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 talent, according to a translated ...
Read More »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 Famitsu’s review score, giving us ...
Read More »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 Studio has been an in-house ...
Read More »Zelda’s Voice Actor Would “Love” To Return For The Live-Action Film
Last week, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto announced a live-action Legend of Zelda film was in development. The casting of each character has sparked much speculation, and Patricia Summersett has already expressed interest. You may not know that she voices Princess Zelda in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. She agreed to reprise her role in a live-action ...
Read More »‘The Boys’ Actor Won’t Voice Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1
Mortal Kombat 1 got Omni-Man’s voice actor for the first DLC fighter release, but Homelander from ‘The Boys’ hasn’t. Anthony Starr, a New Zealand actor, told a fan on social media that he would not voice the character in NetherRealm’s latest entry: Antony Starr confirms he’s not voicing Homelander byu/ZeroDarkPurdy14 inMortalKombat The answer is “nope”—end of story! After Warner Bros. ...
Read More »Switch Gets ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ Action RPG This Week
On November 16, 2023, the Nintendo eShop will release ‘the best RPG you’ve never heard about’, an action RPG. The PC version of ASTLIBRA Revision has 18,182 user reviews and ‘overwhelmingly positive’ feedback, despite the above trailer. The game will launch at £19.49, but pre-orders before November 16th will save 20%, bringing it down to £15.59. The gameplay looks smooth ...
Read More »Konami’s Super Crazy Rhythm Castle Hits Switch Today with Toe-Tapping Music
One of the games at Konami’s preview event this year surprised us. Super Crazy Rhythm Castle is on the Switch eShop today (November 14). Crazy rhythm game Super Crazy Rhythm Castle by Second Impact Games is based on castles. So far, rhythm game? Check out the launch trailer above to see how super crazy’ things can get. The central mysterious ...
Read More »Braid: Anniversary Edition Coming Next Year, No Switch News
Braid: Anniversary Edition was announced for the Nintendo Switch and other platforms in 2020. The latest update this week suggests plans have changed. The 15th anniversary version will release on PlayStation, Xbox, Windows, and Netflix on April 30, 2024. After the initial launch, social media confirmed a “Mac and Linux” release later next year. “April 30, 2024. Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, ...
Read More »Level-5 to confirm “Several Titles” release dates later this month
Level-5 announced Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Steals Time would miss its 2023 release. Instead, it will arrive next year. On November 29, a special “Level-5 Vision 2023 II” event will bring an update to fans who missed it. Several titles will have release dates at this show: “During the show, we will be sharing the release dates for several ...
Read More »New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event This Weekend
As ‘Eevee Day’ approaches, the next Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle event has been announced, with no prizes for guessing the starring Pokémon (thanks, @SerebiiNet). Eevee will headline the event, which runs from November 17th to 20th. This special first-gen Pokémon with the Mightiest Mark and Normal Tera Type can only be caught once per save file. ...
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