During the 2024 Nintendo Direct, Douze Dixiemes and Focus Entertainment revealed a first look at their latest upcoming game,MIO: Memories in Orbit.MIO: Memories in Orbitis a 2D Metroidvania that is planning to be released in 2025 as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. In the beautiful, vast landscapes of space,Mio: Memories in Orbithas your character, the android MIO, set out to explore the galaxy and its wonders. As MIO breaks out of its wire-covered vessel and steps foot into the world, you’ll battle enemies, use your grappling hook-like abilities to climb around the terrain, and avoid various deadly obstacles to discover new areas in the universe and save your spaceship from a growing hostile force....

Rare’s jolly 3D platformer returns on January 20 Ever since NintendoteasedthatBanjo-Kazooiewas coming to Nintendo Switch in January, I have been counting the days for one of those kinda sorta out-of-nowhere “here’s the release date!” tweets.We got exactly that tonight, and the date is set for this Thursday, January 20. Rare’s classic Jiggy-collecting adventure is one of my most anticipated Switch Online additions, at least in terms of theconfirmed N64 roster. I mean, the music alone!...

Fantasy adventure headed to PC and consoles This month’s Game Awards are expected to feature a slew of announcements, trailer, and reveals, with many developers taking the opportunity to direct the audience’s eyes towards their latest wares. One such developer is Pearl Abyss, who will be debuting gameplay footage from its upcoming fantasy MMO,Crimson Desert. The natural evolution of 2014’s Black Desert Online,Crimson Desertpromises to be another dramatic and lore-heavy adventure set within a dangerous mythical universe....

Compatibility with existing mods under consideration WhenSystem Shock 2: Enhanced Editionwas announced last week, many wondered what could be improved about the experience. Apart from doing a complete visual overhaul, the game was solid enough as it was. This wasn’t a case like the originalSystem Shockwhere a standardized control scheme hadn’t been invented yet, thus necessitating some work. There is one area whereSystem Shock 2is lacking, though: multiplayer. In a newinterview with Games Radar,Nightdive CEO Stephen Kick revealed the studio is focused on improving the multiplayer experienced withEnhanced Edition....

Out on July 17 Look, we all knew it was coming! This morning Nintendo has announcedPaper Mario: The Origami Kingfor Switch, which is due out on July 17 for $59.99. The narrative will be extremely familiar: Mario is invited to something (the kingdom’s origami festival) and things go horribly wrong. A foe named King Olly will attempt a power grab as he “unleashes his plan to fold the entire world,” enlisting Bowser’s own minions to his cause....

Pokemon X and Y playable for the first time in Europe On August 21st through the 25th, Gamescom will commence in Europe, and for the very first time, gamers will have a chance to playPokemon XandYin the EU. Nintendo also has revealed that there will be playable 3DS demos forProfessor Layton and the Azran Legacy, as well asThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. But while the 3DS has no shortage of incredible games in general, it looks like Nintendo will be focusing on the Wii U, with tons of demos on hand....

Talking Games Former president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aimé hasn’t had much time for rest and relaxation in the year since heretired. Reggie has stayed busy with high-profile activities likelecturing Cornell students about economicsandjoining the board of directors at GameStop. At least he’s kicking up his feet a bit,albeit inAnimal Crossing. While we’ve missed him in Nintendo Directs (speaking of: we’ve been missing Nintendo Directs altogether), we’ll soon get Reggie’s sweet dulcet tones delivered straight to our eardrums....

Console break down and the best games, present and upcoming [Bumping this guide from July 2014 as-was in anticipation ofSmash Bros.week, the holidays, and some new Wii U owners. The only good “Black Friday” deal for the console seems to be $360 fromBest BuywithSmash, Donkey Kong Country, Mario 3D World,andNintendo Land.] Even if you must play all the Hot New Games, you don’t need a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One to do so until 2015....

Funky Monky Today sees the launch of the second season of Activision Blizzard’s arena shooter,Overwatch 2— And in something of a minor reshuffle, the development team has announced that it will be moving its newest hero, Ramattra, to Tier 45 on the season 2 battle pass, from his initial sitting of Tier 55. “Hey all! Quick update on some changes coming to Season 2,”wroteOW2director Aaron Miller on Twitter. “After reviewing data for Season 1, we’re moving Ramattra [to] Tier 45 of the Battle Pass and making a few more weekly challenges easier to complete....

Combating full price during release week Update 5/16:As the game has been out for a few hours now discounts have been tweaked. The best deal is now$39.99 at DLGamer. Prices updated below. Hours earlier than expected, Deck13’sThe Surgehas gone live on Steam. Those a little skeptical of the $49.99 list price should check out thebest dealsonline from various retailers, with discounts reaching up to 24% off. If you’re interested inSouls-like gameplayin a sci-fi setting, this is worth looking into....

But they won’t stop working with other publishers Although there were some hiccups; now that the dust has settled, Platinum says that their plan to self-publishWonderful 101went well. Taking to the company’s official blog, president and CEO of the company Kenichi Sato explained that this was a “major step” for Platinum, given that they handled “sales, publicity, and everything else that goes along with publishing a game.” But while all that added work might scare off some, Platinum is going to continue to double down on it....

Behold Ben Heckendorn’s latest creation: the Xbox 360 Portable. Unlike his previous “laptops,” this model’s hard drive can be removed and there is actually memory card access this time around. Also, the keyboard is nonexistent, hence the title. As is the norm with Ben Heck’s many time-consuming projects, this magnificent console was special ordered and most likely cost the lucky guy who bought it a pretty penny. For the rest of us, there’s always thislovely setof images for us to ogle over as we remember how low are bank accounts have become lately....

There’s ways to get them For the past week or soDestiny 2has been running on itsForsakenexpansion pre-patch, but now that the whole shebang is live, we know a little more about how future infusions will work. Even minute infusions like purples into purples (epics) for just a scant few power levels require Masterwork Cores, an item introduced after the launch ofDestiny 2. To get them you’ll have to dismantle newDestiny 2Year One items (obtained after the patch, so your old vaulted items won’t work) or purchase them from Spider, the new Fallen vendor that you’ll meet roughly an hour into the expansion....