Well-known Nintendo game developer Masahiro Sakurai has gone over several details about the design process and philosophy behind GameCube racing titleKirby Air Ride. Although many of the games that Sakurai continues to delve into on his YouTube channel are many years old, theKirby Air Ridedesigner has revealed new insight about Nintendo classics through his retrospectives. Masahiro Sakurai approached the design and philosophy ofKirby Air Ridewith racing as opposed to the traditionalKirbyformula to minimize development time according to the series creator....

While the last couple ofAlienmovies have been prequels set years before she was born, Ellen Ripley is as much the star of the franchise as the xenomorph itself. In a recent interview, Sigourney Weaver was asked which of her four appearances as Ripley in theAlienmovies was her favorite. While she acknowledged that it was a “difficult” question to answer, she gave James Cameron’s 1986 sequelAliensthe top spot. It’s hardly surprising that Weaver choseAliensas her favorite experience with the franchise, as it’s also the one that landed her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress....

Bokeh Game Studio has just put out a video with creative director Keiichiro Toyama, creator ofSilent Hill,Gravity Rush, andSiren, in which he talks about the studio’s upcoming first horror title and his own approach to game design, horror, and the world at large. Toyama made waves at the end of last year whenhe announced his departure from Sony Interactive Entertainment, along with several of his colleagues, after more than 20 years on the job....

Skull and Boneswas revealed back at E3 2017 as a gameinspired byAssassin’s Creed Black Flag’s naval combat. After seeingImmortals Fenyx Risingderived fromAssassin’s Creed Odyssey,this inspiration could make for a promising pirate game. However, some fans may be concerned and rightfully so: the game’s development history is full of changes, including a “new vision” for the game. Last summer, it was also reported thatSkull and Boneswas adding live-service elementsto the game. This move makes sense from a business perspective, as live-service games include continuous monetization, but a lot has changed since then....

Spider-Man:Beyond the Spider-Verse, the sequel toSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, is scheduled to hit theaters in March 2024. However, one animator says it’s impossible. Despite its success,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versehas been plagued by rumors of behind-the-scenes troubles. Reports of massive animator turnover, unrelenting hours, and last-minute changes have prompted producerAmy Pascal to deny the workplace toxicity claims. Pascal claims that animators weren’t prepared to work on a big-budget movie. Through all the rumors, Sony insists the nextSpider-Versemovie will hit theaters in 2024....

The open-world genre is perhaps one of the most widespread in the industry, as it can slot in any number of places, and it is usually very fun to delve into a fully immersive open world. However, while some games have tried to innovate in theopen-world genre likeElden Ring, some have relied on certain formulas. Ubisoft’s open-world formula, namely, is one of the most criticized, as it hasn’t really changed across the publisher’s massive catalog....

Summary Players have been enjoying all the new content ofStardew ValleyUpdate 1.6, including one fan who has been experimenting with the new furniture placement mechanics by vandalizing Pierre’s General Store with JojaMart merchandise. A number of key gameplay changes andquality of life improvements inStardew ValleyUpdate 1.6have drawn in a record numbers of players, with many sharing highlights of their new discoveries. Originally released in 2016,Stardew Valleyis a life-sim game with farming, fishing, mining, foraging, and crafting gameplay mechanics....

Daedalic Entertainment confirms thatThe Lord of the Rings: Gollumwill be released on PS5 and the Xbox Series X. This makes it one of few games confirmed for the new consoles asGodfallwas announced for PS5at The Game Awards 2019. Speaking to Edge magazine in the February 2020 issue (issue 341), Daedalic Entertainment revealed thatThe Lord of the Rings: Gollumwould be released in 2021 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. Daedalic Entertainment CEO Carsten Fichtelmann said that the PS5 “will be huge” and that “Microsoft is doing some things better than they did in the past....

Summary Tokyo Revengersis an ongoing manga series by author Ken Wakui that debuted in March 2017, making it a quite recent success from Kodansha. The series rose to popularity in 2021 with the release of the first season of its anime,which made waves all over the world. Tokyo Revengersis a story that focuses heavily on gangs and Mafias which are very violent spaces and have always been male-dominated. As such, it would make sense for the story to not have that many compelling female characters....

In 2014,It Followswas released and horror fans learned the amazing story of Jay (Maika Monroe), a teenage girl who sleeps with her boyfriend and is stalked by a figure/monster/supernatural presence. Audiences and critics have gone wild for the film, talking about how the monster is a clever metaphor for an STD as the teenage characters pass the monster to each other every time that they have sex. A story about adolescents having sex might sound like an after school special or episode of a corny teen show....

The Witcher 4may still be in the early stages of development, as CD Projekt Red adapts to a completely new environment in Unreal Engine 5, but its Narrative Director could already be teasing where players might expect the next game to take place. When Project Polaris (as it was known in production) was unveiled earlier this year, it was accompanied by a lot of renewed excitement forThe Witcherfranchise. Its future was no longer in just the Netflix show –Witcherfans were now getting a fully-fledgedsequel that would tell a newWitchersaga, unburdened by the narrative constraints and framing that Geralt as a protagonist demanded....

Metroidfans have been just as lost waiting for new series updates, just as franchise protagonist Samus Aran often finds herself lost on derelict alien worlds. TheMetroidfranchise has always been a roller coaster of consistency ever since its inception, with several releases launching over a span of a few years, before a complete absence from the market for what seems like double the time. At E3 2017, it seemed like fortune was in the favor of fans, as bothMetroid: Samus ReturnsandMetroid Prime 4were announced during Nintendo’s presentation....

Siwakama Shrinetests the players' grasp on Ultrahand and Recall, two abilities introduced inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomthat work in tandem to help the player solve a number of puzzles across Hyrule. In this case, solving the puzzle of the Shrine will grant the player a Light of Blessing, which Link can exchange four of to receive eithera Heart Container or part of a Stamina Wheel. Read on to find out how to solve Siwakama Shrine inTears of the Kingdomand where to find the Treasure Chest....