Category: PLaystation 5

Borderlands 3 Switch Update: Performance Improvements & More

Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition, which was released on Switch last month, got an update today. Early tests indicate major gains. The team says game performance has been optimized and textures have been improved. The majority are “quality-of-life” modifications. The entire details: Today we will release an update for Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch, which will ...

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Minecraft Introduces Trial Chambers and Mischievous Mob

Mojang revealed “Trial Chambers” and “The Breeze,” hostile mobs, after Minecraft Live last month. The Trial Chambers are procedurally created and present fresh challenges each time you enter. Helpful or harmful things are in every room. Trial Spawners increase difficulty according to team size, with different enemies in each chamber. Surviving these mobs will earn ...

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Leaves US “Top 20” Games Chart For First Time

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has dropped off of the US “top 20 best-selling games” category for the first time, just weeks after the final wave of DLC. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has hit Circana’s (previously The NPD Group) top sales every month since April 2017 (78 months), according to GamesIndustry.biz. Industry researcher Mat Piscatella says ...

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ESRB lists ‘Felix The Cat’ Konami Collection

Felix the Cat may return to video games, according to a new ESRB rating. Felix the Cat is a “collection of action platformers” for Switch and other platforms that follows Felix as he travels 2D worlds to save his girlfriend from an evil professor. The whole description is: “This is a collection of action platformers ...

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This Weekend: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s Next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event

The Pokémon Company announced the stars of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s forthcoming 7-Star Tera Raid Battles, which begin later this week after last weekend’s Eevee event. Hisuian Samurott will appear in the next fight event, which will run from November 24th–26th and December 1st–3rd (yeah, December is that soon). The fully evolved Gen V starter ...

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Updated Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Patch Notes

Konami updated Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 to 1.3.0. The patch notes cover all platforms, so Switch players won’t see much, but Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 frame rate and cutscene fixes are notable. Unfortunately, Konami isn’t planning to increase the frame rate to 60fps for console parity, but this update should ...

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The award-winning cozy mining adventure ‘Core Keeper’ switches next year

Yesterday’s Indie World Showcase featured Core Keeper, a 2024 Switch mining sandbox game, and other adorable games. Despite being set in a mine, this pixel art farmer/builder has Stardew Valley-like vibes. Core Keeper by Pugstorm draws you into an ancient underground area via a mysterious relic. You can explore the caverns, defeat enemies, upgrade your ...

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Persona developer Atlus is raising average employee pay by 15%

Atlus, the developer of Persona and Shin Megami Tensei, is raising its average annual salary by 15%. In stark contrast to the seemingly endless layoffs hitting the industry, Atlus will raise new graduates’ starting salaries by 300,000 yen (about $1,977) and all employees’ annual salaries by 15%. Atlus “promotes global expansion” to attract and retain ...

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Super Mario RPG on Switch Gets First Review

Nintendo’s next big release of the year is so close, we can almost smell it. Super Mario RPG is returning to Switch on November 17th, which is this Friday. We were impressed with the remake when we played it earlier this month, so we’re excited to see the review scores. Ryokutya2089 (via Gematsu) has revealed ...

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Bandai Namco Launches Commissioned Project Development Studio

Bandai Namco has made Nintendo exclusives 24/7 for years. The Japanese company “announced” a “commissioned development projects” studio for Nintendo games. Studio 2 & Studio S mentions several Nintendo games they worked on. This includes ARMS, Super Smash Bros., and Mario Kart. A translated developer description from the same page: “BANDAI NAMCO Studio 2nd Studio/S ...

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