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* Key Takeaways: * Hideo Kojima says playing Super Mario Bros. in college convinced him to join the games industry. * Kojima believes the game’s design made him feel video games could one day surpass movies. * He played Super Mario Bros. extensively, skipping classes to keep playing, but finds the simple side-scroller
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* Donkey Kong Bananza version 3.0.0 is rolling out now on Nintendo Switch 2. * Thai text support was added; in-game audio remains English. * New “Camera’s automatic tracking” toggle added to the Pause Menu Options. * Several unspecified fixes and gameplay improvements included in the release. What’s new in
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* Key Takeaways: * Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption was released on PS5 via the PlayStation Store and has quickly climbed the PSN most-played charts. * PS TimeTracker lists the 2010 classic among the top 20 most-played PSN titles (and top 10 when excluding free-to-play games). * Players are spending long sessions (average 1h
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* The Indie Game Awards (IGA) has rescinded Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Game of the Year and Debut Game wins after confirming generative AI art was used. * IGA says Sandfall Interactive had affirmed no gen AI was used during nomination, a claim later contradicted by the studio. * The IGA has
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* Nintendo fans reacted strongly to a surprise Switch shadow drop of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. * Aspyr says that passionate fan response could influence bringing the full Tomb Raider Survivor trilogy to Nintendo platforms. * The studio added it "can't announce anything at the moment," leaving the possibility
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• Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Heretic + Hexen and Arc Raiders top Metacritic in 2025 with Metascores around the mid-80s. • 2025's shooter slate blended genres: indie roguelikes, remasters, VR and tactical sims all earned strong reviews. • Big franchises returned in force — Battlefield 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, Borderlands 4 and
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• Larian will hold an Ask Me Anything session in early 2026 to explain its generative AI practices and answer questions about the new Divinity. • CEO Swen Vincke says the studio uses genAI “to explore ideas, flesh out PowerPoint presentations, develop concept art and write placeholder text.” • The AMA is a
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Key Takeaways: * Battlefield 6 led 2025’s new releases with ~26M players; base game sold 20M+ copies. * Free-to-play Skate reached 23M players and sustains 750K+ daily active users. * Top new indies on Steam generated over $500M combined (about 3% of Steam’s ~$18B yearly revenue). * R.E.P.O, PEAK,
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* Key takeaways: * Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive) won Game of the Year, Best Debut and the fan-voted Community Pick for Best RPG at the Indie Game Awards. * The title has already swept major awards this season, including The Game Awards and Golden Joystick Awards. * Debate continues over whether Expedition
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Key Takeaways: * Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at the Indie Game Awards, according to Game Informer. * The announcement was reported by Wesley LeBlanc on Dec 19, 2025. * The win is described as "another" Game of the Year accolade, underscoring broad critical acclaim for the
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• ININ Games briefly claimed Nintendo introduced “two new smaller cartridge sizes” for Switch 2, then removed the claim and issued a correction. • Nintendo has not confirmed any new Switch 2 cartridge capacities; developers still report high cartridge costs. • ININ will still release a physical Switch 2 version of R‑Type
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• Inin Games said it could convert R-Type Dimensions III retail boxes from Game Key Cards to full Switch 2 cartridges after 'smaller cartridge' cost savings appeared to be available. • The publisher initially warned a switch to full cartridges would raise price by €15, then revised that to a