He’s moved to a PlayStation team.
The Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames reportedly said goodbye to multiple veterans (including Hideki Kamiya) last year.
Now, in another studio update, it’s been confirmed the Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon director Abebe Tinari has also left. According to his LinkedIn, he’s moved on to PlayStation’s Housemarque (Returnal) as a lead game designer.
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It’s double trouble with Dixie and Kiddy.
Nintendo has kicked off the new year with a brand new update for its ‘Nintendo Music’ app. It’s celebrating Rare’s Donkey Kong Country series once again with the released of the third game’s tracklist.
All up, this soundtrack includes 40 tracks and has a runtime of 1 hour and 14 minutes. You’ll be able to listen to the iconic intro and title screen music, Funky’s music, Jungle Jitter, bonus time, Treetop Tumble and much more.
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Pinch yourself.
No, you’re not misreading the headline — video game peripheral maker Hyperkin has released a brand new Guitar Hero controller. In 2025. For the Nintendo Wii.
Announcing the news on New Year’s Day (spotted via GameSpot), the Hyper Strummer is a retro controller that’s based on the company’s previous model and compatible with all Wii entries in the Guitar Hero — from Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock to Warriors of Rock — and Rock Band 2 and 3. We’re not forgetting the first Rock Band, don’t worry, the controller will not work with the first game in the series.
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No need for salt.
Just over a month after it disappeared from the Switch eShop, Triangle Strategy is available to buy once again on the storefront.
Square Enix announced earlier today that the HD-2D strategy RPG is back and ready for you to spend your hard-earned pennies (or gold points) on if you haven’t already.
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Back with a vengeance.
Those after a bit more Batman on the go might be in luck since it seems that Gotham Knights is still set for a couple of console releases, and speculation is already leaning in Switch 2’s favour (thanks, UniversoNintendo).
That is according to the LinkedIn resume of former QLOC Senior Programmer Łukasz Łoziński (spotted by YouTuber Doctre81), where the 2022 action game is still listed for two “unreleased platforms”. Łoziński lists his work on the Unreal Engine 4 “cpu/gameplay optimisation” for the PS5 version of the game, but he also claims to have done the same — as well as “lead, vulkan rendering” duties — on two further, unspecified platforms.
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Black and blue, not white and gold.
Fresh images of what looks to be the left Joy-Con controller from the upcoming ‘Switch 2’ hardware have been posted online, supposedly originating from China.
Hosted over on Reddit by ‘thisSubIsAtrocious‘ and subsequently shared all over social media, the Joy-Con sports the new magnetic rail with which to attach the controller to the main body of the Switch 2. In an effort to differentiate the hardware from the current Switch systems, it looks to be mainly black in colour, with the rail itself sporting a light blue.
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Battle of the Bandicoots.
Welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl — the first of 2025, no less!
Last week, we matched up a pair of beauties from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (yep, we were shocked that we hadn’t covered it already too), and after a week of voting, the results came back with a clear winner. The classic gold variant from Europe and North America walked away with 66% of the vote and the win, leaving the hand-drawn Japanese design with the remaining 34%.
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Returning next week.
The former PlayStation Vita exclusive and action RPG Freedom Wars Remastered is launching next week on the Switch eShop and if you’re planning on downloading this one, you might be interested to know the file size.
According to Nintendo’s official website, it will require around 4.6 GB of free space on your system. If you want a physical copy, the option right now is to import the Japanese release. This particular version of the game will also contain English language support.
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Galarian Rapidash arrives.
The free-to-play MOBA Pokémon Unite is still adding new Pokémon and the next one joining the roster will be Galarian Rapidash.
This psychic/fairy-type evolves from a Galarian Ponyta and was originally introduced during the Pokémon Sword and Shield generation. This new pick in Unite is scheduled to join the fray on 23rd January 2025 – so later this month.
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Life comes at you slow.
Reformatted and revised with a couple of new additions. Enjoy!
If you’re looking for a change of pace and some welcome distraction from everyday life, few mediums offer such engrossing, ongoing escapism as video games. Even the best books have an ending, but some games can go on almost indefinitely and come to form a calming part of our daily routines.
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