Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was the only game to sell more than a million copies physically in Japan last year. Famitsuhas posted its annual Japan sales report for 2024, which focuses mainly on physical software sales in Japan (and therefore doesn’t count digital sales). According to Famitsu, the Switch andPS5versions ofDragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remakecombined sold 1.161 million units, making it the only game last year to pass the 1 million mark for physical sales....

E3 organiser The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is attempting to rebrand the long-running industry event as a “fan, media and influencer festival” for next year’s show. That’s according to anE3 2020pitch deck sent to the lobbying group’s members (which includes most major game publishers) and obtained byGameDaily, in which theESAsays it plans to make changes to E3 based on the feedback it gathers. Influencers and paid celebrity appearances are a big part of the proposed overhaul, including a redesigned West Hall at the LA Convention Center, featuring eight “experience hubs” among traditional game company booths....

Nintendo may not hold full stage presentations during E3 these days, but the Japanese powerhouse is more than capable of huge surprises that have the whole show talking. This year it’s expected to show off theSwitch’s upcoming Animal Crossing game, andhas already confirmed it’ll be featuring Luigi’s Mansion 3too. But despite that, fans are still hoping they’ll get another trademarkNintendobombshell out of left-field. To help you prepare for that possibility, we offer to you our five favourite Nintendo moments from E3 history, and none of them feature a guy pretending to play the drums with Wii Remotes....

Konami’s eFootball will undergo an extensive four-day maintenance period starting at the end of May, to prepare for the launch of its second season of content. The officialeFootballTwitter account posted a message informing players about the upcoming downtime and apologising for how long it will last. During this downtime, only the game’s offline ‘trial match’ mode will be available, which gives players a limited selection of teams to choose from for either local multiplayer or matches against the AI....

Google has lost its antitrust trial to Epic Games, in a decision that could have major ramifications for app stores in the future. Epicfiled the lawsuit in 2020, claiming thatGooglehad created a monopoly with its Google Play Store onAndroiddevices, with more than 95% of Android apps distributed through it. The complaint revolved around Google’s insistence on taking a 30% revenue share from any app on the Google Play Store, along with its requirement that these apps use Google Play’s own billing system, meaning developers had no way of making money without going through Google....

The next game from Battlefield studio Ripple Effect, the studio previously known as DICE LA, is aiming to deliver the most realistic destruction effects in any video game. That’s according toa new job ad for a VFX director rolespotted byTech4Gamers, which states that theEA-owned developer is “looking for a Senior 3D Artist like you to help us create the most realistic and exciting destruction effects in the industry.” Ripple Effect is currently one of multiple studios working on the Battlefield franchise, which has seen its production significantly restructured following the disappointing launch ofBattlefield 2042....

Indiana Jones has a spotty history in the world of video games. Some well-loved PC adventures and some less-than-stellar console games are a paltry lot for Lucasfilm’s second-favorite child. MachineGames is looking to change that, and from the three hours we’ve had the chance to play, we think the Swedish developer is well on its way to delivering the game the franchise deserves. There are many directions you could take an Indiana Jones game, but it would also be so easy to make something that doesn’t feel Indy at all....

This year’s Summer Game Fest had a healthy selection of new game announcements, from Lego Horizon Adventures to Civilization 7. For a certain generation of players, however, the biggest reveal of the show was a retro game instead. Well, sort of – it was a brand new title designed to look like a retro game. The studio responsible isDigital Eclipse, the retro specialist behind some of the best classic game compilations released in recent years, fromAtari50 to theStreet Fighter30th Anniversary Collection....

Season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us show will not cover the entirety of The Last of Us Part 2 video game, its creators have revealed. Speaking toGQ, co-creatorsNeil Druckmann(who directed the video game) and Craig Mazin discussed their plans for the second season of the show, following Sunday’s final episode of the hugely successful HBO adaptation. Asked if season 2 will span the entire course of the second game, Mazin replied: “No....

Struggling withcontroller input lag in Path of Exile 2?Whether you’re playing on PC or console, using a controller can exhibit some serious action latency. As it turns out, this isn’t simply an issue with the game’s early access state. In reality, it isn’t even what we’d typically class as input lag. Thankfully, the fix is easy in most cases. How to fix controller input lag in Path of Exile 2 To fix input controller input lag on Path of Exile 2, you might just need to change which server you play on....

Priceless Camo is a brand new camo in Warzone 3, and this guide will tell you how to unlock it. Priceless Camois a new unique camo that can be earned inWarzone3 . It can only be used on Warzone 3 guns, and so your old guns that will be imported intoCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3won’t be eligible for this new camo. But, if you’re keen to bring out the game and unlock this newPriceless Camobefore your friends, read on and you’ll find out everything you need to know about the brand-new addition to Call of DutyWarzone 3....

Koei Tecmo has announced that Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is already the best-selling entry in its long-running Warriors series. TheNintendo Switchtitle, which released in November, had shipped some 3.5 million units by the end of December, making it the best-selling single title in the Warriors (‘Musou’ in Japan) series. Koei Tecmo‘s previous best-selling Warriors entry, 2003’s Dynasty Warriors 4, sold some 2.2 million units to date. The original Hyrule Warriors game, which released for the far less popularWii Uconsole,shipped around one million copiesin its first 4 months, according to Koei Tecmo....

Microsoft has released a new trailer for MachineGames’ Indiana Jones title. Indiana Jones and the Great Circlewill be released later this year forXbox Series X/SandPC, with a Game Pass release on day one, but a firm release date has still yet to be confirmed. As previously revealed when the game was originally announced in January, Indy will feature the likeness of Harrison Ford, but will be voiced byTroy Baker....