Author: Zach Barbieri

Video Game Designer and founder of the Koei Techmo-owned studio Team Ninja, Tomonobu Itagaki, has passed away at the age of 58. This news was shared via his Facebook page, in a post entitled Words to Leave, according to the English translation of the page done by its internal translator. The note itself reads: The light of my life is about to run out. The fact that this sentence has been posted means it’s finally time. I’m no longer in this world. (This last post is for someone special to me. ) My life has been a series of battles.…

Publisher Fellow Traveller, along with developer Sunset Visitor, has announced that popular indie game 1000xRESIST is finally set to release on consoles a year and a half after its initial release on PC and Nintendo Switch in May of last year. Set to release on November 4, it will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. In addition, it was announced that it will be released as a Day 1 title on Xbox Game Pass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odxmZdBFIDM Alongside the release of 1000xRESIST on consoles, the game will be receiving enhanced language support, with the addition of Brazilian Portuguese, French, and…

Ghost of Yōtei  was released recently to a very positive reception and strong sales from developer Sucker Punch. While the Sony-owned studio is still focused on the title, and with no official plans set for the future of the company on future projects, in a recent interview, it was confirmed that if nothing else, the studio plans to continue being a focused single-game studio. In an interview with VGC, Sucker Punch co-founder and studio head Brian Fleming stated that the company will begin the process of deciding their next project sometime in 2026, after the Legends Multiplayer is finished and…

Assassin’s Creed franchise boss Marc-Alexis Côté departed from Ubisoft after a career spanning 20 years with the company. This news comes two weeks after Vantage Studios, a separate business entity that was formed when Tencent acquired a 25% stake in Ubisoft, was announced to be overseeing franchises like Assassin’s Creed, along with other Ubisoft Far Cry, and Rainbow Six Staff at Ubisoft were informed of His departure via an internal email, which outlined Vantage Studios’ need for alignment with core values at Ubisoft, along with wishing Côté well in future endeavors. According to people close to the departure, Côté was…

A French retailer appears to have leaked box art for a Nintendo Switch 2 Version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the latest in the long-running Assassin series, which was released in March of this year. Rumors that the title would slash its way on Nintendo’s latest platform since back to April, when the European rating board, PEGI, rated the game for the platform. Auchan, the French retailer in question, has since removed its posting for the game, but the listing promised, while it was available, “experience Assassin’s Creed Shadows in a whole new way with Nintendo Switch 2.” Members of the…

*Minor Spoilers For Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar below. Anybody who has some familiarity with the Story of Seasons franchise knows how important the seed maker is to progression. In the games, it serves the dual purpose of allowing you to cut out the middle man and save yourself money on seeds, but also allows you to create seeds out of higher-tier crops, which makes maxing out your seed level and crop profit attainable. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar does not actually have a seed make; however, the core concept remains intact and enshrined in the main loop of the…

*Minor spoilers contained for Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles contains a traditional level structure that fans might be familiar with, having played Final Fantasy games in the past. This being said, the way you level a character is different, using a system common in Tactical RPGs that is different from the standard win a battle, reap the benefits structure. On top of this, the tactical XP gain is combined with the Job system of some classical Final Fantasy games. This leveling system is similarly structured to reward you similarly to that of a…

*Minor Spoilers For Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Chapter 1 on Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles serves more as a prologue to the game itself, predominantly being one big flashback building up to the main events of the game. As Such, you might have expected several mechanics of the game to be locked until you reach the second chapter, which expands what you have on offer. One of these mechanics is the ability to take Errands, represented by an option at the taverns that is an unchoosable question mark until you return to a town and check in…

Square Enix has announced that several Final Fantasy Remastered Titles will be getting physical releases on the Nintendo Switch. Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII will be getting a twin pack containing both games, with Final Fantasy IX releasing individually on a physical cartridge. In addition to this, the company also announced that Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth, the two entries released in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy thus far, will also be receiving a twin pack containing both parts on the PlayStation 5. All of these titles are slated to release on December 9th of this…

Battlefield 6 servers will be ready for the title’s official release this Friday, one of the producers on the project has made clear. Battlefield Lead Producer at DICE, David Sirland, replied to a question via Twitter about the server readiness for the game, confidently asserting that it “Should be!” ready for release. He went on to say that “We are planning for that, of course, and open beta helped gauge the interest as well. He mentioned the beta being helpful to help gauge player interest, which was absolutely the case when it was released earlier this year in August. The…