Not a pea shooter.
A Plants vs. Zombies remaster is potentially on the horizon, and it might be releasing as early as October, a new rumour suggests.
Reported by Dealabs and Billbil-Kun (via Push Square), the remaster is reportedly called Plants vs. Zombies Replanted — which could be related to the Brazilian age rating of Reloaded, discovered earlier this year.
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You Refined.
Donkey Kong Bananza is stuffed full of amazing little details and references, and thanks to some chatter online, we’ve discovered yet another incredible detail that takes more than a little soul from… well, Dark Souls.
On social media, we spotted a thread from the donkeykong subreddit being shared which revealed to us that, if you die in DK’s latest adventure — whether it be to an enemy, in the lava, or by taking too much damage in any of the standard layer levels (not the challenges) — DK’s corpse will be left waiting in a mound of gold.
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Drumroll, please.
Ever since I was a kid stomping his feet to pop songs in Dance Dance Revolution and getting pep talks from PaRappa the Rapper about how I gotta believe, I’ve been a fan of rhythm games. And while I love popular juggernauts in the genre like Guitar Hero, I’ll always prefer something with more originality than just simply holding down a button, such as Final Fantasy Theatrhythm.
Cue Patapon, a quirky blend of rhythm and strategy originality released exclusively on Sony’s PSP and now out on other platforms thanks to Bandai Namco. You play as a god to the charming Smurf-esque creatures and use drums to direct them during missions. Your controller buttons correspond to a rhythmic phrase. Want them to move forward? That’s easy! Pata pata pata pon! Need to attack? No problem; just hit ‘em with a pon pon pata pon combo. Keep the beat going and you’ll enter into a Fever, which increases your attack and defence.
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Excuse me?
We reported on Bandai Namco’s naughty pup simulator, Doronko Wanko, back in December of last year, and not just because we were worried about what exactly this particular canine might be up to.
As it turns out, this very bold, but very cute, little doggy — who’s name actually derives from わんこ Wan ko, which is an informal or cute way of saying dog or puppy in Japanese — is into wrecking the place, messing up his owner’s stuff and causing havoc. Suddenly we are very, very interested.
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Update: Participation site goes live.
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Nintendo has announced it will be performing another Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program starting later this month.
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For trainers located in Japan and Australia.
It’s been an exciting week on the Pokémon front with multiple new announcements shared in the recent broadcast. Following this, more details about the Pokémon Legends: Z-A physical and digital pre-order goodies in select regions have been surfacing online.
Now, we’ve got an update about one of the special items trainers located in Japan and Australia can get their hands on as a pre-order bonus. As highlighted by Serebii.net, it’s a trench coat customisation and will be available “at certain locations” – including Amazon in Japan and from EB Games in Australia.
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Joining the fight on Switch platforms later this year.
Marvel’s been involved with some pretty exciting games in recent times, and hopefully, this trend continues with its upcoming arcade-style beat ’em up MARVEL Cosmic Invasion.
Ahead of the game’s launch on the Switch and Switch 2 later this year, Dotemu has today revealed another two playable characters joining the roster. This time we get a brief look at ‘Beta Ray Bill’ and ‘Silver Surfer’ who join the fight against the immortal super villain Annihilus.
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“His talent gave life to some of our most beloved characters”.
The Pokémon Company has shared a tribute on social media following the passing of long-time voice actor James Carter Cathcart, who passed away last week at the age of 71.
Accompanying the short tribute video of the voice actor’s many roles in the Pokémon anime — where Carter played Professor Oak, Gary Oak, Meowth, and Team Rocket’s James — along with the below message:
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It’s a race to the top, no wait, the botto…no wait, the core!
We’ve been absolutely addicted to Donkey Kong Bananza over the past week or so and various members of the team are, as expected, at different points along the way in the adventure. Some, like this writer, are still fairly early on in DK’s latest outing, whilst others, such as our very own Liam Doolan, are already done with the thing. No messing around there!
Now, very mild spoilers ahead, but by way of some of the old ‘water-cooler’ banter (proving once and for all that such a thing can even exist betwixt online colleagues), Liam shared with us that he’d actually managed to complete the game without unlocking one of Donkey Kong’s transformations.
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Take a ride on the wild side.
Capcom effectively created a new genre with its famed Monster Hunter series back in the sixth generation of game consoles, and though many challengers over the years (such as Dauntless and God Eater) have since tried to get a piece of its pie, nobody has quite managed to recreate its distinct magic. Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force (of Dynasty Warriors fame) then decided to try its hand in 2023 with the release of Wild Hearts, but the game never really got too far off the ground despite positive reception from both fans and critics.
Now that the Switch 2 has come out, KT has decided to try giving its latest monster hunting foray another shot at success with Wild Hearts S, a modest revisit that’s taking advantage of the distinct Monster Hunter-shaped hole in the Switch 2’s launch window library. Though it isn’t the roaring revival that some may have hoped it to be, Wild Hearts S still proves to be an enjoyable and engaging monster-hunting action game and one that I’d suggest newcomers look into.
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