Nintendo is reportedly cracking down on ‘uncensored boobs’ and hentai games

Nintendo is reportedly cracking down on uncensored nudity and adult-themed games on the Switch eShop. That’s according to “amazing mature (LEWD) titles” publisher Gamuzumi, who has put out numerous adult-themed Switch games in recent years, including ‘Elves Fantasy Hentai Puzzle’, ‘Beauty Bounce’and ‘Inside Her (Bedroom)’. However, according to the company, its next hentai-themed game, ‘Hot Tentacles Shoot’, has been rejected byNintendo, because of an allegedly refreshed stance on adult content on the eShop....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Aaron Washington

Nintendo Switch Black Friday sale announced for European eShop

Nintendo of Europe has announced plans for an upcoming sale on Switch eShop games over the Black Friday period. The platform holder says its ‘Cyber Deals’ sale will offer discounts of up to 70% off over 150 Switch titles from Friday, November 22 at 2pm UK/3pm CET until Sunday December 1 at 11:59pm local time. NES controllers forNintendo SwitchOnline are alsoavailable for £39.99 (20% off)their regular price during the sale period....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Bobby Davis

Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s protagonist is ‘played’ by an actor who died 28 years ago

Capcom has revealed that the protagonist in its upcoming Onimusha reboot will be played by an actor who died 28 years ago. During the latestPlayStationState of Playpresentation on Wednesday,Capcomshowed a new trailer for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the next main entry in the series. The new trailer showed the game in action, along with a better look at its protagonist, Miyamoto Musashi. Capcom then confirmed on the officialPlayStation Blogthat Musashi’s appearance is based on that of Toshiro Mifune....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · David Hickman

Outer Wilds looks set for PS4 release

Award-winning space exploration game Outer Wilds could be coming to PS4, according to a new listing. TheMobius Digitaltitle has been rated forSony’s console by theGame Rating and Administrtion Committee of Korea, reportsGematsu. Outer Wildsoriginally released forXbox OneandPCvia theEpic Games storein May. According to the game’s official blurb, “Outer Wilds is a space exploration game where you uncover the mysteries of a solar system stuck in a time loop.” The alpha build of Outer Wilds won the Grand Prize and Excellence in Design awards at 2015’s IGF awards, and has been downloaded almost 90,000 times....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Amanda Buck

Phil Spencer says Bethesda teams ‘are going to be critical to Xbox’s progress’

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has said he believes that Bethesda’s development teams will be “very, very critical” to the future of the platform holder. Microsoftannounced its intention toacquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworksfor $7.5 billion in September, with the deal expected to be completed in early 2021. DiscussingXbox’s plans for the year in a newXbox podcast, Spencer said he was excited to finally complete the acquisition “so that we can start working like one company....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Jessica Henry

Pocketpair CEO is torn on whether to turn Palworld into a live service game

The CEO of Palworld developer Pocketpair says he’s not yet sure whether to take the game free-to-play and turn it into a live service game over time. In an interview withASCII.jp, Pocketpair CEOTakuro Mizobewas asked about long-term plans for the future ofPalworld. Mizobe replied “to be honest, things aren’t decided yet”, going on to explain that while a shift to a live-service model would be beneficial for the business, the work involved in making that transition may not be worth it....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Nicholas Rasmussen

Pokémon developer Game Freak is transitioning to an optional 4-day work week

Game Freak, the company behind the Pokémon franchise, has announced that it will transition to an optional four day work week. In an initiative it calls a “selective weekly three-day system”, staff who wish to can take an additional day off work in addition to Saturday and Sunday. The company says that this scheme will target full-time employees who are raising children under school age or who need family care....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Danny Wagner

PS5 is ‘an obvious progression’ for Dreams, says creative director

Bringing Dreams to PlayStation 5 seems like an “obvious progression” if the game is successful on PS4, according to creative director Mark Healey. Speaking to VGC at a London launch event for the PS4 exclusive,Media Moleculeco-founder Healey suggested the developer has an eye on the future, but said he’d like to see the game’s popularity last on PS4 first. “Obviously at the moment we’re focused on PS4 and I would actually hope that it extends the life of the PS4 to be honest with you, then maybe when other companies start making games for it, the community will carry on making games for it, but if it’s as successful as we hope it is then it’s an obvious progression....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Katherine Robinson

Reminder: The paid version of Animal Crossing Pocket Camp is only half price for one more day

The introductory price for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete ends tomorrow. Released last month, Pocket Camp Completereplaces the previous free-to-play version of Pocket Camp, which was shut down on November 29, seven years after it initially launched. The new version, available now oniOSandAndroid, has been available at an introductory price of $9.99 / £8.99 since its release on December 2. However, as of January 31 at 1am ET / 6am GMT, the introductory price will end and the full price of $19....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Kimberly Roth

Resident Evil 9 could be an open world game, it’s claimed

Resident Evil 9 could be an open-world game, it’s been claimed. According to X user ‘Dusk Golem’, who has a long track record of reporting information about video games before it has been made public,Resident Evil9 is being developed as an open-world game. “Dragon’s Dogma 2expanded RE Engine functionality for open-world games, the two other games building on this tech is Monster Hunter Wild & Resident Evil 9.” (2/2) take on RE:3 & RE:4 for a remake initiative....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Michelle Burnett

Review: Alan Wake Remastered shines a new light on an old friend

Where many remasters are simple nostalgia plays – or crude cash grabs – Alan Wake feels like a spit and polish job that almost had to happen. With the secondControlexpansion, AWE, came the reveal of theRemedyConnected Universe – think the MCU with added offbeat Finnish humour. And with that came a reason for Remedy to drag their 2010 survival horror into the modern generation: Alan Wake is now a key chapter of a bigger narrative project, so it makes sense for it to be readily available for all....

July 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1206 words · Jackie Reed

RH2 The Journey codes for the new year (March 2025)

Latest update12th Mar 2025 / 8:40 pm The first new codes in more than a month have arrived for RH2 The Journey! Find them below. RH2 the Journey codestypically dish out free RHC (the game’s in-game currency) or reset tokens. Both rewards, while rare, will dramatically help your game on the court. RH2 the Journeyis a competitive basketball simulator on theRobloxplatform. Having recently celebrated its first year of service, it wasn’t until the launch of Season 3 that it saw success....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Stephanie Stewart

Rocket League-inspired football game from Sifu developers skyrockets on Steam

Rematch, the new football game from Sifu studio Sloclap, is already a hit on Steam, where it’s amassed more peak concurrent players than FC25 has ever managed on the platform. The open beta test for the competitive 4v4 and 5v5 sports title kicked off on Friday, and Rematch’s peak concurrent player countquickly cleared 118,000on the first day. That’s more than the all-time peak concurrentplayer count of EA Sports FC25(110,000), and morethan Rocket League managedin the same period (29,000)....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Cameron Rivera