-fi Summer Trailer

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Netflix’s Devil May Cry anime now has an official release window and a new trailer.
Announced as part of Netflix’s Geeked Week, Devil May Cry will arrive on the subscription platform in April 2025.
The new trailer shows off Dante’s iconic red jacket and white hair look, twin pistols and swordplay, whilst demon hunting, riding a motorcycle, and of course eating pizza. “Let’s dance,” he quips.

Devil May Cry | Official Teaser | Netflix

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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s shock move to launch legal action against Palworld looks to hinge on a patent relating to how players throw Pokéballs.

Yesterday, Nintendo confirmed it was suing Palworld maker Pocketpair for the infringement of “multiple” patents – but did not detail which ones. Later in the day, Pocketpair itself said it was still to hear which patents it stood accused of breaching.

Now, fingers are being pointed at a recent Pokéball-throwing patent jointly filed this summer by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. Indeed, the companies requested this patent was given an accelerated review process – perhaps in preparation for this legal action now.

The detail here comes from Japanese patent attorney Kiyoshi Kuri…

The Nintendo Switch version of Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars: Reforged has been delayed by another month.
Revolution Software’s remaster of the original point-and-click adventure will still be released on PC (Steam, GOG), PlayStation and Xbox on 19th September as planned.
The Switch version has been delayed “to ensure the quality of play remains equally high across all versions of the game”.

Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars: Reforged | Release Date Announcement Trailer

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Sony has updated yesterday’s blog post on the forthcoming Welcome Hub to remove an image of a PS VR2 charging icon that caused speculation of a possible wireless model.
The Welcome Hub allows users to customise their own tab with various widgets, including the battery charge of accessories. However, the image used in the blog post included a controller, earbuds, and what looks like a PS VR2 headset.
But the PS VR2 is wired and doesn’t require a battery charge. So why was this icon included?

Eurogamer Newscast: When it costs £700, who exactly is the PS5 Pro for?

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Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has asked fans to not mod “anything offensive or inappropriate” into the PC release of the game.
Speaking to PC Gamer, Final Fantasy 16 director Hiroshi Takai was asked about goofy mods he’d like to see in the game, but Yoshida stepped in to answer instead. And it’s clear he’s protective of the team’s work.
“If we said ‘It’d be great if someone made xyz’, it might come across as a request, so I’ll avoid mentioning any specifics here!” he said. “The only thing I will say is that we definitely don’t want to say anything offensive or inappropriate, so please don’t make or install anything like that.”

FINAL FANTASY XVI “DELIVERANCE” – PC Trailer

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The team behind gaslamp fantasy survival game Nightingale is about to release its previously-promised big update, known as Realms Rebuilt.
Earlier this year, Inflexion Games’ CEO Aaryn Flynn admitted the studio was “not satisfied with where the game is at”, and resolved to address this with an update towards the end of the summer.
Now that time is almost here, with the studio’s Nightingale: Realms Rebuilt update, which is set to go live tomorrow, 12th September.

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Sony has revealed its PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games for September.
From 17th September, Extra members will be able to get their hands on:

The Plucky Squire | PS5
Under The Waves | PS4, PS5
Night in the Woods | PS4, PS5
Chernobylite | PS4, PS5
Wild Card Football | PS4, PS5
Space Engineers | PS4, PS5
Road 96 | PS4, PS5
Ben 10 | PS4
Far Cry 5 | PS4 (this is a PS Plus rerelease)

The Plucky Squire | Release Date Trailer

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