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So, you have gripes about some of Nintendo’s eShop policies? You’re certainly not alone. The legal snafu between the Norwegian Consumer Council and the House of Mario continues. Now, it’s news to nobody that Nintendo have always been a little behind the times when it comes to online gaming. They’ve always been keen to push local play and couch co-op to the hilt, and it’s only in recent years that they’ve felt forced to actually embrace online gaming....

In addition to its impressive critical reception, Elden Ring has enjoyed a hugely positive launch according to The NPD Group, as the details of the company’s February report tracking U.S video game spending have been shared today by executive director & video game industry advisor Matt Piscatella. As usual, in addition to software numbers, we also get a look at the overall trends shaping the market in 2022, including hardware and accessory performance....

There was once a game so ambitious, yet so flawed, that it divided gamers even years after its release. Okay, that describes a lot of games, but I’m talking particularly about Alpha Protocol. In a time when Mass Effect was just starting to build its massive fandom and choice-based games were the hot thing, Obsidian Entertainment decided to make an RPG based around super spies. The resulting game, rough as it was, gained a cult following, and now it might be coming back....

Samsung Galaxy S8: Release date, rumours and everything you need to know Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus: Release date, rumours and everything you need to know New Samsung Galaxy S8 image leaks reveal phone, on-screen controls Samsung Galaxy S8 in pictures: Renders and leaked photos of the next Galaxy Leaked drawings show Samsung Galaxy S8 with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner

Today Bandai Namco released an extensive developer diary video of its upcoming anime JRPG One Piece Odyssey. The video stars producer Katsuaki Tsuzuki, composer Motoi Sakuraba, and Ken Takano from Weekly Shounen Jump as they introduce the game. First of all, we get to see a ton of gameplay and cutscenes, providing an extensive look at the game and its characters. On top of that, the developers provide a description of many of the gameplay mechanics that we can expect including exploration and the turn-based battles with monsters, which are visible on the field and can be avoided....

Overkill has promised to fix the matchmaking issues affecting the Xbox One version of Payday 2 by the end of 2015. Apologising to fans in a video update, producer Almir Listo acknowledged that the developer is aware of players “having issues with matchmaking in the game. It’s frustrating for us, but it’s obviously even more frustrating for you. “We’re making some radical changes to how the matchmaking works in Payday 2 in order to ensure that you, in a simple way, can join games going forward....

Blizzard has always had a skill for creating amazingly deep, rich and immersive worlds. Warcraft remains their biggest claim to fame. Blizzard’s style of storytelling is so detailed, and interesting that they received a motion movie picture. While World Of Warcraft is arguably Blizzard’s crowning achievement, Overwatch takes a close second. For a game that has no single-player campaign experience, the lore of Overwatch is incredibly deep and complex. Unlike most games, If you’re interested in the world of Overwatch, you’re going to have to do some research....

Microsoft’s annual Surface event was held recently on October 12, marking the 10-year anniversary of its Surface brand. For a while, all we had to go on was speculation, but it turns out many of these rumors were true. © humphery/Shutterstock.com This is an exciting time, particularly for die-hard Microsoft fans, as a slew of new products were announced: the Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Studio 2 Plus....

Microsoft announced today that it will hold its Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on June 12. Will Tittle, editor-in-chief of Xbox Wire, writes, “This show will feature amazing titles coming from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and our partners around the world. The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will include everything you need to know about the diverse lineup of games coming soon to the Xbox ecosystem, including upcoming releases to Game Pass on Xbox and PC....

Today, the studio behind Momodora announced a release date of August 27 for its newest project: Minoria. It has been three years since Bombservice released the latest installment in the Momodora franchise. Now, with Minoria, the team plans on taking fans of their flagship action-platformer on a brand new journey. The creator and developer behind Minoria, Rdein, noted they wanted to take a step back from the Momodora series. Spiritual sequel Minoria has been a breath of fresh air for them, as they had been working on the same franchise for many years now....

How to swim in Monster Hunter Stories 2, was the first question that hit my mind the moment the game started in the village surrounded by the vast sea. I wished exploring the sea was part of this franchise, as I never got to play the first part. But thankfully, crossing and swimming is a big part of the game to reach new lands and it’s essential for discovering all monsters in the game....

Moto Racer 4, the next entry in the long-running arcade motorbike racing series, will release on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Mac on October 13, 2016, publisher Microids has announced. Developed by French developer Artefacts Studio, Moto Racer 4 promises to feature high-speed 60fps racing and “no less than” 15 single-player and multiplayer modes, including standard modes like Time Trials and Championship, and more original modes like ‘Ghost Bike’, ‘Wolf Pack’ and ‘Golden Helmet’....

MP3 vs. MP4: 5 Need to Know Facts MP3 compression can reduce file sizes by more than 90% compared to CD quality audio. If you’re looking for an MP3 setting that matches lossless audio that’s most comparable to CDs while also reducing file sizes, look for 320 kbps bitrates. At that levelMP4s are different than MP3 files in that they’re a container file type that’s more generalized. While MP3s are audio only, MP4 files can embed video, audio, subtitles, and images....

This review is based of off all 10 episodes of The Baby-Sitters Club‘s first season. The Baby-Sitters Club is more than just a book series. For many, the story is a girlhood institution. First published in 1986 to capitalize on a proven interest for books about babysitting, the would-be franchise was initially conceived as a four book series, but the kid market was hungry for more. More than 30 years later, the series started by Ann M....

For many, Kevin Conroy is the definitive voice of Batman and Bruce Wayne, with his performances in Batman: The Animated Series and Rocksteady’s Batman Arkham games earning him legions of adoring fans. However, it sounds like WB Montreal has not recruited the actor to reprise his role in the studio’s upcoming Batman game. Little is known about this upcoming project, but WB Montreal did share a mysterious teaser on Batman Day that seemed to confirm the company is working on something Bat-related....

Developer Sushee has released a new video showcasing another death animation sequence from Fear Effect Sedna, the Kickstarter-funded and Square Enix-backed real-time tactical action title. The video shows what happens when Hana walks on some suspicious stone slabs, with the lesson being don’t walk on things which look suspicious. With three days to go and €86,802 raised, the project needs more backing if it is to succeed at reaching its €100,000 goal....

Aside from a short trailer and a few glimpses at gameplay, not much is known about the upcoming PS5 title, Godfall. Now, we at least get a chance to take a detailed look at each of the game’s playable heroes thanks to the release of a few Godfall wallpapers . We know that Godfall is a fantasy RPG with a focus on loot and melee combat, and it looks to be a bit inspired by the likes of Dark Souls and Destiny....

Today Bandai Namco Entertainment announced a new update for its popular JRPG Scarlet Nexus. The update, which is numbered 1.08, brings crossover accessories and items from Tales of Arise and a “very easy” difficulty for beginners and those who simply want to enjoy the story. We also learn that a new “story demo” is coming. You can check the trailer out below. Scarlet Nexus is available for PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam....

Today Sega and Creative Assembly released another brand new trailer about the upcoming Warhammer strategy game Total War: Warhammer III. One of the elements that have remained mysterious until now is the campaign mechanics created for Kislev, and that’s exactly what today’s trailer is all about. The faction certainly seems to be interesting to play, with plenty of differences compared to their Imperial brethren to the south. You can watch the trailer below and read our brand new hands-on preview....

Nier Replicant will have you farm some resources that are vital in the game but a task to find. One such material is Machine oil. It is a rare raw material that is necessary for a number of quests and upgrades in the game. The game will need you to get all the weapons in the game for certain endings and a whole lot of these weapons require you to farm Machine Oil to craft....