We already knew that the upgraded Nintendo Switch port of Super Mario World would include full online co-op for all of its standard stages; it's an upgrade over the original 2013 version for Wii U, which was couch co-op exclusive. But a new Tweet from Nintendo reveals that the Captain Toad stages won't miss out on the co-op party either, despite being single-player only on Wii U. … [Read more...] about Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury lets 4 players tackle Captain Toad stages together
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We’ll never forget Hitman 2’s most legendary weapon: the homing briefcase
After fixing the error, IO Interactive recreated the bug in 2019 with the unlockable MKII model briefcase. It's not as funny when you know how the briefcase is going to behave, but I'm glad that the next generation will still be able to watch them fly like, well, nothing really flies like that. Extremely slow curve balls? … [Read more...] about We’ll never forget Hitman 2’s most legendary weapon: the homing briefcase
The joy of being a benevolent capitalist in Yakuza: Like A Dragon
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Atomic Heart gets raytraced gameplay trailer
The trailer, and at this point I think we can say "in typical Atomic Heart fashion," is weird and unsettling. It opens with talk of a neuro network called "The Collective" and a "Universal Polymer Vaccination," which, according to the title of the video, is not going well. Regardless, Atomic Heart looks like a very pretty game if you ignore the absurdly disturbing-looking monsters. If you've got a good enough PC and an Nvidia GPU, you'll definitely want to switch on raytracing and DLSS. … [Read more...] about Atomic Heart gets raytraced gameplay trailer
These are the 31 gaming companies Tencent invested in last year
Leyou owns Digital Extremes, makers of Warframe (acquired them in 2014)Leyou owns Splash Damage, co-developers of Gears Tactics, Dirty Bomb, and other gamesLeyou has a publishing agreement with Amazon for the Chinese release of Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings MMOLeyou's subsidiary Athlon Games is a shareholder and publishing partner of LCG Entertainment, which now owns the intellectual property of Telltale Games after it went defunct.Tencent's acquisition of Leyou effectively means Tencent is now the owner of Digital Extremes, Splash Damage, and the intellectual property of Telltale Games. The remaining of Tencent's 2020 investments are mostly in Chinese gaming companies and platform holders, like Huya/Douyo, China's largest livestreaming platform that used to be competitors before merging earlier this year. Both companies were backed by Tencent, and it now owns around 68 percent of the merged company. … [Read more...] about These are the 31 gaming companies Tencent invested in last year