Category: Nintendo

Tron: Catalyst & John Wick Hex Dev ‘Bithell Games’ Makes “Majority” Of Staff Redundant

“Today we are less”.

Bithell Games, the developer behind John Wick Hex, TRON: Identity, and TRON: Catalyst, is sadly making “eleven jobs” at the studio redundant.

Studio founder Mike Bithell shared a message on Bluesky earlier today stating that his studio — which he founded in 2013 following the release and critical success behind Thomas Was Alone — has “been unable to secure a new large scale project” and is “reducing in size” as a result.

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Dbrand ‘Joy-Lock’ Replacements Now Available Following Killswitch Joy-Con “Controversy”

Update: Emails have been sent to customers.

A short time ago, Dbrand came under fire for design issues with its Killswitch Case for Switch 2 – in short, some users were finding that, with the case attached, the magnetic connection between the console and its Joy-Con 2 controllers was weakened, leading to them disengaging unintentionally.

At the time, Dbrand appeared to dismiss the issue, only to quickly apologise and promise to issue replacement parts that would solve the problem. It has now contacted its customers to clarify how it is dealing with the fault.

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Talking Point: Nintendo Is Laser-Targeting Your Toddlers With This New ‘My Mario’ Line

Full-on Disney mode engaged.

Of the big three platform holders, Nintendo is the ‘family-friendly’ one. Did you know that?

Of course you did – you’re an intelligent human being. And over the course of the Switch generation, with all the company’s eggs now in a single console basket, Nintendo has diversified its business, leaning into non-gaming areas and getting its IP under the noses of a broader audience with mobile apps, movies, theme parks, stores, and all that game. This has been a stated goal for many years, and the monster success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie worked as planned, funnelling interest back to its gaming hardware and software, resulting in revenue bumps across the board.

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LEGO Party Gets The Party Started On Switch This September, Physical Release Confirmed

Pre-orders are now live.

LEGO fans are in for a treat with not one but two new titles announced today for the Switch and both are due out later this year.

First up we’ve got LEGO Voyagers – a new two-player co-op adventure all about “friendship and play”. There’ll even be a “Friend’s Pass” a bit like Hazelight’s games (Split Fiction) where you can play together with just one copy of the game.

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Nightdive Studios Reveal “Definitive” Re-Release Of ‘Heretic + Hexen’ On Switch

And it’s out now.

If you thought the day’s surprises were over, think again, as Bethesda, id Software, and retro specialists Nightdive Studios have announced Heretic + Hexen, the “definitive re-release” of two classic spell shooters. Oh, and it’s also out right now (thanks, Gematsu!).

For just $14.99 (it’s not up on the EU eShop at the time of writing this), you’ll be able to pick up two of Raven Software’s iconic first-person shooters which introduced inventory systems, vertical aiming, and character classes to the genre.

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