Suda51’s Studio Grasshopper Manufacture Announces NetEase Games Acquisition

Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio headed by No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda (Suda51), has announced that it has become a subsidiary of China’s gigantic publisher NetEase Games under a share transfer agreement active on May 31, 2021. “Grasshopper Manufacture celebrated its 23rd anniversary in March this year,” said Suda in a comment alongside the...

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Amazon Bans New World Players for Exploiting a Gold Duplication Glitch

Amazon has announced that it will be taking measures to ban players who recently exploited a glitch in New World's 1.0.3 update, which brought server transfers to the game.As reported by PCGamer, the "gold dupe" glitch allowed players to duplicate gold and items. How it works is that if players sent gold to another player and logged off and then logged...

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Is Nintendo Cutting Updates for Its Biggest Games Too Short? - NVC 583

Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! After the recent news that next month's Animal Crossing update will be the final major content drop for the game, we're wondering if Nintendo stops supporting their games too soon. Join Seth Macy, Kat Bailey, Reb Valentine, and special guest Eric Van Allen as they discuss Nintendo's DLC philosophy. Plus, it's been five...

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The Riftbreaker Review

There were so many moments while playing The Riftbreaker where I stood at the precipice of annihilation: my resources dwindling, my base relatively undefended as I scrambled to put out fires, and tens of thousands of aggressive aliens marching in my direction. Whether I was managing resources, constructing my base of operations, making upgrade decisions...

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Stardew Valley Creator Announces Haunted Chocolatier

Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe's next game will be Haunted Chocolatier, a brand new sim that bears a strong resemblance to his previous work. It's so similar, in fact, that it looks like it could even be a sequel, though ConcernedApe isn't ready to confirm that one way or the other.In a brief reveal on Youtube, ConcernedApe showed off Haunted Chocolatier's...

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Mass Effect 3 Dev Explains Original Ending Plans, and Why They May Have Used Those Controversial Colours

While the Mass Effect Trilogy remains one of the most beloved trilogies in all of gaming, the ending of Mass Effect 3 is still as divisive today as it was in 2012. Now, certain members of the development team at BioWare have spoken up and shared a bit about what the original ending plans were and why they may have used those controversial color choices....

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Dragon Raja Second Collaboration with Evangelion Revealed Alongside PC Port Launch

Following in their own pioneering footsteps as one of the biggest IP crossovers in an MMO with the classic anime Evangelion on any platform, Dragon Raja is about to drop a second highly-anticipated collaboration gaming event.The Unreal Engine 4 powered environments of Dragon Raja -- which range from vivid neon Tokyo-esque cityscapes to lush rolling...

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Eight Things to Know Ahead of Lineage2M’s Launch

Lineage2M is an MMORPG that balances the minute details of personalized characters and abilities with allowing players to feel like they’re a part of the larger scale moments that form a cohesive world.Here are eight things you need to know about Lineage2M.OPTIMIZED GRAPHICS FOR MOBILE AND PCWhether you’re on your phone, tablet, or desktop computer,...

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Sony Patents the Ability for Spectators to Pay to 'Bench' Players in Games They're Watching

Sony has been granted a patent that would allow spectators on platforms like Twitch to vote or pay to "bench" players in a video game. As reported by Eurogamer, this patent - which is titled "Spectators Vote to Bench Players in a Video Game" - would allow for viewers to vote or pay to have certain players removed from a game or to send custom messages...

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Battlefield 2042: EA Pushes Back Against Specialist Criticism And Talks About Open Beta Lessons

Battlefield 2042 had an interesting open beta to say the least. While fans were excited to finally get their hands on the newest iteration of the popular series, the beta also sparked debate about many of EA's design choices, particularly the introduction of Specialists.In a lengthy new blog post meant to share takeaways from the recent open beta, EA...

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